Mark Rylance

We must ensure the super rich don’t get a pass because they fling money at the arts

The actor and director talks Shakespeare ‘trutherism’ and his working-class upbringing

Too much fame, too young, that has been a problem for young actors too – but the articulate, polite Charlie Plummer is unlikely to spin off the rail

Review: It’s an undeniably entertaining film, but also retro-addicted and madly overlong

Who is in the running to win the Oscars in every category?

He first came to prominence in TV crime drama Love/Hate. Now he’s making movies with Christopher Nolan, Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. But in his heart he’s still a lad from inner-city Dublin

The greatest spectacle of the summer puts all others to shame

Our fearless Film Correspondent tries to predict the films that will battle it out for the Best Picture Oscar next February

Tennis number one and Oscar-winning actor both knighted for their recent achievements

Steven Spielberg directs Roald Dahl’s classic tale which is playing out of competition in Cannes

Peter Kay stands silent and feigns shock at winning award instead of giving speech

Brie Larson named best actress as Ben Cleary wins best live short at 88th Academy Awards

Leonardo DiCaprio finally gets his Oscar while Brie Larson wins for Room

Saoirse Ronan, Lenny Abrahamson and Emma Donoghue talk academy fantasies

Mainstream entertainments such as Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant jostle with independents including Brooklyn and Room

American idol pips Eddie Redmayne, Michael Fassbender, Matt Damon and Bryan Cranston

Conspiracy theory

There are more mysteries and imponderables this year than over the past decade

Despite complaints about collaborative art, there have been great examples this year

I’m not sure we learn anything from the arts – except that we need them more than ever

Year in review: From ‘Red Rock’ to Aidan Turner’s biceps in ‘Poldark’ and Don Draper’s final ad campaign in ‘Mad Men’, TV delivered the goods in 2015

Movies are becoming increasingly graphic in their depiction of sex. For actors, it means some very awkward days at the office

Bishops object to TV drama’s take on More as a fanatical Protestant burner of heretics

The BBC’s Tudor drama is literate and atmospheric; an Irish documentary on being gay is quietly powerful when it stays on home ground; and the last word on RTÉ’s ‘Charlie’

Review: The product placement would put you off eating at TV3’s new place, where Jackie Lavin is this week’s celeb cook. On RTÉ, Norah Casey has a lot more luck

The Cripple of Inishmaan, which was nominated in six categories, failed to secure a prize