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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Inside Renée Zellweger's Bridget Jones curse: How unlucky-in-love star annulled her first marriage after just four months before a string of failed A-lister romances - as it's revealed she's 'living apart' from British toyboy
It's fair to say that Renée Zellweger has struggled to find her Mr Darcy - with her first marriage to Kenny Chesney annulled after just four months. But loyal fans of the 56-year-old Oscar winner had hoped she had finally broken her so-called Bridget Jones 'curse' after falling in love with British TV host Ant Anstead, who is ten years her junior. However, reported today that the Wheeler Dealers host and the A-lister have been living apart for the past year, after he was spotted staying overnight at the Laguna Beach home of divorcee and spin instructor Julia French, 36, while Renee filmed in New York. Anstead, who is facing bankruptcy for his car company and has seemingly been selling off his assets, has since pushed back against the speculation. 'Mr. Anstead is working mostly in the UK, and he has spent some of his limited time back in [Orange County] at his friend's home,' the TV presenter's representative told Page Six on Thursday. 'His friend Jules has a separate, detached guest house, and the suggestion that their relationship is anything other than platonic is unacceptable and untrue,' they added, before confirming that 'Mr. Anstead and Ms. Zellweger are still together.' The couple, who began dating in 2021 and are notoriously private about their relationship, have not been seen together in public since early March when they were snapped supporting Anstead's young son at a football game. If Renée's relationship is turning sour, it wouldn't be the first time that she's been unlucky in love, with the American actress mirroring her famous British character when it comes to both having frequent romantic struggles. Read below to explore the star's relationship history - from Bradley Cooper to Jim Carrey. Jim Carrey (1999-2000) Sparks flew between the actress and her co-star Jim Carrey on the set of their 1999 movie Me, Myself and Irene. After wrapping filming on the comedy, the pair began dating and attended the 2000 Golden Globes together. Despite the brief length of their relationship, he described her as the 'great love of' his life in his 2020 semi-fictional book, Memoirs and Misinformation. Two decades after calling it quits on their whirlwind romance, he also referred to his ex as someone 'very special' to him. 'I think she's lovely,' he said on The Howard Stern Show. While their film's director, Bobby Farrelly said that Carrey 'flipped for her immediately', she was hesitant to mix business and pleasure. At the time, she told CNN: 'I liked him, a lot, but you're not going (to the set) for the love connection... When the picture wrapped, we'd spoken a couple of times on the phone and then all those rumours came out that I was dating him. I was so mad.' After denying the rumours, she joked about getting home and thinking: 'God, I do miss him.' Ahead of their breakup, Renée proudly called their relationship 'a very unexpected, wonderful thing.' In the same interview with Entertainment Weekly, he gushed: 'She's a very connected person. She thinks having a good time is renting a U-Haul and taking furniture to Texas. She's real in that way and I absolutely love it.' Speaking about their relationship, Renée told The Guardian: 'We have business associates in common and a couple of mutual friends, so I'd known about him and said hello and things for a long time, and then met him a couple of years ago at a dinner party. So I'd known him for a while.' Despite speculation they were engaged during their one-year romance, she denied the claims to Cosmopolitan in 2003. 'I'd only been dating him for three months. As if I would consider marriage after only three months!' she mused. Jim was married to Melissa Womer from 1987 to 1995, and Lauren Holly for a year in 1996, and also dated Jenny McCarthy for five years until 2010. Jack White (2003-2004) Three years later, the native Texan found love on set again, this time while shooting the 2003 civil war epic Cold Mountain, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her fateful meeting with rocker Jack White, who is six years her junior, led to them dating for a year and a half. Jack had been commissioned to write music for the movie, and had a small role playing her husband. Although the couple rarely spoke about their relationship, they made a public appearance together at the 2004 Oscars. During their relationship, he infamously got into a physical altercation with his bandmate, Jason Stollsteimer, which he pled guilty to, according to Rolling Stone. He was fined $500 and sentenced to court-appointed anger management classes for his assault and battery charge. Upon announcing their breakup, the actress' spokesman said in a statement: 'They remain good friends. There's no scandal and no new relationships.' Kenny Chesney (2005) Renée and country music singer Kenny Chesney experienced a meet-cute worthy of a rom-com, after both attending NBC's Concert of Hope tsunami aid telethon in January 2005. After reportedly hoping to meet him at the event, and pass him a flirty note, a source told People that once the 'broadcast wrapped' he approached Renée and said: 'I hear you are trying to pass me a note - don't let the principal find out.' Two years prior, he listed her as one of the three sexiest people on earth in 2002 during a chat with The Tennesseean, alongside, Charlize Theron and Janet Jackson. 'Here's a country girl who's still down to earth,' the singer said. 'That makes her really, really sexy. Plus she seems like the kind of girl who could fit in and be at home anywhere.' Months after discovering their mutual crush on each other, Renée confirmed they were a couple by bringing him a margarita and sharing a kiss with him on stage at one of his concerts. After three months of dating, they wed on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. But to the world's shock, just four months later, in September 2005, she filed to annul their marriage, citing 'fraud' as the reason. Neither has provided any further information on their split, but she said that it made her 'said' to see widespread speculation that their marriage failed because Kenny was 'gay'. 'It made me sad that somehow people were using that as a way to be cruel and calling someone gay as a pejorative, which has fateful consequences,' she told The Advocate in 2016. As for why she remained silent as the allegations swirled, the performer responded that she wasn't in the habit of pouring her heart out to the tabloids. 'I'd said all I needed to say on that subject. I'm an old-fashioned gal who doesn't feel it's appropriate to hang out your laundry on the lawn,' she told the publication. 'I feel you devalue yourself as a human being when you share very personal things with a bajillion strangers who are making fun of you. I just don't see that there's any dignity in that.' She did go on to acknowledge, though, that 'sometimes it is difficult to just let something be what it is, especially when it's unnecessary ugliness.' In 2007, Kenny shut down the rumours and said they were simply 'not true.' 'I didn't have to prove to anybody that I wasn't. I didn't feel like I really did,' he said in a 60 Minutes interview Bradley Cooper (2009-2011) Like several of her high-profile relationships, the Judy star fell hard for another handsome co-star after meeting Bradley Cooper on set of their film Case 39 in 2009. While they both stayed tight-lipped about their time together, Bradley couldn't help but sing her praises in one interview. 'I just love her. I [loved] coming to work. I love acting with her. I can learn so much from her,' he told ET in 2010. She told the outlet that he is 'a great, great actor' and admitted to being 'so excited' to get to 'work with him.' They went on to move in together that same year, but parted ways in 2011. Following the death of his father, Charles Cooper, she skipped the Golden Globes to be with him, according to People, who reported she was 'close to Cooper's mom, Gloria.' Both were coming off of brief marriages at the time of their relationship since Cooper was married to actress Jennifer Esposito in 2007 for a four-month frame. An insider told US Weekly in 2011 that the Hollywood relationship crumbled under the weight of Cooper's burgeoning career. 'If I had to pick any possible mistress it would be Brad's career. He worked really hard to get into leading man status' while 'Renee had to take a backseat' and even 'traveled with him to make it work.' The source noted that Renée, at the time, had 'accomplished a lot of her professional goals' and 'took some time out to be a great girlfriend and see if this is what it took to make a relationship work.' Eventually, the source said that Renée 'stopped fighting' to keep it working. 'It was just not working out,' the source added. However, the pair were reunited in 2020 at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where they were pictured enjoying a brief chat with one another. Doyle Bramhall II (2012- 2019) Renee and Doyle Bramhall, 55, who is now in a relationship with supermodel Elle Macpherson, dated for seven years before it was revealed in 2019 they had parted ways. The former couple met when they were just students at the University of Texas in the early nineties. In 2012, two years after Doyle ended his marriage, they decided to give dating a try. Though they never considered a romantic relationship during their college days, the two made up for lost time as they stuck by each other's sides from 2012 to 2019. Upon speaking about their romance in 2015, she gushed: 'Isn't he cute? He's a very sweet man. I'm very, very happy right now,' the star told People. According to documents, obtained by E! News, he lived for free with her and she paid his credit card bills in the midst of his separation from his former spouse, Susannah Melvoin. The site reports that Renee had been subbing the credit card fees which varied between $4,000 to $5,000 a month, with the court documents detailing that this was a loan and a repayment was expected. Renee was also said to have paid for Doyle's expenses in 2015 that added up to nearly $60,000. During a hearing in Doyle's divorce from ex Susannah Melvoin, the judge ruled that Renee's income should not have any bearing on what the musician pays in spousal and child support to his estranged wife. Doyle, who also dated Sheryl Crow, was married to Susannah from 1997 to 2010 and they have two daughters together. According to Radar Online, his jealousy contributed to the end of their longtime relationship. 'She and Doyle built a happy home life together and they even discussed adopting a baby together,' a source told the outlet in 2016. Ultimately, they 'drifted apart emotionally when they were separated for weeks at a time' and weren't 'able to rekindle the spark.' The insider added: 'Renee hit her breaking point over the jealousy issues.' But in May 2024, the pair appeared to be the friendliest of exes as the Bridget Jones star showed her support at his Royal Albert Hall gig in the British capital. Renee was pictured catching up with her old flame as they proved they are still on great terms following their split. The duo appeared delighted to see each other as they sweetly embraced inside the London venue. Ant Anstead (2021-present) Ant and Renée initially met while filming an episode of his series Celebrity IOU Joyride in April of 2021. But the couple have not been seen together in public since early March when they were snapped supporting Anstead's young son at a football game. reported that the pair have been living apart for the past year amid Ant's financial trouble. In recent years, he owned a multi-million-dollar house in the exclusive town of Laguna Beach, California, and was pictured in 2022 moving in with Renée in her $30,000-per-month clifftop home across the street. But for the past year he had downgraded to a modest, 832sqft, two-bed rental listed at $4,250 per month. Ant's spokeswoman told the small house he left over a month ago 'was rented solely by Mr. Anstead'. His landlord confirmed Renée was not on the lease. The Bridget Jones's Diary star, meanwhile, is currently in New York City filming a new season of popular Hulu show, Only Murders in the Building, while Ant was believed to be spending time in his home country, the UK, in recent weeks before returning to Laguna. His rep told he 'continues to remain private about his cherished personal relationship.' Renee's rep declined to comment. Meanwhile, a source close to the Bridget Jones star told they are still dating, despite living apart. But last week, Ant was spotted staying overnight at the home of wealthy 36-year-old Laguna woman Julia French, who goes by 'Jules'. Jules, who has worked as a certified spin instructor at Rhythm Ride Laguna Beach according to her Facebook page, is currently divorcing her hedge fund founder husband, James Hanna III, the father of her two young children. A keen-eyed observer told that in recent months Ant was even spotted meeting Jules on the beach for a sunset rendezvous, a romantic setting in the sought-after Southern California coastal town. However, the pair have never been seen engaging in any non-platonic behaviour. A source close to Ant claimed he had been staying in the apartment on the property since he moved out of his modest rented house around April. 'One of her kids goes to the same school as Hudson. When Ant's working late or needs childcare, Hudson goes back with Jules' kids. Then in the evening Ant picks Hudson up,' the source said. The French family are well-known in Laguna and own several properties around the elite seaside town. Her beachfront, five-bed home is worth an estimated $8million according to real estate site Redfin, and has a separate two-bed unit. A friend of French who helps manage her properties told last week that Ant had not been living at French's home. But the TV presenter was spotted returning to the clifftop mansion after watching his son Hudson's football game last Tuesday, the evening of May 20, his car was in the driveway at 7am the following morning, and he was later spotted emerging from the property for a coffee run with a male friend, suggesting he had slept over at the property that night. A source close to Renée said the actress is wary of having him move in with her, even after four years of dating. 'Renée currently has a rental in Laguna. When Ant lost his rental, the obvious thing would have been for him to move into the rental with Renée. But she doesn't want them cohabiting, so he has to find his own place to stay,' the source said. 'That's kind of how the relationship works.' Rumours have been swirling of the couple's potentially rocky relationship status as his financial woes mount. This month, Ant's supercar company Radford Motors filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware court, which usually results in the liquidation of a firm. Ant even posted a video on Instagram saying he was selling his prized Land Rover Defender – though he revealed in the post that he had a 'new car incoming'. Responding further to story today, Anstead's rep responded that 'Mr. Anstead and Miss Zelwegger (sic) are still together.' The rep added: 'Mr. Anstead is working mostly in the UK, and he has spent some of his limited time back in OC at his friend's home. 'His friend Jules has a separate, detached guest house and the suggestion that their relationship is anything other than platonic is unacceptable.'
Geek Vibes Nation
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Vibes Nation
No Streaming Required: Physical Media Spotlight For The Week Of May 27th
We at GVN aim to keep you informed of the newest and best in the world of physical media. Over on our YouTube Channel, you can find us talking about everything you need to know on No Streaming Required, our weekly guide to all the latest 4K UHD, Blu-Ray, and DVD releases. For the week of May 27th, we have some incredible releases making their way to our shelves. Read on to get a brief overview of what you should have on your wishlist, then be sure to dive into the full rundown in the video below. This week, we spotlight the 4K UHD debut of a 2025 highlight as the Steven Soderbergh spy thriller Black Bag arrives from Universal with a cast including Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, and Pierce Brosnan. The release comes with HDR10, a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track, and a pair of supplemental features. Also from the studio, we have the charming romantic comedy Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy starring Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Emma Thompson, arriving on Blu-Ray with deleted scenes, featurettes, and more. In the world of horror, we have the unusual John Frankenheimer environmental creature feature Prophecy debuting on 4K UHD Blu-Ray courtesy of Kino Lorber Studio Classics. The release is derived from a 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative with Dolby Vision, a commentary track, interviews, and more. Things stay serious at the label with western-themed Audie Murphy Collection IV featuring The Kid From Texas , The Cimarron Kid , and Drums Across The River arriving on Blu-Ray with new commentary tracks. Fans of laugh-out-loud comedies are sitting pretty this week with some favorites finally getting a proper presentation. Kino tackles the beloved sequel Wayne's World 2 starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey on 4K UHD Blu-Ray. The release comes from a 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative with Dolby Vision, a commentary track, featurettes, and more. They also have the Farrelly Brothers classic Kingpin starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel and Bill Murray. The 4K UHD Blu-Ray presents the theatrical cut from a 4K scan of the Original Camera Negative with Dolby Vision, a commentary track, featurettes, and the extended cut on Blu-Ray. Finally, we have the newer cult favorite Bottoms arriving on Blu-Ray featuring the likes of Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri. This release comes with two commentary tracks, a making-of documentary, deleted scenes, and more. It is a huge week for Smodcastle Cinema as they release the first Blu-Ray through their partnership with MVD Entertainment. The gripping, violent high school drama A Better Place arrives on Blu-Ray with a new Director's Cut derived from a 2K restoration. This release comes with a ton of special features including a new intro, a commentary track, deleted scenes, bloopers, and archival segments with executive producer Kevin Smith. The fine folks at OCN Distribution have a dramatic slate of Partner Label titles on Blu-Ray this month. Film Movement kicks us off with the recent gripping supernatural drama The Wait featuring a commentary track and a featurette on the VFX of the film. They also have the documentary A Life In Dirty Movies on Blu-Ray detailing the life and career of acclaimed adult film director Joe Sarno and his wife Peggy. The release comes with a commentary track and an array of additional interviews. Film Movement Classics offers a re-release of the Spanish western Time To Die featuring a 2K restoration, an introduction from Alex Cox, and a commentary track. Finally, IFC Films has the erotic odyssey Sleeping Beauty starring Emily Browning on Blu-Ray with a new audio commentary track. This is only a taste of what you can discover on No Streaming Required this week, so be sure to check out the full video below. What releases are you planning on picking up? Let us know over on Twitter. Before we let you go, we have officially launched our merch store! Check out all of our amazing apparel when you click here and type in GVN15 at checkout for a 15% discount! Make sure to check out our podcasts each week including Geek Vibes Live , Top 10 with Tia , Wrestling Geeks Alliance and more! For major deals and money off on Amazon , make sure to use our affiliate link !
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Renée Zellweger nominated as best actress in 2025 National Film Academy awards
Renée Zellweger has been nominated as best actress in this year's National Film Academy awards for her return to the 'Bridget Jones' franchise. The group officially unveiled the full list of nominees on Tuesday (20.05.25) for its highly anticipated 11th annual edition of the prestigious National Film Awards UK. It said: 'This year's awards celebrate excellence in British and international film and television, recognising talent from emerging newcomers to established icons.' The ceremony is set to take place at the iconic Porchester Hall in London on 2 July. Public voting is live 19 May to 19 June on the National Film Academy website. Along with Renée for her role in 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy', the best actress category includes Saoirse Ronan (for 'The Outrun'), Daisy Ridley ('Cleaner'), and Stephanie Beacham ('Grey Matter'.) On the Best Actor side, the competition is fierce with Aaron Pierre ('Rebel Ridge'), Barry Keoghan ('Bring Them Down'). Paul Mescal ('Gladiator II) and Richard Gadd ('Baby Reindeer') among the nominees. In the Best British Film category, titles such as 'Urchin', 'My Fault: London', 'Picture This' and Marching Powder were nominated. Meanwhile, Best International Film features a global lineup including 'Emilia Pérez', 'The Girl with the Needle' and 'Gladiator II'. The Best Newcomer category, includes standout rising stars such as Cory McClane ('Waterloo Road'), Josh Tedeku ('SupaCell') and Fatima Bojang ('Adolescence'.) Full List of nominees for the 11th annual National Film Awards Best Actress 2025 Stephanie Beacham (Grey Matter) Ruth Syratt (Time Travel is Dangerous) Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Bo Synnøve Karlsen ( Black Cab) Megan Placito (Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare) Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun) Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island) Daisy Ridley (Cleaner) Best Actor 2025 Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge) Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) Barry Keoghan (Bring Them Down) Nick Frost ( Black Cab) Martin Portlock (Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare) Tim Key (The Ballad of Wallis Island) Gary Oldman (Slow Horses) David Tennant (Rivals) Martin Freeman (The Responder) Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) Best Newcomer 2025 sponsored by 12 Weston London Cory McClane (Waterloo Road) Josh Tedeku (SupaCell) Ebada Hassan (Brides) Owen Cooper (Adolescence) Elliott Heffernan ( Blitz) Nykiya Adams (Bird) Oliver Savell (Changing Ends) Fatima Bojang (Adolescence ) Austin Haynes (The Railway Children Return, Adolescence) Charlotte Mellington (Wuthering Heights) Best Actress in a TV Series 2025 sponsored by IMEAN BEAUTY Lindsey Coulson ( Waterloo Road) Nielle Springer (Crogton) Adelayo Adedayo (SupaCell) Nielle Springer (Crogton) Sarah Parish (Curfew) Beth Cordingly (Emmerdale) Julie Hesmondhalgh (Mr Bates vs. The Post Office) Rose Ayling-Ellis ( Code of Silence) Anjelica Huston (Towards Zero) Lacey Turner (EastEnders) Eden Taylor-Draper (Emmerdale) Best Actor in a TV Series 2025 Adam Thomas (Waterloo Road) Tosin Cole (SupaCell) Tom Hardy ( MobLand) Samson Agboola (Crogton) Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) Staz Nair ( Virdee) Steve McFadden (Eastenders) Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Towards Zero) Peter Ash ( Coronation Street) Kieron Richardson (Hollyoaks) Best Supporting Actor 2025 sponsored by Espiaye Apparel Mike O'Hearn ( Magazine Dreams) Chiwetel Ejiofor ( Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) Johnny Vegas (Time Travel is Dangerous) Tim Roth (Tornado) Hugh Grant ( Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) Peter DeSouza-Feighoney (Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare) Ray Fearon ( My Fault: London) Clive Owen (Cleaner) Ashley Walters (Adolescence) Best Supporting Actress 2025 sponsored by Darian Didier Taylour Paige (Magazine Dreams) Sophie Thompson (Time Travel is Dangerous) Isla Fisher ( Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) Jane Horrocks (Time Travel is Dangerous) Kit Green (Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare) Colm Meaney ( Bring Them Down) Emma Thompson ( Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) Eve Macklin (My Fault : London) Best Drama 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Urchin Grey Matter On Becoming a Guinea Fowl The Outrun Brides Mr Burton Bird Outstanding Performance 2025 Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge) Denzel Washington ( Gladiator II) Zoe Saldana (Emilia Pérez) Hugh Grant ( Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) Asha Banks (My Fault: London) Simone Ashley (Picture This) Danny Dyer (Marching Powder) Eve Macklin (My Fault : London) Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun) Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island) Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series sponsored by WOW Facial Jo Coffey (Waterloo Road) Alexandra Burke (Curfew) Nadine Mills (SupaCell) Sudha Bhuchar (Virdee) Safia Hamad (Crogton) Mandip Gill (Curfew) Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs. The Post Office) Aysha Kala (Virdee) Charlotte Ritchie (Code of Silence) Ella Lily Hyland (Towards Zone) Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series 2025 Liam Scholes (Waterloo Road) Calvin Demba (SupaCell) Bobby Brazier (Curfew) Pierce Brosnan (MobLand) Seyi Andes-Pelumi (Crogton) Bunmi Osadolor (Crogton) Mitchell Robertson (Curfew) Will Mellor (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) Vikash Bhai (Virdee) Kieron Moore ( Code of Silence) Best TV Drama Series 2025 Waterloo Road SupaCell MobLand Crogton Curfew Adolescence Mr Bates vs The Post Office Virdee Code of Silence Towards Zero Baby Reindeer Best Thriller 2025 LYLA The Blade Cuts Deeper Rumpelstiltskin Black Cab Restless Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare Dead before they wake Best Action in a Film/Series 2025 sponsored by BfefBo Cookster: The Darkest Days William Tell Gator Creek SupaCell Tornado Love Lies Bleeding Cleaner Fight or Flight Best Independent Film 2025 Treading Water Demise Before Nikkah LYLA Black Cab Four Mothers A Brothers Bond Don't Turn out the Lights Cookster: The Darkest Days Kama Reputation Best Screenplay 2025 Chris Reading, Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, and Hillary Shakespearem (Time Travel is Dangerous) Rapman (aka Andrew Onwubolu) (SuperCell) Rungano Nyoni (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl) Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, Abi Morgan (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) Tom Basden and Tim Key (The Ballad of Wallis Island) Melissa Osborne (My Fault: London) Simon Uttley | Paul Andrew Williams | Matthew Orton (Cleaner) Best Documentary / Docu-Series 2025 sponsored by VooVix TV About Light and Shadows We Are Home Neil Martin's Bon Voyage The Town That Cried Bigfoot Khartoum To Catch a Copper Tell Them You Love Me Undercover: Exposing the Far Right Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams on Tour Best British Film 2025 sponsored by Leger Holidays Urchin (Devisio Pictures, Somesuch, BBC Film, BFI) Mother's Pride (Fred Films) Time Travel is Dangerous William Tell The Ballad of Wallis Island My Fault: London Cleaner Picture This Marching Powder Best Comedy 2025 Four Mothers Time Travel is Dangerous Kneecap Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy The Ballad of Wallis Island Picture This Marching Powder Mother's Pride Departures Best Feature Film 2025 sponsored by Pickles Co Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Urchin Time Travel is Dangerous Grey Matter On Falling Bring Them Down On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Cottontail Havoc Best Director 2025 sponsored by VooVix TV Nick Hamm (William Tell) Laura Carreira (On Falling) John Maclean (Tornado) Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez) Chris Reading (Time Travel is Dangerous) Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap) Scott Chambers ( Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare) Chris Andrews (Bring Them Down) Rungano Nyoni (On Becoming a Guinea Fowl) Michael Morris (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) Bruce Goodison (Black Cab) Best Producer 2025 Trevor Birney | Jack Tarling (Kneecap) John Maclean (Tornado) Andy Edwards | Becca Hirani (Rumpelstiltskin) Nicky Bentham | Marica Stocchi (Brides) Rupert Majendie (The Ballad of Wallis Island) Ben Pugh | Erica Steinberg (Picture This) Josh Hyams | Trevor Matthews | Ed Talfan | Hannah Thomas ( Mr. Burton) Gareth Evans | Tom Hardy | Ed Talfan | Aram Tertzakian (Havoc) Best Film Production Company 2025 Sky Studios Misfits Entertainment Signature Entertainment / Signature Films Severn Screen Devisio Pictures Element Pictures Film Hedge Blazing Griffin Quiddity Films Best Foreign Language Film 2025 Emilia Pérez (France) I'm Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) (Brazil) How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Thailand) The Girl with the Needle (Pigen med nålen) (Denmark) Touch (Snerting) (Iceland) Vermiglio (Italy) Tears of a Virgin (Nigeria) Laal Singh Chaddha (India) Du Yi Wu Er (China) Enti Wo Nso Part 2 (Ghana) Weathering With You (Japan) Again 1997 (South Korea) Balidan (Nepal) The Chosen One (Singapore) Best Short Film 2025 sponsored by VooVix TV Rock, Paper, Scissors A Few More Minutes, Please Heavy The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing Marion Milk Stomach Bug Dragfox Bunnyhood Best International Film 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Magazine Dreams Gladiator II Black Bag Emilia Pérez The Girl with the Needle Kneecap Detective Chinatown 1900 The King of Kings Flow
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Renee Zellweger debuts a VERY different style as she's seen for first time in Only Murders in the Building
When Renée Zellweger is not in front of the cameras she's normally seen sporting athleisure attire and her beloved, ratty Texas Longhorns cap. But the 56-year-old actress looked like every bit the English equestrian while clad in a beige-knit turtleneck sweater, dressage jodhpurs, and riding boots while filming Only Murders in the Building in Manhattan on April 29. Renée sat on her director's chair between fellow new cast members Logan Lerman and Christoph Waltz, whom she excitedly chatted with on the Arconia set. On April 23, OMITB creator-star Steve Martin shared a snap of the camera crew where Zellweger could be seen dressed in the same exact costume in the monitor. The two-time Oscar winner was costumed in a blue neckerchief and matching slacks with her hair coiffed in a sixties flip while posing with co-stars and a couple of crew members on April 7. Renée's first official day on set was March 26, but her polished character is still a mystery in the 10-episode fifth season of Hulu hit show centered on solving Arconia doorman Lester's (Teddy Coluca) murder. Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short are said to earn well over $600K/episode to produce and star in the critically-acclaimed who-done-it. Martin Short's rumored girlfriend Meryl Streep is set to reprise her role as his onscreen girlfriend's Loretta Durkin as well as Michael Cyril Creighton as Arconia resident Howard Morris. Téa Leoni, Keegan-Michael Key, Beanie Feldstein, and Jermaine Fowler have also joined the SAG Award-winning ensemble for season five. Zellweger hasn't done a lot of work on TV aside from NBC miniseries The Thing About Pam in 2022, a failed Lifetime pilot Cinnamon Girl in 2012, and one episode of Fox animated sitcom King of the Hill in 2001. Earlier this year, the Big Picture Company co-founder reprised her role as the accident-prone TV producer in Michael Morris' four-quel Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, which amassed $134.9M at the global box office. The prior trilogy amassed a combined $756.4M at the global box office. Renée was previously attached to produce and star in Peacock's WWII Air Force series Avenger Field as well as star in Michael Patrick King's revenge flick The Back Nine, but both projects appeared to have stalled. Martin Short's rumored girlfriend Meryl Streep (R, pictured Wednesday) is set to reprise her role as his onscreen girlfriend's Loretta Durkin as well as Michael Cyril Creighton as Arconia resident Howard Morris Téa Leoni (L), Keegan-Michael Key (M), Beanie Feldstein (R), and Jermaine Fowler have also joined the SAG Award-winning ensemble for season five Zellweger hasn't done a lot of work on TV aside from NBC miniseries The Thing About Pam in 2022 (pictured), a failed Lifetime pilot Cinnamon Girl in 2012, and one episode of Fox animated sitcom King of the Hill in 2001 Earlier this year, the Big Picture Company co-founder reprised her role as the accident-prone TV producer in Michael Morris' four-quel Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, which amassed $134.9M at the global box office Zellweger has bonded with all three of the 46-year-old Englishman's children including 21-year-old daughter Amelie (2-R) and 18-year-old son Archie (R) with first ex-wife Louise Anstead On the personal front, Zellweger began dating Ant Anstead after meeting on the set of Celebrity IOU: Joyride in June 2021 - the same exact month he finalized his divorce from second ex-wife Christina Haack. The University of Texas grad has bonded with all three of the 46-year-old Englishman's children including 21-year-old daughter Amelie and 18-year-old son Archie with first ex-wife Louise Anstead.
Forbes
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy' Gets Digital Streaming Date
Renée Zellweger and Leo Woodall in "Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy." Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — the final chapter in Renée Zellweger's Bridget Jones movie saga — is coming soon to digital streaming. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the fourth movie in the series. Based on the bestselling novels by Helen Fielding, Zellweger originated the big-screen iteration of the character in Bridget Jones's Diary in 2001 and reprised the role in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason in 2004. Zellweger played Bridget once again in 2016 for Bridget Jones's Baby before returning in 2025 for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The logline for the latest film reads, 'After jumping back into the dating pool, single mother Bridget Jones finds herself caught between a younger man and her son's science teacher.' Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy will be released on digital video via premium video on demand on Tuesday, May 13. Pricing information is not yet available for the PVOD release of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, but generally new films on digital streaming cost $19.99 to purchase and $14.99 to $24.99 to rent for 48 hours. The film should be available on a variety of digital platforms, including AppleTV, Fandango at Home and Prime Video. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy first debuted on Peacock on Feb. 13 and is still available on streaming video on demand on the NBC Universal platform for subscribers. While Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy debuted on Peacock in the U.S., it did play in movie theaters internationally, where it earned $124.6 million against a $50 million production budget before prints and advertising, per The Numbers. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy received an 88% 'fresh' rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 116 reviews, while audiences gave the film a 76% 'fresh' rating on RT's Popcornmeter based on 500-plus verified user ratings. The RT Critics consensus for the film reads, 'A bittersweet romp about new beginnings with another sparkling turn by Renée Zellweger, Mad About the Boy gracefully closes the book on Bridget Jones' diary.' Directed by Michael Morris, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — which is rated R — also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones and Isla Fisher. Bridget Jones book author Helen Fielding wrote the screenplay for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy with Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy arrives on PVOD on May 13.
