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‘People at birth are inherently good. I still truly believe that’Chloé Zhao It was all aboard the Oscars express as a galaxy of stars lit up the red carpet at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. In a breathtaking extravaganza, old school Hollywood glamour was back as Tinseltown’s finest sashayed into a fantasy filmset, the city’s landmark art deco Union Station. With showstopping gowns, lashings of sparkle and pops of colour bringing a high-octane sense of celebration to the occasion, the joy factor was tangible after a year of the pandemic halting productions and closing cinemas worldwide. Usually held at LA’s Dolby Theatre, the three-hour ceremony found the perfect backdrop at the historic venue, with social distancing rules firmly in place. And it was full steam ahead as history…

Best Picture: Nomadland Best Director: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland Best Lead Actor: Anthony Hopkins, The Father Best Lead Actress: Frances McDormand, Nomadland Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah Best Supporting Actress: Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari Best Original Screenplay: Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell Best Adapted Screenplay: The Father, Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller Best Cinematography: Mank, Erik Messerschmidt Best Animated Feature Film: Soul, Pete Docter and Dana Murray Best Costume Design: Ann Roth, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Best Make-up and Hairstyling: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Mia Neal, Jamika Wilson and Sergio Lopez-Rivera Best Documentary (feature): My Octopus Teacher, Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed and Craig Foster Best Documentary (short): Colette, Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard Best International Feature Film: Another Round, Denmark Best Original Score: Soul, Trent Reznor, Atticus…

Rising star Emerald Fennell, 35, shone bright as she became the first British woman to win Best Original Screenplay, for her film Promising Young Woman. The multi-talented actress, author, director and screenwriter – who played Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown – was seven months pregnant when she completed production. Now expecting her second child, she fought back tears as she took to the stage in a pink and green gown and colourful trainers, both from Gucci, to pay tribute to the cast and crew of Promising Young Woman. “I’m trying very hard not to cry, which is very difficult because, as an English person, we don’t cry, ever,” she said in her speech. “This film was made by the most incredible people in the world, who made it in…

‘It was so much fun to perform with the gorgeous Dua Lipa’Sir Elton John It’s a night when dreams are made for the Oscar winners; but this year it was also true for singer Dua Lipa, who wore two showstopping gowns by Balenciaga to perform at Sir Elton John’s pre-Oscars viewing party, which he has hosted for almost 30 years. “To share the stage with Elton John will be a dream come true. It’s such an honour to be a part of one of the most iconic Oscar parties,” said Dua ahead of the occasion, held at luxury hotel Rosewood London. She later posted on Instagram: “Still smiling from ear to ear and I will never ever forget this moment”. On the night she showed red-carpet glamour in a black…

‘It’s a real-life princess coming to visit so it doesn’t get much better for little girls’ Two days before their tenth wedding anniversary, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were full of the joys of spring as they enjoyed some fun on the farm. Looking as much in love as they were at their fairytale ceremony at Westminster Abbey in 2011 and clearly thrilled to be back out and about, the couple shared plenty of laughter on their first joint in-person engagement since December. Once again proving the perfect double act, they giggled as they watched lambs gambolling, cracked jokes and showed off their famously competitive side when they tried their hand at golf. Touchingly, they also got the chance to see how some of the money from their charity…

‘I’m feeling a bit apprehensive, but I can’t wait to meet my baby’ Looking radiant and in full bloom ahead of the arrival of her first child next month, This Morning’s resident GP Dr Zoe Williams tells HELLO! she is feeling “excited and nervous”. But although she’s already busier than most, juggling her job as a doctor with her role on the ITV daytime show, Zoe, 41, has been working on another pressing project; moving house. Together with partner Stuart McKay, she has relocated to a bigger property in South London – and couldn’t be more thrilled. “We’re going to have a little project on our hands until the baby is born, getting everything to where we want it,” she says, as we join her for a socially distanced stroll…