She is also Pansy’s younger sister, the yang to her kin’s yin ... And therein lies the tragedy. David Webber, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Tuwaine Barrett in ‘Hard Truths.’ ...

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NEW YORK – In “Hard Truths,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives the best performance you may not have seen yet. “For me, it means a lot,” says the acting veteran, sipping green tea on a recent ...

Conan O’Brien will be hosting the 2025 Oscars, marking his first time hosting the ceremony. The 97th Oscars will be held at ...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste has gained serious momentum toward a lead actress Oscar nomination with her performance as a depressed, caustic Londoner in “Hard Truths,” her second heart-wrenching ...

“The idea that you could arrive at ‘Hard Truths’ that way is impossible,” Leigh tells me, sitting in StudioCanal’s London office with frequent collaborator Marianne Jean ...

What do we do with the sad ones, the mad ones, the ones who seem to have been born carrying a grudge against the world? Easy enough to step around them when they’re ranting at the supermarket ...

Happy Oscar Nominations Day! On Thursday, Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott announced the nominations for the 2025 Oscars. Emilia ...

But it's to Leigh and his lead actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste's credit that you truly ... She is also Pansy's younger sister, the yang to her kin's yin. The contrast between her and her human ...

In 1997, the actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste became the first Black British woman to receive an Oscar nomination, for Mike Leigh’s suburban gut punch Secrets & Lies. She was heartbreaking in it ...

She is also Pansy’s younger sister, the yang to her kin’s yin ... you to work hard in forgiving her trespasses, it’s Marianne Jean-Baptiste that ultimately shoulders the film.