saoirse ronan and laurie metcalfe. saoirse ronan and laurie metcalfe.yea rs saoirse ronan was nominated about 15 years ago so she is having an absolutely sparkling career. a lot of time the film lady bird was the most consistently well reviewed film on the rotten tomatoes website. no negatives until a few week ago so very well thought film. one that people seem to really relate to. free billboards. —— three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. for many people, it is the film of the season. it is certainly the film i have enjoyed the most. it got the audience award at the toronto film festival, which is always a good indicator of oscar success. it has done well throughout the awards season so far. but there are some caveats. the oscars operate a preferential ballot system so it is not the first past the post when assistant, it is one where you rank them in order. so it rewards consensus rather than passion. so, three billboards is a fun, because the treatment... there has been some controversy around it, there is a character played by sam rockwell, a rac

saoirse ronan in lady bird. meryl streep in the the post. dunkirk, christopher nolan. get out, jordan peele. lady bird, greta gerwig. phantom thread, paul thomas anderson. and, the shape of water, dilemma dettori. —— guillermo del toro. you want to do the big one, for best picture? we should both do it. what could possibly go wrong? you don't know me at all! finally, the nine films selected as best picture nominees... call me by your name. luca guadagnino, amelia george and marco mccullough. darkest hour... dunkirk, emma thomas, and christopher nolan, producers. get out, sean mckittrick, jordan peele, producers. lady bird, eli bush, scott rudin and evelyn o'neill, producers. phantom thread, joanne sele, paul thomas anderson, megan ellison and daniel leavy, producers. the post. amy pascal, steven spielberg and chris —— —— producers. the shape of water, guillermo del toro and j miles the shape of water, guillermo del toro andj miles dale, producers. three billboards outside ebbing, martin mcdonagh, producers. thank you very much, all, for watc

or saoirse ronan for lady bird. or even perhaps meryl streep for the post.at list. are you going to say we're going to get another british winner, sally hawkins in the shape of water, or maybe meryl streep? no way. this year, it's all about frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. one of the great dramatic performances of the year. i suspect she's right. we'll find out on the fourth of march, when the oscars are awarded, and possibly make history... now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight. is this the most grotesquely sexist charity event anywhere? the business dinner where some of the rich guests grope hostesses, and an auction prize is plastic surgery for the wife. stag night type shenanigans, at the dorchester hotel, raising money for great ormond street among others. we'll hear the details of what went on at the presidents club dinner from the ft‘s undercover reporter who was there. are we surprised that this goes on? should we be outraged? also tonight, this is how you mine diamonds. and this is how you mine bitcoins. why are hug

or saoirse ronan, for lady bird. or even perhaps meryl streep, for the post.ition that would put me in... again, that's a really great list. are you going to say we're going to get another british win — sally hawkins, in the shape of water, or maybe meryl streep? no way. this year, it's all about frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. one of the great dramatic performances of the year. let's start up a database. every baby that was born, stick 'em on it. i suspect she's right. we'll find out on the 4th of march, when the oscars are awarded, and possibly make history... you just come back! ..if rachel morrison wins for her filming work on mudbound, and becomes the first woman ever to win the cinematography category. will gompertz, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. but here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, you are watching bbc news. these are the headlines this evening. manchester are the city heading to wen li after a 3—2 win at ashton gate to take them through to the league cup final at the

now, you play lady bird's mom, saoirse ronan's mom, in the wonderful movie "lady bird."ormance. >> thank you, thanks. well, it was all on the page. greta gerwig did the heavy lifting on this one, you know. she not only wroted, but she directed it and she did a wonderful job. >> stephen: i said this to saoirse when she was on. it's about a teenaged girl, she's finding her own voice, her own friends. you keep expecting something to happen. >> yeah. >> stephen: like in most movies, something happens to the teenaged girl, something like that. >> right. >> stephen: i said to saoirse is what is wonderful about this movie is it's always happening. >> yeah. >> stephen: it's the relationship between people. >> it's so delicate, just moments, scene by scene, you have moment after moment. you recognize both sides of each character. every character is totally three dimensional and has a back story, you know, the drama teacher and the math teacher and lois smith's character, of course,. >> stephen: oh, sister sarah jones, just amazing. >> beautiful. >> stephen: i had-- i didn't get t

james franco and saoirse ronan picked up globes. for their work in a couple of comedies >> hulu's the handmaid's tale won. this is us was honored with a win for sterling k. brown as actor in a drama series. you know, we're a big fan. >> big winners, coco won for best animated films. >> one of the few i've seen. >> lady bird scored a win for best musical or comedy. three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, that took home the prize for best drama. >> need to hear more about that i almost all the attendees wore black to bring attention to the me too movement which has brought down several hollywood figures. >> i don't know if we'll ever be able to end abuse and sexual harassment but i think there will be repercussions, people will be held accountable for it. >> that was allison janney there who won for her role in i, tonya. a lot of positive points for host seth myers. he didn't sthhy away from the scathing scandals about sexual harassment. he cracked a few jokes at the expense of the men implicated in the scandal. >> harvey weinstein

nominees including saoirse ronan and allison janney told "e.t."bout their plans to wear all black to protest gender inequality. >> it's something that's been discuss discussed, and yes, there's a plan in place. >> time's up is a call to action, and i'm very excited to be a part of that. i'm proud, so it's a proud moment. >> and we're going to have more on the black dress protest. but first congratulations to all the winners. we are seeing plenty more of them on this golden globe awards weekend. >> that's right. seth meyers kicked into gear this week, high gear. our carly steel was front and center. >> we're having a constant discussion about it, understanding the things we're talking about aren't always funny. so it will be a balance and trying to get the tone right. also trying to remember that even though it was a really difficult year, people did great work. >> who should be most worried during your monologue? >> i would say the people that should be most worried won't be here for the reasons we alluded to earlier. >> seth helped unroll the red

nominees saoirse ronan and timothee chalamet said they were among the many attending sunday's red carpet blackout. >> i think it will just send a really sort of strong message and it will start the year in a more unified way. >> wearing black and being in a position of support and an ally, >> the movement was orchestrated by the "time's up" coalition. it consists of 300 powerful women in hollywood, including meryl streep, eva longoria, emma stone, jessica chastain, and reese witherspoon. "i, tonya" nominee allison janney, who will wear black on sunday, told "e.t." how instrumental reese was in getting the word out. >> reese has a lot of friends and her friends told their friends -- it was sort of a network of women who found out. >> there's a little bit of a misconception that it's a sign of protest, but obviously it's not because they want to speak out. >> it will be an interesting golden globes. it airs live this sunday on nbc. >>> and we know a lot of stars will be working on their fitness before hitting that red carpet. >> you know it. and speaking of exercise, some of hollywood's dy

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- saoirse ronan. timothée chalamet.

she's also the writer and director of "lady bird," which stars saoirse ronan.hank you for coming back to see us. >> oh, thanks for having me. >> jimmy: i mean, this must be so fun. >> i -- i can't -- i can't believe it. it was -- it was amazing. it was -- there was so much screaming and happiness, and then i mean, i had a whole speech, which i didn't say. i just -- >> jimmy: no, your speech was perfect, it was great, you were so you and it was awesome. i mean, "lady bird" won best picture and also, saoirse ronan won best actress. >> yes. >> jimmy: well, that's fantastic. [ cheers and applause ] that was so cool. >> yes. >> jimmy: how long have you been -- let's talk about this, how long have you been working on "lady bird"? and what is it. >> well, i've wanted to be a a writer/director for a long time, but because i didn't go -- i didn't go to film school. so i sort of did it on set. i kind of, when i was acting or co-writing or producing, i was, like, figuring out how to get a a movie from page to the end of, you know, it's being released. and so i was working

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- saoirse ronan. timothée chalamet.

maybe margot robbie for "i, "nya," or saoirse ronan for lady bird," or even perhaps meryl streep forpost." again, that is a really great list. are we going to get another british win, sally hawkins? or maybe meryl streep? >> no way. this year it is all about frances mcdormand for "three billboards outside of ebbing, missouri," one of the great dramatic performances of the year. reporter: i suspect she is right. we will find out on the fourth of when the oscars are rewarded march and possibly make history. "muachel morrison wins for dbound" and becomes the first woman to win the cinematography category. laura: i am laura trevelyan. thanks for watching "world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed to work around your lifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up to date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from selected app stores. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, and kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. >> planning a vacation esc

. >> reporter: lady bird won best musical and comedy and its star saoirse ronan earned best actress. i goer mow won for shape of water and the best an mated film went to cocoa. in the tv ranks streaming series scored big. hulu's big tale won best dram a. its star elizabeth moss best actress. kudos for best comedy and best actress for its star rachel. "this is us" brown captured best actor in a drama while master of none's ansari best actor in a comedy. it was the night's overriding theme of female empowerment. >> it's really great to understand how powerful you are. >> reporter: that made this a golden globes unlike any other. >>> many say what we saw tonight could be a precursor of what we may see throughout awards season. but others say it's a watershed moment that could lead to lasting change within hollywood by putting more women in positions of power. reporting from beverley hills, i'm stephanie stanton. frances, back to you. >> all right, stephanie, thank you. >> georgia and alabama will battle for the national championship tonight at the mercedes-benz stadium in atlanta. and t

maybe margot robbie for i, tonya. 0r saoirse ronan for lady bird. great list. are you going to say we're going to get another british win for sally hawkins for shape of water or maybe meryl streep? no way, this year it's all about frances mcdormand for three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri, one of the great dramatic performances of the year. i suspect she's right. we'll find out on the 4th of march when the oscars are awarded. will gompertz, bbc news. campaigners hope this will help build the case for the creation of the world's largest wildlife sanctuary. the proposal would ban all fishing in a large part of the weddle c and around the ant arctic peninsula. 0ur environment correspondent sent this exclusive report from a greenpeace ship. antarctica, the most remote continent in the world, and coasting glaciers thousands of feet thick. it is still largely unexplored and we know even less about the icc is that ring it. now machines are making it possible for us to catch a glimpse. a mini submarine is taking marine biologist doctor susan lock guard

or saoirse ronan for lady bird. or even perhaps meryl streep for the post. british winner, sally hawkins in the shape of water, or maybe meryl streep? ‘fraid not. no way. this year, it's all about frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. one of the great dramatic performances of the year. i suspect she's right. we'll find out on the fourth of march, when the oscars are awarded, and possibly make history. if rachel morrison wins for her film work on mud bound and becomes the first woman to ever win the cinematography category. one of south africa's most famous musicians, the jazz trumpeter hugh masekela, has died at the age of 78. he fled the country in 1960 and became a prominent campaigner against the system of white—minority rule known as apartheid. his song bring him back home, calling for the release of nelson mandela from prison, became an international anthem for the anti—apartheid movement. today president zuma said hugh masekela had ‘kept the torch of freedom alive', as pumza fihlani reports from south africa. the trumpet has f

or a saoirse ronan for lady bird. or even perhaps meryl streep for the post. a great list.l streep? no way, this year it is all about frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, one of the great dramatic performances of the year. suspect she is right. we will find out on the 4th of march when the oscars are awarded. time for a look at the weather now. it has been a topsy—turvy afternoon sunshine around, it has been milder but a lot of showers, some of them with some fail. already some standing water with more rain to come. it is notjust rain, some strong winds. this area of low pressure has been named as storm georgina. and when you see the isaac boss close together, it is going to be very windy. the wind strengthening all the while. a few showers and a lot of dry weather before the cloud gathers to the west later. some heavy and persistent rain settling in later, along with gales is not severe gales. could see gusts of between 70 and 80 mph across parts of northern ireland. i might at least, most typically between five and 11 celsius. but very unsettled

>> reporter: the stars of "lady bird" laurie metcalf and saoirse ronan both nominated for their performances speaking out. >> i think it's the right time, the right place, the momentum is building. >> it's a message of solidarity, support, community. >> reporter: and other nominees answering the call like "mudbound"'s mary j. blige. >> standing with the women that are standing up for other women. >> reporter: and "i, tonya"'s allison janney. >> i will be in a black dress and be proud. >> reporter: eight actresses will be bringing activists with them on the red carpet tonight to further the conversation. emma stone nominated tonight will be accompanied by billie jean king whom she portrays in "battle of the sexes." all eyes will be on what is said on stage. how will seth meyers address the controversy and what will the winners say in their speeches. tom. >> lara spencer red caill ahea"world news tonight" this sunday. the search is on for a missing college sophomore from a prestigious university. what?ith a friend near a wooded area. >>> plus the ship that iled into the bomb cyclone.ng you alo

tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- saoirse ronan. timothée chalamet. musical guests camila cabeo.

or saoirse ronan for lady bird. or even perhaps meryl streep for the post. that's a great list.r sally hawkins, or maybe meryl streep? no way, this year it's all about frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, one of the great dramatic performances of the year. i suspect she is right. we will find out on the 4th of march, when the oscars are awarded. will gompertz, bbc news. us defence secretaryjim mattis is in the indonesian capitaljakarta as part of a week—long trip to south—east asia. he met presidentjoko widodo to discuss efforts to curb the rising influence of china in the region, just days after the us announced a new defence policy aimed at countering china's expanding military. rebecca henschke is in the capital jakarta. talk to us a little bit about what the two men have been discussing. from the us side it was very much a show of support for indonesia, the words that the us defence secretary we re words that the us defence secretary were using was that indonesia was critical in this part of the world in terms of marine security. very much a pointe

and saoirse ronan up for best actress. >> you are so infuriating. >> please stop yelling. >> i'm notect. >> do you love it? >> reporter: also up for best movie, "get out." jordan peele up for best director. >> and action. >> reporter: up for best actress and best supporting actress, margo robbie and allison janney, who play tonya harding and her mother in "i, tonya." >> when i was a kid, did you ever love me? >> i made you a champion, knowing you'd hate me for it. that's the sacrifice a mother makes. >> you cursed me. >> reporter: christopher plummer making headlines tonight, up for best supporting actor. >> i have never been more vulnerable financially than i am right now. >> reporter: he replaced kevin spacey after those allegations of sexual harassment, reshooting the scenes of "all the money in the world" in nine days. and in the best actor category, stiff competition. a newcomer, just 22 years old, timothee chalamet, in "call me by your name," also up for best picture. >> trying to get me to like her? >> what would be the harm in that? >> reporter: among chalamet's competition,

frances mcdormand in "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri," margot robbie in "i, tonya," saoirse ronan bird," and meryl streep in "the post." >>> here are the nominees for >>> here are the nominees for achievement in directing. "dunkirk," christopher nolan, "get out," jordan peel, "lady bird," "phantom thread," paul thomas anderson, and "the shape thomas anderson, and "the shape of water" do you want to do the big one for the best picture? >> we should both do it. what could possibly go wrong? >> you don't know me that well. you don't know me at all. and finally here are the nine films selected as best peck tour nominees. nominees. "call me by your name," [ applause ] "darkest hour." >> "dunkirk" emma thomas and christopher nolan, producers. >> "get out" jason blom and jordan >> "lady bird," eli bush and ef lynn o'neill producers. >> "phantom thread," megan ellison and daniel loupe, producers. >> "the post" steven spielberg producers. >> "the shape of water" >> "the shape of water" guiellermo del toro, producers. >> and "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri" graham broadbent, pete

saoirse ronan in "lady bird."irecting. "dunkirk," christopher nolan. "get out," jordan peele. "lady bird," greta gerwig. "phantom thread," paul thomas anderson. and "the shape of water," guillermo del toro. you want to do the big one for the best picture? >> i think we should both do it. what could possibly go wrong? >> you don't know me that well. you don't knee at all. finally here are the nine final -- here are the nine films selected as best picture nominees. "call me by your name," peter spears. luca guadagnino, emilia george and marco morabinto. producers. >> "darkest hour." tim bevan, eric fellner, lisa bruce, antony mccarten and dougl douglas urbanski. >>> "dunkirk," emma thomas and christopher nolan, producers. >> "get out," shawn mckittrick, jason blum, edward h. hamm jr. and jordan peele, producers. >>> "lady bird," scott rudin, eli bush and evelyn o'neill, producers. >>> "phantom thread," joanne sella, megan ellison and daniel lupi, producers. >>> "the post," amy piscak, steven spielberg and christie c

hugh grant will be here, greta gerwig, saoirse ronan, sam rockwell will be joining us. >> steve: wow.se ] >> jimmy: plus performances from a$ap ferg and camila cabello. [ cheers and applause ] but first we have a great show. we love this woman. the star of the new movie, "proud mary," taraji p. henson is here. [ cheers and applause ] she is fantastic. great movie. plus, from "saturday night live," michael che is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] new co-head writer. he's a good dude. >> steve: love michael che. >> jimmy: taraji, michael, the roots, and i are squaring off in a new game we've been playing around the office. it's called quiplash. and it's really, really fun. and so we're gonna see how -- how we do well. tariq, good luck. [ laughter ] and we got great music from sofi tukker, everybody right there. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: they're great! it's good to be back. you have a good break? >> steve: i had fantastic break. >> jimmy: yeah, i went to -- i took the kids skiing, went to utah. >> steve: oh, great. >> jimmy: i did a lot of pizza slicing. >> steve

best actress comedy or musical figures to show saoirse ronan.dy bird" with greta gerwig many the running for best screen play. best supporting actor may become a major talking point. should it got to "all the money in the world's" christopher plummer, a last-minute substitution by director ridley scott for the now-shamed kevin spacey. and the movie categories, "the shape of water" and "the post" are favorites for ama. while in comedy/musical, it might be "lady bird" or "get out." whether we'll talk about the movies when this is over is unclear. >> an important cultural moment. thank you for quoting mao zedong. doesn't happen often. on "gma." >> we really appreciated that. >> the leastky do. >> all right, chris. enjoy the show tonight. >>> coming up on "good morning america." >> more quotes in "pop news this morning. >> really? >> i'll be quoting drake. >> we're going back to rob in atlanta. >> i'm going to be quoting drake. >> rob is coming up with a big preview of the college championship game with maria taylor. keep it here. >> right here. whe

and saoirse ronan for lady bird and meryl streep for the post. >> the nominees for the best picture are call me by your name, darkest hour, dunkirk, get out, and lady bird. phantom thread, the post, the shape of water and three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. the shape of water led the pack with 13 nominations will dunkirk scored 8 and three billboards outside ebbing, missouri got 7. >> that's the longest title ever. and it won the golden globe for best movie. >> i have not seen it yet. it's on my list. >>> the academy has announced new protocols for handling envelopes at the oscars to prevent what happened last year when la la land was mistakenly announced as the best picture instead of moonlight. it will have an additional personnel and oversight plus practice for what to do if a presenter reads the wrong name. >> there will be a third ballot partner with a complete set of when -- winner's envelopes in the control room. >>> coming up next, bill cosby returning to the stage ahead of his sexual assault retrial. >> we will talk about what he had to say during a surprise standup appe

host seth meyers unrolled the receipt carpet thursday morning and saoirse ronan said she'll join thedressed in black to support the anti-harassment movement. >> send a strong message and it will start the year in a sort of more unified way. >> number three, rose mcgowan on harvey weinstein and hollywood's sexual harassment reckoning. in a new "vanity fair" article called rose rage, the actress refers to weinstein only as the monster, saying in no uncertain terms that he must be slayed. adding, quote, i've had this giant monster strapped to me for 20 years. he ate so many of our souls that he couldn't tell which way was which. number two, carrie under wood's serious fall. it happened back in november, and we're learning now that it required more than 40 stitches in her face. carrie wrote to a fan, it's crazy how a freak random accident can change your life. seven weeks later, i'm still healing and not quite looking the same. i honestly don't know how things are going to end up. and number one, hoda kotb replaces matt lauer on the "today" show. >> "today" didn't feel like the first day

another nominees include saoirse ronan for lady bird. >> i feel like everything we did sort of clicked18 is already shaping up to be a big year for the shape of water. the unlikely love story between a mute janitor and an aquatic creature was just nominated for seven golden globes and is set to receive the palm springs international film festival's vanguard award. last year that went to la-la land, which cleaned up during awards season. >> she is saying thank you. >> two more stars to note, holly hunter will be honored with the career achievement award, and willem defoe is getting the icon award. coming up, tv returns. >> how excited are you? >> roseanne on her show's comeback. >> dan passed away in the last episode. >> he did in. >> new clues on how they're bringing john goodman's character back from the dead. then lertterman is back in 2018. details on how dave's upcoming show won't be like his staple. >> that would kill a guy to have it do it every night. >> and say it ain't so ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> monday on "e.t." our countdown to the golden globes. >> i mean it's crazy. >> awards season

maybe margot robbie for i, tonya. 0r saoirse ronan for lady bird.ng to say we're going to get another british win for sally hawkins, or maybe meryl streep? no way, this year it's all about frances mcdormand in three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri, one of the great dramatic performances of the year. i suspect she is right. we will find out on the 11th of march, when the oscars are awarded. will gompertz, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjames cook is there in la. any surprises in this list? i think perhaps the biggest surprise might be the strength of get out, not that it has not been critically acclaimed, but people have been talking about it as much in the run—up. this horror film, talking about it as much in the run—up. this horrorfilm, directed byjordan peel, who becomes only the fifth black person ever nominated for directing, and starring the british actor daniel kaluuya. it is nominated for best picture, best original screenplay. get out has raised a few eyebrows and people are not talking about that to challenge some of the bigger films that i

or saoirse ronan for lady bird. or even perhaps meryl streep for the post. that's a great list.er british win for sally hawkins, or maybe meryl streep? no way, this year it's all about frances mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, one of the great dramatic performances of the year. i suspect she is right. we will find out on the 11th of march, when the oscars are awarded. will gompertz, bbc news. loads of good movies. have you seen the post? no, i haven't. it is your weekend viewing. i did see dunkirk, that was the last time i went to the cinema. it was scary, a lot of people drowned. as if the hawaii false missile alert incident wasn't embarrassing enough already, hawaii's governor has now admitted that he took 15 minutes longer to tweet a reassurance because he had forgotten his twitter password. heap didn't know his password for twitter? i think the watchword for this is confidence. when you are facing a nuclear attack, you don't look for the governor's tweet. you look for the governor's tweet. you look for the governor's tweet. you look for cover. it is rid