Hannah Waddingham is a staunch LGBTQ+ ally. The star has garnered a strong queer following, thanks to her performances in West End favourites and on-screen with Willow, as well as her 2022 judging panel appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Among the bold choices in Luca Guadagnino's feverish film of William S Burroughs' novel are the late 20th-century pop and alternative soundtrack (Nirvana, Prince, New Order) for a 1950s story, and the casting of an unrecognisable, orc-like Manville in a trumped-up cameo as the shaman Dr Cotter, who was male in the original book.
The best actress I've ever worked with is Judi Dench, who's such a mischief maker. She's so delightful. She's so, so good. If you ever just want to just hear something short, listen to Judi Dench read a Shakespeare sonnet, just find one on YouTube, and it will move you to tears - you'll just think that is how English should be spoken.
She continued: "I share this with my daughter, who has been with me since she was six weeks old on the road with this. "It's the best role of my life being your mum and I promise to continue to be disobedient so you can belong to a world in all your complete wildness as a young woman. I am very grateful for this."
Its director, Paul Thomas Anderson, also secured Screenwriter of the Year and Director of the Year for the picture, which follows DiCaprio's character searching for his missing daughter. Irish star Jessie Buckley scooped Actress of the Year for her performance in the Shakespearean film Hamnet, while Timothee Chalamet collected Actor of the Year for his lead role in the table tennis drama Marty Supreme at Sunday's London ceremony.