As a whirlwind awards season gets under way, Bazaar meets the talented women behind the year’s most exciting film and television projects

From a teenage soap-opera star in Sweden to a Hollywood action heroine, Rebecca Ferguson has forged a formidable career as a spellbinding shape-shifter. Ahead of a host of thrilling new releases, including the Peaky Blinders film, she tells Brooke Theis about her first crush, her most courageous stunts and why she’s taking charge of her own destiny

The actress, writer and director Adjoa Andoh reflects on the need to bring a wider range of perspectives to the arts

THE YEAR IS PROVING TO BE A BIG ONE FOR BREAKOUT STARS OF FILM AND TV, FROM WUTHERING HEIGHTS TO HAMNET TO INDUSTRY AND BRIDGERTON . HERE, THEY WEAR THE SPRING/SUMMER RUNWAY SEASON’S STANDOUT HITS

→ As the new star of Bridgerton, which is watched by tens of millions of people, she is set to reach global fame now that the new season has been released. “I’m quite overwhelmed,” Ha admits. “Luckily

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