On October 26, 2025, the actor and writer Emma Thompson joined the staff writer Helen Shaw for a discussion at the 26th annual New Yorker Festival, a weekend of conversations, screenings, performances, and more. The Festival, which is the magazine’s signature event, was held in New York City and brought together leading voices in literature, film, comedy, television, politics, and medicine.

Emma Thompson , O.B.E., is one of the world’s most respected creative talents. She is the only artist to have won Academy Awards for both acting (Best Actress, for “Howards End”) and screenwriting (“Sense and Sensibility”). Her film credits also include “The Remains of the Day” and “In the Name of the Father,” for which she earned Academy Award nominations; “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” for which sh

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