Emma Stone has heaped praise on her The Favourite co-star Olivia Colman, calling her a “personal treasure”. The duo star alongside Rachel Weisz in the black comedy about the court of Queen Anne, with the Broadchurch actress playing the monarch and Weisz and Stone playing courtiers tussling for her favour. Colman is hotly tipped to pick up an Oscar nomination for the role, while Stone and Weisz could both feature in the supporting category and will already compete against each other at the Golden Globes. Stone told the Press Association: “She might be a national treasure (in the UK) but she is also a personal treasure, that woman is on another level of human being, we all agree. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone (David Parry/PA)She said: “I love this film so much that I feel so lucky to be a part of it that that is what I focus on and what I focused on before.

Source: Irish Examiner December 30, 2018 15:45 UTC