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There’s a certain joy to be felt when discovering a new voice in film. Taking the risk to sit down in and watch a director’s first feature, witnessing how they grapple and contend with cinema. Each year, there are great debuts, to be sure, but in 2015, it seemed to me to be unusually strong for first-time filmmakers (not a few films listed here are on my overall best of the year list as well).

A few notes regarding the eligibility: the majority of these films had a USA theatrical release date in 2015, but in the spirit of including more foreign films – some of which have yet to find a distributor in North America – I have also included several films which only had festival release dates in 2015, or only had theatrical releases in their country of origin. The question of which films are eligible seems to be an arbitrary line,...

Great British Bake Off's James Morton has qualified as a doctor.

The series three finalist shared the news on Twitter, revealing that he has passed his final exams and is now qualified.

He tweeted: "Passed my finals! I'm a doctor!"

Morton made it to the final three contestants in 2012's Bake Off.

John Whaite was eventually crowned the winner, leaving Morton and Brendan Lynch in the runner-up positions.

The baker has since criticised "haters" who insult the BBC show's contestants, saying that some people take their comments too far.

Son of a Gun is the feature debut of Julius Avery, winner of the Cannes Jury Prize for his short film Jerrycan, and stars Ewan McGregor (August: Osage County, The Impossible), Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent, The Signal) and Alicia Vikander (Testament of Youth, Ex Machina).

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old Jr (Brenton Thwaites) quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. Jr soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia’s most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch (Ewan McGregor). But protection comes at a price; Lynch and his crew have plans for their young protégée. Upon release, Jr must help secure Lynch’s freedom, staging a daring prison break and joining his crew as they plan a gold heist that promises to deliver millions. However, as things start to go wrong, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. Jr...

Director: Julius Avery; Screenwriter: Julius Avery; Starring: Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander; Running time: 108 mins; Certificate: 15

A reasonably engaging thriller, Son of a Gun is most notable for reminding us of that Ewan McGregor still possesses that irresistibly dangerous and edgy quality that propelled him to stardom in Shallow Grave and Trainspotting. It also serves as a calling card for the talents of Australian writer-director Julius Avery, who orchestrates several tense sequences that help to sustain our involvement in events.

Son of a Gun never quite capitalises on a bold beginning that's bathed in brutality and intrigue, as we enter the menacing confines of a prison through the eyes of 19-year-old Jr (Brenton Thwaites). Avery's tight framing and Jed Kurzel's suitably oppressive score amplify the intimidating environment for us alongside Jr, who soon comes under the protection of fellow inmate and Australia's most notorious criminal Brendan Lynch (McGregor...

It's been 50 years since Jean-Luc Godard said that all a film needs is a girl and a gun. Bet he wishes he could take that back. In the last half-century, there have been countless movies about babes and bullets. Some were great, many were awful, and the vast majority were simply forgettable.

Slot Son of a Gun into that middling pack. First-time feature director Julius Avery shouldn't be ashamed of his serviceable debut. The handsome, paint-by-numbers thriller stars Ewan McGregor as gruff chess buff Brendan Lynch, who's also the most fearsome convict in Australia. Lynch is small but mighty. He pads down the prison hallways flanked by frightening brutes with even scarier haircuts. Though he's got twenty years left to serve, he radiates the calm of a man who knows he'll find ...

Plot: Jr (Brenton Thwaites) is a young offender doing a short stint in a supermax prison. After falling prey to a dangerous prison gang, he's offered protection by notorious inmate Brendan Lynch (Ewan McGregor) – with a catch. Upon his release, Jr will have to help Brendan escape from prison and carry out a massive heist. Review: As far as career reinventions go, Son Of A Gun marks an interesting new chapter in Ewan McGregor's big screen career (also this...

Son Of A Gun director Julius Avery: "For me, it was all about showing that there's an honor code." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Julius Avery's fired-up on the run Son Of A Gun stars Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites and Alicia Vikander with Nash Edgerton, Matt Nable, Eddie Baroo, Jacek Koman, Tom Budge, Damon Herriman and Johnny Boxer forming a remarkable ensemble.

At the Bowery Hotel, during my conversation with the director, a long line of fathers-in-crime came to mind: James Caan in Michael Mann's Thief, Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity, Jack Nicholson in Roman Polanski's Chinatown, Alain Delon in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï and Le Cercle Rouge. David Mackenzie's Starred Up with Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn carry on familial ties.

Brenton Thwaites as J.R. and Ewan McGregor as Brendan Lynch: "He comes in with scratches on his face. I wanted it to...

Stars present and future butt heads in this new clip from Australian crimer thriller Son Of A Gun. In the red corner is Ewan McGregor as Australia's-most-wanted-type hardnut lunatic, Brendan Lynch; in the blue is Pirates Of The Caribbean 5's Brenton Thwaites as 19 year-old Jr, a relative newcomer to the muscle-topped gang. It's probably safest to put your Aussie dollars on the former - seriously muscled-up for this one - before clicking play on this one. brightcove.createExperiences(); The set-up sees Brendan (McGregor), with charm to match his menace, taking the young con under his wing when some lags try to brutalise him. His seeming saviour has one or two stipulation, however, namely that Jr helps him with a big heist on the outside. However, his planned getaway pilot has a new girlfriend (Alicia Vikander) and the job has lost some of its sheen since his release. This scene...

Canada's Mongrel Media will release Ewan McGregor starring action-thriller Son Of A Gun to theaters December 19th prior to hitting iTunes and VOD December 23rd and we've got the first look at the Canadian poster for the film.Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old Jr quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. Jr soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch. But protection comes at a price. Lynch and his crew have plans for their young protegee. Upon release, Jr must help secure Lynch's freedom, staging a daring prison break. As a reward, he's invited to join the crew as they plan a gold heist that promises to...

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From first-time director Julius Avery, Son Of A Gun is an explosive action thriller exploring the aftermath of a prison break. Ewan McGregor tackles the lead as the charismatic Brendan, a manipulative criminal kingpin. Along for the ride as his sidekick is Brenton Thwaites’ sympathetic Jr. The pair of accomplices rustle up a way out of the Australian slammer and strike up a professional deal on the outside.

In September, we brought you the first clip, which served as a very brief introductory moment between the pair of convicts. Definitely a tease for the bigger picture, there’s now a ton more footage in the full-length trailer that expands upon the dangerous relationship Jr enters into with Brendan. There’s also a gold mine robbery and an impossibly gorgeous bit of love interest in the shape of Alicia Vikander thrown in for good measure. Well, it Is a heist flick.

Check out the newly released trailer and poster for A24’s action-packed-thriller Son Of A Gun starring Brenton Thwaites (The Giver), Alicia Vikander (Anna Karenina) and Ewan McGregor (Beginners) available exclusively on Directv Dec. 11th and in theaters January 16th.

Julius Avery delivers a masterfully crafted film in an impressive directorial debut, exploring the treacherous games in the criminal world. McGregor gives a standout performance as criminal mastermind Brendan Lynch along with exciting new stars including one-to-watch Thwaites and a captivating Vikander.

In the criminal world, life is like a game of chess. To gain control, you have to stay a few moves ahead of your opponent. Lose that control, and you risk becoming a pawn in their very dangerous game.

During a six-month stint inside a West Australian prison, rookie criminal Jr (Brenton Thwaites) meets the smart and enigmatic Brendan Lynch (Ewan McGregor). In exchange for protection on the inside,...

Today we have an international trailer for the upcoming "Son of a Gun" crime thriller, starring Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites (The Giver, Maleficent). Check it out below. Plot: Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old Jr (Thwaites) quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection is paramount. Jr soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch (McGregor). But protection comes at a price. Lynch and his crew have plans for their young protegee. Upon release, Jr must help secure Lynch's freedom, staging a daring prison break. As a reward, he.s invited to join the crew as they plan a gold heist that promises to deliver millions. However, as things start to go wrong, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. The new movie is directed by Julius Avery. A Us release date has yet to be set. Trailer:...

We saw the first collection of images from Cinefest Oz a few months ago. Now here's a new trailer for Julius Avery's Son Of A Gun. The crime drama stars Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites (Oculus), Alicia Vikander (The Fifth Estate) and Matt Nable (Riddick). Be warned: it's one of those promos that outlines the entire movie in three acts, so if you're looking forward to the film you may want to slip what's below.Avery's first gig as a director sees Thwaites playing young offender Jr, imprisoned for a minor crime but actually getting deeper into the life once he's on the inside. In search of protection he comes under the wing of McGregor's career criminal Brendan Lynch. The price is assisting in Lynch's escape once Jr is legitimately released. The ultimate reward is involvement in a gold heist, but as is the way of these things, events take a turn for the unfortunate,...

"There's no margin for error. No half-measures. This is all or nothing."

Ewan McGregor has a new heist thriller coming out called Son of a Gun, which is the feature film debut of writer and director Julius Avery. The movie also stars the talented Brenton Thwaites (The Signal, The Giver).

The story follows a veteran thief and a freshly released young convict, who team up to pull off a big gold heist. From there it turns into a dangerous game where everything is on the line and no one can be trusted.

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old Jr (Thwaites) quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection is paramount. Jr soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch (McGregor). But protection comes at a price. Lynch and his crew have plans for their young protegee. Upon release, Jr must help secure Lynch's freedom,...

Projects range from a film about centenarians to documentaries about renowned hunger striker Bobby Sands, Winnie Mandela, Ratko Mladic and Madonna’s backing dancers.Scroll down for full list of projects

Idfa (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) has unveiled the 50 titles that will be presented at its international co-finance and production market, the Idfa Forum (Nov 24-26).

At the market, filmmakers and producers will present their documentary projects to commissioning editors from international television stations and other financiers with the aim of completing finance for their documentary projects.

A total of 50 projects have been selected for the upcoming Idfa Forum, including new projects by Heddy Honigmann, Janus Metz and Vitaly Mansky.

The Idfa 2014 programme contains 17 documentaries that were presented as projects at previous editions of the Idfa Forum.

Projects selected for this year’s Idfa Forum will be pitched in a variety of settings: the central pitches in the main auditorium of the Compagnietheater, the round table...

A new clip from the heist thriller “Son of a Gun” has debuted, teasing us with a scene between Brenton Thwaites as a young fugitive and Alicia Vikander as his romantic interest. The feature directorial debut of award-winning short film writer-director Julius Avery (“Jerrycan”), “Son of a Gun” centers on Jr (Thwaites), a 19-year-old who is detained for a minor crime and locked up behind bars, where gives up what little freedom he has left to form an alliance with crime boss Brendan Lynch (Ewan McGregor). After assisting Lynch and his crew in a prison break, Jr agrees to join [...]

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There’s many stories that never go out of style. The heist flick is certainly at the top of that list. It’s a popular sub-genre because it can easily avoid the timestamp. Certainly, modern movies implement technology into their schemes, but sometimes it’s just a coupla guys, a girl and a plan. And you don’t need tech for that choice premise to work beautifully.

For writer-director, Julius Avery, his upcoming crime caper Son Of A Gun marks his directorial feature debut. It’s a low-budget story of career criminal Brendan Lynch (played by Ewan McGregor) whose attractive darkside is too much for impressionable youngster Jr (Brenton Thwaites.) As soon as the kid becomes embroiled in a deal that “can’t go wrong” – it does go wrong.

It’s a neat premise that’s only captivating to this writer after watching the first clip. Locked up in the slammer,...

In the new clip from the Australian heist thriller “Son of a Gun,” Brenton Thwaites learns that it’s best to keep your identity a secret if you plan on surviving a prison sentence. The feature directorial debut of award-winning short film writer-director Julius Avery (who won a Jury Prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival for “Jerrycan”), “Son of a Gun” stars Thwaites as Jr, a 19-year-old who is locked up behind bars for a minor crime. Whilst inside prison, he makes a deal with the nation’s most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch (Ewan McGregor), who makes a pact with the [...]

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Brenton Thwaites learns about the deadly consequences of making a deal with an inmate in the first trailer for the Julius Avery-directed Australian heist thriller “Son of a Gun.” The film, which marks the feature directorial debut for the award-winning writer/director of “Jerrycan,” follows Jr (Thwaites), a 19-year-old who is locked up for a minor crime and finds himself the subject of interest by the nation’s most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch (Ewan McGregor), who offers the young man his alliance and guidance as a reward for helping to break him out of prison. Fellow up and comer Alicia Vikander also [...]

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Writer-director Julius Avery's debut feature Son of a Gun will have its international premiere in official competition at the BFI London Film Festival next month.

The heist thriller stars Ewan McGregor, rising star Brenton Thwaites (The Giver, Maleficent), Alicia Vikander, Matt Nable, Damon Herriman, Tom Budge, Nash Edgerton and Jacek Koman.

Timothy White at Southern Light Films produced the movie with co-producer Janelle Landers, backed by Screen Australia.

..It is such a proud and exciting moment for everyone involved in Son of a Gun to be in official competition at a festival as historic and respected as the BFI London Film Festival,. Avery said.

Thwaites plays 19-year-old Jr, who is drawn into the lawless world of a notorious criminal. Serving six months for a minor offence,. he quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. After a chance encounter, he finds himself under the watchful eye of Brendan Lynch...

A scene from winning film Paper Planes..

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Robert Connolly.s family feature Paper Planes has taken out Australia.s richest film prize of $100,000 at the seventh annual CinéfestOZ Film Festival on Saturday night..

Paper Planes follows 11-year old Dylan (Ed Oxenbould) whose life changes after winning a place in the regional paper planes competition in Sydney. This achievement takes him far from his country home and depressed father (Sam Worthington), all the way to the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.

The film beat out five other contenders; Matt Saville.s Felony, Stephen Lance.s My Mistress, Julius Avery.s Son of a Gun, John V Soto.s The Reckoning and Russell Vines. documentary The Waler . Australia.s Great War Horse. (All finalist synopses listed below).

.I.m so, so happy,. Connolly said of his win. .I.m really excited because we are planning for a Christmas/January release and...

The first images have premiered for the Australian crime drama “Son of a Gun” starring Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander and Ewan McGregor. The film, which marks Julius Avery‘s feature directorial debut, follows Jr (Thwaites), a 19-year-old who is locked up for a minor crime and finds himself the subject of interest to the nation’s most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch (McGregor), who offers the young man his protection, mentorship and a spot in his gang as long as he helps him to break out of prison. Vikander also stars as a foreigner who somehow gets tangled up in their dirty business. [...]

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Cinefest Oz kicks off in Busselton, Western Australia, in a couple of weeks time, with its usual unusual showcase of Australian and French cinema. Opening the festivities is Julius Avery's Son Of A Gun, starring Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites (Oculus), Alicia Vikander (The Fifth Estate) and Matt Nable (Riddick). And heralding that debut, the film's first stills have just been released, along with a poster. It's glowers all round: don't expect a rom-com. Avery's first gig as a director sees Thwaites playing young offender Jr, imprisoned for a minor crime but actually getting deeper into the life once he's on the inside. In search of protection he comes under the wing of McGregor's career criminal Brendan Lynch. The price is assisting in Lynch's escape once Jr is legitimately released. The ultimate reward is involvement in a gold heist, but as is the way of these things, events take a turn for the unfortunate,...

Evidently skipping the fall film festival circuit and premiering in Australia later this month, the new Aussie crime drama “Son Of A Gun” is nonetheless on the way. The feature-length debut of award-winning short writer/director Julius Avery, 'Son Of A Gun' stars Ewan McGregor, Alicia Vikander and Brenton Thwaites. New posters and photos of the movie surfaced late last night, revealing a heist picture focusing on a career criminal’s (a beardy McGregor) complicated relationship with his protegé (Thwaites). Here’s an IMDb synopsis, the contents of which is largely verified on the Cinefest Oz Film Festival site: Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old Jr (Thwaites) quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. Jr soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch (McGregor). But protection comes at a price. Lynch...

Bring on more Aussie crime dramas. Scottish actor Ewan McGregor is very versatile - he can play hard or soft and always pull it off with grace. One of his upcoming movies is titled Son of a Gun, an Aussie crime drama about a youngster named Jr, played by Brenton Thwaites who you can see starring in The Giver soon, that ends up working for "Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch", or McGregor with a gnarly beard. This looks like a film David Michôd would be directing (see The Rover), but it's something fresh from newcomer Julius Avery, and hits theaters down in Oz in October (no Us release yet). More below. Here's the first batch of photos + a poster for Julius Avery's from Son of a Gun found via The Film Stage: Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old Jr (Thwaites) quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life.

Matt Saville.s Felony, Julius Avery.s Son of a Gun, Robert Connolly.s Paper Planes and John V. Soto.s The Reckoning are among the six finalists for CinéfestOZ.s inaugural $100,000 film prize, Australia.s richest.

The other two are Stephen Lance.s My Mistress and a potential wildcard, The Waler: Australia.s Great War Horse, Russell Vines. ScreenWest-funded documentary on the 135,000-plus horses sent from Australia to the Middle East in WW1.

There were more than 20 submissions for the prize, which is voted on by a jury of five headed by director Bruce Beresford and will be announced on August 23.

The Waler: Australia.s Great War Horse will have its world premiere at CinéfestOZ while Son of a Gun and The Reckoning will have their Australian premieres. Felony, My Mistress and Paper Planes are premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

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Great British Bake Off returns later this month and we're already loosening our belt by a few notches and stocking up on boxes of Mr Kipling bakewell tarts in anticipation of a cake extravaganza. A Cake-ganza, if you will.

Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry are back to munch their way through pastries, tartlets, pies and sponges galore, while we sit at home on our sofas stuffing our gobs with Curly Wurlys and looking on enviously.

This year's contestants include a dentist, a psychologist and a carpenter - plenty of pun opportunities for Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins with that trio - and the opening episode alone will feature the bakers tackling sandwich cakes, angel fool cakes and chocolate Showstoppers.

We've just got a call from the future. The name of the caller is diabetes.

If you can't possibly wait until next Tuesday to find out more details about this year's batch of sweet treat creators,...

The Great British Bake Off is back in two weeks time, and the first trailer for the show's fourth series has been revealed.

Watch the Bake Off series four trailer:

Featuring the first footage of this year's bakers and the show's popular judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, the trailer is soundtracked by the stirring tones of Handel's 'Hallelujah'. It concludes with the caption, 'Cake... It's what makes us great'.

13 bakers, including a dentist, a psychologist and a carpenter, are taking part in thus year's competition and a new twist means that the judges can ditch two contestants, rather than one, at any time.

In the opening episode, the Signature Challenge will be sandwich cakes, while Mary Berry's first technical challenge is Angel Food Cake. Meanwhile, chocolate is the theme for the week one Showstopper challenge.

The Great British Bake Off was voted the 'Best Reality Show Of 2012' by Digital Spy,...

John Whaite is worried viewers of 'The Great British Bake Off' will turn against him. The 23-year-old lawyer was the surprise winner of the BBC Two show and while he was thrilled with his victory, he is concerned fans didn't think he deserved to win. He said: ''I actually feel quite worried that I'll bear brunt of disgruntled viewers. Up until last Tuesday, I kept reading that only 16 per cent of people thought I deserved to win. I hope people will be pleased. I really want to have a baking career.'' John - who beat James Morton and Brendan Lynch in the...

John Whaite is worried viewers of 'The Great British Bake Off' will turn against him. The 23-year-old lawyer was the surprise winner of the BBC Two show and while he was thrilled with his victory, he is concerned fans didn't think he deserved to win. He said: ''I actually feel quite worried that I'll bear brunt of disgruntled viewers. Up until last Tuesday, I kept reading that only 16 per cent of people thought I deserved to win. I hope people will be pleased. I really want to have a baking career.'' John - who beat James Morton and Brendan Lynch in the...

'The Great British Bake Off' is heading across the Pond, after American broadcaster CBS has picked up the rights to a Us version of the reality baking competition, Zap 2 It reports.

It's not likely that Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood will judge the show, which is anticipated for a 2013 premiere with the working title of 'Bake Off'.

BBC2 show 'The Great British Bake Off' pulled in 6.54m viewers on Tuesday night in the last episode of the series which saw John Whaite crowned the winner after the final three contestants created their finest French Pithivier's (a round pie to you and me), 25 identical French fancies, and finally a show-stopper cake on a personal theme of 2012.

John Whaite was a delighted winner of this year's baking trophy

Waite revealed he has 'ballooned' during the competition, putting on a stone-and-a-half because of the cakes, pies and pastries he made and sampled.

John Whaite was crowned winner of 'The Great British Bake Off' last night (16.10.12). The 23-year-old law student beat off competition from Brendan Lynch and James Morton to pick up the prize after making a heaven and hell-inspired chocolate cake which impressed judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. Commenting on the win, John - who managed to get a first in his law degree while competing on the BBC Two show - admits he was shocked, and now plans to launch a career in baking. He said: ''It was a massive surprise to hear my name. No matter how well you...

The Great British Bake Off's finale peaked with a hefty 7.2 million last night (Tuesday), early overnight data shows. John Whaite's victory in the competition attracted an average audience of 6.54m (25.3%) to BBC Two in the 8pm hour. Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood crowned the law graduate above Digital Spy favourite James Morton as well as Brendan Lynch. Way above the channel's average for the slot, many expect The Great British Bake Off to be promoted to BBC One following its unexpected rise in popularity. Bake Off's figures are all the more impressive considering the stiff competition from other channels - Holby City drew 5.08m (19.6%) for BBC One, while 4.24m (17%) watched ITV1's build-up to the eventually postponed England v Poland football match. Probably thanks to the called-off England game, many (more)...

John Whaite has been tipped to make hundreds of thousands of pounds since winning The Great British Bake Off. The law graduate was crowned the winner of the BBC Two series yesterday (October 16) over James Morton and Brendan Lynch. Whaite is expected to earn around £500,000 by this time next year, according to The Sun. A book deal has already been agreed, while the 23-year-old could "make it big" through TV and merchandise deals. PR expert Max Clifford said: "If he takes the right (more)...

John Whaite has been crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off. The law graduate impressed judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood to take the title ahead of James Morton and Brendan Lynch. Challenges on tonight's show included making a Pithivier or puff-pastry pie, a fondant fancy challenge and a showstopper with chiffon sponge. "His thought processes, his design and his baking, for the first time, have just joined up," Hollywood said of Whaite. "I'm very proud of him. He did (more)...

James Morton is Digital Spy readers' favourite to triumph in tonight's (October 16)Great British Bake Off final. The 21-year-old Scottish student has entertained viewers with his maverick approach to baking and passion for unusual ingredients such as whiskey and chili in his bakes. Over 58% of Digital Spy fans picked Morton to win this evening's finale. Brendan Lynch is his closest rival with 25.3% of the vote, while John (more)...

After battling through soggy bottoms, dodgy crème pât and chopped fingers, James Morton, Brendan Lynch and John Whaite have reached the Great British Bake Off final. The trio - who have very different styles of baking - will go head-to-head next Tuesday to take home the crown of Britain's best amateur baker. But who deserves to win? Brendan Lynch has soared throughout the competition, wowing with attention to detail and immaculate presentation. His only potential downfall? His dalliances into a questionable retro '70s style have caused some headaches for the judges. James Morton is the maverick of (more)...