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Jane Fonda Accepts Her Britannia Award While Getting Arrested

October 26, 2019 4:44 am

When Jane Fonda agreed to appear at the 2019 British Academy Britannia Awards weeks ago she likely didn't realize she'd be all the way across the country on the night of the ceremony for a much greater cause. F...

New Oscar Rules 2019: The New Kids On The Block Actually Care

Gregory Ellwood

February 28, 2019 10:07 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

A strange award season came to a strange end. Or perhaps "unsatisfying" end would be more like it. "Green Book" winning Best Picture had many saying the Academy had taken a step back, had others screaming for t...

‘Roma’ Wins Best Film As ‘The Favourite’ Dominates 2019 BAFTA Awards

Gregory Ellwood

February 10, 2019 4:22 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts revealed the winners of the 2019 BAFTA Awards on Sunday and it crowned a frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar, "Roma." Alfonso Cuaron's autobiographical drama ...

BAFTA To Remove Bryan Singer From ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Nomination In Light Of Recent Controversy

Charles Barfield

February 6, 2019 2:33 pm

Awards, News

The fallout from the recent report from the Atlantic involving director Bryan Singer’s most recent sexual assault allegations keeps coming. After GLAAD decided to remove “Bohemian Rhapsody” from its awards nomi...

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Lakeith Stanfield, Letitia Wright Among BAFTA Rising Star Nominees

Gregory Ellwood

January 3, 2019 7:00 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nominees for the 2019 BAFTA Awards Rising Star this morning and there were some familiar and, well, established names among the mix. The five stando...

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BAFTA Responds To All Male Director Nominations

Kevin Jagernauth

January 10, 2018 2:18 pm

News

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It's something of a vicious circle when it comes to calls for more representation in awards nominations. There are some who will say that the problem lies with the industry, who are not creating enough opportun...

‘Shape of Water’ And ‘Three Billboards’ Lead 2018 BAFTA Awards Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

January 9, 2018 2:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

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Over 6,500 BAFTA members around the world voted for the 2018 British Academy Film Awards and Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water" led all films with 12 nominations. "Darkest Hour" and "Three Billboards Out...

‘La La Land’ Wins 5 BAFTA Awards Including Best Film, ‘Moonlight’ Snubbed

Oliver Lyttelton

February 12, 2017 2:09 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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We are entering the late fall of the awards season, with only a handful of major precursor awards left to unveil their winners before the Oscars in two weeks time. Tonight brings one of the biggest, in the shap...

Phil Lord & Chris Miller Talk Failure, Stupid Birds & Their Drug Of Choice In 80-Minute BAFTA Screenwriting Lecture

Oliver Lyttelton

October 27, 2016 12:51 pm

News

Over the past seven years, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Screenwriter’s Lecture Series has become a crucial destination for anyone interested in writing for film, with a few dozen luminaries g...

Park Chan-Wook Talks Collaboration, Coming Up With The ‘Oldboy’ Ending While Peeing & More In 49-Minute BAFTA Talk

Oliver Lyttelton

October 24, 2016 3:21 pm

News

One of the highlights of this time of year, for anyone that is in the UK and has even a passing interest in movies and typing the words "INT.” or “EXT.” is the BAFTA Screenwriters’ Lecture Series. Now in its se...

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