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Matthew Perry death
Bafta confirms Friends star Matthew Perry will be honoured at TV awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) has said Friends actor Matthew Perry will be honoured at the organisation’s TV awards in May after he was not featured in the in memoriam segment at Sunday’s film awards ceremony.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach poses at Baftas with sign calling for Gaza ceasefire
Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach and his long-standing screenwriter Paul Laverty have posed at the Baftas with a sign calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

The 89th Academy Awards - Arrivals - Los Angeles
Michael J Fox given standing ovation after surprise appearance at Bafta awards
Canadian-American actor Michael J Fox received a standing ovation after making a surprise appearance at the EE Bafta film awards.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Success behind the camera helps UK to strong Bafta performance
A clutch of awards celebrating achievement behind the camera saw the UK enjoy one of its strongest performances at the Baftas for several years – and helped make up for no wins in any of the main acting categories.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Emma Stone says Bafta win for Poor Things is ‘doubly-meaningful’
Emma Stone has said her Bafta win for Poor Things is “doubly meaningful” as it is the first film she has produced and acted in together.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

Golden Globes 2024
Barbie, Killers Of The Flower Moon and Saltburn shut out at Baftas
Barbie, Killers Of The Flower Moon and Saltburn were all left empty handed at the Baftas.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
William hails strength and diversity of competition in Bafta categories
The Prince of Wales has said he has a list of movies to watch after attending the Baftas, hailing the strength and diversity of the competition within each category.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Oppenheimer sweeps Baftas as Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan win top gongs
Oppenheimer has swept the Baftas, where it was was named best film and won best director, best actor and best supporting actor.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Samantha Morton dedicates Bafta to children in care
Samantha Morton has dedicated her Bafta Fellowship “to every child in care, or who has been in care and who didn’t survive”.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

Christopher Nolan receives BFI Fellowship - London
Christopher Nolan: An epic storyteller who ponders the great questions
Christopher Nolan is a director who has pondered important questions throughout his body of work, but had never won a Bafta for directing until Sunday’s ceremony.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Amy Winehouse actress says singer’s life was not just ‘soaked in tragedy’
The actress who is playing Amy Winehouse in an upcoming film says the singer’s life was not just “soaked in tragedy”.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

BAFTAS Preparation Photocall - London
Bafta film awards: The records broken so far
This year’s Bafta film awards have already delivered some historic moments. Robert Downey Jr has set a new record for the longest gap between wins by any performer.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Robert Downey Jr scores supporting actor prize at the Baftas
Robert Downey Jr and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have continued their march to Oscar glory as they were named early winners at the Bafta film awards.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024
Carey Mulligan leads star-studded Bafta red carpet in stunning vintage fashion
Carey Mulligan led the charge on a glamorous red carpet at the EE Bafta Film Awards. Mulligan is nominated for the best actress award for her role in Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, and wore a black strapless gown from French fashion house Dior.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

76th Cannes Film Festival
The Zone Of Interest producer: Gaza conflict reminds us of ‘selective empathy’
The Zone Of Interest producer James Wilson has said what is “going on in the world, in Gaza” reminds people of “selective empathy”.

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

Oppenheimer photocall- London
Cillian Murphy, Claire Foy and Barry Keoghan head for Baftas
Irish stars Murphy and Keoghan are both nominated in the best actor category for their turns in Oppenheimer and Saltburn respectively

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

Golden Globes 2024
Irish nominees Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan among Bafta attendees
Cillian Murphy, Claire Foy and Barry Keoghan are among the Bafta nominees who will attend the star-studded ceremony on Sunday.

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

Graham Norton Show - London
David Tennant says Bafta film awards will be ‘evening of generosity and joy’
David Tennant has said the Bafta film awards will be an “evening of generosity and joy” rather than stars being roasted when he hosts the show this weekend.

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

450701,The Tourist S2
Movie and TV features top €129m in tax credits
October's budget raised the cap for productions qualifying for the 481 tax credit scheme to €125m in expenditure

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

BAFTAS Preparation Photocall - London
Diversity and representation in the Bafta film nominations: Key numbers
The 2024 Bafta film nominations are not quite as diverse as in recent years, with levels of representation taking a step backwards in several categories.

Thu, 18 Jan, 2024

76th Cannes Film Festival
Andrew Scott, Greta Gerwig and Leonardo DiCaprio among Bafta snubs
Andrew Scott, Greta Gerwig, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone are among the surprising omissions from the Bafta film nominations.

Thu, 18 Jan, 2024

Cillian Murphy
'I couldn’t be happier': Cillian Murphy reacts to his Bafta nomination for Oppenheimer
His co-stars Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr are also nominated in supporting categories, while Christopher Nolan is nominated for his directing and his screenplay.

Thu, 18 Jan, 2024

Bafta nominations in full
Bafta nominations in full
Oppenheimer leads the nominations for the Bafta film awards, with 13 nods.

Thu, 18 Jan, 2024

Event: Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema photoshoot Date: Monday 15 January 2024 Venue: BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London,
June Givanni to receive Bafta’s outstanding British contribution to cinema award
June Givanni, the pioneering film curator and writer of African and African diaspora cinema, will be awarded the outstanding British contribution to cinema prize during the 2024 Bafta film awards.

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike: I would love if Saltburn got Bafta love because it is so British
Saltburn star Rosamund Pike said she would love it if the film scored recognition at this year’s Bafta ceremony as “the film is so British, and sometimes the Brits are not good at celebrating their own”.

Sun, 14 Jan, 2024

Jacob Elordi and Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor among Bafta rising star nominees
Euphoria actor Jacob Elordi and Bridgerton actress Phoebe Dynevor are among five Bafta rising star nominees for 2024.

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Bafta Scotland award ceremony
Shirley Henderson dedicates Bafta Scotland lifetime award to late father
Bafta Scotland lifetime achievement award winner Shirley Henderson has dedicated her prize to her late father, who she said encouraged to her to “have a dream”. Henderson collected the honour at the Bafta Scotland awards in Glasgow on Sunday evening.

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

Bafta Scotland award ceremony
Stars and politicians at Bafta Scotland awards urged to call for Gaza ceasefire
Stars and politicians attending a glitzy awards ceremony have been given envelopes by pro-Palestine activists, encouraging them to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

43rd London Critics' Circle Film Awards - London
Acclaimed drama Aftersun leads nominations in Bafta Scotland awards
The critically acclaimed drama Aftersun has led nominations at this year’s Bafta Scotland awards, with documentary My Old School and the TV series Mayflies and Karen Pirie also in the running for awards.

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

Bafta Television Awards 2023
SiobhĂĄn McSweeney is raffling her red Bafta dress to raise money for Marymount in Cork
The Derry Girls star is raising money for a cause close to her heart

Thu, 20 Jul, 2023

Bafta Television Awards 2023
Viewers complain part of SiobhĂĄn McSweeney's Bafta speech cut from BBC broadcast
In the original version, the Cork actress thanked the people of Derry and noted the "indignities, ignorance and stupidity of your so-called leaders (in) Dublin, Stormont and Westminster"

Mon, 15 May, 2023

SiobhĂĄn McSweeney's speech and Lisa McGee's shoes: Five moments from the Baftas
SiobhĂĄn McSweeney's speech and Lisa McGee's shoes: Five moments from the Baftas
The best speeches, fashion faux pas, and sweet tributes

Mon, 15 May, 2023

In pictures: Gold dresses and splashes of colour lead best outfits at Bafta TV awards
In pictures: Gold dresses and splashes of colour lead best outfits at Bafta TV awards
Bad Sisters star Anne-Marie Duff wore an ethereal gown that sparkled on the red carpet.

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Bad Sisters premiere
Watch: Bafta winner Anne-Marie Duff tells bullying victims: Stand up and scream
The 52-year-old actress was honoured for her performance in Bad Sisters as Grace

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Bafta Television Craft Awards
House Of The Dragon and This Is Going To Hurt dominate Bafta TV Craft Awards
Game Of Thrones prequel series House Of The Dragon and BBC dark comedy This Is Going To Hurt swept the Bafta Television Craft Awards, scooping three prizes apiece.

Sun, 23 Apr, 2023

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 - Press Room - London
Barry Keoghan promises to drop in to old school after Bafta win
The Banshees Of Inisherin star, 30, dedicated his best supporting actor prize to Ireland and “the kids that are dreaming to be something from the area I come from”, as he was given the award at the ceremony in London on Sunday night.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

The Bafta film awards
Bafta awards provoke return of diversity hashtag online
The 2023 Bafta film awards provoked the return of the “so white” controversy on Twitter as online users criticised a lack of diversity among the event’s winners. The Baftas drew an average audience of 2. 6 million viewers, with a peak of 3.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 - Press Room - London
All Quiet On The Western Front writer frustrated Bafta speech cut from BBC edit
All Quiet On The Western Front screenwriter said it is “frustrating” her speech was cut during the BBC’s coverage of the EE Bafta film awards “especially” because she started the project 16 years ago.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 - Press Room - London
Austin Butler says Bafta success is ‘bittersweet’ after Lisa Marie Presley death
Austin Butler has said award season success for his starring role in Elvis was “bittersweet” following the death of Lisa Marie Presley, after he took home the Bafta for best actor.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 - Press Room - London
Baftas deliver mix of historic moments and milestones missed
This year’s Bafta film awards saw some historic moments but also milestones yet to be reached.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

Joan Armatrading makes surprise Bafta appearance during Little Simz performance
Joan Armatrading has made a surprise appearance at the Baftas, performing alongside Little Simz.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

EE British Academy Film Awards 2023 - Press Room - London
Barry Keoghan hopes Bafta success for Irish talent will encourage rising artists
Barry Keoghan has said the Bafta award success for Irish talent will encourage artists in the country to “send the scripts in and go for what they want to do”.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

All Quiet On The Western Front pulls ahead with six wins at Baftas
All Quiet On The Western Front pulls ahead with six wins at Baftas
All Quiet On The Western Front has claimed its sixth award of the night at the Baftas, pulling ahead of The Banshees Of Inisherin which has four.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

Salisbury incident
Navalny filmmakers dedicate Bafta to ‘security risk’ journalist Christo Grozev
The filmmakers behind Navalny have dedicated winning the Bafta documentary award to investigative journalist Christo Grozev.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

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