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<p>Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has given an interview with US magazine Variety, following after his condition caused him to make a racial slur at the Bafta film awards. Picture:: James Manning/PA Wire</p>

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John Davidson: BBC should have ‘worked harder’ on stopping Bafta racial slur

He remembers a microphone was placed 'just in front of me, and with hindsight I have to question whether this was wise'

<p>John Davidson who shouted the slur during the ceremony (Ian West/PA)</p>

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Tourette's campaigner John Davidson ‘deeply mortified’ by ‘involuntary tics’ during Baftas

<p>The slur was made while Michael B Jordan was presenting an award with Delroy Lindo (James Manning/PA)</p>

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BBC apologises after racial slur is broadcast during Bafta awards ceremony

Baftas: Jessie Buckley and Teyana Taylor bring drama to the red carpet

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Baftas: Jessie Buckley and Teyana Taylor bring drama to the red carpet

83rd Golden Globes awards - Los Angeles

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Jessie Buckley tipped for Bafta nomination today for Hamnet

EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 - London

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The Brutalist and Conclave among winners at this year’s Bafta film awards

EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025 - London

Kneecap director picks up Bafta for outstanding debut

The Irish-language film depicts the rise of the Belfast rap trio and has been nominated in six categories

Sun, 16 Feb, 2025

BAFTA TV Awards 2024 - London

Bafta TV awards: Here's the full list of winners from the night

The Bafta TV awards took place in London on Sunday

Mon, 13 May, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024

Bafta taking stage invasion during Oppenheimer speech ‘very seriously’

Dressed in a black suit and tie, the gatecrasher stood beside actor Cillian Murphy as producer Emma Thomas delivered a speech on behalf of the team.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

Oppenheimer photocall- London

Full list of 2024 Bafta winners

The full list of the winners of the 2024 Bafta ceremony is:Film – Oppenheimer’s Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven and Emma ThomasDirector – Oppenheimer’s Christopher NolanSupporting actress – The Holdovers’ Da’Vine Joy RandolphSupporting actor – ...

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

British Academy Film Awards 2024

Mstyslav Chernov: It is more important than ever to talk about Ukraine at Baftas

20 Days In Mariupol filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov said it is “more important than ever” for him to be talking about Ukraine at the Baftas.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024

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

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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

Siobhán 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 Siobhán 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

Siobhán McSweeney's speech and Lisa McGee's shoes: Five moments from the Baftas

Siobhán 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