BBC and AMC’s Killing Eve fending off competition from Bodyguard, Save Me and Informer last night at BAFTA’s British Academy Television Awards to win the coveted Best Drama Series gong. Killing Eve won three awards in total on the night, adding Best Leading Actress (Jodie Comer) and Best Supporting Actress (Fiona Shaw), while Patrick Melrose […]
Killing Eve and A Very English Scandal dominate BAFTA’s 2019 British Academy Television Awards nominations
BAFTA has announced the nominations for the 2019 British Academy Television Awards, with the BBC’s Killing Eve leading the field with fourteen nominations in total. The series will contest the Best Drama Series award alongside Bodyguard, Save Me and Informer, and both Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh are nominated for Best Leading Actress in addition […]
BAFTAs 2019: Roma won the top prize, but Olivia Colman won our hearts
Tom Beasley was at the glamorous BAFTAs ceremony last night on behalf of Flickering Myth. Here, he shares his take on the evening, the awards and that excruciating opening monologue… There were a lot of winners at the BAFTAs last night. Rami Malek cemented himself as the Best Actor frontrunner for the Oscars, The Favourite […]
BAFTAs 2019: Full list of winners from the British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards 2019 took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall this evening as BAFTA honoured the very best in cinematic achievement for the past twelve months. Taking home this year’s prestigious Best Film Award was Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma, with the Netflix release also receiving Best Director (Cuaron), Best Film Not in the […]
BAFTA suspends Bryan Singer’s Bohemian Rhapsody nomination due to sexual misconduct allegations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced that it has suspended Bryan Singer’s nomination at the upcoming British Academy Film Awards due to the recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against the filmmaker. Singer had been nominated alongside Bohemian Rhapsody producers Graham King and Anthony McCarten in the category of Outstanding British […]
Exclusive Interview – Cynthia Erivo on her EE BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination, The Color Purple movie and her director wish list
Tom Beasley chats to Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale star Cynthia Erivo as she takes a well-deserved spot on the shortlist for the EE BAFTA Rising Star Award… As rookie years in the world of film go, Cynthia Erivo’s first 12 months have to go down as pretty impressive. She was a […]
Hollywood’s Lack Of Diversity And What BAFTA Are Doing To Change Theirs
Neil Calloway looks at the lack of diversity among directing talent in Hollywood, and what is being done about it in Britain… You probably spent most of the week laughing hysterically at the idea of a crowdfunded remake of The Last Jedi – go for it guys, I’ll be waiting – you may have missed […]
The Yorkshire Games Festival to return in 2019, legendary game developer Jeff Minter confirmed already
Returning to Bradford from the 6th – 10th February 2019 is the Yorkshire Games Festival, at National Science and Media Museum in the heart of Bradford. This will be the Festival’s third outing and not only will there be a new BAFTA partnership competition held during the event, but this year see’s the legend that […]
Nominations announced for the BAFTA’s 2018 British Academy Television Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2018 BAFTA Television Awards, with the likes of The Crown, Black Mirror, Line of Duty and Three Girls scoring multiple nods. The Crown and Line of Duty will contest Best Drama alongside Peaky Blinders and The End of the F***ing World, […]
Ridley Scott to receive the BAFTA Fellowship at the British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced that it will honour Sir Ridley Scott with the BAFTA Fellowship at the EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday February 18th. “It is a privilege to have been able to make a career for myself in this industry and to be honoured for my […]