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BAFTA to honour Andy Serkis with Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema at the British Academy Film Awards

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced that it is to honour actor, producer and director Andy Serkis with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the 73rd EE British Academy Film Awards. One of BAFTA’s highest honours, the award is presented annually in honour of legendary film producer Michael Balcon, […]

Joker leads nominations for 2020 British Academy Film Awards

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards, with Warner Bros.’ Joker leading the pack with eleven nominations in total including Best Film, which it will contest with 1917, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Parasite. The Irishman and Once […]

2020 EE Rising Star Award nominees announced

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Ahead of the British Academy Film Award nominations tomorrow, the nominees for the 2020 EE Rising Star Award have been revealed today. Set to content the coveted award, the only BAFTA voted for by the general public, are Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family, Dunkirk), Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Detroit), […]

Killing Eve leads winners of BAFTA’s 2019 British Academy Television Awards

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]