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BAFTA Expanding Operations In North America; Plan Year Round ‘Special Awards’ Ceremonies

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As if there aren’t already enough awards handed out in the movie and TV business, BAFTA has decided we need some more for North America.The organization, which has annually handed out Honorary Awards at a once a year black tie dinner in Beverly Hills (the last being in a pre-pandemic 2019, especially memorable for a Jane Fonda taped acceptance speech as she was being arrested during a protest in D.C.) has decided to expand that activitity and “evolve” that ceremony, which were known as the Britannia Awards, into a year round and more targeted enterprise, thus the newly renamed BAFTA Special Awards which will continue to go to  “those that have made a significant, inspiring and outstanding contribution to film, games and television through a particular project(s) and/or their work”.Special Awards recipients in North America will receive the traditional BAFTA mask with presentations throughout the year replacing the aforementioned yearly dinner (usually at the Beverly Hilton), with the inaugural event expected to take place in Los Angeles, although no word yet as to who will be the recipient or when it will happen.

Special Awards are in the gift of BAFTA and recipients can be put forward by members, the sector committees and the BAFTA North America Board, chaired by Kathryn Busby.The implementation of this new way of presenting BAFTA awards outide the high profile British-based ceremonies for Film and TV annually taking place in London, comes following the group’s reevaluation of giving their honorary awards, and following a year after the organization’s increase of North America operations that has already included expanding  membership benefits, growing its Learning, Inclusion and Talent programs, and an inaugural

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