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Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor In the history of Black leading actresses at prestigious award shows, Halle Berry’s triumph for “Monster’s Ball” at the Oscars stands prominently, while the BAFTAs lack a similar honoree, and the upcoming Sunday ceremony seems unlikely to change that. This year’s roster of lead actress nominees boasts a diverse array of talents.

The outgoing Chair of BAFTA has used his exit interview to urge writers, actors and studios to “come together to find a fair, equitable solution,” while pointing to gains required in “hidden areas” of diversity.

BAFTA TV Awards. The Channel 4 film beat Netflix’s The House and BBC Three feature Life and Death in the Warehouse to the coveted prize. The film delves into the fractured relationship between a mother and her teenage daughter.

Kate Winslet-starrer I Am Ruth has won Best Single Drama at the BAFTA TV Awards.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has shared its latest membership data, revealing the makeup of individuals who vote across its awards.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA has published its latest membership data. As of May 2023, the current make-up of BAFTA’s membership is 42:58 female:male; 16% from underrepresented ethnic groups; 7% with a disability; and 12% LGBTQIA+. It’s a requirement of voting members before casting votes or accessing content on BAFTA’s streaming platform BAFTA View to participate in this survey. Over 2,500 creatives from film, games and television globally have joined BAFTA since 2020, bringing the total number of global members to over 11,500, the data reveals. The organization says that progress is continuing towards meeting targets first set out in the 2020 BAFTA Review.

Shonda Rhimes is to be presented with a BAFTA Special Award at a tribute event in New York next month.

K.J. Yossman Noel Clarke has spoken publicly about why he dropped his lawsuit against BAFTA over a Guardian article accusing him of sexual harassment and bullying. Within hours of the article’s publication in April 2021, BAFTA suspended the actor, writer and director who had received a prize for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema from the org just weeks earlier. Clarke launched the defamation claim last spring, on the one year anniversary of the expose being published. As well as listing The Guardian and BAFTA as defendants he included journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne (who wrote the article), then-BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar, then-BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry, performers’ union Equity, Conde Nast and a handful of other individuals linked to the piece.

Amon Warmann Guest Contributor “Here we go again.” That’s what I thought to myself as it slowly but surely became evident that, once again, the BAFTAs were going to end with every singe winner being white. Cue the exasperated sighs. In the wake of the first trending #BAFTAsSoWhite hashtag eight years ago, BAFTA made a pledge to review its nominations process. And even as recently as 2020, BAFTA chairman Krishnendu Majumdar committed to producing “meaningful and sustainable progress” to move towards a more inclusive and diverse awards and wider industry. A groundbreaking diversity review made a sweeping number of changes that have inserted jury involvement across the performance and directing categories to ensure a diverse group of nominees. But on Sunday night, the results spoke for themselves.

All Quiet on the Western Front became the big winner tonight at BAFTA, taking not just the awards for Best Film and Best Director, but a total of 7 prizes out of its 14 nominations.

Leading UK agent Sara Putt has been selected as the new chair of Bafta.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The BAFTA TV Tea Party scheduled for Saturday in advance of the Emmys has been canceled in light of Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday. “In light of today’s very sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the annual BAFTA TV Tea Party will no longer be taking place this weekend. We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen, whose close association with BAFTA spanned 50 years. Our thoughts are with BAFTA’s President HRH The Duke of Cambridge and the Royal Family, to whom we offer our deepest sympathy,” BAFTA’s statement said. The annual festivities were set for Saturday afternoon at the Maybourne Beverly Hills in the lead-up to Monday’s Primetime Emmys.

Former Sky Studios Chief Content Officer Jane Millichip has been appointed CEO of BAFTA.

Stephen S. Thompson, whose debut single drama BBC1 Sitting in Limbo won a Bafta in 2020, has died aged 56.

Naman Ramachandran The second edition of the Ponta Lopud Festival (June 22-27) on the island of Lopud, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, will feature masterclasses from Oscar winners Frances McDormand and Joel Coen. “At this point in our professional lives, we can’t think of a better way to spend the warm days of summer than in conversation about the process of filmmaking and the love of film watching with a group of other filmmakers on an island in the Adriatic Sea,” said McDormand and Coen.Participants at this year’s edition include filmmakers Tamara Kotevska (“Honeyland”), Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (“Murina), Una Gunjak (“Chicken”), and actor Gordan Bogdan (“Fargo”).

Opening the glamorous BAFTA TV Awards at London’s Royal Festival Hall today, BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar called on the industry’s change makers to ensure more top-level diversity.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA chief executive Amanda Berry will leave the organization earlier than scheduled, in June rather than the fall, to join The Royal Foundation as CEO.The Royal Foundation is the primary philanthropic and charitable vehicle for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aka Prince William and Kate Middleton. In December 2021, Berry and Kevin Price, BAFTA’s chief operating officer, had announced their decision to step down from the organization after 23 and 20 years in their roles respectively.Price will serve as interim CEO from June until the new CEO is in place.In a message to members on Thursday, BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar wrote: “Throughout her 23-year tenure as BAFTA’s CEO, Amanda’s dedication, creativity and skilled leadership have enabled BAFTA to evolve and grow into a world-leading arts organization whilst ensuring its charitable purpose has remained at its heart.

BAFTA has revealed that 900 new members have joined the org since 2020, including a roster of high-profile names from across both sides of the pond.

BENEDICT Cumberbatch revealed he was opening his home to Ukrainian refugees as the Baftas paid tribute to the nation’s people. Speaking on the red carpet he said: “Everyone needs to do as much as they can.

Sky News: “It is a really shocking time to be a European, two and a half hours’ flight away from Ukraine, and it’s something that hangs over us.“We all need to do more than wear a badge. We need to donate, we need to pressure our politicians to continue to create some kind of a haven here for people who are suffering.”He added: “Everyone needs to do as much as they can.

as the British Academy Film Awards returned Sunday with a live, black-tie ceremony after a pandemic-curtailed event in 2021.Jane Campion was named best director for “The Power of the Dog,” only the third woman to win the prize in the awards’ 75-year history.Lead acting trophies went to Hollywood star Will Smith and British performer Joanna Scanlan, as an event that has worked to overcome a historic lack of diversity recognized a wide range of talents — including the first deaf acting winner in Troy Kotsur for “CODA.”Last year’s awards ceremony was largely conducted online, with only the hosts and presenters appearing in person.

BAFTAs are being held in London tonight (March 13), and host Rebel Wilson began the night by giving the middle finger to Russian President Vladimir Putin.Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24 and the entertainment community has been sharing their support for the country and its people.To open tonight’s BAFTAs, the organisation’s chairman Krishnendu Majumdar read out a speech which said (via the Hollywood Reporter): “Together with our colleagues at the Ukrainian Film Academy, we stand in solidarity and hope for a return to peace.“We’re hugely grateful to the journalists covering Ukraine, many of whom are BAFTA members. Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine as well as those affected by other conflicts around the world.”After Wilson discussed how Emilia Jones’ musical performance on the show would be aided by a pair of sign language interpreters, she then said: “And in all sign languages, this is the gesture for Putin,” before raising her middle finger, which was blurred out by the BBC.Leading the nominees for the 2022 BAFTAs is Denis Villeneuve’s Dune with a huge 11 nominations, while Licorice Pizza and No Time To Die are also up for multiple gongs.Dame Shirley Bassey opened the BAFTA Film Awards 2022 ceremony with a performance of iconic James Bond song ‘Diamonds Are Forever’.Before the ceremony, Rebel Wilson made a playful jibe at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The Australian actor, known for roles in Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect, appeared on ITV’s This Morning in an interview with Alison Hammond.During the interview, Hammond asked Wilson how she was feeling ahead of the BAFTAs.

Naman Ramachandran The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has named ten emerging talents from across the Indian film, gaming and television industries that will participate in the 2022 edition of its BAFTA Breakthrough India initiative supported by Netflix.The 2022 contingent includes writer-director Ajitpal Singh (“Tabbar,” “Fire in the Mountain”); composer Alokananda Dasgupta (“Sacred Games”), writer-director Arati Kadav (“Cargo”), producer Mathivanan Rajendran (“Nirvana Inn”), writer-director Leena Manimekalai (“Maadathy, an Unfairy Tale”), game director Nakul Verma (“In My Shadow”), writer-director Prateek Vats (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”), cinematographer Saumyananda Sahi (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”), writer Shubham (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”) and performer Sumukhi Suresh (“Pushpavalli”). The talents were selected by a jury consisting of BAFTA-winning composer A.R.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts has unveiled its awards nominations, and they’re precisely the agents of chaos that many have been anticipating.Only the second edition of the BAFTA Film Awards since the institute’s groundbreaking diversity review in 2020, this year’s nominations are full of surprises that reflect a shifting membership. While James Bond movie “No Time to Die,” which grossed $131 million at the U.K.

The 2022 nominees for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award have been revealed, including actors from James Bond pic No Time To Die, Jane Campion’s awards contender The Power Of The Dog, and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.

Starz Original Programming President Kathryn Busby is to chair BAFTA’s new-look North America Board, with actor Elliot Knight and ThunderChild CEO Karl Stewart set as Deputy Chairs.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA-winner Andy Serkis “(War for the Planet of the Apes”) and actors Sadie Frost (“Waiting for Anya”) and Michelle Dockery (“Downton Abbey”) are among the luminaries serving on the jury shortlisting the BAFTA Rising Star Award.The jury, led by BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar, also includes casting directors Lucy Bevan (“Belfast”) and Leo Davis (“A Very English Scandal”), producer Uzma Hasan (“FirstBorn”), talent agent Ikki El-Amriti of the Identity Agency Group) and film, entertainment, and arts journalists.The jury meeting took place on Wednesday at BAFTA’s headquarters 195 Piccadilly that has just experienced a major redevelopment. The Rising Star Award shortlist will be announced on Feb.

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BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar has said that sexual misconduct allegations against actor Noel Clarke and producer Charlie Hanson have brought “shame” on the UK film and TV business, and must act as a “wake-up call” for improving complaints procedures for victims.

UK newspaper The Times has issued an apology to BAFTA and its chair Krishnendu Majumdar over its claim in an article back in May that Majumdar had “close links” with the actor Noel Clarke, who is facing numerous allegations of misconduct. The Mail Online has also agreed to issue a similar apology, the org said today.

K.J. Yossman BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar has received an apology from two British newspapers, The Times of London and Mail Online, for falsely claiming he had “close links” with disgraced actor and director Noel Clarke.Following sexual harassments allegations against Clarke from twenty women, which were made in the Guardian newspaper on April 29 of this year, The Times ran a story titled: “Bafta boss Krishnendu Majumdar worked with scandal star Noel Clarke on diversity.”The piece focused on the fact that BAFTA had decided to award Clarke a prize for outstanding British contribution to cinema (OBCC) on April 10 despite having already been made aware of the allegations that subsequently appeared in the Guardian.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBAFTA has said it was unaware of any sexual misconduct allegations against “Bulletproof” actor Noel Clarke before naming him as the recipient of its Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award in March.The org also claims it was in an “invidious” situation, and that it would have been “improper” to scrap the award based on “extremely limited information that we had, where the ultimate sources were unknown.”In a memo on Friday morning, chair Krishnendu Majumdar and chief executive Amanda Berry told BAFTA members, “To be very clear, we did not know about any allegations relating to Noel Clarke prior to the announcement of the OBCC award on 29 March.“We want to reassure you that we have treated this

Nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards are being announced today in London via a livestream [above] that begins at 14:00 GMT/6:00AM PST.

The wheels are now in full motion on an awards season set to be like no other. Campaigning has begun in earnest (check out Deadline’s Contenders events which are jam-packed with buzzy titles and talent) and the Gothams are already in the rear-view mirror. Over at BAFTA HQ, voting begins today, with initial longlists for each category published February 4.

Naman Ramachandran The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will merge its Los Angeles and New York branches to form a single BAFTA North America in 2021, Variety has confirmed.The merger is in aid of a homogenous strategy designed to foster closer interactions with the U.K. body.