Bafta: Celebs Rumors

Oscars slap in his opening speech at the BAFTAs 2023.During the ceremony on Tuesday (February 19) at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the actor, who hosted the ceremony alongside Alison Hammond, told the crowd: “Nobody on my watch gets slapped tonight – except on the back.”The joke refers to the moment Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, during last year’s Oscars.Following a number of apologies after the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and was later banned from attending all Academy events for 10 years.In July last year, Smith posted an apology video to address questions surrounding the incident. “I’ve reached out to Chris [Rock] and the message that came back is he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.”All Quiet On The Western Front led the winners at the BAFTAs, picking up seven awards including Best Film and Film Not In The English Language.The Banshees Of Inisherin, which was nominated for 10 awards, went onto win four trophies including Supporting Actress for Kerry Condon and Supporting Actor for Barry Keoghan.Other winners include Austin Butler, who won Leading Actor for Elvis, and Cate Blanchett who won Leading Actress for TÁR.

Little Simz has been praised for a “breathtaking” performance of ‘Heart On Fire’ at the 2023 BAFTAs.Simz took to the stage at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre tonight (February 19) alongside guitarist and rock musician Joan Armatrading for a powerful rendition of ‘Heart On Fire’, taken from her surprise 2022 album ‘No Thank You’.Little Sims released ‘No Thank You’ alongside a statement that read: “Emotion is energy in motion. Honour your truth and feelings.

Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell fans have claimed the actors was “robbed” after losing out to Elvis star Austin Butler for the Leading Actor Award at the 2023 BAFTAs.The 76th BAFTAs took place earlier tonight (February 19) at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre in a ceremony hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond.All Quiet On The Western Front was the big winner of the night, taking away seven of the 14 awards it had been nominated for while The Banshees Of Inisherin won four awards.However Aftersun only won in one of the four categories it was nominated in, with Charlotte Wells picking up the award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.Aftersun lost out in the Outstanding Film category to The Banshees Of Inisherin while both Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell were beaten in the Leading Actor category by Austin Butler – and fans aren’t happy.“I would have accepted losing to Colin Farrell but Paul Mescal losing to Elvis? No, just no” wrote one fan.

Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Sept. 8 after reigning for over 70 years.“Bafta’s relationship with Her Majesty was longstanding and Bafta would not be what it is today without her loyal support,” Mirren said during the ceremony.

cheeky between Prince William and Kate Middleton during the 2023 BAFTAs.While walking the red carpet together, Middleton was caught giving her husband a little tap on the behind, in a video captured by Vogue as they arrived to the awards show. She smiled as the two walked side-by-side.In the caption, the outlet joked that the Prince and Princess were “just like us”–describing them as “a regular husband and wife that sometimes like to cop a feel.”Middleton donned a gorgeous, one-shouldered white gown by Alexander McQueen, complete with a pair of black evening gloves.

Brendan Fraser has been praised as a “class individual” while on the red carpet of the BAFTAs 2023.The 76th BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards) are revealed tonight (February 19) in a ceremony hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre.Taking to the red carpet ahead of the event though, Fraser proved just how classy he could be.Speaking to red carpet host Ali Plumb, Fraser was given a bumper sticker that reads “Honk if you’d rather be watching the 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.”“I don’t know where this will fit, but maybe one of your many people…” started Plumb before Fraser took the stickers and put them inside his jacket pocket.

Vanity Fair, this time, giving it a new look.She accessorized with a pair of long, floral earrings and a black smokey eye.The event is set to take place at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank, London. The royal duo missed the 2021 BAFTA awards due to the death of Prince Phillip, who passed away just one day before the scheduled ceremony.

BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards) are revealed tonight (February 19) – keep up to date with all the winners below.This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond, and is set to take place at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre.The most nominated film is All Quiet On The Western Front with 14 nods, followed by The Banshees Of Inisherin with 10. After the shortlist was revealed last month though, many fans took to social media to share their outrage that Charlotte Wells’ debut feature Aftersun starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio was only nominated for four awards.The BAFTAs ceremony will be broadcast live on BBC One for the first time with Emma Baehr, BAFTA’s executive director of awards and content, telling the Guardian that “as well as the glamour of the awards show, BAFTA is an arts charity.

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Award season continues unabated, with yet another round of high-profile nominations revealed, with this latest list causing entertainment media to jump for joy for some nods and also decry the lack of attention other talents and projects received.The nominees for the 2023 BAFTAs have been announced, and while there are many familiar titles and artists included, the British Academy Film Awards organization has favored one title above all others, and it is in stark contrast to what is receiving the same type of praise in the U.S.The remake of All Quiet on the Western Front leads the charge with 14 nominations, beating out the next most-nominated films, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin, by four nods.Interestingly, the picture has only managed one or two nominations at most of the major American film ceremonies, so its performance at the BAFTAs is already surprising.The 2023 BAFTAs will take place on February 19 and air on BBC networks.Here is the full list of nominees for the 2023 BAFTAsBest FilmBest DirectorBest Actor in a Leading RoleBest Actress in a Leading RoleBest Actor in a Supporting RoleBest Actress in a Supporting RoleBest Original ScreenplayBest Adapted ScreenplayBest Animated FilmBest DocumentaryBest Film Not in the English LanguageBest CastingBest CinematographyBest Costume DesignBest EditingBest Make Up & HairBest Original ScoreBest Production DesignBest SoundBest Special Visual EffectsOutstanding British FilmOutstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or ProducerBest British Short AnimationBest British Short FilmEE Rising Star Award

BAFTA, who have said they stand by their decision to suspend the actor’s membership.Clarke filed a defamation lawsuit against BAFTA in May this year, after the British Academy suspended his membership and revoked an honorary award following allegations of sexual harassment and bullying made by 20 women. He has previously strenuously denied any sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing.After having four months to confirm whether he was proceeding with his legal case after it was filed in May, the Academy announced the lawsuit has now been dropped.In a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter), a BAFTA spokesperson said: “We note that Noel Clarke has dropped his legal action against BAFTA.

Will Smith’s Oscars slap while hosting the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards.The comedian presented the show on Sunday (May 8) at the Royal Festival Hall in London, where he referred to Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock during his opening monologue.Speaking to the audience, Ayoade said: “BAFTA is celebrating 75 years at the heart of our industry, even though industries don’t have hearts.“In 1955, there were only six categories. Barely enough time to get up from your seat and slap someone before the whole ceremony would be over.”He added: “Do not worry your overly-filmed heads, I’m not going to use your faces as punchlines or punchbags, you’ve suffered enough.

BAFTA TV Awards took place in London tonight (May 8), with Big Zuu, Jodie Comer and Jamie Demetriou leading the winners.The TV Awards celebrates and rewards the best programmes and performances of the last 12 months. This year’s ceremony was held at the Royal Festival Hall and was hosted by Richard Ayoade.Big Zuu was the night’s big winner, taking home two trophies for his food show Big Zuu’s Big Eats.

BAFTA for defamation following its decision to suspend his membership amid allegations of sexual harassment and bullying.In an exposé published by The Guardian in April 2021, the Bulletproof actor was accused by 20 women of a variety of wrongdoings including bullying, sexual harassment and unwanted sexual contact.The claims emerged shortly after Clarke won the Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema award at the BAFTAs 2021. It was reported that the Academy had been made aware of the allegations prior to giving Clarke the prize but took the decision to proceed due to a lack of evidence.However, BAFTA subsequently suspended the award and revoked the actor’s membership.Clarke has denied all claims through his lawyers except for one, accepting that he once made inappropriate comments about one woman for which he later apologised.According to The Sunday Times (via Deadline), Clarke filed a defamation lawsuit against BAFTA at London’s High Court last week.

Landscapers and We Are Lady Parts led the winners at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2022 tonight (April 24), which celebrates behind-the-scenes talent in the British TV industry.The awards were given out at an in-person ceremony at London’s The Brewery – the TV Craft Awards’ first in-person ceremony since the pandemic.The Sky Atlantic mini-series Landscapers and Channel 4 comedy-drama We Are Lady Parts both picked up three awards each.

Returnal was the big winner of the night, winning four of the eight awards it was nominated for. The game took home the trophy for Best Game as well as awards for Music and Audio Achievement, while Voice actor Jane Perry won the award for Performer In A Lead Role for her portrayal as Selene Vassos.In her acceptance speech at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the actress thanked BAFTA for “recognising the artistry and the incredible talent in the games industry.”“Performers dream of having a role like that to sink our teeth into.

It’s A Sin leading the pack.BAFTA announced the nominations today (March 30) ahead of the TV Craft Awards ceremony on April 24 at London’s Royal Festival Hall.Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 limited series It’s A Sin has come out on top with 11 nominations, including nods for directing, editing, scripted casting, writing, and several acting awards.Landscapers, starring Olivia Colman and David Thewlis, closely follows with a nomination for Thewlis as well as five Craft nominations including original music, production design, photography & lighting fiction.Several more Channel 4 projects impressed the jury, with six nods for Help, Time and We Are Lady Parts.

CODA on deaf culture at the BAFTAs 2022.Kotsur, who made history by becoming the first deaf actor to win Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTAs for his role as Frank Rossi, spoke to NME on the red carpet about how the Apple TV film has opened up the world to the deaf perspective.“I feel like CODA has had a tremendous impact on the world and hearing people are beginning to see a new perspective, to really have an authentic birds-eye-view into deaf culture, ASL and what a child of a deaf adult means and that experience,” Kotsur said.“And really remind people all over to cherish their families because a lot of people have passed away and lost their lives during the pandemic – that’s been a tremendous impact – and so our film can now remind people you can have a feel good message, you can feel inspired. That’s what’s truly important about the message of our film.”Asked about his favourite moment from the reaction to CODA, Kotsur added: “I sat in the audience watching our film right where we have 30 seconds of silence and the hearing audience is not used to it, and that’s exactly what my life has been like, a life of silence.“So for just 30 seconds of silence it was so wonderful for me to finally let the hearing world in as a fly-on-the-wall to the deaf experience.

Sex Pistols miniseries Pistol, in which he plays NME journalist Nick Kent.The new FX series, which is due in May, follows the rise of the iconic punk band, with Toby Wallace playing Steve Jones, alongside Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook and Christian Lees as Glen Matlock.Walsh-Peelo, who recently appeared in CODA, spoke about taking on the role of the famous rock critic, revealing to NME on the BAFTAs red carpet last night (March 13) that he’ll also be playing music on the series too.“My next project is Danny Boyle’s Pistol, and I’m playing Nick Kent, the music journalist,” he said. “That was really enjoyable for me.

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie have opened up about how Lady Gaga got them through the COVID-19 pandemic.The screen adaptation of the hit musical was released last year, and is based on the true story of British drag queen Jamie Campbell, with Max Harwood taking on the role of the titular character.At last night’s (March 13) BAFTAs, the film was up for the Outstanding British Film of the Year award, nominated alongside the likes of Lady Gaga’s House Of Gucci.Speaking to NME on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony, the real-life Campbell – who cameos in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – spoke on his love for Gaga, admitting he listened to her 2020 album ‘Chromatica’ a lot during the pandemic.“It really got me through a dark time during COVID,” he explained.

Boiling Point star Ray Panthaki has revealed that co-star Stephen Graham helped the cast get into the zone by playing Eminem‘s ‘Lose Yourself’ on set.The intense film is set in a restaurant kitchen and is shot in one-take, focusing on Graham’s head chef and the team around him.Panthaki, who plays chef Freeman, opened up exclusively to NME at last night’s (March 13) BAFTAs about his fond memories on set, recalling how his co-star helped his fellow cast members get hyped up.“Stephen Graham [pumped] us all up by playing Eminem[‘s ‘Lose Yourself’] before we did the take… getting us all pumped up, ready to do it,” he revealed.“I just remember that ‘Lose Yourself’ moment – someone’s caught it on video somewhere. It’s really beautiful, we’re all jumping around just before action.

Jamal Edwards while presenting at the BAFTAs following the SB.TV founder’s death last month.The entrepreneur passed away on February 20 aged 31, with mother Brenda confirming he had died following a “sudden illness”. Tributes subsequently poured in from the world of culture and beyond.During last night’s (March 13) BAFTA ceremony, Oscar-winner Kaluuya walked on stage to present the Best Actress in a Leading Role trophy.He then told the gathered audience: “Eternal life to Jamal Edwards,” leading to cheers from the crowd.SB.TV was known for helping to launch the careers of a number of successful artists, including Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and Dave.Sheeran recently shared his own tribute to Edwards a few days after his passing, posting a photo of himself with the late founder.“I haven’t posted anything coz I can’t find the words, I can’t reply coz I don’t know what to say,” he said.

Jonny Greenwood accepted Paul Thomas Anderson’s award for Best Original Screenplay at the 75th BAFTAs last night – check out the video below.Anderson won the gong for his latest film Licorice Pizza, which stars Haim as Alana Krane in her debut acting role opposite Cooper Hoffman (Gary Valentine). Greenwood composed the score for the movie and contributed a new song to its official soundtrack.Taking to the stage with Haim in Anderson’s place, the Radiohead guitarist said: “Paul is gonna be very excited to win this – not least because it means I’ve been forced to come and give a very awkward and inarticulate speech on his behalf, which he will find very funny.“Paul is an amazing director and an amazing screenwriter, and he even films lots of his films.

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.

BAFTA Film Awards this weekend.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. “I don’t know,” Wilson said.

Dame Shirley Bassey will open the BAFTA Film Awards 2022 ceremony with a performance of an iconic James Bond song, it’s been reported.According to Deadline, the 85-year-old singer is due to make a special appearance at the 75th BAFTAs, which take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London next Sunday (March 13) and will be hosted by Rebel Wilson.The outlet claims that Bassey will mark the 60th anniversary of the Bond franchise with a live airing of a well-known theme from a past film, though the chosen track will remain under wraps until the night.Bassey is the only artist to have recorded multiple songs for the Bond series, having soundtracked the classic films Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker.The singer’s ‘Goldfinger’ (1964) landed at Number Four in NME‘s ranking of every James Bond theme; ‘Moonraker’ (1979) and ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ (1971) appear at Number 20 and Number Nine respectively.Back in 2020, Bassey praised Billie Eilish’s No Time To Die theme, saying that the pop star “did a good job”. “It’s a big honour for a young artist to live up to the Bond expectation,” the singer explained.No Time To Die star Lashana Lynch is up for the EE Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs 2022.

COVID will no longer exist because it will clearly have been cancelled by then,” Wilson said.Amanda Berry, chief executive at BAFTA, said: “Rebel has stolen the show at several previous film awards, and we’re hugely excited to see her bring her fantastic charisma and humour to the whole show as we celebrate the very best in film.”BAFTA announced the nominees for the EE Rising Star Award earlier this week – it is the only award voted for by the public, and voting is now open.No Time To Die star Lashana Lynch is up for the award, as well as West Side Story‘s Ariana DeBose, The Power of the Dog actor Kodi Smit-McPhee, Harris Dickinson and Millicent Simmonds.Check back here for the rest of the nominees as they are announced today (February 3).Best FilmOutstanding British FilmLeading ActressLeading ActorSupporting Actress Supporting Actor DirectorOutstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or ProducerAnimated FilmAdapted ScreenplayOriginal ScreenplayCinematographyEE Rising Star AwardHarris DickinsonMillicent SimmondsLashana LynchKodi Smit-McPheeAriana DeBoseDocumentaryFilm Not in the English LanguageCostume DesignMake Up & HairOriginal ScoreEditingProduction DesignSoundSpecial Visual EffectsBritish Short AnimationCasting

Lashana Lynch and Ariana Debose! Each of these women was nominated for the 2022 BAFTA EE Rising Star Award. 

report was published in The Guardian which saw 20 women accuse Clarke of sexual harassment and misconduct.The actor, who denied the claims, was suspended by BAFTA following the allegations. The organisation, however, faced scrutiny after the original report claimed BAFTA had been aware of the allegations before it handed Clarke the award.The awards body stated it had received “anonymous emails and reports of allegations via intermediaries”, but said “no evidence was provided” that would enable an investigation to take place.After launching a review into the processes governing the awards last year, involving “extensive industry consultations”, BAFTA announced there’ll be no special recognition awards at the film and game awards in 2022 to allow enough time to implement changes on how recipients are chosen.

I May Destroy You was the big winner at the BAFTA TV Awards 2021 tonight (June 6), which also saw Small Axe, Normal People and This Country take home prizes.The ceremony was hosted by Richard Ayoade for the second year in a row and broadcast online and on BBC One.Michaela Coel’s 2020 drama won the awards for Mini-Series and, for Coel, Leading Actress. Those victories follow the show picking up three trophies at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards in May.Malachi Kirby was awarded Supporting Actor for his role in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, while Charlie Cooper was honoured with Male Performance In A Comedy Programme for This Country.

who was accused of sexual misconduct, bullying and harassment by over 20 women. A spokesperson from BAFTA explained the organisation’s decision to withhold the Fellowships and Special Awards this year, telling Metro: “We have recently announced that we are conducting a review of the processes governing awards that are in the gift of the academy, so we have temporarily paused the Special Awards and Fellowships and they will not feature in this Sunday’s ceremony.”Clarke was suspended from BAFTA earlier this year following the allegations.

after it was told about allegations of sexual assault, harassment and bullying against the star.Dame Pippa Harris said had the awards body known “one fraction of the information” detailed in The Guardian‘s exposé then it would not have proceeded to honour him with its Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award last month.Sky News asked Harris why BAFTA made a trained expert available to Clarke’s accusers after he was awarded in order to give them professional advice – two weeks after it first learnt about some of the claims.“If we had had one fraction of the information that the Guardian had had, we would never have given an award to Noel Clarke,” Harris told the broadcaster.“That is obvious, but we didn’t have that information.

Guardian, “Doctor Who” and “Kidulthood” actor Noel Clarke has been accused of sexual misconduct by 20 women. In response, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has suspended the British actor’s membership. The accusations against the actor-producer include “sexual harassment, unwanted touching or groping, sexually inappropriate behavior and comments on set, professional misconduct, taking and sharing sexually explicit pictures and videos without consent, and bullying between 2004 and 2019,” the newspaper reported. Earlier this month, BAFTA had bestowed Clarke, 45, with its prestigious prize for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.

BAFTAs 2021 tonight (April 11), becoming only the second woman to walk away with the prize for Best Director.Zhao was nominated for her work helming Nomadland and was shortlisted in the category alongside Promising Young Woman’s Emerald Fennell, Babyteeth’s Shannon Murphy, Another Round’s Thomas Vinterberg, Minari’s Lee Isaac Chung, Rocks’ Sarah Gavron and Quo Vadis, Aida?’s Jasmila Žbanić.This year saw the most women nominated for Best Director in the awards show’s history with four female nominees, as the BAFTAs’ improved diversity across its shortlists.The only other woman to win Best Director at the British awards show is Kathryn Bigelow, who won the award in 2010 for The Hurt Locker.

BAFTAs 2021 have been revealed – see below for a full list of all the recipients so far.This year, the awards ceremony is taking place digitally due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the show split into two parts.The first took place earlier tonight (April 10), with Clara Amfo revealing the first nine winners at this year’s event on BBC Two. The remaining winners will be revealed during the main ceremony tomorrow (11).Some of the trophies handed out tonight were for behind-the-scenes categories, including Costume Design and Casting.

Noel Clarke is set to be honoured with a BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award.The star, whose credits include the Kidulthood series, Bulletproof and most recently SAS: Red Notice, will receive the special award at this year’s ceremony.BAFTA said that Clark had played a “pivotal role in bringing diversity to British screens in front and behind the camera and pushing under-represented talent and stories to the forefront of cinema and television”.The star, who previously won the Rising Star Award in 2009, said of the honour: “Thank you BAFTA for this acknowledgement and recognition of my work over the past two decades.