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BAFTA L.A. Cancels Annual Tea Party Amid Covid Concerns
BAFTA Los Angeles on Monday canceled its annual BAFTA Tea Party, which had been set for an in-person event January 8 at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, because of the rise of the latest Covid-19 variant.
The news comes after BAFTA’s Hollywood branch in October said it would skip its 2021 Britannia Awards for a…
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BAFTA To Merge LA & New York Branches To Become BAFTA North America
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA is set to merge its New York and Los Angeles branches to become BAFTA North America, we can reveal.
The organization has been planning the change for some time and recently had a vote among members regarding the move, which will take effect next year.
The BAFTA North America board won’t be set until…
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BAFTA LA’s Britannia Awards Postponed Until 2021
The Britannia Awards, organized by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has been postponed. The event, which last year was held October 25 at the Beverly Hilton, has been shelved until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is the latest, and likely not the last, physical film and television event…
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Norman Lear To Be Honored At BAFTA LA Britannia Awards
Norman Lear is to receive the Britannia Award for Excellence in Television at the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards.
The One Day At A Time exec producer, who also recently partnered with Jimmy Kimmel on ABC's Live In Front Of A Studio Audience, is the latest high-profile creative talent to be feted at the event…
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BAFTA LA Promotes Matthew Wiseman To CEO As Chantal Rickards’ Terms Ends
BAFTA LA has appointed Matthew Wiseman as the organization's new CEO beginning November 1, 2019.
Wiseman has worked for BAFTA Los Angeles since 2002 in numerous roles, most recently as COO. He is credited by the org with expanding its events series, the growth of its student and educational programs, leading the…
Jim Carrey Steals Britannia Awards With Blistering Political Comments: “We Can Do Better Than This”
“For one night let’s make America great Britain again,” said BAFTA -LA CEO Chantal Rickards in coming closest to any political statement in the opening to Friday night’s annual Britannia Awards, put on by the
British Academy of Arts & Sciences , Los Angeles branch. That is until Jim Carrey was awarded the Charlie…
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Jim Carrey & Emilia Clarke Getting Britannia Awards
Jim Carrey will receive the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy and Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year at BAFTA Los Angeles’ annual Britannia Awards gala October 26 at the Beverly Hilton.
The pair join fellow honorees Steve McQueen, Cate…
Kevin Feige To Receive BAFTA’s Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award
Kevin Feige is to receive BAFTA’s Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment.
The Marvel Studios President will be feted during this year’s Britannia Awards ceremony on Friday, October 26 at the Beverley Hilton. He joins previously announced honorees Steve McQueen, who will receive…
Coming To America: BAFTA LA Expands Newcomers Program To International Talent & Biz
BAFTA LA is expanding its longstanding Newcomers Program for Brit arrivals in the city to include talent and industry professionals from international territories.
In its first year of expansion the support program will welcome professionals from Poland, South Africa, Australia, Israel, Korea, France, Turkey and Hong…
Aziz Ansari To Recieve BAFTA LA’s Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award
Fresh off an Emmy win for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, Master Of None creator Aziz Ansari has been tapped as the recipient of BAFTA LA’s Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy at this year's British Academy Britannia Awards.
Ansari, who co-starred in all seven seasons of NBC’s Parks and Re…
Matt Damon To Receive Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award From BAFTA LA
BAFTA LA has set Matt Damon as the recipient of its Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film. Presented by Newegg, the prize is given to “a unique individual, upon whose work is stamped the indelible mark of authorship and commitment, and who has lifted the craft to new heights,” BAFTA said.
Damon joins…
Dick Van Dyke To Receive BAFTA’s Britannia Excellence In TV Award
BAFTA Los Angeles has kicked off the list of recipients for its annual Britannia Awards, announcing today that Dick Van Dyke will be honored with the returning Britannia Award for Excellence in Television at this year’s ceremony October 27 at the Beverly Hilton.
The American star of iconic The Dick Van Dyke Show…
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