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A letter calling for a shakeup in the culture of the UK film and TV industry, penned in response to the accusations made against actor and producer Noel Clarke last week, has attracted more than 800 signatures at the time of writing. The letter has been penned by Meriel Beale, a freelance producer, anti-bullying…

BAFTA has issued a lengthy statement to its members this morning following a backlash against its decision to award Noel Clarke an honorary BAFTA despite being made aware of misconduct allegations against the actor. In a memo sent to members this morning and seen by Deadline, BAFTA said: “You may have seen the story in…

UPDATE #2: CAA has dropped the actor and producer Noel Clarke following a series of misconduct allegations, as have his U.S. managers Industry Entertainment and UK managers 42, Deadline can confirm. UPDATED, 2:24 PM: All3Media, which backs Noel Clarke’s production company Unstoppable Film and Television, has launched…

The nominees for the BAFTA TV Awards have been unveiled, and it was good news for Small Axe and The Crown. Steve McQueen’s BBC and Amazon anthology drama dominated with 15 nominations in total across the main awards and the craft prizes, while The Crown was next in line with 10 nominations. There were good showings…

It will be Lady Whistledown vs Baby Yoda at the BAFTA TV Awards in June as Bridgerton and The Mandalorian do battle for the Virgin Media Must See Moment prize. The two shows are among six nominees for the audience-voted award, which was last year won by Gavin & Stacey for its scene involving Nessa (Ruth Jones)…

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced a restructure to its senior management team. Emma Baehr, Tim Hunter, Louise Robertson and Tim Yates have been elevated to Executive Directors. Donna Mathews is appointed to the newly formed role Executive Director of PR & Communications. The…

BAFTA Names TV Awards Hosts Richard Ayoade is returning to host the BAFTA Television Awards for the second year, while actor, writer, and director Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) has been named as the host of the British Television Craft Awards. The main TV awards have been scheduled for June 6 on BBC One, while the craft…

With Chloe Zhao's expected DGA win last night, and her film Nomadland taking the lion’s share of BAFTA wins today for Best Film, Director, Actress Frances McDormand, and Cinematography, the Searchlight film would seem to be an overwhelming favorite to repeat at the Oscars. Who would bet against a film that has swept…

UPDATE: Nomadland walked off with the lion's share of prizes at tonight's EE British Academy Film Awards, taking Best Film, Director, Actress and Cinematography. The Chloé Zhao-helmed Searchlight picture thus adds to its awards season momentum, and makes Zhao only the second woman ever to win BAFTA's directing prize…

Prince William, president of the BAFTA organization, will not appear as scheduled this weekend at the 2021 BAFTAs ceremony. William was scheduled to deliver a speech via video, but has altered those plans after Friday’s death of his grandfather, Prince Philip.  "In light of The Duke of Edinburgh's passing, The Duke of…

Prince William, who is president of BAFTA, will appear virtually at the award show's ceremony on Sunday to deliver a speech celebrating the resilience of the film industry across the last year. HRH The Duke of Cambridge will also appear at Saturday's BAFTA event, when craft awards will be handed out, taking part in a…

For BAFTA voters, Q1 is normally a blur of screenings in plush hotels, drinks receptions, DVD screeners and the occasional posh hamper as distributors try to steal a march on their rivals as we reach crunch time in awards season. Everything has changed this year, of course. Lockdowns still being in place has scuppered…