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BAFTA has named the five contenders for its Rising Star award this year: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Conrad Khan, Bukky Bakray, Ṣọpẹ́ Dirisu, and Morfydd Clark. Kingsley Ben-Adir starred in Regina's King's directorial debut film One Night in Miami as Malcolm X. His career started on the stage, in plays including Mark Rylance's…

BAFTA has published the longlists for its 2021 Film Awards, which members will now whittle down to the final nominations. You can see the lists in full below, there are 15 per category for most awards, with exceptions (director, for example, has a gender-balanced 20). These aren’t nominations, so drawing too many…

BAFTA has decided to extend the eligibility period for its Film Awards this year, with the org now allowing titles to release at any point in 2021 and still be eligible for the upcoming ceremony in April. Previously, April 9 was the cut-off for releases. Even though the awards body has relaxed its rules regarding the…

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…

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…

BAFTA Execs To Speak At British Urban Film Festival EXCLUSIVE: The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) has set BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar and BAFTA Film Committee Chair Marc Samuelson for a 90-minute ‘in conversation’ session at this year's festival, which is taking place later than usual and online as a result of…

BAFTA has named its BAFTA Breakthrough participants for 2020, with the 34-strong list consisting of rising talent in film, games and television from both the USA and UK. Selected are the UK directors behind After Love, Limbo, and White Riot, and the producers behind Bait and Blue Story. From the U.S., participants…

BAFTA Wales Winners Announced His Dark Materials scooped three prizes at the BAFTA Wales awards on Sunday. Ruth Wilson won for best actress, while the BBC/HBO show — made by Bad Wolf — won gongs for photography and lighting (Suzie Lavelle) and production design (Joel Collins). Jonathan Pryce won best actor for his…

BAFTA Scotland has unveiled nominations for its 2020 British Academy Scotland Awards, which honor film, TV and games. Edith Bowman will host a socially distanced ceremony on December 8 to unveil the winners. Leading the way is mini-series Guilt, with 5 noms including for actor (Mark Bonhar and Jamie Sives), director…

BAFTA has unveiled the jurors for its Breakthrough initiative, the talent showcase that from this year is expanding to include participants from the U.S., China and India. The UK and U.S. selectees will be unveiled on November 16, with applications opening for India and China later this year. The initiative highlights…

BAFTA has pulled the curtain back on a raft of changes to its Television and Television Craft Awards that it hopes will increase diversity among nominees and winners, and reflect the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the industry. The changes follow the publication of the BAFTA Review last month, a dramatic document…

BAFTA today revealed more than120 changes to its voting, membership and campaigning processes as it published the findings of an in-depth seven-month Awards Review. The British org began the review to address diversity standards after controversy erupted earlier this year over its 2020 BAFTA Film Awards nominations…