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There’s like. There’s love. And then there’s Jamie Lee Curtis’s review of Ariana DeBose’s rap at the BAFTAs. As followers of social media now know, DuBose inserted a rap that name-checked some of the BAFTA Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominees, to wit: “Angela Bassett did the thing…

Ariana DeBose’s show-stopping musical number at the BAFTAs that included a rap shout-out to the women acting nominees by name has become a cottage industry. Now, the actress herself is fueling the fun, sharing some of her favorite online jabs on Instagram Saturday. DeBose wasn’t so self-assured in…

The Power of the Dog star Benedict Cumberbatch says he plans to be a part to the UK government's Homes for Ukraine Scheme, which will enable British people to take in refugees from the embattled country. Sporting a Ukraine flag badge on the BAFTA red carpet last night, the actor was quoted as saying "everyone needs to…

Merging the male and female acting categories into gender-neutral ones at the BAFTA Awards is something that has been discussed and remains under consideration, according to outgoing chief executive Amanda Berry.  This follows a comprehensive review into the way the awards are voted for by 7000 members of the British…

BAFTA has unveiled the longlists across all categories for its 2022 Film Awards. Scroll down to see them in full. These lists have been compiled via Round One of BAFTA’s voting. Round Two, which determines the nominations, opens on January 14 and closes on January 27. The Rising Star Award nominations will be…

The UK government is introducing a series of points-based immigration reforms that it says will make it easier and faster for people who have won various arts awards to receive a visa to live and work in the country. Anyone who has won a specific category at the Oscars, BAFTAs or Golden Globes, such as the BAFTA best…

In a normal year, the UK film biz would have woken up today with a sore head and a vague recollection of boogying into the early hours alongside celebrating BAFTA winners and commiserating BAFTA nominees. Instead, the vast majority of us were to be found on our sofas last night, watching a succint two-hour BBC…

Minari actress Yuh-Jung Youn received the biggest laugh of the night at the virtual BAFTAs this eve when she joked that she was happy to be crowned best supporting actress by the org's voters because Brits are "snobbish". Receiving the award virtually from presenter David Oyelowo, a visibly shocked Yuh-Jung Youn also…

The unconventional 74th BAFTAs held its first of two ceremonies tonight, with eight awards handed out in the craft categories, plus the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema prize. Scroll down for the list of winners. The main awards take place tomorrow (April 11). Host Clara Amfo opened proceedings by paying tribute to…

EXCLUSIVE: Bait, Mark Jenkin's low budget indie feature that was a BAFTA winner on Sunday, has begun racking up international sales following its successful UK theatrical run last year. The Festival Agency (TFA) has now inked deals on the title for Australia and New Zealand (Vertigo Releasing/Rialto), Scandinavia…

UK acting and filmmaking talents have weighed in with their picks for an 'alternative BAFTA list' that highlights more diverse candidates. The campaign, launched by the UK wing of Time's Up, is designed to recognize the number of women and people of color who were overlooked in this year's awards race. The BAFTA…

12 Years A Slave filmmaker Steve McQueen has said that the BAFTA Awards are in danger of becoming "irrelevant, redundant and of no interest or importance" unless the organization addresses the lack of diversity in its nominations. Last week, BAFTA received criticism for nominating no women in the Best Director…