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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…

The presenters for this year's BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards have been unveiled, with notable names including Vin Diesel, Donald Glover, and Lupita Nyong'o. Diesel will be presenting Jackie Chan with the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment, while Glover will hand Phoebe…

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…

Jordan Peele is to receive The John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing at the BAFTA LA Britannia Awards. The Get Out and Us director is being feted for his work in the socially-conscious horror genre at the awards, which take place on October 25 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. He joins the likes of…

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is to receive BAFTA LA's Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year. The Fleabag and Killing Eve creator will join Jane Fonda, who is receiving the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film, Jackie Chan, who is receiving he Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide…

BAFTA Los Angeles said Tuesday that Steve Coogan will receive the organizations Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy at this year’s British Academy Britannia Awards. The annual event is set for October 25 at the Beverly Hilton. Coogan has won seven BAFTA Awards and seven British Comedy Awards, This…

Jackie Chan will receive BAFTA Los Angeles’ Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment this year. The honor will be bestowed during the 2019 British Academy Britannia Awards on October 25 at the Beverly Hilton. Chan joins an honors list for this year that already includes Jane…

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles will hold its annual British Academy Britannia Awards on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton. The ceremony honoring the work of outstanding British and international talent will again stream live to U.S. viewers on BritBox, the SVOD service from…

“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…

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…

The Britannia Awards, traditionally one of the more lively events on the awards-season calendar, is getting underway now at the Beverly Hilton. The honorees list is solid once again, with Dick Van Dyke, Matt Damon, Ava DuVernay, Kenneth Branagh, Claire Foy and Aziz Ansari set to receive honors in a ceremony hosted…

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…