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BAFTA today has issued updated rules for next year’s EE British Academy Film Awards, along with a fixed timeline for the upcoming season (see schedule below). Among the major tweaks, BAFTA will introduce a Casting Award to “recognize achievements in the craft of casting and its importance in filmmaking.” There will be…

With new diversity requirements for the BAFTA Film Awards formally coming into effect, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has published the Rules & Guidelines for next year’s prizes, and set its key dates for the 2018-2019 season. Nominations will be unveiled on January 9 with the BAFTA ceremony held on…

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has set new diversity standards for two of its main film prizes as well as tweaking membership requirements to allow more flexibility for incoming candidates. Beginning in 2019, the Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer…

As film awards season gets underway, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has created a new post overseeing all five of its London-based prize ceremonies. Previously the Acting Head of Film, Emma Baehr has been named Director of Awards and will be responsible for the ongoing development of the British…

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles will present Daniel Day-Lewis with the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film at the 2012 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on November 7 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. "We are thrilled to bestow Daniel with this prestigious award. His…

Robin Williams, Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren and Jason Isaacs will be among the presenters at BAFTA LA’s 2011 Britannia Awards, set for November 30 at the Beverly Hilton. Alan Cumming is hosting the ceremony, which will air December 4 on TV Guide Network. The already announced 2011 honorees are Warren Beatty (Stanley…

BAFTA Guru has kicked off with the aim of offering entertainment industry expertise via a library of interviews, lectures, master classes and debates culled from the UK academy’s access to “some of the best minds in film, TV and video games.” Its target is 18- to 30-year-olds looking for advice on how to get into the…

Los Angeles, October 11, 2011 — The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) announced today that it will rename its Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment in honor of Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, pioneering producer of the James Bond franchise. The first…

Ben Stiller will receive the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award For Excellence In Comedy from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles, the organization said today. The ceremony is Nov. 30 at the Beverly Hilton and will be broadcast by TV Guide Network for a second consecutive year. BAFTA has already…

London, Friday 1 July 2011: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is delighted to announce the names of the 42 Brits to Watch who will be the focus of the inaugural BAFTA Brits to Watch. The event will take place on Saturday 9 July at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. BAFTA's President, HRH The…

There’s a lot of secrecy surrounding the event, so the British press thinks prices are sky high. But I’ve learned that Hollywood movie and TV companies are being asked to pay a very normal, even cheap, $25,000 a table for the inaugural “BAFTA Brits To Watch” black-tie dinner at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles on…

The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards will take place Feb. 12, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced today. Nominations for the UK’s highest film honors will be announced Jan. 17. The news comes the same day the Oscars set its 2012 date: Feb…