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Baftas

All the latest news and updates on the British Academy Film Awards aka the Baftas, an annual ceremony which aims to reward the best of British and international cinema, which first took place in 1949. A separate British Academy Television Awards (Bafta TV Awards) is also held each year. Here's all you need to know about the current nominees, latest winners, biggest snubs, and more.

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Another Coronation Street awards snub as TV Bafta names soaps up for prize

Channel: Soaps Soaps March 20, 2024 By Stephen Patterson

This Morning snubbed for Bafta TV award over ITV rivals after turbulent year

Channel: TV TV March 20, 2024 By Pierra Willix
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Matthew Perry's ex issues emotional Oscars plea about late actor's heartbreaking dream

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 10, 2024 By Tori Brazier
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Games Inbox: Are video game award shows pointless?

Channel: Gaming Gaming March 8, 2024 By GameCentral
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BAFTA Game Awards 2024 interview: ‘It's not like a marketing showcase’

Channel: Gaming Gaming March 7, 2024 By David Jenkins
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Baldur's Gate 3 and Spider-Man 2 lead 2024 Bafta Games Awards nominations

Channel: Gaming Gaming March 7, 2024 By GameCentral
GRABS: Andrew Scott walks away from presenters 'homophobic' questioning

BBC apologises for 'misjudged' question to Andrew Scott by reporter at the Baftas

Channel: TV TV February 23, 2024 By Josie Copson
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: David Tennant and Georgia Moffett attend the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

David Tennant's wife Georgia showcased powerful trans rights message at Baftas

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Robert Oliver
TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales meets EE Rising Stars Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde and Mia McKenna Bruce after the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centrer, in London, on February 18, 2024. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JORDAN PETTITT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince William awkwardly tells actress harrowing film ‘looked like fun’

Channel: Film Film February 19, 2024 By Danni Scott
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Baftas address security breach after stage invader interrupts Oppenheimer moment

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Alistair McGeorge
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David Beckham angers Brits everywhere by saying one word at the Baftas

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Emily Bashforth
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Andrew Scott squirms over inappropriate question from BBC Baftas reporter

Channel: TV TV February 19, 2024 By Danni Scott
Play Video LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Michael J Fox presents the Best Film Award on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

Michael J Fox, 62, leaves Bafta audience in tears with rare appearance

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Danni Scott
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Matthew Perry poses at a photocall for "The End Of Longing", a new play which he wrote and stars in at The Playhouse Theatre, on February 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Bafta responds to outrage over 'absolutely shocking' Matthew Perry snub

Channel: TV TV February 19, 2024 By Emily Bashforth

Who won at the Baftas 2024? Cillian Murphy and Emma Stone scoop top acting prizes

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Lucy Mapstone
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock (14351490bh) Vera Wang 77th British Academy Film Awards, Arrivals, Royal Festival Hall, London, UK - 18 Feb 2024

Vera Wang, 74, is utterly ageless as she flaunts abs at Baftas

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Danni Scott

Harry Styles skips Baftas with stunning girlfriend for football match

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Danni Scott
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/Shutterstock (14351068df) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attends the EE BAFTA Film Awards, on February 18, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/Shutterstock) 77th British Academy Film Awards, Arrivals, Royal Festival Hall, London, UK - 18 Feb 2024

Prince William makes personal confession at Baftas about Kate's health issues

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 19, 2024 By Emily Bashforth
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: David Tennant and Georgia Moffett attend the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

Inside David Tennant's family life with wife who played his daughter

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 18, 2024 By Ruth Lawes

Vernon Kay and Tess Daly's daughter, 19, fools onlookers at Bafta party

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz February 1, 2024 By Tori Brazier