BAFTA 2021: Olivia Colman, Viola Davis and Casey Mulligan SNUBBED as nominations announced

  SUPPORTING ACTRESS  NIAMH ALGAR Calm With Horses KOSAR ALI Rocks MARIA BAKALOVA Borat Subsequent Moviefilm DOMINIQUE FISHBACK Judas and the Black Messiah ASHLEY MADEKWE County Lines YUH-JUNG YOUN Minari SUPPORTING ACTOR  DANIEL KALUUYA Judas and the Black Messiah BARRY KEOGHAN Calm With Horses ALAN KIM Minari LESLIE ODOM JR. One Night in Miami… CLARKE PETERS … Read more

BAFTA 2021 EE Rising Star Award nominations are revealed

The nominations for BAFTAs 2021 EE Rising Star award were revealed on Wednesday. George McKay revealed the all-British line-up in a special virtual event, and named Bukky Bakray, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, and Conrad Khan as the nominees. Bukky, 16, was shortlisted for her incredible turn as Olushola ‘Rocks’ in Rocks, while Kingsley, 35, … Read more

Sir Sean Connery’s career in pictures: From 1950s to noughties, the 007 icon’s other notable roles

After catapulting to fame as the first ever James Bond, Sir Sean Connery had a glamorous and varied Hollywood career spanning 50 years which secured him prestigious awards including an Oscar and two Baftas. After his first major appearance in 1957 British gangster film No Road Back, the former milkman became a Hollywood star as … Read more

Prince William backs BAFTA’s UK film industry diversity plans

Prince William has helped push through a staggering 120 innovations to increase diversity at Bafta. The ‘watershed’ new moves are related to an impassioned speech the Prince made during the televised British Academy Film Awards in February where the visibly angered royal attacked the overwhelming ‘whiteness and maleness’ of the prestigious awards. Plans were introduced … Read more

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Sian Clifford had to dash to a neighbour’s house to catch the BAFTAs

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Sian Clifford had to dash to a neighbour’s house to catch the BAFTAs due to technical difficulties after planning to watch the show together at home By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 15:47 BST, 13 September 2020 | Updated: 17:04 BST, 13 September 2020 Sian Clifford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge had to dash … Read more

Sheridan Smith reveals she was rushed to hospital and had five seizures

Sheridan Smith has revealed she was rushed to hospital and had five seizures after she stopped taking anti-anxiety medication in a new documentary about her journey to motherhood. The actress, 39, will appear on the ITV special Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum, to tell the intimate story of her pregnancy and mental health struggles.    The West End … Read more

Taskmaster axed in US after one episode days after BAFTA win

Taskmaster is axed in the US after only one episode due to poor ratings just days after winning its first BAFTA By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 17:09 BST, 6 August 2020 | Updated: 17:18 BST, 6 August 2020 The popular comedy series has just won a BAFTA in the UK. But Taskmaster has been … Read more

TV BAFTAs 2020: Viewers in tears at tribute to Caroline Flack

Viewers watching the 2020 TV BAFTAs on Friday evening were moved to tears as the Academy paid tribute to the media stars who passed away in 2019 and 2020 – including Love Island’s Caroline Flack. The presenter tragically took her own life in February, and the tribute was a stark reminder amid everything that has … Read more

TV BAFTAs 2020: Viewers are left in tears as ceremony pays touching tribute to Caroline Flack

TV BAFTAs 2020: Viewers are left in tears as ceremony pays touching tribute to Caroline Flack… six months after Love Island host took her own life By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:50 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 31 July 2020 Viewers watching the 2020 TV BAFTAs on Friday evening were moved … Read more