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The BBC has acknowledged that a line of questioning to Andrew Scott over the notorious nudity scene in Saltburn was “misjudged.” The broadcaster said today it had received complaints from people who felt a question asked to the All of Us Strangers star – who does not appear in Saltburn – was…

BAFTA has said it is taking “very seriously” a security breach in which a prankster gatecrashed the Oppenheimer best film speech. A YouTuber joined Christopher Nolan and the Oppenheimer team up on stage at the Royal Festival Hall as they accepted one of the night’s biggest prizes. He stood at the…

Andrew Scott appeared to walk away from a BBC News red carpet interview at the BAFTA Film Awards after being asked about Barry Keoghan’s Saltburn nude dance. Scott was asked about his reaction to the scene by BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson. “I won’t spoil it for anyone. It’s great, it…

David Tennant hosted the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards and, during his opening monologue, took a jab at Donald Trump as he makes a presidential run in the U.S. As Tennant looked around the room to acknowledge the different films nominated at the gala, he talked about Poor Things, the Yorgos…

After a few years in limbo, the BAFTAs finally found a host to replace the much-missed Stephen Fry in David Tennant. The Doctor Who actor proved an amiable and funny emcee, although much of his humor would have gone way over the non-Brits in the audience, starting with a lengthy filmed skit riffing on his…

UPDATE: Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards this evening, taking a leading seven for his epic biographical thriller. Among those were key categories Best Film, Director, Actor (Cillian Murphy), Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Editing (Jennifer Lame)…

Given the number of high-wattage films garnering multiple nominations at the BAFTAs this year, the rationing of awards was always likely unpredictable on the night. And so it proved, meaning that The Zone of Interest and Poor Things had already nibbled away at Oppenheimer's chances of a decent sweep…

The animated category seemed at first glance to be wide open, with Hayao Miyazaki's critically acclaimed film The Boy and The Heron leading the pack by only the tiniest of margins. Miyazaki faced strong competition on home turf from the local entry Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the latest and only the…

BAFTA weekend has arrived, and with it the kickoff of key celebrations ahead of the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, which will then be followed by a host of glitzy afterparties well into the wee hours of Monday morning. The awards themselves will be handed out beginning at 5pm local time on Sunday at…

Vivian Oparah is aware of the spotlight on her following her BAFTA Film Awards nomination for her breakthrough performance in Searchlight's romance movie Rye Lane, but she feels it's imperative that she "stay grounded" because it's a more disparate path towards stardom for Black actresses. "For me…

British actor, writer, and director Samantha Morton will be awarded the BAFTA Fellowship at next week's EE BAFTA Film Awards. Born in Nottingham in 1977, Morton garnered international attention in 1997 with her performance in Carine Adler's Under the Skin, earning her a BIFA nomination and the Boston…

British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will perform her 2001 chart-topper “Murder on the Dancefloor,” most recently known as the concluding viral song from Emerald Fennell's Saltburn, at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards. Returning to the charts 22 years after its first release, “Murder on the Dancefloor” and…