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Actor Alan Cumming has publicly criticized the organizers of the BAFTA film awards, calling them "bad people" following an incident in February where Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson shouted a racial slur. Cumming stated he will not host the ceremony again.
A review by the BAFTA Board into the Tourette's incident at the Film Awards found "weaknesses" in planning and crisis procedures, but concluded there was no "malicious intent." The Academy admitted it did not adequately anticipate or prepare for the incident's impact.
This year's BAFTA film awards were marked by an incident in which one of the participants, in the middle of the ceremony, while two black actors were presenting an award, shouted a racist remark.
Delroy Lindo is addressing the racial slur that was heard during the BAFTA Film Awards last weekend while he and Michael B. Jordan were presenting onstage. As we reported ... a man identified as Tourette's syndrome advocate John Davidson shouted a…
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders shared his observations about the controversy involving the racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards
The chair of the U.K.’s parliamentary culture committee has written to the BBC to demand answers over the broadcast of the n-word during the BAFTAs on Sunday night. “I am writing regarding the BBC’s coverage of the BAFTA film awards on Sunday,” the head of the committee, Caroline Dinenage wrote to outgoing BBC director general […]
Google apologized Tuesday for sending out an “offensive notification” about the recent BAFTA Film Awards controversy, which included the use of the N-word. The inclusion of the slur in the message, wh
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. raised immediate concerns about the involuntary racial slur directed at the stars of Sinners during the BAFTA Film Awards, requesting that the incident be removed from the BBC broadcast, Deadline can reveal. A well-placed source told Deadline that Warner Bros. executives made a complaint to BAFTA within minutes of Tourette’s campaigner John […]
BAFTA has released its first statement this afternoon addressing last night’s incident, where a racial slur was used when Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. Read the statement in full below. “We take full responsibility for putting our guests in a very difficult situation, and we apologise to all,” BAFTA said in a […]
The BBC has apologized after its coverage of the BAFTA Film Awards failed to cut a racial slur shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome. The BBC said it was sorry for the “strong and offensive language” featured during the ceremony, which was pre-recorded on a two-hour delay before broadcasting on BBC One. During […]
This cannot be overstated: BAFTA and the BBC failed us all. During the 79th BAFTA Film Awards, host Alan Cumming paused the ceremony to thank the audience for its “understanding” after a series of aud
Sinners production designer Hannah Beachler has criticized Alan Cumming’s on-stage apology after the N-word was shouted by a Tourette’s campaigner during the BAFTA Film Awards. Cumming briefly paused the ceremony twice to acknowledge the involuntary shouting from Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, who is the subject of biopic I Swear. Davidson was sat in the audience […]
'One Battle After Another' wins big at Britain's BAFTA film awards Daily Maverick
A red-faced Paul Mescal, a royal tribute and a fabulous couple of celebrity cameos: Here's what you might have missed at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards.
Davidson is the inspiration behind Robert Aramayo's now BAFTA-winning performance in 'I Swear.'
This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
Zvezde su danas prošetale crvenim tepihom u Rojal Festival Holu u Londonu povodom 79. dodele BAFTA nagrada, najprestižnijih britanskih filmskih prizna
With a number of free ways to stream, here's when and where to catch the 79th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony in the U.S.
Sinners has made history at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, becoming the most decorated movie by a Black director. Ryan Coogler’s hit vampire thriller won three bronze masks at the British awards ceremony
Alan Cumming briefly halted the BAFTA Film Awards twice to apologize and thank the audience for their understanding amid interruptions from a nominee with Tourette’s syndrome. The Traitors presenter t
Sean Penn has picked up his first ever BAFTA. The American actor was crowned Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards for his performance as Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another. P
The biggest night in the British film calendar has arrived with London hosting the 79th Bafta Film Awards.
The awards are being handed out as we speak - see the rolling list of winners here The post Here are all the winners from the BAFTAs 2026 appeared first on NME.
The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards take place on Sunday, February 22, at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Coming in the heart of awards season, the ceremony could provide further clues about academy voting patterns ahead of the Oscars on March 15. Those wanting to watch or stream the BAFTA Film Awards can find details below. Where […]
The biggest night in the British film calendar is upon us - find out who's nominated and how to watch.
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC will be monitoring the BAFTA Film Awards closely for politically-charged speeches after the UK broadcaster sparked a national scandal last year by streaming a Glastonbury Festival a
BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming has publicly blamed 'bad people who weren’t doing their jobs properly' for the racial slur incident that occurred during the February ceremony he oversaw.
The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit has ruled that the broadcast of the N-word during last month’s BAFTA Film Awards breached its editorial standards, though it was deemed "unintentional."
The BBC Director General has for the first time set out in detail the corporation’s version of events that led to the BAFTA broadcast debacle, while his content chief has told staff “the incident has…
NBC’s Saturday Night Live tackled one of the biggest controversies of the week, the shocking incident at the BAFTA Film Awards involving Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson’s involuntary racial slur,…
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value has nine Oscar nominations, and just last weekend it won the Best Film in a Foreign Language prize at the EE BAFTA Film Awards in London.
Tourette's campaigner John Davidson has said the BBC should have "worked harder to prevent anything that I said" at the Bafta Film Awards being broadcast, and questioned why he was seated near a microphone.
The BBC boss has apologized to staff after a racial slur shouted by Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson was not edited out of the Baftas broadcast, causing offense.
MP asks why racial slur was not removed from the Bafta Film Awards show when it was on a two-hour delay.
In the build-up to the BAFTA Film Awards, Deadline revealed how the BBC was desperate to avoid repeating the Glastonbury Festival meltdown that followed Bob Vylan’s “death to the IDF” chant. A few day
Leonardo DiCaprio movie One Battle After Another was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, while Timothée Chalamet's Marty Supreme was left empty handed.
'One Battle After Another' wins 6 prizes including best picture at BAFTA film awards Naharnet
My Father’s Shadow filmmakers Wale Davies and Akinola Davies Jr. won the BAFTA Film Award for outstanding British debut on Sunday, but the BBC cut a section of their acceptance speech. Davies Jr.’s closed his winner’s remarks by dedicating the Outstanding Debut for a British Writer, Director or Producer award to “all those whose parents […]
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The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards celebrated cinematic achievements with humor and emotion. Host Alan Cumming entertained, while winners like Robert Aramayo and Wunmi Mosaku shared heartfelt gratitude. Joach
The film «One Battle After Another», the black comedy by American director Paul Thomas Anderson, which narrates the pursuit of former revolutionaries by white racists in the USA, won the BAFTA award...
This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
Paul Thomas Anderson's film 'One Battle After Another' has been honored with six BAFTA awards, including Best Film, at the recent ceremony.
Marty Mauser has lost another critical match — but this time, it was in the awards game. Josh Safdie’s sports dramedy “Marty Supreme” left this year’s BAFTA ceremony with an unwelcome distinction, tyi
The film starring Leonardo DiCaprio garnered a total of 14 nominations.
BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the show. Davidson, who is the inspiration for BAFTA-nominated movie “I Swear,” was diagnosed with the syndrome at the age of 25. His symptoms, which first began when he […]
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singers behind Huntr/x from “KPop Demon Hunters,” got the BAFTA Film Awards crowd grooving with a performance of their megahit “Golden.” It was the first performance
Irish actors Ruth Bradley and Aidan Gillen, host Alan Cumming, and none other than the beloved Paddington Bear are among the A-listers set to grace the BAFTA red carpet - stay tuned as we bring you al
NBCUniversal Entertainment chairman Dame Donna Langley teased a potential Mamma Mia threequel this afternoon at the BAFTA Film Awards, where she is set to receive the BAFTA Fellowship Award, the arts charity’s highest accolade. “Yes, I’m going to say right now that there will be a Mamma Mia 3,” Langley told Deadline on the BAFTA […]
Celebrities gathered for the BAFTA film awards, where films like 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' were leading the nominations.
The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) ceremony is taking place in London, honoring achievements in film.
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The BBC is reportedly nervous as it prepares to broadcast the BAFTA TV Awards, which is seen as a significant challenge following issues at the BAFTA Film Awards, especially as its contract to produce the live show is expiring.
The BBC received more complaints about the BAFTA Film Awards N-word debacle than for any other broadcast since the Glastonbury crisis, in which Bob Vylan chanted “death to the IDF.” The British…
EXCLUSIVE: Amid ongoing reviews into the debacle that led to a racial slur at the BAFTA Film Awards airing on British television, Deadline hears of a difficult meeting between Warner Bros. and the BBC. Three sources familiar with the encounter said Sinners studio Warner Bros. expressed grave concerns over the BBC broadcasting John Davidson’s involuntary […]
EXCLUSIVE: The chair of the BBC attended the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night. Samir Shah was in the auditorium at the Royal Festival Hall but played no part in preventing John Davidson’s…
The BBC is now coming under political attack for broadcasting an involuntary racial slur during the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday. Three days after the awards ceremony, UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy h
Nova continues its strong presence at major international awards, securing three awards at the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards for films 'Hamnet' and 'Sentimental Value,' which will be exclusively broadcast on its Novacinema channels.
Google has issued an apology after an AI-generated news alert about a racial slur incident at the BAFTA Film Awards inadvertently included the N-word, linking to a Hollywood Reporter article on the matter.
Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the BAFTA Film Awards 2026, marking their first public appearance since the arrest of King Charles's brother, Andrew, earlier in the week.
The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards were held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with celebrities like Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams attending. Coverage included discussions of celebrity fashion and various incidents during the event.
The broadcaster and the British Academy have so far not responded to repeated requests for comment from The Hollywood Reporter about the clumsily-handled incident.
The BBC has apologised for "any offence caused" after a racial slur shouted during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony was broadcast.
At an Alan Cumming party, everyone leaves with snacks - even the Hollywood superstars. In the Official Alan Cumming Snack Basket at this year’s EE Bafta Film Awards is a variety of traditional salty and sugary goods, the kind we take for granted around these parts. The kind that, say, two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone has never heard of.
The winning streak of One Battle After Another, a film by Paul Thomas Anderson, continues as it was chosen as the best film at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) tonight. Anderson received an award
This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
During Black History Month??? Tourette Syndrome activist John Davidson was heard shouting the N-word during Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo's presentation at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday. Michael and Delroy's professionalism kept the show…
The stars are celebrating across the pond at the BAFTAs 2026. Indeed, the U.K.’s most prestigious award ceremony, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards, recognized the best in...
Robert Aramayo pulled off one of the all-time BAFTA upsets on Sunday night when he beat a line-up of Hollywood all-stars — Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke, Timothée Chalamet, Jesse Plemons and Michael
Jessie Buckley has won Leading Actress at the BAFTA Film Awards in London for her performance in Hamnet.
Dame Donna Langley, NBCUniversal Entertainment’s chairman, has been awarded BAFTA’s highest accolade. The first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio, Langley was today handed a Fellowship pri
Eyes and teeth darlings, it’s the biggest night of the year in British cinema – here’s a minute-by-minute update of all the gowns, gossip and glitz of the night Kerry Washington, who is presenting an
BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming mostly left politics — domestic and global — outside the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night but couldn’t resist a sly nod to world events, asking the Americans in
The biggest stars from the U.K. and beyond are arriving to the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards in style. The awards ceremony, which is often a key predictor of the Oscars race, is taking place at London’s Royal Festival Hall with “The Traitors” star Alan Cumming on hosting duties. BAFTA nominees Chase Infiniti and Odessa A’zion […]
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, speaking at the BAFTA Film Awards, sent a message to Paramount to 'put a better deal on the table' as both studios vie for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Prince William and Kate Middleton's reaction to Rebel Wilson's controversial joke about Prince Andrew at the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony is being remembered.
The British exec catches up with The Hollywood Reporter on industry optimism and the jigsaw puzzle that is the BAFTA Film Awards ahead of Sunday's show: "The logistics are absolutely incredible."
Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Dempsey, Gillian Anderson, Delroy Lindo, Glenn Close, Alicia Vikander, Kathryn Hahn, and Regé-Jean Page will also present at Britain's biggest night for film on Feb. 22.