Press Releases

• Stars Gwendoline Christie, Alex Scott, William Gao and Taz Skylar  sat down with BAFTA’s Young Presenters, aged between 13 and 18, to explore this year’s theme ‘My Voice Matters’

Winners will be announced on Sunday 18 February on BBC1 and iPlayer and @BAFTA

June Givanni, the pioneering film curator, writer and programmer of African and African diaspora cinema, and founder of The June Givanni PanAfrican Archive, will be presented with BAFTA’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema award at the EE BAFTA Film Awards next month.

Ahead of the EE BAFTA Film Awards next month, BAFTA today launches 'Countdown to the BAFTAs', the new official 10-part podcast series providing a deep dive into the 10 longlisted films in contention for Best Film.  

Voting is now open for the only category at the EE BAFTA Film Awards voted for by the British public

• The EE Rising Star Award nominees for 2024 are: Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Jacob Elordi, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Sophie Wilde
• Nominees were announced by Actor, Director and Producer, Stephen Graham at a press conference hosted by Film Critic and Radio Host, Ali Plumb
• Nominees were selected by a panel of industry jurors including actors Daisy Edgar-Jones, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Himesh Patel as well as a host of celebrated casting directors, producers, and industry experts
• Celebrating its 19th year, the prestigious EE Rising Star Award is the only award at the EE BAFTA Film Awards voted for by the British public, with voting now open at ee.co.uk/BAFTA until midday 16th February 2024
• The winner will be announced on Sunday 18th February 2024 at the EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony, aired on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Today BAFTA confirms the appointment of Joyce Pierpoline as Chair of BAFTA North America’s Board of Directors, succeeding Kathryn Busby.

• 60 games have made the BAFTA ‘longlist’, as voted by BAFTA games members, representing the best games of the year
• All 60 games progress to the next round of voting for the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards

The BAFTA Games Awards celebrates its 20th anniversary next year. Ahead of the first ever public announcement of the awards longlist on Thursday, we spoke to three members – Tara Saunders, Charu Desodt and Sam Hughes – about BAFTA’s journey through games, how its initiatives benefit the development community, and how games have evolved as a narrative medium to tell meaningful stories in unique ways.