Press Releases

• Lashana Lynch takes home the prestigious EE Rising Star Award at the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards
• Lady Gaga made her debut at the film awards ceremony, introducing this year’s coveted award, which was then presented by 2021 EE Rising Star Award winner Bukky Bakray at the Royal Albert Hall
• The 2022 nominees are: Ariana DeBose, Harris Dickinson, Lashana Lynch, Millicent Simmonds and Kodi Smit-McPhee
• 2022 marks the 17th year of the EE Rising Star Award - the only award voted for by the public
• Previous winners include Bukky Bakray, Micheal Ward, Letitia Wright, Tom Holland, John Boyega, Jack O’Connell, Will Poulter, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, and Eva Green

The winners for the 2022 EE BAFTAs have been announced.

The event raised funds for BAFTA’s year-round work supporting young people to build careers in film, games and television

 Additional ceremony details revealed 

Dion Wyn Hughes chosen as the winner from a shortlist of individuals who have made a difference to their local communities simply ‘For The Love of Film’

Expert panel including Edgar Wright & Aisling Bea have chosen Dion Wyn Hughes from Bangor, Wales as 2022 winner 

•  Introducing 10 ‘must watch’ creatives from regions across the country
•  The new cohort will benefit from professional development and international networking opportunities provided by BAFTA and supported by Netflix
• Breakthrough participants selected by cross-industry global jury of industry experts including Apurva Asrani, Anupam Kher, AR Rahman Ratna Pathak Shah and Shonali Bose

BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, offering the best collection of unmissable streaming British entertainment, will be bringing the 75th  EE British Academy Film Awards to the BritBox audiences in North America and South Africa.

• BAFTA Games Awards partners with EE, the UK’s number one network for gaming, to announce the return of the EE Game of the Year Award – the only award to be voted for by the public
• The 2022 nominees are: Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, The Forgotten City and Unpacking
• The community of games fans can now vote for the EE Game of the Year Award at: https://ee.co.uk/why-ee/baftagames
• Nominations for all other categories will be announced on Thursday 3rd March with the winners announced at the BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday 7th April 2022