Nominations for BAFTA’s Television Awards and Television Craft Awards to be announced on Thursday 4 June
Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment shortlist will be announced on Wednesday 3 June
New dates and formats for the ceremonies to be announced soon
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today confirmed that the nominations for this year’s Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards will be announced on Thursday 4 June.
The nominations for Virgin Media’s Must-See Moment - the only Award voted for by the public - will be announced on Wednesday 3 June.
Amanda Berry OBE, Chief Executive at BAFTA, said: “We are thrilled to confirm the new date for our nominations announcement, for both the Virgin Media BAFTAs and the Television Craft Awards. During this difficult time, we want to applaud the fantastic efforts of the many talented individuals, both behind and in-front of the camera, many of whom have continued to inform and entertain the nation in recent weeks. We look forward to announcing more details about the ceremonies soon.”
David Bouchier, Virgin Media Chief Digital Entertainment Officer said, “TV gives us all the opportunity to be entertained and escape back to a more normal world, which is needed now more so than ever. I’m delighted the new nominations announcement dates for the Virgin Media BAFTAs and the Must-See Moment have been set, so we can celebrate the fantastic TV shows and amazing people behind them that hooked the nation in 2019.”
Originally scheduled for March 2020, the nominations announcement was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
BAFTA continues to monitor current guidance on TV productions and live events. New dates and formats for both the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards will be announced soon.
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Notes to editors:
Since the UK lockdown, BAFTA has continued to celebrate and connect talent, keeping industry networks alive and creatively inspired. In March, BAFTA hosted its first online-only awards show, the Games Awards, and each week holds multiple live Q&A events, previews or new talent networking sessions online, continuing the year-round learning programme which has also been open to the public. BAFTA is also supporting The Film and TV Charity’s Covid-19 emergency response, using its networks and resources to tackle the impact of Covid-19 on the industry workforce.
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About BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a world-leading independent arts charity that brings the very best work in film, games and television to public attention and supports the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of learning events and initiatives – which includes workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the UK, USA and Asia – BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. For advice and inspiration from the best creative minds in working in film, games and television, visit www.bafta.org/guru. For more, visit www.bafta.org.
About Virgin Media
Virgin Media offers four multi award-winning services across the UK: broadband, TV, mobile phone and landline.
Our network delivers the fastest widely-available broadband speeds to homes and businesses. We’re expanding this through continued investment in our Project Lightning programme, which has seen our network footprint reach an additional 2.2 million premises so far to pass 15 million UK premises overall. We are also investing to bring next-generation gigabit speeds to our entire broadband network by the end of 2021.
Our interactive TV service brings live TV, thousands of hours of on-demand programming and the best apps and games to customers through a set-top box, as well as on-the-go through tablets and smartphones.
Virgin Mobile launched the world’s first virtual mobile network and offers fantastic value and innovative services with 4G connectivity. We are also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the UK.
Through Virgin Media Business we support entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector, delivering a range of connectivity and tailor-made services.
Virgin Media employs around 12,000 people directly in the UK and is part of Liberty Global, one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies. Liberty Global connects 11 million customers through operations in six countries across Europe subscribing to 25 million TV, broadband internet and telephony services. It also serves 6 million mobile subscribers.
