Hong Kong, 3 February 2015: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced that Youku Tudou (www.youku.com), China’s leading internet television company, will stream the EE British Academy Film Awards on Monday 9 February 2015 for the very first time, as part of a new three-year deal with BAFTA.
Alongside the EE British Academy Film Awards, the BAFTA-Youku Tudou package includes streaming of the British Academy Games Awards, the British Academy Television Awards and the long-running series of on-stage interviews, BAFTA A Life in Pictures. IMG, a global leader in sports, media and fashion, brokered the deal on behalf of BAFTA.
The EE British Academy Film Awards is among the leading international film awards ceremonies and regularly attracts the biggest names in the world to its red carpet, which last year included Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Amy Adams, Judi Dench, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hanks, Steve McQueen, Leonardo Di Caprio, Martin Scorsese, Michael Fassbender, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Helen Mirren, Oprah Winfrey and BAFTA’s President, HRH Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge.
The nominations for this year’s ceremony were announced earlier this month: The Grand Budapest Hotel received 11 nominations. Birdman and The Theory of Everything were each nominated in 10 categories, The Imitation Game had nine nominations, Boyhood and Whiplash were each nominated five times, Mr. Turner, Nightcrawler and Interstellar received four nominations and Pride received three.
The EE British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 8 February (GMT) at The Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden. Stephen Fry will be returning to host this year’s ceremony, which will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One in the UK – preceded by a red carpet show on BBC Three – and in all major territories around the world. On the night, www.bafta.org will also feature red carpet highlights, photography and winners’ interviews, as well as dedicated coverage on its social networks including Facebook (/BAFTA), Twitter (@BAFTA / #EEBAFTAs), Tumblr and Instagram.
For further information:
Victoria Guo/Tim Fung, FleishmanHillard
T 852 2586 7837/ 852 2586 7892
Jay Chen, Communications Director, Youku Tudou Inc.
T +8610-5885-1881 x 7161
For free photography, press accreditation, logos and more, visit: www.bafta.org/press
