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British Academy of Film and Television Arts British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for motion pictures, television program, children's film and television projects. The awards are mostly open to all nationalities. BAFTA was founded in 1947 as the British Film Academy by Alexander Korda, David Lean, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others. In 1958, the Academy merged with the Guild of Television Producers and Directors to form the Society of Film and Television, which became the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976. BAFTA's main office is on Piccadilly in London but it also has branches in Northern England, Scotland, Wales, Los Angeles and New York. BAFTA awards BAFTA Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Direction BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role BAFTA Rising Star Award Britannia Awards BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language BAFTA Award for Best British Film BAFTA Television Awards BAFTA Award for Best Children's Film
BAFTA's main film awards ceremony is known as the British Academy Film Awards, in 2007 coming from the Royal Opera House, having taken place since 2000 in the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square. The awards ceremony is televised annually on BBC channel. The ceremony passed in April or May, but since 2002 it occurs in February before the Oscar ceremonies. 35 actors have been nominated for two or three performances (for different films, in leading or supporting) in the same category in the history of the ceremony: Miranda Richardson, Anthony Hopkins, Geoffrey Rush, Al Pacino, Robert Redford, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Walter Matthau, Elliott Gould, Goldie Hawn, George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Donald Sutherland, Richard Burton, Jack Lemmon, Bibi Andersson, Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Katharine Ross, Lee Marvin, Richard Attenborough, Jack Nicholson, Gene Hackman, Marcello Mastroianni, Rachel Roberts, Katharine Hepburn, Stephane Audran, Dustin Hoffman, Jodie Foster, Sean Penn, Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Mia Farrow, Barbra Streisand and George Clooney. Television awards The British Academy Television Awards usually occurs in April or May, with craft awards having a separate ceremony slightly later in the year. The comedy “The Office” and its star Ricky Gervais were among the 2002 winners as well as romantic comedy-drama “Cold Feet,” the long-running “EastEnders,” talent contest Pop Idol, best actress Julie Walters and best actor Michael Gambon. Julie Walters, Ricky Gervais and “The Office” were winners again in 2003. As winners also were “Friday Night” with Jonathan Ross, “Little Britain,” and Bill Nighy as best actor. “Little Britain” has won again in 2005, winning best comedy programme and best comedy performance for Matt Lucas and David Walliams. “Sex Traffic” (Channel Four) became the best drama and its actress Anamaria Marinca, became the best actress. Rhys Ifans became the best actor as Peter Cook in “Not Only But Always.” The British Academy Children's Film and Television Awardswere established in 1995, and are presented in November. The 2002 winner of best feature film was “Monsters, Inc.,” which beat nominees “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” and “Stuart Little 2.” The 2003 winner was Whale Rider, with subsequent episodes of “Harry Potter” and “The Lord of the Rings” among the runners up. In 2004, the boy wizard eventually stepped out of the shadows as “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” took the award, while the Tolkien saga lost yet again. Rising Star Award This award is given on the same day as the BAFTA Film Awards. Rising Star Award is to acknowledge new talents in the acting industry whether for movie, television program or both. The nominees are chosen by BAFTA juries regardless of the nominee's gender and nationality, but the winner is chosen by the public. Rising Star Award is to dedicate Mary Selway who was a renowned casting director and helped many new actresses and actors to recognition and fame. BAFTA awards presented in Los Angeles The Britannia Award ceremony started in 1989 and happens in Los Angeles in October or November each year. However, there are no awards given TV programmes or to films, only to motion pictures personas. Only one award was given at each event, called the 'Britannia Award for Excellence in Film,' during the first ten years. But since 1999 the number of awards have grown, and in 2005 they were four: 'The Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in International Entertainment,' 'The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film' (the original award was renamed in 2000 to honour Stanley Kubrick), 'The John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing' (added in 2003 in honour of John Schlesinger), and 'The Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film.' With the exception of the Stanley Kubrick and John Schlesinger awards, which are always given, both the number of awards and their titles may vary from year to year. The 2006 recipients were: Sir Sidney Poitier (the Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film), Rachel Weisz (The Britannia Award for Artist of the Year), Anthony Minghella (The John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing). The 2005 recipients were: Tom Cruise (The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film), Dame Elizabeth Taylor (The Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in International Entertainment), Mike Newell (The John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing), Ronald Neame (The Cunard Britannia Award for Lifetime Contributions to International Film). Previous recipients of the Britannia Awards have included Albert Broccoli, Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Martin Scorsese, Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Hugh Grant, Peter Weir, Tom Hanks, Angela Lansbury and Helen Mirren. Scotland and Wales BAFTA Scotland first held an award ceremony for Scottish television and film in 1997. In 1998-2002, BAFTA Scotland held an award ceremony focusing on new talent. Since 1991, BAFTA Cymru has recognised creative activity in television and motion picture industry in Wales with an annual award. British Academy of Film and Television Arts also has The BAFTA Museum of Broadcast Communications. © Preems.com |
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The
Academy's trophies are in the form of a theatrical mask designed
by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe, which was commissioned by the
Guild of Television Producers in 1955.