British Academy Film Awards

British Academy Film Awards
70th British Academy Film Awards
Awarded for	The best in film
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
First awarded	29 May 1949 (1949-05-29)
Website	bafta.org

The British Academy Film Awards or BAFTA Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. Between 2008 and 2016, the ceremony was held in central London at the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema in Leicester Square. The 70th British Academy Film Awards were held on 12 February 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

History

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, 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 eventually became The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976.

BAFTA stated charitable purpose is to "support, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public". In addition to high-profile awards ceremonies BAFTA runs a year-round programme of educational events including film screenings and tribute evenings. BAFTA is supported by a membership of about 6,000 people from the film, television and video game industries.

The Academy's awards 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.

Annual ceremony

The location for the 2008 ceremony.

The ceremony previously took place in April or May, but since 2002 it takes place in February in order to precede the Oscars. The awards are mostly open to all nationalities, though there is an award for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Producer or Director. Only UK films are eligible for the categories of The British Short Film and British Short Animation awards.

The Awards ceremony is delayed broadcast on British television the same evening (usually BBC One), and across the world for example it's shown on BBC America in the United States. It has been broadcast in colour since 1970.

Location

The award ceremony is held in London. From 2000 to 2007, the ceremonies took place at the flagship Odeon cinema in Leicester Square. Between 2008 and 2016, the ceremonies took place at the Royal Opera House. The 70th Awards in 2017 were held at the Royal Albert Hall.

Sponsorship

Until 2012, the mobile network Orange sponsored the awards and starting in 2013 Orange's parent company, EE, began sponsorship.

Awards categories (competitive)

Retired awards

• BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (awarded 1952–1984)
• BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay (awarded 1969–1983)
• BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay (awarded 1955–1968)
• BAFTA Award for Best British Actor (awarded 1952–1967)
• BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor (awarded 1952–1967)
• BAFTA Award for Best British Actress (awarded 1952–1967)
• BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress (awarded 1952–1967)
• BAFTA United Nations Award (awarded 1949–1976).

Other awards (non-competitive)

• BAFTA Fellowship (since 1971)
• The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award (known as the Michael Balcon Award from 1979 to 2006)^[1]

In memoriam section

During the ceremony, BAFTA pauses to pay tribute to those in the industry who died over the previous twelve months, with a montage of images accompanied by music.

Ceremonies

See also

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts
• British Academy Television Awards

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to BAFTA Awards.

• Official website
• BAFTA Awards database
• Museum of Broadcast Communications: BAFTA
• IMDB: BAFTA

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