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Tehran Sends Gaza to the Oscars. London Sends Iran
Britain’s Oscar entry is a Persian-language film about Iran’s repression, chosen in a war year. Tehran has sent a Gaza drama. Each country is aiming at its enemy.
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BAFTA’s Grand Theory of Boyhood
Boyhood, The Theory of Everything and The Grand Budapest Hotel were the big winners of the night at the Royal Opera House in London, as Britain’s most prestigious film awards were handed…
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Hawking biopic and Hotel comedy lead the way at the BAFTAs
The British film industry elite have announced their nominations for this year’s BAFTAs and unusually, it’s an American film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that has the most nods, eleven.
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Mirren to receive BAFTA Fellowship
The veteran actress Dame Helen Mirren is to be made a fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
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Gravity leads Bafta nominations
Alfonso Cuaron’s space thriller “Gravity” scored 11 nominations for the British Academy Film and TV Awards (BAFTA), including for film, actress for Sandra Bullock, director for Cuaron and screenplay for Cuaron and…
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American Hustles the Hobbit it to the UK top spot
Knocking The Hobbit off the top spot on its opening weekend is crime comedy-drama, American Hustle which opened to £3,632,094 in the UK.
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BAFTA turbocharges “Breakthrough Brits”
A group of seventeen up and coming British creatives from the fields of film, television and gaming have been named as BAFTA’s first ever “Breakthrough Brits.” The group will be invited to…
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BAFTA picks British film for Foreign Language Oscar race
The British crime thriller Metro Manila is marking its UK theatrical release with the news that it’s been picked to represent the UK in the race for next year’s Best Foreign Language…
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Palin to be awarded BAFTA Fellowship
One of the father figures of modern British comedy – and travel presenter – Michael Palin is to receive one of the top honours in television in the UK.
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Olympics and child abuse among BAFTA nods
The BBC’s Olympics coverage and the sitcom inspired by the preparations for the event, Twenty Twelve, are among the broadcasts nominated for the television BAFTA Awards, that will take place next month.