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Few things are more classic than a black or metallic red carpet outfit.

Tonight the BAFTA film awards were dished out at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall with the big winner on the night being the WWI epic 1917 which walked away with no less than seven awards including Best Film, and Best Director for Sam Mendes. The film also scored Outstanding British Film.

Joker leads the way at the British Academy film awards today with 11 nominations.

Bafta nominees and film stars have attended a party at Kensington Palace ahead of the awards ceremony today.

Days ahead of Sunday’s BAFTA awards, “The Morning Show” star Gugu Mbatha-Raw has spoken out about a “stark lack of inclusivity” at high-level awards shows.

#BAFTAsSoWhite was not the hashtag that BAFTA brass was hoping would trend on Twitter within minutes of nominations being announced.

For any awards pundits reading the BAFTA nominations as tea leaves for the impending Oscar race, 2020’s nomination slate held relatively few surprises. Unlike in certain years when BAFTA has piled nominations upon wildcard contenders (“Drive” in 2012, for example), this year’s top selections in the major categories more or less align with their perceived status across the pond — and sure enough, days later, Oscar voters largely matched their choices with those of their British counterparts.

This "invisibility" is "shocking", said Time’s Up UK chair

Andy Serkis will be honoured with the outstanding contribution to cinema award at the British Academy film awards.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is presenting Andy Serkis with its Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the 73rd EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony on Feb. 2 in London.

Film director Steve McQueen has criticised Bafta over this year’s “all-white” controversy.

Cynthia Erivo has responded to the recent BAFTA nominations, which yielded entirely white nominees in all the major acting categories.

There will be a root and branch review of how the BAFTA Film Awards are voted on in the wake of this week’s nominations, which saw no people of color nominated in the acting categories and, again, no female helmers get a nod for best director.

Darkly comic Korean thriller Parasite has become one of the most talked about foreign language films of recent years and has now been nominated for four Baftas.

The director of Blue Story has labelled the lack of black Bafta nominees as “ridiculous” amid criticism of the diversity in this year’s film awards.

BAFTA bigwigs admitted disappointment at the all-white acting nominations unveiled Tuesday, and called on the industry to affect better and faster change. It also promised action on gender equality, telling Variety the next edition of its Elevate program will be dedicated to female directors after women helmers were once again shut out of the main category at the 2020 awards.

Jessie Buckley and Saoirse Ronan have both been nominated for the Leading Actress category at the British Academy film awards.

“Joker,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and “The Irishman” have come out on top in the nominations for the 2020 British Academy of Film and Television’s Film Awards.

Blue Story star Micheal Ward has said that his nomination for a Bafta award is a vindication of the film following controversies surrounding screenings.

An 87-year-old woman who organises a film club for residents at her retirement home is in with a chance of rubbing shoulders with the stars of the screen at the Baftas.

Prince William has praised the “exceptional work” done by DIY SOS as the show was honoured with a Bafta special award in recognition of its outstanding creative contribution to television.