BAFTA Extends Awards Eligibility Period Through 2021 Calendar Year

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For the first time in its history, the British Academy has released longlists across all categories for its film awards. The final nominations lists will be announced March 9, with the ceremony — postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic — now due to take place April 11.

Naman Ramachandran “Saint Maud,” “Nomadland” and “Ammonite” are among the leading films on the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) longlist for annual British Film Awards that were announced Thursday.The publication of the longlists follows the BAFTA 2020 Review, where over 120 wide-ranging changes were introduced across voting, membership and campaigning to address a lack of diversity in the 2020 Film Awards nominations.

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BAFTA has decided to extend the eligibility period for its Film Awards this year, with the org now allowing films to release at any point in 2021 and still be eligible for the upcoming ceremony in April.

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The National Television Awards – which usually takes place in January and sees the best of British television come together – has been postponed until later in the year.The 2021 ceremony has been delayed until 9 September. Originally, the NTAs were pushed back, but set to go ahead this coming April.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA winners Louis Theroux and David Olusoga will deliver masterclasses at BBC Studios’ annual Showcase.Now its 45th year, the event — which normally takes place in Liverpool across five days — is fully digital due to the pandemic.

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