British Actor Phil Davis Resigns From BAFTA After 'Embarrassing' 2023 Awards

Judy Greer is set as a lead opposite Ellie Kemper in ABC’s Drop-Off (working title), a comedy pilot based on the British series Motherland, from writer Julieanne Smolinski, Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman Television, Paul Feig’s Feigco Entertainment, Lionsgate and ABC Signature. Karan Soni also stars.

Brazilian-born, Manchester-dwelling chef Caroline Martins is set to bring a flavour of South American pub food to the city. Her new project Rio-Mex is to open at Hatch, the food court under the Mancunian Way.

ABC has confirmed a pilot order for Drop-Off (working title) a comedy based on the British series Motherland, with Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) to star and executive produce. As we previously reported, Karan Soni (Deadpool franchise) also is set as a lead in the project, from writer Julieanne Smolinski, Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman Television, Paul Feig’s Feigco Entertainment, Lionsgate and ABC Signature. Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) will direct.

Steve Carell wanted to make Michael Scott his own original character. The 60-year-old star of spoke with his former co-stars, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, on their podcast, , and reflected on his turn at the lovable, goofy regional manager of Dunder Mifflin paper company.The American version was a spin-off of the comedy series that originated in Britain with comedian Ricky Gervais playing boss David Brent.During his podcast interview, Carell explained why he opted to never watch the British version of the show, even before he landed the role of Michael Scott.«I had a pretty specific take at this point, and it wasn't Ricky Gervais',» Carell shared of meeting with the show's creator, Greg Daniels, to pitch his take on the now-iconic character.

Singer Lee Ryan has submitted an application to reverse his plea after he was found guilty of drunkenly assaulting a police officer when he was arrested on a flight from Glasgow.

Blue singer Lee Ryan is trying to reverse his plea for drunkenly assaulting a police officer when he was arrested on a flight from Glasgow. The 39-year-old was found guilty by magistrates after a trial in January of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards cabin crew and racially aggravated assault. At that trial, the court heard Lee told Leah Gordon, a black flight attendant, “I want your chocolate children” and called her "my chocolate cookie".

Having announced that his new album ‘-’ will be out in May, Ed Sheeran has now confirmed a UK and Ireland arena tour, set to begin later this month.Following on from a run of shows in Australia, which is currently drawing to a close, these performances and a gig in Paris – the announcement is very keen to point out – will be Sheeran’s only European shows in 2023. So make sure you get yourself some tickets when they go on sale next week, otherwise you’re going to be very disappointed.

The Great British Bake Off is going 'back to basics' after bosses were flooded with complaints about the series last year.

Ariana DeBose knows how to «do the thing» when it comes to poking fun at herself.The Oscar winner took the stage alongside Diego Luna to present at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday. First, the pair shared a laugh about how to quiet down the crowd — in both Spanish and English, before DeBose beckoned to Luna to read the list of nominees.«Diego, do the thing,» she said, poking fun at her viral musical clip from the 2023 BAFTAs.The moment was made even better by a perfectly-timed cutaway to Angela Bassett herself, who proved once again that she's in on the joke, sharing a laugh with DeBose.Ariana DeBose: «Diego, do the thing.» #SAGAwardspic.twitter.com/2Rc0xzFy30The reference is to DeBose's opening for the 2023 BAFTA Awards, in which she performed «Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves» and «We Are Family,» and the infamous original rap where she shouted out the awards show's female nominees, including the line, «Angela Bassett did the thing / Viola Davis, my woman king.» Bassett herself even poked fun at the new meme when she accepted her Entertainer of the Year award at the 2023 NAACP Awards on Saturday.«I guess Angela Bassett did the thing,» she quipped to the audience's laughter.The 2023 SAG Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb.

Gordon Pinsent, the adored Canadian actor whose career hit its peak well into his 70s with an award-winning performance as the heartbroken husband in “Away From Her”, has died.

Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock, Sigourney Weaver in sci-fi horror Alien 3 and appeared in Doctor Who, tweeted: 'The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty.  'Cutting deserving winners' speeches for toe-curling non-interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbins in memoriam.

British actor Phil Davis says he has resigned his membership from BAFTA in the wake of Sunday’s BAFTA Film Awards which he called “an embarrassing travesty.” 

EXCLUSIVE: In a seven-figure deal finalised over the last week, Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films has beaten out competitors for UK rights to Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid, which A24 is releasing in the U.S. on April 21.

Ariana DeBose has deactivated her Twitter account after online commentators attacked her opening number at the 2023 BAFTA Awards. However, one of the event's producers was quick to come to the  star's defense, calling the backlash «incredibly unfair.» DeBose performed “Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves” and “We Are Family,” as well as an original rap where she shouted out the awards show's female nominees. Sisters are doing it for themselves! The incredible @ArianaDeBose opens the 2023 #EEBAFTAs with an iconic performance! ✨ pic.twitter.com/G9YgKN2e1t“Angela Bassett did the thing, Viola Davis my ‘Woman King,’ Blanchett Cate you’re a genius, Jamie Lee you are all of us,” sang DeBose.

#film industry behind the scenes and the supremacy that it flaunts in my face so much, day by day, so it's not a surprising result, but in 2023, it is deeply regressive and uncalled for ↓ https://t.co/j9aT8ZHcKWBAFTA member and film and TV commentator Ashanti Omkar said she was “disappointed” but not surprised.“I’ve felt this deep pain in the pit of my stomach of late, as I’m seeing the #film industry behind the scenes and the supremacy that it flaunts in my face so much, day by day, so it’s not a surprising result, but in 2023, it is deeply regressive and uncalled for,” she added.Omkar had replied to a tweet from BuzzFeed UK head of culture Ada Enechi who wrote: “2 steps forward, 10 steps back #EEBAFTAs.”“Not even Oscar/GoldenGlobe winners Michelle Yeoh, Angela Basset, Viola Davis or Ke Huy Quan could break through. All judging systems have biases but this is broken,” BAFTA member and Naughty Dog senior character artist Del Walker said.

The #BaftaSoWhite hashtag was circulating once again on social media after the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night.

The Princess of Wales is known for her impeccable sense of style and always looks incredible on the red carpet, and she most recently wowed fans at the 2023 BAFTA Awards. Kate, 41, attended the annual awards bash on 19 February at London's Royal Festival Hall alongside her husband Prince William, 40, marking the first time the Royal couple had walked the BAFTA red carpet in three years.The mum-of-three wore a white Alexander McQueen gown for the occasion and many eagle-eyed fans were quick to recognise the dress, as Kate first wore it to the BAFTAs back in 2019.

Florence Pugh switched up her extravagant red carpet look from the 2023 BAFTAS for a chic and sparkling mini dress!

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor A pair of Oscar bellwether ceremonies took place this weekend, heralding uncertainty and unpredictability to an awards season where no one agrees on what contenders will end up taking home Academy Awards. The DGA Awards, which has historically matched up best with the eventual winner of best director, chose the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” duo of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. They’re the third directing team to win in the DGA’s 75-year history (after Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for “West Side Story” and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for “No Country for Old Men”). Only eight DGA winners have failed to walk away with the Academy Award in the same season, with the last instance being Sam Mendes (“1917”), who won at DGA but lost to Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) at the 2020 Oscars.

The Directors Guild had their award season say on Saturday night, but a little over 12 hours later the BAFTA Film Awards handed out their 2023 honors. Broadcast in the U.S.