‘Chernobyl’ creatives say UK actors speaking in accents is “tremendously stupid”

The British Academy of Film and Television announced the winners of the 2020 British Academy Television Awards and, like their counterparts across the pond a year ago, HBO and Sky’s “Chernobyl” was the big winner. That being said, there were some major surprises.

Sawayama, received so much praise. Unfortunately, though, Rina's getting shut out by two major awards in her country of residence—the BRIT Awards and the Mercury Prize—for not being British enough.On Twitter, Rina spoke out about the issue and wrote:if u wanna see CHANGE in the eligibility criteria then @ them and tell them u want them to revise the citizenship requirements NOW.

And now for something completely different.

BritBox, the U.K. streaming service created by ITV and the BBC, has begun flexing its original programming muscles.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC and ITV’s joint-venture streamer BritBox has pulled the curtain back on its first slate of UK drama originals, just weeks after Deadline revealed that Damian Lewis and Dominic West will star in an adaptation of A Spy Among Friends for the streamer.Building on the Kim Philby espionage thriller, which BritBox is co-producing with Spectrum Originals, the subscription video service has announced three fresh projects — all of which are literary adaptations

Amber Heard took the witness stand for the first time today in Johnny Depp‘s trial against a British tabloid for saying he’s a “wife beater.” Johnny has denied all of these claims, and Amber reiterated today that she was afraid he would kill her.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has handed out its 2020 craft awards, with HBO and Sky Atlantic’s “Chernobyl” emerging as the night’s big winner.“Chernobyl” led the way with seven gongs, including awards for costume designer Odile Dicks-Mireaux and production designer Luke Hull and Claire Levinson-Gendler.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEach year, the BAFTA TV Craft Awards recognize the behind-the-scenes production talent like writers, editors and costume designers behind the year’s hit shows.

Ariel Winter is showing her support for the #FreeBritney movement.

Leaked government documents highlighted by the-then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during 2019's general election campaign were almost certainly “amplified” online by “Russian actors”, the government has said.The papers relating to UK and US trade talks were used by Mr Corbyn to back his claims that the Conservatives were preparing to “sell off” the NHS.In a written Commons statement, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “On the basis of extensive analysis, the government has concluded that it is

Washington Post op-ed published Saturday. “The Russia investigation was of paramount importance.

Meghan Markle has made a forceful statement in her case against the Mail on Sunday and its publishers, urging the court to stop the publication from printing the names of her five friends who spoke to People for a February 2019 story. The women had been concerned about the bullying that the Duchess of Sussex faced from the British press, prompting them to talk to the U.S.