Tag: Baftas

No prizes for guessing what won Best Game at Bafta 2026 Games Awards

[ad_1] A very unsurprising winner (Credits: Getty Images for BAFTA) The last major video games award event of the season has honoured narrative game Dispatch with three awards, but it didn’t win Best Game. At this point, the only possible surprise that could have come from the BAFTA 2026 Games Awards is if Clair Obscur: […]

Baftas N-Word Broadcast Was A Breach Of BBC’s Editorial Standards, Investigation Finds

[ad_1] The BBC has determined that the broadcast of a racial slur during its coverage of this year’s Baftas went against its editorial standards. During this year’s Baftas ceremony, Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson – attending the ceremony with the cast and crew of the movie I Swear – experienced a series of involuntary tics, resulting […]

‘Exceptional’ Bafta-winning I Swear is now streaming on Netflix

[ad_1] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video It became the film everyone was talking about following the 2026 Baftas, and now you’re able to stream in on Netflix. I Swear took home three awards at the 79th film ceremony last month, including best […]

Games Inbox: Who will win out of PS6 vs. Project Helix?

[ad_1] Can Project Helix put up a serious fight?(Credits: Getty Images) The Friday letters page doesn’t think parents pay enough attention to age ratings for games, as one reader wishes John Carpenter hadn’t made Toxic Commando. Games Inbox is a collection of our readers’ letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself […]

Baftas Host Alan Cumming Brands This Year’s Ceremony A ‘Triggering S**tshow’

[ad_1] This year’s Baftas host Alan Cumming has issued a statement reflecting on the “shitshow” that arose during the ceremony last month. For the past week, Bafta has been facing a wave of scrutiny over an event which transpired during the recent film awards, in which Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson experienced a series of involuntary […]

Alan Cumming apologises for ‘all the pain Black people have felt’ after Baftas s

[ad_1] Alan Cumming has criticised the Baftas and BBC a week on from the awards ceremony (Pictures: Getty) Alan Cumming has apologised for the ‘trauma triggering s***show’ sparked by the Baftas. Last Sunday night, the annual British film awards ceremony was overshadowed by an incident in which Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson experienced a series of […]

Tourette’s Charity Calls Out SNL Over ‘Unacceptable’ Baftas Parody Sketch

[ad_1] Saturday Night Live is facing criticism over a recently-shared sketch making light of an incident which took place at the 2026 Baftas. Over the weekend, SNL’s cast and guest host Connor Storrie took part in a skit referencing the moment in which Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson experienced an involuntary tic during this year’s Baftas […]

Sinners Star Wunmi Mosaku Calls Out BBC Over Baftas N-Word Tic Broadcast

[ad_1] During the awards show, which took place last month, Tourette’s syndrome campaigner John Davidson experienced an involuntary tic while Wunmi’s co-stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting on stage, resulting in him shouting the N-word from the audience. In the week that followed, both Bafta and the BBC faced scrutiny about the […]