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BAFTA mask and the logo of the BBC (broadcaster of the awards since 1956). The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell, Laurence Olivier, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Michael Balcon, and other major figures of the British film industry.
[35] [36] [37] Following the death of the Queen, Millichip was asked if the royal family were still an appropriate fit for the awards body; in answering, she mentioned Elizabeth II's decision to gift the royalties from a documentary on the family to BAFTA forerunner, the Society of Film and Television Arts, in the early 1970s, aiding its move ...
The BAFTA award trophy is a mask, designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe. When the Guild merged with the British Film Academy to become the Society of Film and Television Arts, later the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the first "BAFTA award" was presented to Sir Charles Chaplin on his Academy Fellowship that year.
The BAFTA longlists were unveiled on 5 January 2024. [13] The nominations were announced via livestream by former Rising Star Award nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir, from the arts charity's HQ at 195 Piccadilly, London, on 18 January 2024; the livestream was also available to watch on BAFTA's Twitter and YouTube pages.
[8] [34] In winning the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, CODA actor Troy Kotsur became the first deaf actor to win a BAFA, as well as the first deaf actor to win a BAFTA in a major category and first deaf male actor to win a BAFTA.
Fennell accepted her award while eating a chocolate BAFTA mask. [18] Other films with high expectations, including The Trial of the Chicago 7 , News of the World and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm , won zero awards, while Mank only won one ( Best Production Design ).
The ceremony also marked the introduction of the BAFTA Award for Best Casting; [3] Shayna Markowitz won for Joker. The ceremony also marked the tenth time an actor received dual nominations in the same category , with Margot Robbie 's Best Supporting Actress nominations for both Bombshell and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood .
The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947, but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source .