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Bafta games awards 2026: Clair Obscur and Dispatch lead the nominations

Last year’s celebrated French hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated in 12 categories this year, with Ghost of Yōtei, Dispatch, Death Stranding 2 and Indiana Jones also making strong showings

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‘Weird and bizarre’: Jack Whitehall condemned for ‘classist’ jokes at Brit Awards in Manchester

Comedian also cracked jokes about Alex Warren, Mark Ronson and people from Preston

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The Guide #232: From documentary shock to Bafta acclaim – how the screen shaped our understanding of Tourette’s

In this week’s newsletter: After a controversial awards moment thrust the condition into the spotlight, we look at the new biopic of John Davidson and the decades of portrayals that led to it

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Delroy Lindo set to take stage at 32nd Annual Actor Awards after Baftas N-word controversy

Days after he was confronted with the N-word at the Baftas after it was involuntarily shouted by a Tourette’s sufferer in the audience, actor Delroy Lindo has been announced as one of the stars set to take to the stage at Sunday’s 32nd Annual Actor Awards.

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BBC to conduct fast-track investigation into racial slur incident at Baftas

Director-general Tim Davie has instructed the Executive Complaints Unit to carry out an investigation into the incident

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Culture Secretary welcomes investigation into BBC Bafta broadcast

Lisa Nandy said she shared the ‘serious concerns raised by so many people’ after a racial slur was aired in the programme.

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‘Fast-tracked investigation’ launched into BBC Bafta broadcast ‘serious mistake’

Alan Cumming apologised during the broadcast for language viewers may have heard.

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Brief letters: Clean clothes | Baftas controversy | Bed warmer | Trump’s tariffs | Palantir’s Tory deal

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Kirsten Dunst Suffers Fashion Emergency And Blunder At The 2026 BAFTA’s Afterparty

The actress arrived in support of her husband, Jesse Plemons, who once again missed out on Leading Actor.

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“She Looks Cadaverous”: Emma Stone’s Appearance At The 2026 BAFTAs Sparks Major Concerns

“We do not know the battles they’re dealing (or not) with."

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Who is Robert Aramayo? Actor scoops two BAFTAs beating Hollywood giants Leonardo Di Caprio and Timothée Chalamet

The Brit-born actor, who now lives in New York, has quietly built an international screen career and keeps his downtime low key, enjoying 1970s films with friends and games of Catan

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Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams kiss at BAFTAs as they go red carpet official

Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams take their relationship a step further by taking to the red carpet at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards

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One Battle After Another sweeps Baftas as Hamnet and I Swear also triumph

One Battle After Another won six awards at the ceremony in London.

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Who are the big winners at the 2026 Bafta Film Awards?

One Battle After Another won two of the biggest awards of the evening.

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Paddington covers Bafta in marmalade as he presents ‘sticky’ trophy

The famous bear had earlier been seen on the red carpet, wowing crowds in his signature ensemble of bright blue duffel coat and red bucket hat.

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British actor Robert Aramayo named EE Rising Star at Baftas

The 33-year old plays Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson in the biopic I Swear.

The Independent UK

Baftas 2026: Full list of winners

Robert Aramayo clinched the coveted Best Actor prize in the biggest shock of the night

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BAFTA Nominations 2026 Snubs Oscars Favourite 'KPop Demon Hunters' in Eligibility Dispute

BAFTA Nominations 2026 exclude Oscars frontrunner KPop Demon Hunters over eligibility rules, exposing a widening gap between BAFTA and the Academy.

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Bafta Film Awards nominations announced as ‘One Battle After Another’ tops list

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BBC Breakfast Comes to a Halt as Sally Nugent Shares Heartfelt Message About BAFTA Win

BBC Breakfast came to an unexpected halt during its latest episode when Sally Nugent took a moment to share a heartfelt message with viewers.

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‘We have so many talented black British actors who had to leave in order to work’: Sharon D Clarke on typecasting, industry tensions, and the truthfulness of Mr Loverman

As part of a Bafta TV special, the best actor nominated star talks about institutional racism, the remarks that made Cressida Dick look like a ‘fool’, and how Bernardine Evaristo’s coming out story reflected her own

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‘At times, the pressure was intolerable’: Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd on paranoia, portraying abuse and the madness of sudden fame

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor and writer on how his drama went stratospheric virtually overnight, the ‘challenging’ lawsuit that followed, and why he won’t be returning to standup comedy

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Billie Piper on toxic masculinity, raising teens, and playing complex characters: ‘I’ve been a woman on the edge – I’m not afraid of it!’

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor talks carving out a niche playing people at breaking point, the ‘dreamy’ romcom she’s currently writing, and what she really thought of that Prince Andrew interview

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David Tennant on sex scenes, Doctor Who and his run-in with Kemi Badenoch: ‘The trans debate has become unnecessarily cruel’

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor talks about playing a dastardly lord in the small screen adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals, and whether he’d return to the Tardis

The Guardian - UK

Marisa Abela on consent, cancelled shows and playing Industry’s troubled heroine: ‘Thank God I’m not as cold-hearted as Yasmin’

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor on a whirlwind few years, why intimacy coordinators matter, and watching her not-so-guilty pleasure Real Housewives

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