British Academy Film Awards

British Academy Film Awards
71st British Academy Film Awards
Awarded for The best in film
Country  United Kingdom
First awarded 29 May 1949 (1949-05-29)
Website bafta.org

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The ceremonies were initially held at the flagship Odeon cinema in Leicester Square in London, before being held at the Royal Opera House between 2008 and 2016. Since 2017 the ceremony has been held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

History

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 and others. In 1958, the Academy merged with The Guild of Television Producers and Directors to form The Society of Film and Television, which eventually became The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976.

The stated charitable purpose of BAFTA is to "support, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners, and benefiting the public". In addition to high-profile awards ceremonies, BAFTA runs a year-round programme of educational events, including film screenings and tribute evenings. BAFTA is supported by a membership of about 6,000 people from the film, television, and video game industries.

The Academy's awards are in the form of a theatrical mask designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe, in response to a commission from the Guild of Television Producers in 1955.

Annual ceremony

The location for the 2008 ceremony.

The ceremony previously took place in April or May, but since 2001 it has been held in February in order to precede the Academy Awards. Most of the awards are open to all nationalities, though there are awards for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Producer or Director. Only UK films are eligible for the categories of The British Short Film and British Short Animation awards.

The Awards ceremony is delayed broadcast on British television the same evening (usually on BBC One), and across the world. In the United States it is shown on BBC America. It has been broadcast in colour since 1970.

Location

The award ceremony is held in London. From 2000 to 2007, the ceremonies took place at the flagship Odeon cinema in Leicester Square. Between 2008 and 2016, the ceremonies took place at the Royal Opera House. The 70th Awards in 2017, and subsequent ceremonies, were held at the Royal Albert Hall.

Sponsorship

Until 2012, the mobile telephone network Orange sponsored the awards. Orange's parent company, EE, took over the sponsorship of the event from 2013.

Awards categories (competitive)

Retired awards

Other awards (non-competitive)

In memoriam section

During the ceremony, BAFTA pauses to pay tribute to those in the industry who died over the previous twelve months, with a montage of images accompanied by music.

Ceremonies

Event Date
1st 29 May 1949
2nd 29 May 1949
3rd 29 May 1950
4th 22 February 1951
5th 8 May 1952
6thl 5 March 1953
7th 25 March 1954
8th 10 March 1955
9th 1 March 1956
10th 11 July 1957
11th 6 March 1958
12th 1959
13th 22 March 1960
14th 6 April 1961
15th 5 April 1962
16th 7 May 1963
17th 3 April 1964
18th 1965
19th 1966
20th 1967
21st 28 March 1968
22nd 26 March 1969
23rd 8 March 1970
24th 4 March 1971
25th 23 February 1972
26th 28 February 1973
27th 6 March 1974
28th 26 February 1975
29th 17 March 1976
30th 24 March 1977
31st 16 March 1978
32nd 22 March 1979
33rd 20 March 1980
34th 22 March 1981
35th 18 March 1982
36th 20 March 1983
37th 25 March 1984
38th 5 March 1985
39th 16 March 1986
40th 22 March 1987
41st March 1988
42nd 19 March 1989
43rd 11 March 1990
44th 17 March 1991
45th 22 March 1992
46th 21 March 1993
47th 15 April 1994
48th 9 April 1995
49th 23 April 1996
50th 29 April 1997
51st 18 April 1998
52nd 11 April 1999
53rd 9 April 2000
54th 25 February 2001
55th 24 February 2002
56th 23 February 2003
57th 15 February 2004
58th 12 February 2005
59th 19 February 2006
60th 11 February 2007
61st 10 February 2008
62nd 8 February 2009
63rd 21 February 2010
64th 13 February 2011
65th 12 February 2012
66th 10 February 2013
67th 16 February 2014
68th 8 February 2015
69th 14 February 2016
70th 12 February 2017
71st 18 February 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award - Awards", The BAFTA site, 6 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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