Awards

Organisers have announced that next year’s video games BAFTAs will feature awards for four new categories:  Debut Game, Online – Browser, Online – Multiplayer and Performer. The Debut Game award will honour the best game from a studio releasing its very first title in 2011 while the Performer award will recognise excellence in performance featured…

British TV legend Stephen Fry is to host the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. Fry presented the annual awards ceremony between 2000-2006 before being replaced by Jonathan Ross. However the BBC has confirmed the much-loved comedian, writer and presenter will return when next year’s ceremony is broadcast on 12th February. Commenting on his return,…

]The BBC has been nominated for the largest number of accolades in this year’s Philips British Academy Television Awards with BBC One alone nominated 24 times. In total the corporation has received 51 nominations, more than all rivals combined.

As widely expected, Colin Firth has been named best actor at this year’s BAFTAs for his portrayal of George VI in The King’s Speech. Firth’s performance as the speech-impaired monarch has also been recognised by the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and London Film Critics’ Circle awards. The actor also won the award last year…

This Sunday (13th February) the film world’s great and good will descend on the capital for this year’s BAFTA Film Awards and, weather and technology permitting, we’ll be on the red carpet to tweet their arrival. The full list of nominees is below but the highlight of the ceremony will Sir Christopher Lee being honoured…

The organisers of the 2011 Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award have announced that Gemma Arterton, Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy, Aaron Johnson and Emma Stone have made the shortlist of nominees for the prestigious award. In November a long-list of contenders was announced which was then assessed and whittled down by a judging panel which included…