The British Academy for Film and TV Arts (BAFTA) has scrapped the special prizes at its TV awards this year following the controversy surrounding its decision t
BAFTA scraps special prize at 2021 TV Awards following criticism over honour to #MeToo accused Noel Clarke
Clarke who has been accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment and bullying by 20 women in April was slated to get the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.
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LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has decided to remove the special awards segment for 2021 ceremony of TV awards following criticism over its decision to honour actor and #MeToo accused Noel Clarke.
The upcoming TV awards ceremony will be held on June 6 but it will not feature the usual Fellowship Prize and Special Award categories, reported Deadline.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has decided to remove the special awards segment for 2021 ceremony of TV awards following criticism over its decision to honour actor and #MeToo accused Noel Clarke.
Tuesday, 1st June 2021 at 12:12 pm
The BAFTA TV Awards 2021 will not feature the Fellowship or Special Award, BAFTA has confirmed, while it reviews its procedures surrounding awards within its gift.
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A spokesperson for BAFTA told Deadline: “We have recently announced that we are conducting a review of the processes governing awards that are in the gift of the academy, so we have temporarily paused the Special Awards and Fellowships and they will not feature in this Sunday’s ceremony.”
The BAFTA TV Awards will take place this Sunday but with the Special Award (previously taken home by Idris Elba) and Fellowship (recipients of which include Joan Bakewell and Joanna Lumley) omitted.