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The
British Academy Film Awards are
presented in an annual award show
hosted by the British Academy of
Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It
is the British counterpart of the
Oscars. As of 2008, it has taken
place in the Royal Opera House,
having taken over from the flagship
Odeon cinema on Leicester Square.
The Awards took place on 13
February .
The
ceremony used to take place in April
or May, but from 2002 onwards it
takes place in February in order to
precede the Oscars. The awards are
mostly open to all nationalities,
though there is an award for
Outstanding British Film and
Outstanding Debut by a British
Writer, Producer or Director. The
Short Film and Short Animation
awards are also only for UK films.
The Awards ceremony is broadcast on
British television, usually the day
after it has taken place. It is
mostly broadcast on BBC One.
The
British Academy of Film and
Television Arts (BAFTA) is a charity
in the United Kingdom that hosts
annual awards shows for excellence
in film, television, television
craft, video games and forms of
animation. BAFTA's annual film
awards ceremony is known as the
British Academy Film Awards. It aims
to reward the best work of any
nationality seen on British cinema
screens during the preceding year.
Since 2008 the ceremony has been
held at the Royal Opera House in
London’s Covent Garden having
previously taken place at the
flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester
Square since 2000. The ceremony
previously took place in April or
May, but from 2002 onwards has taken
place in February, in order to
precede the Oscars.
In
order for a film to be considered
for a BAFTA nomination its first
public exhibition must be in a
cinema and it must have a UK
theatrical release for no fewer than
seven days in the calendar year that
corresponds to the upcoming awards.
A film must be feature length and
films from all countries are
eligible in all categories, with the
exception of Outstanding British
Film, Outstanding Debut, Short Film
and Short Animation which are for
British films only.
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