After Oscars 2021, BAFTA Film Awards Pushed To April 11
The British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) is the second 2021 awards ceremony to be pushed back. Originally set to take place on February 14, 2021, the awards will now take place on Apr
The
British
Academy
of
Film
and
Television
Awards
(BAFTA)
is
the
second
2021
awards
ceremony
to
be
pushed
back.
Originally
set
to
take
place
on
February
14,
2021,
the
awards
will
now
take
place
on
April
11,
2021.
The
decision
was
reportedly
taken
after
the
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
shifted
Oscars
2021
to
April
25,
due
to
the
Coronavirus
Pandemic's
impact
on
the
film
industry.
As
for
Oscars,
the
change
in
BAFTA's
ceremony
date
also
allows
for
an
extended
eligibility
period.
A
BAFTA
official,
in
a
statement,
told
Variety,
"This
change
from
the
previously
announced
date
of
Feb.
14
acknowledges
the
impact
of
the
global
pandemic
and
accommodates
an
extended
eligibility
period.
Further
details
on
the
ceremony
will
be
announced
later
in
the
year."
The
new
date
will
also
allow
BAFTA
to
continue
the
tradition
and
remain
the
last
of
awards
that
could
influence
the
Oscars.
The
final
eligibility
period
date
is
yet
to
be
announced.
"The
date
for
the
2022
Film
Awards,
announced
last
year
as
13
February,
is
currently
under
consideration
as
part
of
the
Awards
Review
(set
up
following
this
year's
film
nominations),
and
any
changes
will
be
published
once
the
review
has
been
completed,
alongside
other
findings
and
recommendations," the
statement
added.
The
Academy
had
announced
on
Monday
that
Oscars
2021
has
been
postponed
by
eight
weeks
because
of
the
pandemic's
effects
on
the
film
releases
in
the
past
five
months,
and
increased
the
eligibility
window
until
February
21,
2021.