BAFTA 2021: After Backlash Over Honouring Me Too Accused Organisers Scrap Special Prize At TV Awards
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
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.
Clarke,
a
former
Doctor
Who
star
known
for
his
work
as
a
filmmaker
and
performer
on
his
trilogy
The
Hood,
was
slated
to
get
the
Outstanding
British
Contribution
to
Cinema
Award
at
the
ceremony.
He
was
accused
of
sexual
assault,
sexual
harassment
and
bullying
by
20
women
in
April.
In
a
report
published
by
The
Guardian,
Clarke
faced
claims
including
sexual
harassment,
unwanted
touching
or
groping,
sexually
inappropriate
comments,
taking
and
sharing
sexually
explicit
pictures
and
video
without
consent,
and
bullying.
The
British
organisation
announced
that
it
had
suspended
Clarke’s
Bafta
membership
and
award
after
allegations
against
the
actor
surfaced.
"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," a
spokesperson
told
Deadline.
The
2021
BAFTA
TV
Awards
will
be
a
hybrid
event
and
hosted
by
Richard
Ayoade
at
London's
Television
Centre.
Prominent
British
celebrities,
including
Michaela
Coel,
Jodie
Comer,
Paul
Mescal,
Graham
Norton,
and
Billie
Piper,
are
set
to
attend
the
ceremony.
Keeping
in
line
with
COVID-19
protocols,
the
BAFTA
has
invited
nominees
from
categories
including
leading
actor,
leading
actress,
supporting
actor,
supporting
actress,
entertainment
performance,
male
performance
in
a
comedy,
and
female
performance
in
a
comedy.
The
nominations
for
the
awards
were
announced
in
April
this
year
with
Steve
McQueen's
Small
Axe
leading
the
way
with
15
nods.
It
was
followed
by
The
Crown
(10
nominations),
I
May
Destroy
You
(eight),
Normal
People
(seven),
Sex
Education
(six),
and
Adult
Material
and
I
Hate
Suzie
(five
each).
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