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2021 British Academy Television Awards
The 2021 British Academy Television Awards were held on 6 June 2021, to recognise the excellence in British television of 2020. The nominees were announced along with the nominees for the 2021 British Academy Television Craft Awards on 28 April 2021, while the shortlist for the British Academy Television Award for Virgin TV's Must-See Moment, Virgin Media Must-See-Moment were announced the day before, on 27 April 2021. The ceremony was hosted for the second year in a row by Richard Ayoade. The only television programme to win multiple awards at the ceremony was ''I May Destroy You'', with star and creator Michaela Coel collecting both Best Miniseries and Best Actress. Rule and award changes In October 2020, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced several changes in its rules and categories, both to achieve a wider variety of nominees and in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the television industry: * For the individual performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade ( ; born 23 May 1977) is a British comedian, actor, writer, director and presenter. He played the role of socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom ''The IT Crowd'' (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 British Academy Television Awards, BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance. Ayoade was president of the Footlights club whilst a student at the University of Cambridge. He and Matthew Holness debuted their respective characters Dean Learner and Garth Marenghi at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000, bringing the characters to television with ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' (2004) and ''Man to Man with Dean Learner'' (2006). He appeared in the comedy shows ''The Mighty Boosh (TV series), The Mighty Boosh'' (2004–2007) and ''Nathan Barley'' (2005). After directing music videos for Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, he wrote and directed the comedy-drama film ''Submarine (2010 film), Submarine'' (2010), an adaptati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Of Film And Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual award ceremonies, BAFTA has an international programme of learning events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures, and mentoring schemes in the United Kingdom and the United States. BAFTA's annual film awards ceremony, the British Academy Film Awards, has been held since 1949, while its annual television awards ceremony, the British Academy Television Awards, has been held since 1955. Their third ceremony, the British Academy Games Awards, was first presented in 2004. Origins BAFTA started out as the British Film Academy, founded in 1947 by a group of directors: David Lean, Alexander Korda, Roger Manvell, Laurence Olivier, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Michael Balcon, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Material
''Adult Material'' is a four-part British drama television series concerning a woman's life working in the adult film industry. The show starred Hayley Squires and was created by an all female team. The series first aired on Channel 4 on 5 October 2020. Synopsis The series follows Hayley Burrows, ostensibly an ordinary hardworking mum-of-three who has been working as Jolene Dollar in the adult entertainment industry for many years. Her life is dramatically changed by an incident between Amy, a new girl in the industry, and an American hardcore actor, Tom Pain. Jolene meets MP Stella Maitland on a talk show, just before Stella is exposed for downloading porn on her work computer. With her home life falling apart and facing health issues, Jolene decides to quit the industry and gets a job in a coffee bar. While facing a defamation trial for speaking out about Amy's treatment, Jolene, now supported by the disgraced Stella, goes to extreme lengths to save her family from finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangs Of London (TV Series)
''Gangs of London'' is a British action thriller television series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery. Based on London Studio's video game of the same name, it serves as a spinoff of ''The Getaway'' franchise. The first series premiered on 23 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic. In June 2020, it was renewed for a second series, with AMC taking over US broadcast rights and co-producing, and Corin Hardy taking over as showrunner. The second series premiered on 20 October 2022 in the UK and on 17 November 2022 in the US. In November 2022, it was renewed for a third series that premiered on 20 March 2025 in the UK. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its performances, narrative, and action sequences, though some criticism was aimed at its excessive violence. Premise The series follows the power struggles of the rival gangs and criminal organisations in London. As one of the world's most dynamic and multicultural cities, London's cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Hate Suzie
''I Hate Suzie'' (stylised as ''I HATE SUZIE.'') is a British dark comedy, dark comedy-drama television series created by Lucy Prebble and Billie Piper. It was produced by Bad Wolf (production company), Bad Wolf in association with Sky Studios. All episodes were written by Prebble and most were directed by Georgi Banks-Davies while the second season was directed by Dawn Shadforth. The show marks the third collaboration between Prebble and Piper, who previously worked together on ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' (2007–2011) and ''The Effect'' (2012). ''I Hate Suzie'' follows the life of actress Suzie Pickles (Piper) whose life is thrown into turmoil when her phone is hacked and compromising photographs of her are leaked. Each episode is focused on "one of the eight stages of trauma" that Suzie experiences, a take on the five stages of grief. ''I Hate Suzie'' premiered on Sky Atlantic and Now (Sky), NOW TV on 27 August 2020. It made its US debut on HBO Max on 19 November. It rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crown (TV Series)
''The Crown'' is a historical drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. Morgan developed the series from his film '' The Queen'' (2006) and his stage play '' The Audience'' (2013), which also focused on Elizabeth. The series consists of six seasons spanning almost six decades, beginning shortly before the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in 1947 and ending with the 2005 wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. The principal cast of the series has been changed every two seasons; Elizabeth was played by Claire Foy in the first and second seasons, Olivia Colman in the third and fourth, and Imelda Staunton in the fifth and sixth. Filming took place at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with location shooting taking place in the United Kingdom and internationally. Netflix released th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Television Award For Best Mini-Series
The British Academy Television Award for Best Mini-Series is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described by the BAFTA website as being for "a drama series, between two and 19 episodes, that tells a complete story and is not intended to return". The category has been awarded since 2012, prior to that a similar category was awarded named ''Best Drama Serial'', which was presented with the Best Drama Series category under the name ''Best Drama Series or Serial'' from 1970 to 1991 and as a separate category from 1992 to 2011. In 2024, the category was merged with the Best Single Drama award into one category titled ''Best Limited Drama''. Winners and nominees 1990s Best Drama Serial 2000s Best Drama Serial 2010s Best Drama Serial Best Mini-Series 2020s ;Best Limited Drama *Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Television Award For Best Drama Series
The British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), the primary awards ceremony of the British television industry. The category is described on the official BAFTA website as being open a drama series "of between two and 19 episodes, that is intended to return." The category has been through several name and category changes: * From 1958 to 1972 the award was presented usually individually under the name "Best Drama Production". * Also during the same period another category was awarded briefly as "Best Drama Series" from 1964 to 1970. * Then from 1970 to 1991 it was joined with drama serials into a category named "Best Drama Series or Serial" with the exception of the years 87, 88 and 89 where it was awarded just as "Best Drama Series". From 1992 onwards, the category was split in two, with a separate Best Drama Serial category also established. ''Inspector Morse'', '' Cracker'', '' The Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romesh Ranganathan In 2013 (cropped)
Romesh may refer to: * Romesh Batra, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia *Romesh Bhandari (1928–2013), Indian Foreign Secretary, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, former governor of Tripura, Goa and Uttar Pradesh * Romesh Chandra (1919–2016), Indian leader of the Communist Party of India (CPI) * Romesh Chander Dogra, Indian politician from the state of Punjab *Romesh Chunder Dutt CIE (1848–1909), Indian civil servant, economic historian, writer, and translator of ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata'' * Romesh Eranga (born 1985), Sri Lankan-born Canadian cricketer * Romesh Fernando (born 1977), Sri Lankan former cricketer * Romesh Gunesekera FRSL (born 1954), Sri Lankan-born British author, who was a finalist in the Man Booker Prize for his novel ''Reef'' in 1994 * Romesh Kaluwitharana (born 1969), former Sri Lankan cricketer * Romesh Krishantha, Sri Lankan crickete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Coel Peabody Awards, June 2021
Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in England and Wales. It is very prevalent in the Czech Republic, ranking at number 9 in January 2002, and number 16 in January 2006. Variant forms There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include: *Makayla ( English) *Meical ( Welsh) *Micaela (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) *Michaëla ( Dutch) *Michalina ( Polish) *Michka (Persian) *Mikayla ( English) *Michaela ( Indonesian, English) *Michajlina ( Belarusian) *Michala (Estonian) *Micheáilín ( Irish) *Michela (Italian) *Michèle ( French) *Michelina (Italian) *Michelle ( English, French) *Micheline ( French) *Miguela ( Portuguese, Spanish) *Miguelina (Spanish) *Mihaela ( Croatian, Romanian) *Mihaéla ( Hungarian) *Mihaila ( Bulgarian) *Mihajla ( Serbian) *Mikaela ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Mescal, 2023 Dublin International Film Festival
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places * Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom * Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
