On Monday, August 11, the British Academy of Movie and Tv Arts introduced the rollout of the inaugural BAFTA Honours, scheduled to happen on Sunday, November 2 in Los Angeles, California. And whereas this certainly a brand new occasion, it does fill a BAFTA-sized gap on the awards calendar, courting again to 2020.
Formally, the Honours are described as the primary occasion of its type in america, offering a brand new collection of particular awards throughout movie, video games, and tv to acknowledge people and organizations which have had vital and constructive impression on the sector. The occasion will bestow the enduring BAFTA masks upon three distinguished honorees, marking solely the sixth time that the BAFTA masks is awarded within the U.S., marking a major milestone for BAFTA North America.
IndieWire has confirmed that this information comes with ultimate discover that BAFTA’s earlier particular awards ceremony in North America, the Britannia Awards, has formally come to an finish. Established in 1989, and offered by BAFTA Los Angeles, the Britannia Awards have been meant to honor people and corporations who’ve devoted their careers or company missions to advancing the artforms of the shifting picture within the U.S., U.Okay., and past. They have been final offered in 2019. In 2020, they have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic they usually haven’t returned since.
That occasion gave out awards for Excellence in Movie, Worldwide Contribution to Leisure, Excellence in Directing, Excellence in Comedy, Excellence in Tv, and British Artist of the 12 months. In 2019, these awards got to Jane Fonda, Jackie Chan, Jordan Peele, Steve Coogan, Norman Lear, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, respectively.
BAFTA particular awards are a present of the BAFTA Academy. Per BAFTA brass, the Honours represents a brand new chapter “that displays the group’s ongoing dedication to celebrating world excellence in movie, video games, and tv, and to deepening engagement with the inventive communities throughout North America.” With these awards, BAFTA additionally reasserts its curiosity in awarding video video games and their creators, nonetheless a rarity within the normal awards house.
The subsequent BAFTA Movie Awards is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, 2026. BAFTA Honours is not going to be the solely U.S.-based occasion, as BAFTA hosts a number of annual tea events, together with the Los Angeles TV Tea Get together on September 13, the New York Tea Get together on September 27, and the official 2026 BAFTA Tea Get together on January 10, 2026, forward of the movie awards.