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See Full List Of Winners At The 72nd BAFTA Awards Held In London

The 72nd edition of the British Academy Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards held yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall In London where ‘The Favourite’ won big, claiming seven out of the…

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Daniel Kaluuya Gives A Moving Acceptance Speech As He Bags EE Rising Star Award At BAFTA

Daniel Kaluuya, the 28-year-old Get Out star, went home with the EE Rising Star award at last night’s BAFTAs. Although he was born in London, the Oscar nominee is born to Ugandan immigrants.…

Nollywood cinematographer, Yinka Edward wins at BAFTA

Nigerian cinematographer, Yinka Edward has won a BAFTA award for 'A Love Story', an animated short film which he worked on as co-director of photography.

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BAFTA 2017: Here’s the full winners list

The 70th annual BAFTAs took place in London and Oscar contender 'La La Land' maintained its award-winning streak with a handful of wins.

14 facts you need to know about the award-winning film ‘La La Land’

'La La Land' stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, but the Damien Chazelle-directed musical had a much different look from its inception.

BAFTA 2017: See the full list of nominees

Musical film 'La La Land' lead this year’s nominations with 11 nods, while Arrival and Nocturnal Animals directed by Tom Ford follow with nine each.

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‘La La Land’ leads 2017 BAFTA Awards nominations

After La La Land record-breaking seven Golden Globes on Sunday, it has gone forward to grab 11 nominations at the 70th edition of the British Academy Film Awards.

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From Somalia to Hollywood; The story of Barkhad Abdi 'Captain Philips' – By Emma Ugolee

Fast forward to 2014 and Mr Barkhad is in a limousine only this time being driven as 'the oga at the back', and the destination is the 86th Academy Awards in the capacity of a nominee.

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Star Wars star, John Boyega nominated twice for MTV Movie Awards

The ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ actor has gotten his first nominations at the awards as he is in contention in the Best Action Performance and Breakthrough Performance categories for his role as Finn in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakening’.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor awarded a CBE for services to drama by the Duke of Cambridge

He was awarded an OBE in 2008, and Chiwetel Ejiofor can now add CBE to his list of accolades.

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See Full List Of Winners At The 72nd BAFTA Awards Held In London

Daniel Kaluuya Gives A Moving Acceptance Speech As He Bags EE Rising Star Award At BAFTA

Nollywood cinematographer, Yinka Edward wins at BAFTA

BAFTA 2017: Here’s the full winners list

14 facts you need to know about the award-winning film ‘La La Land’

BAFTA 2017: See the full list of nominees

‘La La Land’ leads 2017 BAFTA Awards nominations

From Somalia to Hollywood; The story of Barkhad Abdi 'Captain Philips' – By Emma Ugolee

Star Wars star, John Boyega nominated twice for MTV Movie Awards

Chiwetel Ejiofor awarded a CBE for services to drama by the Duke of Cambridge

Afrika Bambaataa, Hip-Hop pioneer and Zulu Nation founder, dies at 67

Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West denied entry to UK

DJ Tunez and Burna Boy allegedly clash at Obi’s house

Ghana Music Awards: 4 Nigerian songs nominated for “African Song of the Year”

Celine Dion announces comeback shows amid battle with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)

Oscars set 2027 and 2028 dates ahead of 100th edition in 2028

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Wura S4, Dividends, and other shows to stream this long holiday

AMVCA 2026: Nominees with back-to-back nominations in 2025 and 2026

From Lagos to Cairo to Kinshasa — AMVCA expands continental reach with inclusion of 2 new categories

Court orders Bill Cosby to pay $19M to former waitress in 1972 sexual assault case

Valerie Perrine, Oscar-nominated actress and ‘Superman’ star, dies at 82 after battle with Parkinson’s disease

Chuck Norris, ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star and Action icon, dies at 86

10 record-breaking moments at the 2026 Oscars

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