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'Downton Abbey' Loses Out as 'Sherlock' Wins Big at the BAFTAs
by Catherine Lawson, posted May 23rd 2011 6:12AM
It was a mixed bag for PBS last night at the BAFTA TV Awards in London as 'Sherlock' took home two trophies, but 'Downton Abbey' left empty-handed.'Sherlock' won the coveted Best Drama Series Award, and Martin Freeman ('The Hobbit') won Best Supporting Actor for his role as Doctor Watson in the modern take on the 'Sherlock Holmes' mysteries.
However, Freeman's co-star Benedict Cumberbatch lost out in the Best Actor category to Daniel Rigby ('Flyboys') for his role as legendary British comedian Eric Morecambe in 'Eric & Ernie.' Rigby also beat out fan favorite, 'Doctor Who' star Matt Smith.
'Downton Abbey' was nominated for three major awards -- Best Drama Series, Best Supporting Actor and The Audience Award -- but failed to win any of them.
'The Hurt Locker' Scores Six BAFTA Awards (VIDEO)
by Jane Boursaw, posted Feb 22nd 2010 1:20AM
'The Hurt Locker' has already scored quite a few trophies this awards season, and it took home several more at the '2010 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards' (Sun., 8PM ET on BBC America), including best film, best director, best original screenplay, best cinematography, best sound and best editing."We're just so deeply honored and humbled to be recognized for putting a bit of a spotlight on a very, very difficult situation," said director Kathryn Bigelow. "It means everything to us. This is beyond our wildest imagination."
Any predictions on whether the thoughtful war flick will score wins on any of its nine Oscar nominations? How will it fare against 'Avatar'?
Watch the video after the jump.
BAFTA to honor Monty Python
by Brad Trechak, posted Aug 19th 2009 11:03AM
BAFTA (The British Academy of Film and Television Arts) will be honoring Monty Python on the group's 40th anniversary. The surviving members of Monty Python will receive a special award for outstanding contribution to film and television in October. The event will be co-hosted by the Independent Film Channel and take place in New York.Excuse me. What? An awards event hosted by a British organization for a British group is taking place in New York? Isn't that somewhat counter-intuitive? Unless IFC is picking up the whole check (which is a distinct possibility), this should be moved to London.
Do you want a happy ending for Lost?
by Bob Sassone, posted Jul 6th 2009 5:03PM
Lost begins its sixth and final season early next year (filming starts the end of August), and producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof revealed at a BAFTA event that the show will have a definite ending with all of the questions answered, but it won't necessarily be a happy ending. While the ending will be "fair," they say it will also be "bittersweet." We'll have to wait until the new season to see exactly what they mean, but how do you want the show to end?| Happy ending: they all get off the island! | |
|---|---|
| Kinda-happy ending: some die but most get off the island | |
| Kinda-sad ending: some die, some stay on island, lives are screwed up | |
| Really sad ending: everyone dies | |
| Other scenario (say in comments) |
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