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Bafta doubles down on preparations for Sunday TV awards after N-word fallout

Ceremony organisers taking event procedures ‘extremely seriously’ after broadcast of racial slur in February

The Guardian - UK

Alan Cumming refused to speak to BAFTA after Tourette’s incident: ‘It was bad leadership’

A furore unfolded when the BBC failed to edit out the Tourettes campaigner’s tics from the Baftas broadcast

The Independent UK

Alan Cumming will never host the BAFTAs again

Actor Alan Cumming vowed he would never host the BAFTAs again before the 2026 ceremony descended into chaos because it was a "tough gig" before it turned into an "international scandal".

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Bafta apologises for events surrounding John Davidson’s Tourette’s outburst

An independent review found ‘weaknesses’ in the organisation’s planning and crisis procedures

The Guardian - UK

Bafta issues ‘unreserved’ apology to Black and disability communities for racial slur incident

An independent review into the incident found ‘a number of structural weaknesses’ in the organisation's planning for the awards ceremony

The Independent UK

Bafta admits ‘structural weaknesses’ over racial slur broadcast at film awards

However an independent review ‘did not find evidence of malicious intent’.

Evening Standard

Airing of Bafta racial slur breached BBC standards, corporation finds

Executive complaints unit finding relates to broadcast of N-word during awards ceremony

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

BBC breached editorial standards over racial slur incident at Baftas, investigation finds

The BBC’s executive complaints unit (ECU) said the initial broadcast of the slur ‘was highly offensive and had no editorial justification’

The Independent UK

Pedro Pascal Celebrating Michael B. Jordan's Oscar Win Is Hilariously Going Viral For Two Different Reasons

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Cinemablend

What the 2026 Oscars revealed about the current political mood in Hollywood

The 2026 Academy Awards revealed a striking contradiction. Many of the winning films grapple with urgent contemporary issues, or difficult questions of historical memory. Yet their makers avoided following up on that political character in their acceptance speeches.

The Conversation

Wins for best make up and sound spare UK’s blushes at Oscars

British performers have now failed to win any of the acting Oscars in every year from 2022 to 2026.

Evening Standard

British actors face longest Oscars drought this century after awards snub

Both Delroy Lindon and Wunmi Mosaku missed out on their respective awards at Sunday’s ceremony

The Independent UK

Oscars 2026: All the Winners

The 2026 Oscars had it all, glory, surprises, and more than a few faces that seemed to say, "Wait, what just happened?" Although Sinners came in as the most nominated film of the night, it ultimately did not become the ceremony's undisputed winner. That title went to One Battle After…

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My Apologies To Sean Penn, But How Is Paul Mescal Not Attracting More Oscars Notice For Hamnet?

It was not to be.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Bradshaw’s Oscars 2026 predictions: who will win, who should win, who should’ve been in the running?

Will Sinners and One Battle After Another sweep the board as expected, or are there surprises on the way? Our critic shares his predictions for the big-screen triumphs and disasters

The Independent UK

Never too late: Delroy Lindo isn’t first Oscar star to be celebrated in golden years

OSCARS 2026: After a lengthy and acclaimed film career, the ‘Sinners’ star has finally been nominated for an Oscar at the age of 73. He’s still a decade younger than some first-time nominees, writes Kevin E G Perry

Evening Standard

Oscars 2026: Who are the potential history-makers and record-breakers?

Jessie Buckley, star of Hamnet, looks likely to make history for her home nation of Ireland.

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Marie Claire

Everything to Know About the 2026 Oscars, From How to Watch the Awards Show to the Nominations

The 98th annual Academy Awards are just days away.

The Independent UK

Sinners star says Baftas Tourettes debacle cast a ‘shadow’ over her award win

‘We’d been told that it was a family-friendly show at 7pm - So how could it possibly have been left in?’ says the actor after a racial slur was included in the broadcast of the ceremony

Euronews

Oscars 2026: 'One Battle After Another' or 'Sinners'? Euronews Culture’s full Oscar predictions

Who will take home the biggest awards of the night on Sunday and which film will nab Best Picture? Here are Euronews Culture's full predictions.

Cinemablend

CinemaBlend Predicted The Major Oscar Categories, And We're Not On The Same Page In A Few Categories

What will happen on Sunday night at the Oscars? Here’s what we think.

Evening Standard

Wunmi Mosaku: ‘It’s been very difficult’ since incident at Bafta film awards

The actress said that the events around the awards ceremony have cast a ‘shadow’ over her win.

The Independent UK

Oscars to feature musical performances from Sinners and Kpop Demon Hunters at Sunday’s ceremony

A star-studded line-up featuring Josh Groban and Misty Copeland has been confirmed for Sunday’s ceremony

The Independent UK

Oscars 2026: Who will win, who should win, and who shoulda had a look-in

OSCARS 2026: Are we set for a ‘Sinners’ sweep? Or is ‘One Battle After Another’ going to win the war? Has Jessie Buckley’s anti-cat crusade ruined her chances? Or have we all been thinking about the Oscars too long? Adam White predicts who will reign supreme in the show’s major…

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