AV testing chops be damned – this BAFTA-winning British film deserves a proper watch The surprise winner scored two Awards against star-studded rivals What Hi-Fi? · Feb 23
Jamie Foxx brands BAFTA n-word controversy 'unacceptable' Jamie Foxx has branded John Davidson's outbursts at the BAFTA Awards "unacceptable" and Wendell Pierce has criticised the lack of apology for Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo. BANG Premier · Feb 23
What is Tourette syndrome, what are tics and what happened at the Baftas? A racial slur shouted during the awards show has raised questions about how Tourette’s outbursts should be understood The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
Bafta Awards Removes 'Free Palestine' Message but Kept The 'N-Word' Slur Against Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo BBC cut 'Free Palestine' from a winner's speech but broadcast a racial slur against two Black presenters at the 2026 Bafta Film Awards, prompting an apology and iPlayer removal. International Business Times UK · Feb 23
Why the Baftas must get rid of their two-hour delay and broadcast live Last night made clear that broadcasting a partially redacted version long after the winners have been announced doesn’t work for anyone The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
BAFTAs 2026: Six viral moments from Robert Aramayo's win to Paddington cameo and Alan Cumming's snack gag The Baftas 2026 was a night to remember, with Robert Aramayo's unexpected win, a heartwarming cameo from Paddington and host Alan Cumming's quirky snack distribution stealing the spotlight Evening Standard · Feb 23
BBC producers say they ‘didn’t hear’ N-word slur as ‘working in a truck’, following second Baftas apology Corporation says it is sorry that words spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, were not edited out The Guardian - UK · Feb 23
The Baftas on the BBC was an embarrassment and has to change Is it time to move The Baftas away from the BBC? On the evidence of last night’s cringe-inducing anti-entertainment: yes. Evening Standard · Feb 23
BBC apologises for not editing racial slur out of Bafta Film Awards broadcast Following the incident, the Bafta Film Awards was removed from the BBC’s iPlayer streaming service. Evening Standard · Feb 23
BBC removes Bafta 2026 ceremony from iPlayer after racial slur controversy Corporation has come under fire from Tourette’s groups for broadcasting incident The Independent UK · Feb 23
Tourette’s charity ‘deeply understands’ harm caused by racial outburst at Baftas A racial slur, uttered by Tourette's campaigner John Davidson due to involuntary tics, was broadcast during the Bafta Film Awards, prompting apologies from the BBC and presenter Alan Cumming. The BBC apologised for "any offence caused," explaining that the strong language arose from involuntary verbal tics associated with Tourette syndrome… The Independent UK · Feb 23
Tourettes Action says it ‘deeply understands’ harm of slur shouted at Baftas A racial insult shouted by Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the ceremony was broadcast on the BBC. Evening Standard · Feb 23
Robert Aramayo: From Hull to Hollywood The 33-year-old picked up two acting awards at the Baftas, beating Hollywood heavyweights Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet and Ethan Hawke. Evening Standard · Feb 23
Robert Aramayo: The Hull lad who beat Leonardo DiCaprio to a Bafta IN FOCUS: Ellie Harrison looks at how the ‘I Swear’ star made his way to awards victory, all while raising awareness of a widely misunderstood condition and starring in London’s buzziest play The Independent UK · Feb 23
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 With N-word incident, Bafta have shot themselves in the foot In not editing out Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson’s shouted tics, Bafta have allowed their successful diversity drive to be overshadowed
The Independent UK · Feb 23 BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's BAFTA and the BBC have apologized after a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 Backlash mounts to Bafta N-word controversy as Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce criticise outburst Foxx calls Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson’s shouts at the film awards ceremony ‘unacceptable’, while Sinners’ production designer criticises Bafta’s ‘throwaway’ apology
Evening Standard · Feb 23 Who is Robert Aramayo? Actor scoops two BAFTAs beating Hollywood giants Leonardo Di Caprio and Timothée Chalamet The Brit-born actor, who now lives in New York, has quietly built an international screen career and keeps his downtime low key, enjoying 1970s films with friends and games of Catan
Evening Standard · Feb 23 Robert Aramayo calls for 'grace' towards Tourette's after racial slur outburst shocks Baftas Tourette syndrome campaigner Jim Davidson, who was attending as a guest, shouted a racial slur while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award on stage
The Independent UK · Feb 23 BBC apologises for ‘any offence caused’ by involuntary Tourette’s slur during Baftas ‘This arose from involuntary verbal tics associated with Tourette syndrome, and was not intentional,’ said the broadcaster in a statement
BANG Premier · Feb 23 BBC apologises after racial slur is shouted out during BAFTAs ceremony The BBC has issued a statement after John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, shouted out the N-word during the 2026 BAFTAs ceremony.
International Business Times UK · Feb 23 Who Is John Davidson? Campaigner With Tourette's Shouted the 'N-word' at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the BAFTAs Scottish campaigner John Davidson's involuntary outburst during the 2026 BAFTA Awards has sparked a global conversation about Tourette's syndrome.
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Alan Cumming addresses swearing as Bafta viewers hear tourettes syndrome tic from crowd English actor Robert Aramayo, 33, was the surprise winner of the Best Actor award at the 2026 Baftas, beating major Hollywood stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet. He won the award for his role in I Swear, a biographical drama about the Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, 54,…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 Swearing, Marty Supreme … and Prince William: Bafta’s 12 biggest snubs and surprises This year’s Baftas were a chaotic mix of wild praise and inadvertent insults as the best actor prize was won by an unknown – and one of the nominees seemingly slurred from a man in the stalls
Pedestrian.tv · Feb 22 Why Was There Shouting At The 2026 BAFTAs? 8 Moments You May Have Missed From The Show Here are 8 moments you missed, from Alan Cumming’s apology and royal drama to Timothée’s texts and Paul Mescal’s tears.