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British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1281 words) |
 | BAFTA was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton and others. |
 | The awards ceremony is televised annually on BBC One. |
 | BAFTA Scotland first held an award ceremony for Scottish television and film in 1997. |
| CNN.com - 'Lord of the Rings' casts BAFTA spell - February 25, 2002 (654 words) |
 | Dame Judi Dench landed her eighth British Academy title, just months after she was given a BAFTA fellowship, winning the best actress prize for her performance in Iris. |
 | Australian actress Nicole Kidman, who lost the best actress award to Dench, drew gasps from the crowd of fans when she arrived in a revealing Yves Saint Laurent gown. |
 | BAFTA chairman Simon Relph said Beatty was one of the most versatile and gifted filmmakers. |