BAFTA
- noun
- /ˈbæf.tə/
- UK
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BAFTA
- The film received critical acclaim and won a BAFTA for Best Picture at the annual awards ceremony.
I want to get a BAFTA by whenever, right?
- I want to get a BAFTA by whenever, right?
- Angelina didn't even get nominated for the BAFTA for Maria.
- Today we're joined by BAFTA winning actress.
- I just, you know, it, it got a ton of Baftas and and and Oscars.
- It's been a stage play, it's been a BAFTA winning film.
- Now, I've got to say congratulations on your BAFTA nomination.
- Speaking of TV and movies on the topic, the Baftas happened last night.
- But I I feel weird to even say this, but I'm going to the Baftas on Sunday.
- But the lady that was at the BAFTA awards, that performance, what's a BAFTA?
- And we had, we've been nominated for a BAFTA.
- And it turns out it was a BAFTA nomination.
- There was ABBC drama ultimately commissioned that we won six Baftas.
- The last time you were on air, Jodie, you were nominated for a BAFTA.
- I won a BAFTA and and lots of broadcast awards for the first for the first series.
- So although you did not receive the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, you've won the BAFTA.
- I have national treasure and that when they do the Baftas after I died, I hope I'm in the in memoriam.
- Like I've won three Baftas, not bragging it, it just came up and I, and I mentioned it's a fact.
Examples
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Speaking of TV and movies on the topic, the Baftas happened last night.
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Like I've won three Baftas, not bragging it, it just came up and I, and I mentioned it's a fact.
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It's been suggested that I write a speech in case I win the BAFTA award.
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It's been a stage play, it's been a BAFTA winning film.
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Today we're joined by BAFTA winning actress.
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Now, I've got to say congratulations on your BAFTA nomination.
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Ah, OK, so this is custom Valentino for the BAFTA TV Awards.
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Nominated for 6 BAFTAs including Picture.
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At the Manchester Arena, I did my documentary Hatton, which was BAFTA nominated and it should have won.
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Angelina didn't even get nominated for the BAFTA for Maria.
Synonyms
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1.0
A prize given to someone for achievement or excellence
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2.4
An annual award given by the Academy for the best films and acting
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4.4
An award people give each year for excellent work on television
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2.7
A prize given each year for the best work in movies, like acting or directing
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3.7
A famous American award given each year for very good journalism, books or music
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3.7
Of very high quality and often the best in a contest
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2.6
An annual award given for very good work in music, mainly in the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
BAFTA = British Academy of Film and Television Arts (opaque) = B + A + F + T + A
BAFTA is an initialism/acronym whose letter sequence does not transparently convey the meaning 'award' or the institutional name to learners.
Etymology
BAFTA is the name of a prize and comes from the first letters of British Academy of Film and Television Arts. So a BAFTA is a 'prize' given by that British academy for success in film, television or video games.