BAFTA
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- proper noun
- UK
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Academia Británica de Artes de Cine y Televisión
- In September 2011, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation) spoke at BAFTA's Screenwriter's Lecture Series in London.
- BAFTA Awards
- BAFTA nomination
- BAFTA Award
There's a board, the BAFTA board, the BAFTA people saw this, approved this performance.
- There's a board, the BAFTA board, the BAFTA people saw this, approved this performance.
- And so that's probably only going to be either the Academy or BAFTA.
- All my employers, Sky, BBC, all Free Media, BAFTA, not an employer, but wherever.
Examples
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I have four BAFTA nominations.
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The Experiments won a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme at the 2012 awards in May 2012.
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Daniel Craig Named 'British Artist of the Year' at BAFTA
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It had 7 BAFTA nominations and ended up winning Best Director.
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The findings will be discussed at a summit hosted by BAFTA on Nov. 15, where industry and careers experts will aim to identify practical solutions to the issue.
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It was Skyfall's time to shine again on Wednesday as Mr. Bond himself, Daniel Craig, was named British Artist of the Year at the Britannia BAFTA Awards.
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The two-time Academy Award and three-time BAFTA winner will be the subject of an on-stage interview at the British Academy's central London HQ on Oct. 16.
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During the BAFTA Awards, the best performances in film and television are celebrated by the industry.
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She was thrilled to receive her first BAFTA nomination for her role in the acclaimed drama.
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The BAFTA ceremony is a prestigious event that attracts stars from the film and television industries.
Synonyms
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An American group that gives the Oscars every year for work in movies
An American organization that gives the Emmy Awards for the best work in television
Surface Forms
Morphology
BAFTA = British Academy of Film and Television Arts (opaque) = B + A + F + T + A
The written form is an initialism; learners cannot derive the institutional name from the letter sequence alone.
Etymology
BAFTA comes from the first letters of British Academy of Film and Television Arts. That is why BAFTA is the name of the British group that gives prizes and supports work in film, television and video games.