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Sixty years of Excellence

BAFTA masks are polished before the British Academy Television Awards. BAFTA / Marc Hoberman

This year the Academy celebrates 60 years of supporting, developing and promoting excellence in the art forms of the moving image. As the worlds of film, television and video games have changed, the Academy has also evolved and we are now looking ahead to the next 60 years.

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Academy Annual Review 2007/2008

British Academy of Film and Television Arts Annual Review 2007/2008. BAFTA Publishing 2008

Inspiration is what the Academy aims to deliver. And today we’re delivering more of what we believe to be inspiring, to more people,through more channels than ever before. Download our latest Annual Report.

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Our Mission

Over the past sixty years, the Academy has worked hard to fulfill its charitable remit by identifying excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public.

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Awards Database

John Cleese, Eric Morcambe and Ernie Wise at the British Academy Television Awards

Explore our new Awards Database and find Academy Winners and nominees from the past 60 years.

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195 PICCADILLY

195 Piccadilly

In the heart of the capital, the Academy’s newly refurbished headquarters offers exclusive screening, business and entertainment facilities for its members, and a truly unique venue for corporate events.

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Academy Archive

Gloria Swanson presents Kevin Brownlow with the Michael Balcon Award in 1981.

For the first time, we open-up the BAFTA Archive to reveal rare documents, photos and historical footage. Explore a range of digitised documents in our Lord Attenborough and Sir David Lean showcases.

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