Britain's film academy and the BBC apologized to viewers after an audience member with Tourette's syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards.

The BAFTAs have released a public statement addressing the use of a racial slur on Sunday while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting at the ceremony. "We take full responsibility for putting our guests in a very difficult situation,

Delroy Lindo has spoken for the first time after a racial slur was shouted during the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony.

Jordon and Lindo continued their segment after only missing a beat, and Variety later reported that Davidson went onto left the ceremony of his own volition.

One Battle After Another and Sinners are among the top nominees for the 2026 EE British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, announced Tuesday in London.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another, has stormed into Oscar contention after a commanding triumph at the 79th British Academy Film Awards.

"We have a line from Nina Simone that we used in our film, 'I know what freedom is: It’s no fear,'" the director said.