BAFTAs

Andrew Dismukes as Mel Gibson, blaming Tourette's for his racist comments

Outrage after ‘shameful’ SNL sketch makes fun of Tourette’s incident at Baftas

From left: Murray Gladstone, Dottie Achenbach, Chris Achenbach and John Davidson attending the 79th British Academy Film Awards

From left: Murray Gladstone, Dottie Achenbach, Chris Achenbach and John Davidson attending the 79th British Academy Film Awards

Acknowledging harm without inferring intent is common sense

General view of the exterior of BBC headquarters Broadcasting House in London

General view of the exterior of BBC headquarters Broadcasting House in London

BBC to investigate 'serious mistake' after airing racial slur during Baftas

John Davidson, a prominent ambassador for Tourette’s syndrome, has spoken about his tics at the Bafta ceremony

John Davidson, a prominent ambassador for Tourette’s syndrome, has spoken about his tics at the Bafta ceremony

John Davidson speaks out after Baftas racial slur tic caused 'wave of shame'

File image of Warner Bros Studios

File image of Warner Bros Studios

Warner Bros raised 'immediate concerns about racial slur at Baftas with BBC'

Left to right: Shirley Henderson, John Davidson, Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, and Kirk Jones Image: Gordon Terris

Left to right: Shirley Henderson, John Davidson, Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, and Kirk Jones Image: Gordon Terris

Shona Craven: The viral Baftas drama confronts us with tough questions

The slur was said while Michael B Jordan was presenting an award with Delroy Lindo

The slur was said while Michael B Jordan was presenting an award with Delroy Lindo

Bafta judge quits after 'unforgivable' handling of Tourette's incident

John Davidson is a prominent national and international ambassador for Tourette’s syndrome

John Davidson is a prominent national and international ambassador for Tourette’s syndrome

Scottish Tourette's campaigner issues statement after viral Baftas racial slur

Robert Aramayo won the best actor award for I Swear but it has been overshadowed by a lack of awareness around Tourette Syndrome

Robert Aramayo won the best actor award for I Swear but it has been overshadowed by a lack of awareness around Tourette Syndrome

Expert has say on Baftas Tourette's syndrome incident

Left to right: Shirley Henderson, John Davidson, Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, and Kirk Jones Image: Gordon Terris

Left to right: Shirley Henderson, John Davidson, Robert Aramayo, Peter Mullan, and Kirk Jones Image: Gordon Terris

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

I Swear director Kirk Jones on Baftas nominations, Tourette's and filming

John Davidson is a prominent national and international ambassador for Tourette’s syndrome

John Davidson is a prominent national and international ambassador for Tourette’s syndrome

Who is John Davidson? The Scottish campaigner with Tourette's syndrome

I Swear stars Game Thrones star Robert Aramayo as John Davidson

I Swear stars Game Thrones star Robert Aramayo as John Davidson

Robert Aramayo among those to speak out after viral Baftas racial slur

Akinola Davies Jr and Wale Davies pose with their award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for 'My Father's Shadow' with Ethan Hawke

Akinola Davies Jr and Wale Davies pose with their award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for 'My Father's Shadow' with Ethan Hawke

BBC cut 'free Palestine' remark from Baftas – but not racial slur

Image of Alan Cumming supplied

Image of Alan Cumming supplied

BBC apologises after racial slur is broadcast during Bafta awards ceremony

Alan Cumming on Hollywood Boulevard

Alan Cumming on Hollywood Boulevard

I won’t be too mean when presenting the Baftas, says Alan Cumming

Stars of the UK premiere screening of I Swear at GFT in Glasgow

Stars of the UK premiere screening of I Swear at GFT in Glasgow

Scottish film I Swear receives five Bafta 2026 nominations

I Swear stars Game Thrones star Robert Aramayo as John Davidson

I Swear stars Game Thrones star Robert Aramayo as John Davidson

I Swear leads Scottish nominations on Bafta 2026 longlist

The BAFTA awards

The BAFTA awards

Top Scottish actor ‘excited’ to be 2026 Bafta film awards host

Bafta-winning Laura Carreira was number one on the list

Bafta-winning Laura Carreira was number one on the list

Bafta-winning director tops Hot 100 list of Scottish cultural talent

Stars in Glasgow including Ewan McGregor, David Tennant and Alan Cumming

Stars in Glasgow including Ewan McGregor, David Tennant and Alan Cumming

The full list of Bafta Scotland 2025 winners announced in Glasgow

James McAvoy and David Tennant are among a host of Scottish stars who will attend the awards ceremony

James McAvoy and David Tennant are among a host of Scottish stars who will attend the awards ceremony

David Tennant and James McAvoy among stars to attend Bafta Scotland awards

Ewan McGregor is to be recognised by Bafta Scotland for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television

Ewan McGregor is to be recognised by Bafta Scotland for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television

Ewan McGregor to receive Bafta Scotland's highest honour

As a Scottish-Persian filmmaker, whose family members had experienced racism, and witnessing the damaging impact of countries being colonised, I wanted Scotland to own up to its past.

As a Scottish-Persian filmmaker, whose family members had experienced racism, and witnessing the damaging impact of countries being colonised, I wanted Scotland to own up to its past.

I knew I needed Sir Geoff Palmer in my documentary the first time I met him

Alan Cumming hosted the BAFTA Television Awards for the first time last night (Image: BBC)

Alan Cumming hosted the BAFTA Television Awards for the first time last night (Image: BBC)

Alan Cumming pays tribute to Scotland as he hosts Baftas

Karen Dunbar won best performer in a supporting role for Still Wakes the Deep

Karen Dunbar won best performer in a supporting role for Still Wakes the Deep

Scottish actor gives first Bafta award name after winning in video game debut

David Tennant and Richard Gadd have both been nominated in the leading actor category

David Tennant and Richard Gadd have both been nominated in the leading actor category

David Tennant and Richard Gadd up for Bafta TV awards

The 60-year-old Scottish writer and presenter will helm the event at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London

The 60-year-old Scottish writer and presenter will helm the event at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London

Actor Alan Cumming set to host Bafta ceremony for first time

James McAvoy appeared alongside fellow Scot David Tennant during the opening of the Baftas

James McAvoy appeared alongside fellow Scot David Tennant during the opening of the Baftas

‘I f***ed it’: James McAvoy gives hilarious reaction to surprise Baftas appearance

The BAFTAs 2025 held in London last weekend opened with a dashing David Tennant sporting a daringly dark kilt

The BAFTAs 2025 held in London last weekend opened with a dashing David Tennant sporting a daringly dark kilt

The challenges holding Scotland’s film and TV production talent back from flourishing

The night saw Adrien Brody net his first ever Bafta

The night saw Adrien Brody net his first ever Bafta

The Brutalist and Conclave among winners at this year’s Baftas

David Tennant opened the Baftas ceremony in true Scottish style

David Tennant opened the Baftas ceremony in true Scottish style

David Tennant opens Baftas ceremony in Scottish style – with some guest appearances

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing explores ties between people and land

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing explores ties between people and land

Scottish university student's short film on Palestine nominated for Bafta

Theo Panagopoulos’s documentary uses restored footage from the National Library of Scotland

Theo Panagopoulos’s documentary uses restored footage from the National Library of Scotland

Scottish university student nominated for Bafta over short film from archive

Bafta-winning director David Blair says Scots are being 'denied a voice' in the national filmmaking industry

Bafta-winning director David Blair says Scots are being 'denied a voice' in the national filmmaking industry

Director says Scots 'denied a voice' amid Traitors filming row

Members of Kneecap including DJ Provai (right) attending the British Independent Film Awards ceremony

Members of Kneecap including DJ Provai (right) attending the British Independent Film Awards ceremony

Irish group Kneecap take brutal swipe at UK establishment after Bafta nominations

Richard Gadd (left), Taylor Swift (top right) and Young Fathers (bottom right)

Richard Gadd (left), Taylor Swift (top right) and Young Fathers (bottom right)

The biggest Scottish cultural moments of 2024 from Baby Reindeer to Taylor Swift

David Tennant is to return to host the Bafta film awards

David Tennant is to return to host the Bafta film awards

Scottish star David Tennant to return to host Bafta film awards

Tommy Flanagan at the Bafta awards on Sunday night

Tommy Flanagan at the Bafta awards on Sunday night

Scottish actor says he wants to move back home after Donald Trump's election win

Hannah Currie's series Not Your Average Family won the Bafta for best Factual Series

Hannah Currie's series Not Your Average Family won the Bafta for best Factual Series

Scottish Bafta winner warns of 'terrifying erosion' of human rights

Stars at the Scottish Baftas showed support for Palestine on Sunday night

Stars at the Scottish Baftas showed support for Palestine on Sunday night

Stars show support for Palestine at Scottish Bafta awards

Richard Rankin and Hazel Irvine at the Bafta Scotland awards

Richard Rankin and Hazel Irvine at the Bafta Scotland awards

See the full list of winners at the 2024 Scottish Bafta awards

The pair won the award on Sunday night

The pair won the award on Sunday night

Ashley Storrie pays tribute to late mum Janey Godley in Bafta winners speech

Six Scots are nominated for this years award (L-R: David Tennant, Ashley Storrie with mother Janey Godley, Ncuti Gatwa, and Richard Gadd)

Six Scots are nominated for this years award (L-R: David Tennant, Ashley Storrie with mother Janey Godley, Ncuti Gatwa, and Richard Gadd)

Doctor Who and Baby Reindeer stars up for public award at Bafta Scotland

Bafta hosts Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett scooped a prize for their TV show Rob & Romesh Vs..

Bafta hosts Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett scooped a prize for their TV show Rob & Romesh Vs..

Who won at the Baftas? Full list of all the award winners for 2024

Left to right: Brian Cox, Jack Lowden and David Tennant are all up for awards at tonight's Baftas

Left to right: Brian Cox, Jack Lowden and David Tennant are all up for awards at tonight's Baftas

Who are the Scottish nominees at this year's TV Bafta awards?

Emma Stone's performance as Bella Baxter won her the leading actress Bafta

Emma Stone's performance as Bella Baxter won her the leading actress Bafta

'Immensely meaningful’: Poor Things wins big at Bafta Awards

Afsaneh Dehrouyeh is the star of a new Bafta-nominated short film

Afsaneh Dehrouyeh is the star of a new Bafta-nominated short film

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Star of Bafta-nominated film on struggles of Afghan women under Taliban

Scottish actor Jamie Robson has previously been nominated for a Bafta breakthrough award

Scottish actor Jamie Robson has previously been nominated for a Bafta breakthrough award

Scottish Bafta nominee talks Charlotte Wells and telling Scotland's story on screen

Amir El-Masry on the red carpet in Glasgow

Amir El-Masry on the red carpet in Glasgow

Actor breaks silence after Gaza ceasefire call censored by BBC at Scottish Baftas

Pro-Palestine protesters opposite the venue where the 2023 Scottish Baftas were being held

Pro-Palestine protesters opposite the venue where the 2023 Scottish Baftas were being held

BBC flew in face of journalistic ethics by cutting Gaza from Baftas broadcast

Winners and presenters used the platform to call for a ceasefire on Sunday

Winners and presenters used the platform to call for a ceasefire on Sunday

BBC issues response after ceasefire calls cut from Bafta coverage

Creators of A Long Winter (left) and Amir El-Masry (right)

Creators of A Long Winter (left) and Amir El-Masry (right)

Watch the pro-ceasefire speeches CUT by BBC from the Scottish Bafta Awards

Winners and presenters called for a ceasefire throughout the ceremony

Winners and presenters called for a ceasefire throughout the ceremony

BBC edits out stars' calls for Gaza ceasefire at Scottish Baftas

Some stars were ready to call for a ceasefire

Some stars were ready to call for a ceasefire

Scottish Bafta Awards attendees urged on red carpet to call for Gaza ceasefire