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Bafta to strip awards for cases of 'proven dishonesty' from 2025

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November 14, 2024

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will be able to strip future award winners in cases of "proven dishonesty", or if they are convicted of a serious criminal offence.

- Nadia Khomami

New provisions added to Bafta's rules give the power to retrospectively revoke competition honours, starting with 2025 winners.

Yesterday the Bafta chair, Sara Putt, unveiled a new "forfeiture process", based on a review, citing the case of the former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards, who pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children this year.

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