BAFTA Can Strip Future Winners of Awards

After Huw Edwards Scandal, BAFTA Will Consider Revoking Awards if Winners Found Guilty of Crimes
Citing the Huw Edwards scandal as an example, BAFTA chair Sara Putt outlined new guidance over the retrospective revocation of competition awards.
BAFTA can retroactively strip awards from winners convicted of serious crimes starting in 2025
In the fallout from the Huw Edwards scandal, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has passed a new rule allowing the awards body to retroactively strip competitive awards from future winners convicted of serious crimes following a review process.
BAFTA Can Strip Future Winners of Awards If Convicted of Crimes
BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has added provisions to its rulebook that give it the power to retrospectively strip winners of its competitive awards of their trophies in cases of convictions of a crime that results in a prison term or "proven dishonesty,
Huw Edwards to keep Bafta Awards despite rule change
Disgraced news presenter Huw Edwards will keep the Bafta awards he won, but the TV and film organisation is to change its rules for people who are convicted of serious crimes in the future, it has announced. Edwards won seven individual awards for presenting, all from the Welsh branch of Bafta.
BAFTA To Consider Stripping Criminals Of Awards — But Huw Edwards Will Keep His
BAFTA introduces new rules that will give it the power to strip awards from people if they convicted of a crime, but Huw Edwards will keep his prizes.
Bafta introduces forfeiture process for awards in wake of Huw Edwards scandal
Bafta has created a prize forfeiture process, in place from 2025 onwards, which will allow awards to be rescinded in specific circumstances. The process has been put in place in light of the scandal surrounding BBC newsreader Huw Edwards’ arrest and subsequent conviction for child pornography offences.
Huw Edwards to keep BAFTA awards - but rules set to change
BAFTA will not revoke individual awards won by disgraced news presenter Huw Edwards, Sky News understands. Edwards, 63, was given a suspended sentence in September after pleading guilty to three counts of "making" indecent images of children.
BAFTAs can now be revoked if the winner commits a crime
It’s 2024, and the BAFTA Awards are tougher on serious crime and “proven dishonesty” than the U.S. presidential election. And you know what? Sure. It honestly makes sense at this point.
New rule: BAFTA to strip awards for criminal offenses
BAFTA Chair Sara Putt addressed the matter in a letter to members. She wrote, "Earlier this year, we were shocked by the news of the former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards's arrest and subsequent conviction for child pornography offenses.
BAFTA To Consider Stripping Criminals Of Awards — But Huw Edwards Will Keep Gongs
BAFTA is introducing new rules that will give it the power to strip awards from people if convicted of a crime — but the organization has stopped short of revoking Huw Edwards‘ prizes. The UK charity has written to members to inform them of a new “forfeiture process” that will be introduced from next year,
Bafta luvvies will NOT take back any of Huw Edwards’ seven gongs despite being exposed as paedo by The Sun
BAFTA will take back awards given to people found to have acted dishonestly or criminally in the wake of the Huw Edwards ...
BAFTA’s New Rulebook: Awards Can Be Taken Back For Serious Criminal Offences Starting 2025
After the conviction of disgraced former BBC News host Huw Edwards, the BAFTA Chairperson shared that the academy can revoke ...