Baftas 2001

March 2001

The Baftas proved that our cottage industry can't compete with Hollywood
Despite the arrival of Hollywood's A-list at the Baftas last week, Philip French remains unimpressed by Britain's answer to the Academy Awards
4 Mar 2001 13.06 GMT

The Baftas reborn
Xan Brooks
The decision to reschedule the Baftas a month before the Oscars may yet prove to be a deft compromise between acknowledging Hollywood's pulling power and retaining British identity, says Guardian Unlimited Film editor Xan Brooks.
26 Feb 2001 11.46 GMT
Record number of Hollywood stars to attend Baftas
The decision to present the Baftas before the Oscars has encouraged more Hollywood stars than ever to attend the ceremony on Sunday
23 Feb 2001 02.40 GMT
Reed named for Bafta award
Oliver Reed has been nominated for a Bafta for the first time - two years after his death.
1 Feb 2001 02.28 GMT

Merchant bemoans inelegant England
Plus: Mel contemplates gorier Braveheart cut; Daily Mail alert! - Baise-Moi to rampage through British cinemas; Mexican success in Tokyo; Brosnan defects to USA; and Steven Spielberg gets Bafta back-slap
6 Nov 2000 12.16 GMT

Bafta ups the ante on Oscars
Fed up with living in the long shadow of the American Academy Awards, the Bafta awards, Britain's own home grown Oscars, upped stumps and announced yesterday that the next ceremony would be on Sunday, February 25, 2001, two months earlier than this year, and exactly a month before the Hollywood razzamatazz.
6 Jul 2000 01.47 BST