Citing the Huw Edwards scandal as an example, BAFTA chair Sara Putt outlined new guidance over the retrospective revocation of competition awards.

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, 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,

After the conviction of disgraced former BBC News host Huw Edwards, the BAFTA Chairperson shared that the academy can revoke competitive honours, starting with those awarded in 2025, in cases of criminal offences.

Bafta has created a prize forfeiture process, in place from 2025 onwards, which will allow awards to be rescinded in specific circumstances.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.

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.

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. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts just announced that starting in 2025,