Overview

• BAFTA has announced a new forfeiture process for revoking awards in cases of serious criminal convictions or dishonesty, effective from 2025.
• Huw Edwards, convicted of making indecent images of children, will keep his BAFTA Cymru awards due to the non-retroactive nature of the new rules.
• The decision follows a review prompted by Edwards' case, highlighting the challenges of applying new standards to past award winners.
• New rules will allow BAFTA to rescind competitive awards if winners are sentenced to at least three months in prison or use illegal methods in their work.
• Honorary awards can already be revoked, unlike competitive awards, which have never been rescinded by BAFTA before.