Overview

• Samantha Morton, awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, urges for greater investment in British cinema, highlighting the need for the UK to not solely rely on American productions.
• Morton emphasizes the importance of grassroots investment in education and the arts to provide opportunities for careers in film, media, TV, and music.
• In her emotional acceptance speech, Morton dedicates her BAFTA Fellowship to every child in care, sharing her personal journey from growing up in poverty to finding transformation through film.
• Morton criticizes the wasteful spending in the children's care system and advocates for better use of resources to benefit children in care.
• The actress's call to action includes the need for more drama teachers, books in schools, and a separate government minister for the creative arts, underlining the billion-dollar value of the industry.