Films with a U, PG, or 12A certificate will be eligible.
This is the first new award to be added to theBAFTA Film Awardsin five years.
Previously, BAFTA mandated ten screenings per day for seven days to be eligible.
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This isnt something we would do in isolation.
Were just making sure we are in step with release patterns in the UK.
BAFTA has introduced a points system to determine whether a feature can be classified as a British film.
All entrants will be required to provide information about the nationality of the candidates submitted for nomination.
To be eligible, entrants must reach more than 50% on the points scale.
Points will also be allocated for the principal cast and heads of department on a feature.
It is anticipated that films that receive the independent film tax credit will qualify as British.
BAFTA told us today that the addition was made to improve the transparency around the award.
Films with no British candidates for nomination will only be eligible in exceptional circumstances.
The final decision on eligibility will rest with BAFTAs film committee.
The requirements are an overall look at the candidates.
It is not about whether an individual qualifies as British.
There are no major changes to eligibility in the acting categories of this years guidelines.
We do that with all our categories, she said.
We need to check that that any change we put into any of our awards wont have unintended consequences.
So we will continue the conversation with various bodies.
BAFTA voting will continue to take place over three rounds: longlisting, nominations, and winners.
Also confirmed today are the longlist and nominations announcement dates.
The BAFTAs this year fall two weeks ahead of the Oscars.
An update to the voting process has also been introduced.
Previously, BAFTA mandated ten screenings per day for seven days to be eligible.
Director voting update
From 2025, the Directing Chapter will determine the longlist and nominations in entirety.
Juries previously determined six out of 16 places on the longlist as well as four out of six nominations.
Additionally, the longlist will be reduced from 16 to a maximum of 11 in line with other categories.
The number of nominations will remain at six.
All film voters will continue to decide the winner.
All 24 nominations (six per category) will now be determined by BAFTAs Acting Chapter.
Previously, three out of six nominees per category were determined by nominating juries.
The winners will continue to be decided by an all-film member vote.
Previously all rounds of voting took place via the opt-in chapter.
Screenplay eligibility update
Moving forward, screenwriters with story by credits will be included as named nominees.
