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South African Documentary 'My Octopus Teacher' Bags An Oscar

'My Octopus Teacher', a South African eco-documentary, won the 'Best Feature Documentary' award at the 93rd Oscars.

South Africa has, once again, made it onto the Oscars winners' list. This comes after My Octopus Teacher, a 2020 Netflix original, bagged an award in the "Best Feature Documentary" category. My Octopus Teacher also won at the British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) on Sunday, April 11.

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Here Are All the Nominations for the 2021 BAFTAs

Akinola Davies Jr, Daniel Kaluuya, Chadwick Boseman and more have been nominated for the 2021 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs).

The British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) have recently released the 2021 list of nominees. Like the Oscars and the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs have historically had a distinct lack of diversity with last year's nominees having been all-white and resulting in a number of boycotts of the awards show. This year's nominations list, however, has a bit of...colour.
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John Boyega Wins 'Rising Star' Award At BAFTAs 2016

Watch John Boyega win the 'Rising Star' award at the 2016 BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards).

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