Editing British Academy Film Awards (section)

===Broadcast===
The Awards ceremony has been historically delayed broadcast on British television the same evening, and across the world. The first broadcast was on the [[BBC]] in 1956, with [[Vivien Leigh]] (who would present an award to her ex husband Sir [[Laurence Olivier]]) as the host.<ref>{{cite news |title=Switched On: Television joins the fold |url=https://heritage.bafta.org/moment/1958/switched-on-television-joins-the-fold/41 |access-date=5 January 2022 |agency=BAFTA.org}}</ref> It has been broadcast in colour since 1970. In the US the show was previously broadcast with a delay on [[BBC America]] until 2021, after which it has broadcast on streaming service [[BritBox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosen |first=Christopher |date=2021-03-09 |title=When are the BAFTA Awards? Everything to know about the 2021 BAFTAs |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/when-are-the-bafta-awards-1204099598/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=GoldDerby |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2022-02-28 |title=BritBox Lands Exclusive Rights to 2022 BAFTA Film Awards for North America |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-britbox-us-canada-1235100976/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=2024-02-08 |title=BritBox Inks New Deal to Stream BAFTA Film, TV Awards Internationally Through 2025 (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/britbox-bafta-film-tv-awards-streaming-1235902004/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, the BAFTA Film Awards included a live telecast for its major award categories during the culmination of the ceremony.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Strictly shuffle: Baftas shake things up with new TV format as awards go live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/18/the-strictly-shuffle-baftas-shake-things-up-with-new-tv-format-as-awards-go-live |access-date=23 April 2023 |agency=The Guardian}}</ref>