After Noel Clarke controversy, BAFTA removes special prize at 2021 TV Awards

Clarke's BAFTA award and membership were subsequently suspended when The Guardian published an investigation on Clarke, in which 20 ladies blamed him for acting improperly. Clarke has apologised if his "actions have affected people in ways I did not intend or realise," yet denies "sexual misconduct or criminal wrongdoing."

A BAFTA spokeswoman said: "We have recently announced that we are conducting a review of the processes governing awards that are in the gift of the academy, so we have temporarily paused the Special Awards and Fellowships and they will not feature in this Sunday's ceremony."

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Deadline detailed that the choice to scrap special prizes at the TV awards follows there being no accomplishment gong being granted at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards a month ago. In 2020, Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn, founders of post-production facility The Farm, took home the Special Award.

The primary TV grants occur on Sunday at 7 PM. Those attending the event will incorporate Michaela Coel, Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal, Graham Norton, and Billie Piper as BAFTA invites nominees from categories including leading actor, leading actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, entertainment performance, male performance in a comedy, and female performance in a comedy.

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