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How a Single Actress Winning Both Lead and Supporting Acting Honours in One Night Produced What May Be a Global First, while Nigeria's Designers Quietly Out-Conceptualised the Met By Sahndra Fon Dufe, Editor-in-Chief | Black Film Wire, Atlanta GA May 10, 2026 Linda Ejiofor-Suleman wins at AMVCA |2026 There is a moment at the end of a great awards season when something tips over from celebration into significance. Last night at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, at the 12th Af

Our breakdown of 3 significant Black moments from the 2026 BAFTAs: Wumi Mosaku's upset win, Ryan Coogler's historic Sinners victories, and My Father's Shadow impact . From L-R: Wumi Mosaku, Ryan Coogler, and Akinola Davie Jr. The 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards took place yesterday, 22nd February 2026, at the Royal Festival Hall, London. The Awards, which serve as one of the major stops in the 2026 Awards season, leading up to the Oscars in March, pr

Exclusive interview: Akinola Davies Jr., Rachel Dargavel & Funmbi Ogunbanwo discuss making My Father's Shadow, Nigeria's first Cannes competition film. From L-R: Akinola Davies Jr., Rachel Dargavel, Funmi Ogunbanwo, Wale Davies, and Sope Disiru. Image: Fatherland Productions Some films announce themselves quietly, arriving without fanfare before lodging themselves somewhere deep and permanent. My Father's Shadow , the debut feature from Nigerian-British filmmaker Akinola Dav