Kate Beckinsale Calls Out BAFTA For 'Cold Email' About Stepdad's 'In Memoriam' Spot
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The actor's stepfather, television director Roy Battersby, died at the age of 87 last week.
Kate Beckinsale is slamming the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for its “cold” approach to an “in memoriam” segment at an upcoming awards ceremony.
In an Instagram post Wednesday, the actor called out the British media association for how it handled an inquiry about stepfather Roy Battersby being included in its 2024 tributes. Battersby died last week at the age of 87.
“Today BAFTA told me they ‘could not guarantee’ he would be included in their ‘in memoriam’ tribute , to honour the industry members we have lost,” Beckinsale wrote alongside a photo of Battersby holding the academy’s Alan Clarke Award, which he received in 1996 for his outstanding contribution to television.
“So a man dead less than a week somehow has to audition in front of a committee after a decades long career (in which he has been awarded from said organisation the highest accolade they have ) to decide IF his death is worth mentioning . If his work, his life ,his craft ,his mentoring , his heart and soul are worthy of a mention that he is gone.”
She added, “That ... has broken my heart all over again,” explaining that she felt “paralysed” and “sickened.”
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