IN LONDON, THE BAFTA Awards are currently ongoing.

Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt has won the award for ‘outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer’ at the Baftas. In total, the film is up for six awards this evening.

Numerous other Irish-related projects and people are also in the running – Irish producers of The Apprentice Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde told The Journal about receiving a cease and desist letter from Trump after the film premiered.

The Baftas will be broadcast on BBC One at 7pm tonight.

So today we’re asking: Will you watch the Baftas this evening?

Poll Results:

No (2478)

I could not care less (1116)

I'll have a look (332)

Probably not (294)

Yes, definitely (218)

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