Disgraced news presenter Huw Edwards will keep the Bafta awards he won, but the TV and film organisation is to change its rules for people who are convicted of serious crimes in the future, it has announced. Edwards won seven individual awards for presenting, all from the Welsh branch of Bafta.

Citing the Huw Edwards scandal as an example, BAFTA chair Sara Putt outlined new guidance over the retrospective revocation of competition awards.

Following the conviction of disgraced former BBC News host Huw Edwards, the British academy can revoke competitive honors, starting with those awarded on 2025, in cases of “proven dishonesty and the very rare instance of a winner being convicted of a serious criminal offense resulting in a prison sentence.

BAFTA introduces new rules that will give it the power to strip awards from people if they convicted of a crime, but Huw Edwards will keep his prizes.

In the fallout from the Huw Edwards scandal, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has passed a new rule allowing the awards body to retroactively strip competitive awards from future winners convicted of serious crimes following a review process.

BAFTA is introducing new rules that will give it the power to strip awards from people if convicted of a crime — but the organization has stopped short of revoking Huw Edwards‘ prizes. The UK charity has written to members to inform them of a new “forfeiture process” that will be introduced from next year,

It’s 2024, and the BAFTA Awards are tougher on serious crime and “proven dishonesty” than the U.S. presidential election. And you know what? Sure. It honestly makes sense at this point. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts just announced that starting in 2025,