Pride wins BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by Screenwriter
“We do incredible things when we all stand together. Unite.”
— Stephen Beresford, screenwriter of Pride, accepting the 2015 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer. The award was shared with producer David Livingstone.
Pride tells the true story of how a group of gay and lesbian activist, in 1984, helped raise money for a striking Welsh miners, forging a relationship between the unlikely groups that greatly helped advance the LGBT movement in the U.K.
Read our feature interview with Beresford here.
See the complete list of 2015 BAFTA winners here.
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