{"id":2611,"date":"2024-02-19T20:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T00:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:55:15","slug":"wham-documentary-loses-at-bafta-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/19\/wham-documentary-loses-at-bafta-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Wham! Documentary Loses at BAFTA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wham! documentary lost to &#8220;20 Days in Mariupol&#8221; at the BAFTA awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Halfon had the following to say about the loss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BAFTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BAFTA<\/a> awards were a lot of fun last night ! WHAM! we are reliably informed came somewhere between 2nd and 5th in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/documentary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#documentary<\/a> category.  I\u2019m not sure, but I think that means we qualify for a Europe next year\u2026special thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetflixUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NetflixUK<\/a> for throwing the best party! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vE9Cm11pwJ\">pic.twitter.com\/vE9Cm11pwJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; simon halfon\ud83c\udf97\ufe0f (@halfon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/halfon\/status\/1759639173474963844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see the entire list of winners for the BAFTA awards <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/awards\/bafta-film-awards-2024-winners-list-1235913491\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think Wham! should have won best documentary? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to follow Yours Only George on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/yogworld\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/yogworld\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@georgemichaelyogworld\">Threads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/georgemichaelworld.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/georgemichaelyogworld\/\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/georgemichaelyogworld\/\">Pinterest<\/a>. Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/follow.it\/george-michael-news?pub\">mailing list<\/a> for the latest news on George Michael.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wham! documentary lost to &#8220;20 Days in Mariupol&#8221; at the BAFTA awards. Simon Halfon had the following to say about the loss: You can see the entire list of winners for the BAFTA awards here. Do you think Wham! should have won best documentary? Let us know in the comments. 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