Give Jeremy Brett A Posthumous BAFTA Award

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Jeremy Brett, best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the highly acclaimed Granada TV Series, was one of Britains best actors. In a career spanning decades, he has performed many roles on stage, film, and television. Sadly in his lifetime Jeremy Brett was never awarded the recognition he so richly deserved. He certainly should have been awarded a BAFTA for his acting. It is a sad fact that whilst he presented a BAFTA in an award ceremony one year, he was never awarded one himself. BAFTA should hang their heads in collective shame for failing to honour Jeremy Brett.
Although Jeremy Brett is no longer with us, many fans feel that BAFTA should honour this truly remarkable man and hugely gifted actor and award him a Posthumous BAFTA award. After all if Heath Ledger can have one awarded at the BAFTA Awards in 2009 for his role as The Joker in Batman, why cant Jeremy Brett? This petition is to ask BAFTA to consider giving Jeremy Brett his long overdue posthumous award and finally recognise his huge contribution over many decades to the world of acting. If you support this, please sign the petition and lets work together to make this happen!

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3847 Signatures

  • charlotte smith
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    • United Kingdom
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    • As author of this petition i very much agree that BAFTA should recognise Jeremy Brett for his outstanding contribution to the acting world.
  • Rela
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    • Croatia
  • Fiona Sorel
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    • Penticton
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    • Canada
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    • Jeremy Brett has become such a large part of my life. I'll do anything I can to help him.
  • Ela Green
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    • Israel
  • Judith Gibbons
  • Daniel Huggins
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    • Portugal
    • comments
    • It's about time!
  • Julia H
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    • USA
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    • cannot understand why this didn't happen years ago - an award is much deserved!!
  • Sarah Cruz
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    • Gig Harbor, WA
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    • USA
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    • Jeremy Brett had such a beautiful personality. He deserves so many honours.
  • Olga
  • Anna
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    • Moscow
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    • Russia
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    • Jeremy Brett is an outstanding actor and the best Sherlock Holmes ever!
  • madeleine barrow
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    • jeremy brett was aman of great strength and character who perhaps more than anyone deserves this award. he gave his life for the character that is sherlock holmes.
  • Katja Pavosevic
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    • Germany
  • Aschehoug
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    • France
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    • Excellent initiative. French I do not know the importance of the BAFTA Award, but if it's the equivalent of our Caesars, so it is incredible that the English arts professionals have not yet fait.De my heart.
  • Stacey Wardle
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    • Daux
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    • France
    • comments
    • A wonderful idea for a more than wonderful person
  • Izabella Y. Balakirsky
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    • USA
    • comments
    • His acting deserves it!
  • Stephanie Creelman
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    • Cocoa, FL
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    • USA
  • Erik Adelfred
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    • Aarhus
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    • Denmark
    • comments
    • Of course JB should recieve a BAFTA
  • Maria Elsa Pereira
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    • London
  • Jenny Ford
  • Carloyn
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    • Edmonton
    • country
    • Canada
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    • Jeremy Brett was one of the most remarkable human beings to ever live - for his talent, his ability to survive what others simply couldn't, and his amazing generosity and personality. He brought life and love into hundreds of peoples lives, and he damn well deserves a BAFTA more than anyone else I have ever heard of.
  • Elizabeth
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    • Canada
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    • Jeremy Brett had one of the most remarkable careers ever, playing everything from Che Guevara to Hamlet and Macbeth, Sherlock Holmes to Florence Nightengale's father. He was, and is, one of the most talented human beings on the planet, and definitely one of the best actors. He suffered hugely to persue his art, and he, more than anyone else, deserves now the recognition he never got in life, but deserved and still deserves so richly.
  • Christina Hofstadler
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    • Austria
    • comments
    • It would be lovely, as he was surely the greatest actor of all time and deserved the award more than anyone else :)
  • Joy Ogden
  • Angela Richmond
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    • Preston
    • country
    • Uk
  • Carolanne Roe
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    • Paisley
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    • UK
  • Sabrina
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    • Mr. Brett deserves this recognition for his extraordinary performances in several memorable roles.
  • Subhasree Sen
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    • USA
  • Olga Dmitrieva
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    • Moscow
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    • Russia
  • Cйline Godard
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    • Rennes
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    • France
  • castello guillas
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    • france
  • Linda Horton
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    • Easley, SC.
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    • USA
    • comments
    • Elementary my dear "Watsons"!!! BAFTA should have been awarded long before now! Much deserving for Jeremy Brett, an exceptional and accomplished actor in many fields. He has done England great justice!!!
  • Barbara Welton
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    • Melbourne
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    • Australia
  • landladyhudson
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    • Beijing
  • Louise Penn
  • Stephanie Hengy
  • Nick Rutter
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    • В
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    • В
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  • ALAN BELL
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    • NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.
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    • UNITED KINGDOM.
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    • Jeremy Brett was one of this country's finest actors, why he was never awarded a BAFTA during his life time is a mystery.
  • alexandra damronlee
  • Alice Dexter
    • country
    • UK
  • Barbara Noble
  • izabel davenport
  • H Moore
    • country
    • UK
    • comments
    • a fantastic actor, so sadly underrated
  • Mark Windebank
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    •  
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    • UK
    • comments
    • A truly gifted & likeable actor. A lack of recognition should be redressed and as such BAFTA should consider the possibility of presenting a posthumous award for Jeremy.
  • Frank Walsh
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    • London
    • country
    • England
    • comments
    • Jeremy Brett was an excellent actor and deserved a BAFTA
  • Tracy Barraco
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    • USA
  • sally phillipson
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    • Belper
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    • UK
    • comments
    • Best Sherlock Holmes ever.
  • karen browne
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    • bangor, co down
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    • northern ireland
    • comments
    • Long overdue. Pity he didn't get it when he was alive.
  • Katherine Bigelow
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    • Washington
    • country
    • DC
  • Chloe Lawrance
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    • Chichester
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    • UK
  • Susan Williams