I haven't watched them before, only heard of them. There is a british comedy series called Extras, starring Ricky Gervais. There is this one hillarious scene where he is at the Bafta awards. That's where I heard about them
'British Academy of Film and Television Arts' Plays host to the best of the best actors from around the world. Its huge honour for an actor/director to receive a Bafta, more-so than Oscar.
It was on last night here in England. Hosted by Stephen Fry, although you may not have heard of him.