{"id":46147,"date":"2024-02-19T13:05:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1994372"},"modified":"2024-02-19T13:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:25:33","slug":"matthew-perry-to-be-honoured-at-bafta-tv-awards-after-absence-from-last-nights-tributes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/matthew-perry-to-be-honoured-at-bafta-tv-awards-after-absence-from-last-nights-tributes\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Perry to be honoured at BAFTA TV Awards after absence from last night\u2019s tributes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Friends star was missing from last night&#8217;s In Memoriam segment, but will be featured in this year&#8217;s TV Awards. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 19 February 2024 at 12:05 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/bafta-film-awards-winners-2024-full-list-live-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAFTA Film Awards<\/a> took place last night, with the stars gathering on the red carpet to celebrate the best of British talent.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the ceremony featured an In Memoriam segment to pay tribute to the stars who passed in 2023, including Tina Turner, Tom Wilkinson, Julian Sands and Jane Birkin.<\/p>\n<p>One big name that was missing, however, was Matthew Perry\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The Friends star passed away last October at the age of 54. Responding to a viewer on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BAFTA\/status\/1759309516783444115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X<\/a> (formerly known as Twitter) who asked why he had been omitted, BAFTA confirmed Perry would be remembered in this year\u2019s BAFTA TV Awards ceremony, which is expected to take place in May.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Perry\u2019s passing, Friends co-stars David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Jennifer Aniston said they were \u201cutterly devastated\u201d by the news. \u201cWe were more than just castmates. We are a family,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matthew Perry will be remembered in this year\u2019s TV Awards ceremony. You can also find our tribute to Matthew at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cN8n2nwp76\">https:\/\/t.co\/cN8n2nwp76<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BAFTA (@BAFTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BAFTA\/status\/1759309516783444115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last night\u2019s event, which was hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/david-tennant-doctor-who-geeky-newsupdate\/\">David Tennant<\/a>, saw Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham perform Cyndi Lauper\u2019s song Time After Time for the segment.<\/p>\n<p>Details on the BAFTA TV Awards\u2019 In Memoriam segment have yet to be announced, including who else will be honoured alongside Perry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/david-tennant-michael-sheen-good-omens-bafta-sketch-newsupdate\/\">Good Omens\u2019 David Tennant and Michael Sheen open BAFTAs with hilarious Staged sketch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/david-tennant-masked-singer-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s David Tennant on if he\u2019d do The Masked Singer: \u2018I love it\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perry\u2019s life was also honoured at this year\u2019s Emmy Awards, though his Friends co-stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/emmys-friends-cast-absent-matthew-perry-tribute-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">were absent<\/a> for the emotional tribute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t speak for them, but we all have to respect that they were their own family. It was probably just a little too soon,\u201d Emmys Executive producer Jeannae Rouzan-Clay said.<\/p> <p><strong>The BAFTA Film Awards aired on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday 18th February. 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