Baftas 2024 – live: Hollywood stars descend upon London as awards ceremony approaches
All the updates from the high-profile event honouring the best films, actors and directors of the past year
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The Baftas 2024 are almost here, with the biggest film stars in the world set to attend.
In the next few days, Hollywood actors, including Emma Stone, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, will make their way to London for the ceremony, which is taking place at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (18 February).
The winners will be named exactly one month after the nominated films, actors, directors and writers were revealed by former EE Rising Star nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir during a live press conference.
This year’s Baftas , which are airing on BBC One, will be presented by actor David Tennant. This will mark the Scottish actor’s first TV appearance since returning for a series of Doctor Who specials in 2023.
Films in contention at this year’s ceremony include Oppenheimer, which swept the board at both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards earlier this month, as well as its blockbuster Barbie, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things, starring Stone.
Find all of the Bafta 2024 updates below
The Bafta awards won’t be televised live, and will start around 4pm on Sunday (16 February).
But there will be red carpet coverage – and, of course, an edited version will be shown on Sunday evening.
Find all the details about how you can watch all the Baftas coverage here.
Who is hosting the Baftas?
After what was considered a disastrous presenting slot for Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond in 2023, Bafta has gone with what could be perceived to be a safe pair of hands for the 2024 ceremony: the likeable David Tennant.
The Doctor Who star said he was “honoured” to have been asked and, in an interview with The Guardian on Friday (16 February), said of the impending ceremony: I don’t currently feel particularly challenged because everything’s written down for me and I don’t have to worry about winning – or not winning – an award.
Describing the opportunity as “liberating”, Tennant added: “Who knows why they asked me; I must have been pretty far down the list. Expectations are pretty much zero. I don’t have anything to prove.”
David Tennant hails ‘honour’ of being selected as 2024 Baftas host
David Tennant has spoken of the "honour" of being selected as the host for the 2024 Baftas. The Doctor Who actor, 52, follows in the footsteps of Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond. Tennant will host the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre on Sunday 18 February. "How exciting to be celebrating this amazing year of film and some of the incredible individuals who've helped make those films," he said in a video released on Bafta's TikTok page.
Who is nominated at the 2024 Baftas?
This year’s Bafta nominations were announced on 18 January by former EE Rising Star nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir during a live press conference.
Leading this year’s pack are Oppenheimer and Poor Things – but you can find the full list of everything in contention below.
The full list of Bafta 2024 nominations
All the films, actors and directors in contention for trophies have been revealed
Hello! Welcome to our Baftas 2024 live blog, which will provide you movie lovers with all the updates you need ahead of this year’s ceremony.
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