Baftas 2024 - as it happened: Oppenheimer wins big at star-studded movie awards ceremony
Host David Tennant led the high-profile event honouring the best films, actors and directors of the past year
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The Baftas 2024 have taken place, with the biggest film stars in the world in attendance at a ceremony that honoured the best movies and actors of the last year.
Hollywood actors, including Emma Stone, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, were present at the ceremony, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (18 February).
The winners were 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 aired on BBC One, were presented by actor David Tennant. This marked 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 included Oppenheimer, which swept the board at both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards earlier this month, as well as its rival blockbuster Barbie, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things, starring Stone.
Find all of the Bafta 2024 updates – as they happened – below
Bafta nominations 2024: The full list of films in contention, from Oppenheimer to Zone of Interest
Find out what films are up for awards tomorrow night, here:
The full list of Bafta 2024 nominations
All the films, actors and directors in contention for trophies have been revealed
'Bafta’s 2024 nominations list was full of snubs that make no sense’
What films were snubbed at this year’s nominations?
Louis Chilton writes that the nominations list contains some surprises, but also some major snubs:
Bafta’s 2024 nominations list was full of snubs that make no sense
The newly announced nominees for this year’s Baftas include a handful of commendable surprises, writes Louis Chilton – but also some egregious omissions
A Bafta and Oscar nominee has just arrived on Netflix UK
Past Lives has just been added to Netflix UK.
Korean-Canadian writer and director Celine Song’s debut movie is nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at next month’s Oscars, while its star Teo Yoo is up for Best Actor at the Baftas tomorrow night.
Read more here:
Best Picture Oscar nominee arrives on Netflix UK
‘Past Lives’ has been nominated for two Oscars and three BAFTAs
Baftas 2024: When and how to watch the ceremony
Here’s everything you need to know...
When and how to watch the 2024 Baftas
77th annual British Academy Film Awards will be hosted by David Tennant
David Tennant’s only rule for the Baftas involves Taylor Swift
David Tennant has revealed the one rule he will follow when he is on hosting duties tomorrow night, and it involves NOT making a joke about pop singer Taylor Swift.
Read more here:
David Tennant’s only rule for the Baftas involves Taylor Swift
David Tennant has revealed the one rule he will follow as he hosts the 2024 Baftas on Sunday, 18 February. The Doctor Who star spoke to Variety ahead of this weekend’s ceremony. It comes after Jo Koy’s jokes fell flat with the Golden Globes audience in January. When asked if he had any fears of his jokes not landing on Sunday, Tennant said: “I’m just there to hold it all together. And don’t diss Tay Tay, I think is the lesson to be learned. I live in a house of Taylor Swift fans, so I know better.”
Clara Amfo and Alex Zane will be on red carpet hosting duties tomorrow night
The fun will kick off at 3pm UK time.
Read our interview with EE rising star nominee, ‘Talk to Me’ star Sophie Wilde
Sophie Wilde on her breakout role in Talk To Me: ‘I don’t mind being a scream queen’
The 26-year-old Sydney native led the biggest horror movie of last year, earning herself a Bafta EE Rising Star nod in the process. Speaking from New York, where she’s currently on set with ‘queen’ Nicole Kidman, she tells Annabel Nugent about her dream roles – and her own terrifying tale
All the Bafta nominated films you should watch
David Tennant will be on hosting duties tomorrow night
The full list of films in contention, from Oppenheimer to Zone of Interest
Films in contention include Oppenheimer, which swept the board at both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards earlier this month, as well as its blockbuster rival Barbie, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things, starring Emma Stone.
Read the full list here:
The full list of Bafta 2024 nominations
All the films, actors and directors in contention for trophies have been revealed
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