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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Your support makes all the difference.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
Red carpet coverage
The sun is starting to come out just in time for the Baftas red carpet!
It will kick off around 1.45pm, with stars set to arrive right up until the ceremony starts at 4pm.
The Independent will be bringing you all the updates in video and live blog form – watch this space.
Pre-Baftas party
On Saturday (17 February), an annual pre-Baftas dinner, held by Charles Finch and Chanel, took place at Loulou’s, featuring an array of famous faces including Emma Mackey, Margot Robbie, Isla Fisher James Norton and The Holdovers star Da’Vine Joy Randolph in attendance.
Randolph is expected to win a Bafta today.
Where to find the winners before the televised broadcast
If you’re after a comprehensive list of all the winners before the televised broadcast, bookmark this page.
We’ll also be annoucing updates live from the ceremony – as they happen – here.
The full list of Bafta 2024 winners – updating live
The best movies, actors and directors of the year set to be announced in London
The red carpet begins...
And we’re off! It’ll be a star-studded parade on the red carpet this evening with actors like Margot Robbie and Barry Keoughan expected to arrive at any moment.
The Independent’s Bafta expert Jacob Stolworthy is on the ground
And it is apparently chaos down at the Royal Festival Hall – where the ceremony is taking place for a second consecutive year.
Lily Allen attends pre-Baftas dinner last night
On Saturday (17 February), an annual pre-Baftas dinner, held by Charles Finch and Chanel, took place at Loulou’s, featuring an array of famous faces including Emma Mackey, Margot Robbie, Isla Fisher James Norton and The Holdovers star Da’Vine Joy Randolph in attendance.
Also among the guests was Lily Allen who made her TV acting debut in Dreamland last year.
You can follow along with the red carpet coverage live here...
Watch live: Stars take to Bafta red carpet in London ahead of ceremony
Hollywood stars are taking to the red carpet for this evening’s Baftas (18 February), and it’s set to be a big night for the likes of Oppenheimer, which is leading the nomination count.
David Hemingson on the red carpet
“I think he’s arguably the finest actor of his generation,” says The Holdovers writer David Hemingson of the film’s star Paul Giamatti who is nominated for Best Actor tonight.
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