Pamela Anderson may have missed out on a BAFTA nomination, but she is set for a key role at Sunday’s prestigious ceremony.
The Baywatch star has not only bagged a front row seat for the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall but she will also present the gong for one of the night’s biggest award categories.
‘Presenting at the Baftas is a huge deal for Pamela,’ an insider has told The Sun. ‘In many ways she feels vindicated after years of being undervalued or mocked.’
‘While she didn’t get a nomination, Bafta bosses saw The Last Showgirl and knew they wanted her involved in this year’s ceremony somehow. Finally, after all these years, she is being seen as the great actress she is.’
This year’s BAFTA awards will see Doctor Who star David Tennant, return as the host for the second year running to celebrate another tremendous year for film.
In the new pictures from London’s Royal Festival Hall staff can be seen setting out place holders marking where the big stars will sit on the big night.
Pamela Anderson may have missed out on a BAFTA nomination, but she is set for a key role at Sunday’s prestigious ceremony – presenting one of the night’s top honours (pictured on this weeks Graham Norton Show)
Presenting at the Baftas is a huge deal for Pamela,’ an insider has told The Sun. ‘Bafta bosses saw The Last Showgirl (pictured) and knew they wanted her involved in this year’s ceremony
Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum are confirmed to be in attendance and could be sitting next to each other on the big night as they hope to take home a gong each – however, co-star Cynthia Erivo will seemingly be a few rows behind.
Ariana, 31, is going up against the likes of Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, Jamie Lee Curtis and Italian-born US star Isabella Rossellini in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Although some of the celebrity pictures change location on each pH๏τo as final seating decisions are made, it looks like Zoe could be sitting on the front row in the middle of Marisa Abela and Mikey Madison, who are both nominated for the Rising Star award.
It is the only award voted for by the British public and is presented annually to a performer who has demonstrated exceptional talent early in their career.
While it looks like it could be a seating plan, a spokesperson for the BAFTAs confirmed to MailOnline that the pictures have been placed at random.
Just behind them could be Demi Moore who is nominated in the The Leading Actress category for her role in The Substance, alongside Cynthia, Mikey, Karla Sofía Gascón, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Saoirse Ronan.
However, Karla is not on the guest list, which comes after her controversial tweets were dug up online where she criticised Islam, the Oscars and the late George Floyd.
US-born Irish actress Saoirse is confirmed to be attending the glitzy ceremony and according to the pictures, she will be nearby Hugh Grant.
The British Academy Film Awards have confirmed their A-list attendees in behind-the-scenes snaps ahead of Sunday’s ceremony with Pamela’s pH๏τo seen in the front row
Best Actor nominees Timothee Chalamet and Sebastian Stan will also be in attendance in London.
And The Brutalist stars Adrien Brody and Felciity Jones will seemingly be next to each other as they find out if they were the winners in the Leading Actor and Support Actress categories.
Selena Gomez, David Johnson and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are also big names confirmed to be joining the A-list crowd.
Meanwhile, Warwick Davis and Lupita Nyong’o will also take their seats at the ceremony.
Warwick will be honoured with this year’s BAFTA Fellowship, the arts charity’s highest accolade.
This year’s BAFTA awards will see Doctor Who star David Tennant, return as the host for the second year running to celebrate another tremendous year for film
Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum are confirmed to be in attendance and could be sitting next to each other on the big night as they hope to take home a gong each
Zoe Saldana may also find her seat on the front row in the middle of Marisa Abela and Mikey Madison who are both nominated for the Rising Star award
US-born Irish actress Saoirse is confirmed to be attending the glitzy ceremony
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The British actor, comedian, presenter and producer will be celebrated for his prolific career and as an exceptional advocate for creating a more inclusive screen industry.
Other presenters who will grace the stage include Anna Kendrick, Gwendoline Christie, Leo Woodall, and Ralph Fiennes.
James McAvoy, James Norton, Jessie Eisenberg, and Joe Alwyn will also present awards.
Announced last week, this year’s ceremony will see a special performance from British music icons Take That who will perform their chart-topping hit Greatest Day which features in the BAFTA-nominated film Anora.
Also, beloved actor and musician Jeff Goldblum, seen in the box-office smash Wicked, will bring his unique and personal touch to an original piano performance for the In Memoriam in a moving tribute.
The ceremony will be broadcast on Sunday 16 February 2025 at 7:00pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
BAFTA 2025 NOMINATIONS
BEST FILM
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Bird
Blitz
Conclave
Gladiator II
Hard Truths
Kneecap
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
The Outrun
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Hoard – Luna Carmoon (director, writer)
Kneecap – Rich Peppiatt (director, writer)
Monkey Man – Dev Patel (director)
Santosh – Sandhya Suri (director, writer), James Bowsher (producer), Balthazar De Ganay (producer) [also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge]
Sister Midnight – Karan Kandhari (director, writer)
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
All We Imagine As Light
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Black Box Diaries
Daughters
No Other Land
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Flow
Inside Out 2
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
BEST CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY FILM
Flow
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
BEST DIRECTOR
Anora – Sean Baker
The Brutalist – Brady Corbet
Conclave – Edward Berger
Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve
Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard
The Substance – Coralie Fargeat
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anora
The Brutalist
Kneecap
A Real Pain
The Substance
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Sebastian Stan – The ApprenticE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
BEST CASTING
Anora
The Apprentice
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Kneecap
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
BEST EDITING
Anora
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Blitz
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Nosferatu
Wicked
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIR
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
BEST SOUND
Blitz
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
The Substance
Wicked
BEST VISUAL SPECIAL EFFECTS
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
BEST BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Adiós
Mog’s Christmas
Wander to Wonder
BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Marion
Milk
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Stomach Bug
RISING STAR AWARD (VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC)
Marisa Abela
Jharrel Jerome
David Jonsson
Mikey Madison
Nabhaan Rizwan
