The British Academy Film Awards have confirmed their A-list attendees in behind-the-scenes snaps of the star-studded seating plan ahead of Sunday’s ceremony.
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.
Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum are confirmed to be in attendance and will 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 will also sit on the front row in the middle of Marisa Abela and Mikey Madison, who are both nominated for the Rising Star award.
The British Academy Film Awards have confirmed their A-list attendees in behind-the-scenes snaps of the star-studded seating plan ahead of Sunday’s ceremony
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
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.
Just behind them will 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 seating plan, she will be chatting to Hugh Grant.
Best Actor nominees Timothee Chalamet and Sebastian Stan will take their places on eitheir side of Demi.
And The Brutalist stars Adrien Brody and Felciity Jones will 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, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Pamela Anderson, are also big names confirmed to be joining the A-list crowd.
Meanwhile, Warwick Davis and Lupita Nyong’o will also take their seats on the front row.
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 will be sitting next to each other on the big night as they hope to take home a gong each
Zoe Saldana will 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 and according to the seating plan, she will be chatting to Hugh Grant
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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.
Ahead of the ceremony, audiences can tune into Clara Amfo and Alex Zane live from the iconic red carpet on BAFTA’s YouTube channel.
Ash Holmes and Jack Remmington will be reporting exclusively on BAFTA’s digital channels, giving audiences access to all the arrivals #EEBAFTAs.
Jeremiah Asiamah will DJ the red carpet and be on the bill with Tina Edwards at the BAFTA After-Party in support of headline DJ, The Blessed Madonna.
Best Actor nominees Timothee Chalamet and Sebastian Stan will take their places on eitheir side of Demi
Meanwhile, Warwick Davis and Lupita Nyong’o will also take their seats on the front row next to Pamela Anderson
Demi Moore, who is nominated in the The Leading Actress category for her role in The Substance, will attend the BAFTAs
Ralph Fiennes has a big night ahead after beating box-office juggernauts Gladiator 2 and Wicked to win 12 BAFTA nominations including best actor and best film for his movie Conclave.
The British actor, 62, won his first and only BAFTA 32 years ago for his hit holocaust film, Schindler’s List, and is tipped to win again for his role in the thriller about finding a new Pope based in the Vatican City.
Back on home soil, Conclave has been nominated for twice as many gongs at the BAFTAs than it was earlier this month at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles.
The hit thriller starring Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini is about a secretive and high-stakes election of a new Pope, where power, ambition, and personal secrets collide among the warring cardinals.
It has beaten the Golden Globes’ big winner, the Spanish drama Emilia Perez, which has come in second in the number of nominations with 11 BAFTA nods after sweeping up 10 gongs in the US award ceremony.
Gladiator 2 has yet again been snubbed by Award judges after it was shunned for Best Film and its leading man, the Irish star Paul Mescal, 28, failed to make the BAFTA longlist for Best Actor.
Denzel Washington, 70, who played Macrinus, was long-listed as a supporting actor but has been bumped off the nominations list by BAFTA judges.
British actress, Kate Winslet, 49, has similarly dropped out of the running for a BAFTA for her role as Lee Miller in the war pH๏τographer’s biopic after being included in the longlist last month – however she will be showing up at the ceremony.
Elsewhere in the BAFTA nominations, the Succession brothers, Jeremy Strong and Keiran Culkin will battle it out for Supporting Actor for their performances in A Real Pain and the Trump biopic, The Apprentice.
Ralph Fiennes will be in attendance after beating box-office juggernauts Gladiator 2 and Wicked to win 12 BAFTA nominations including best actor and best film for his movie Conclave
Pamela Anderson’s latest film, The Last Showgirl, tipped as her glorious return to the silver screen has only managed to secure one nomination
American singer and actress Ariana Grande (right) wins a Best Suppor5ting Actress nomination for her starring role in Wicked
Meanwhile, Adrien Brody’s film The Brutalist has received nine BAFTA nominations, followed by Dune 2 and Wicked – both getting seven nominations.
Pamela Anderson’s latest film, The Last Showgirl, tipped as her glorious return to the silver screen has only managed to secure one nomination for Jamie Lee Curtis in the category for Best Supporting Actress.
Emma Baehr, Executive Director of Awards and Content, said: ‘It’s a true honour to bring together the international film community in London for this year’s EE BAFTA Film Awards and shine a spotlight on the incredible work that’s gone into creating each and every film nominated.
The night is sure to be memorable, with David Tennant returning as host, bringing his affable wit and charm to the evening, alongside performances from Take That and Jeff Goldblum.’
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
