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One film not in competition tonight is Bong Joon-ho’s new one, Mickey 17, which Warner Bros have shunted from pillar to post over the past year or so. It did finally get a premiere this weekend at the Berlin film festival, and here’s Peter Bradshaw’s positive-ish review.
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Wondering what the Beeb is showing instead of the Baftas? At the moment it’s actually a fairly fascinating Countryfile segment on hunt saboteurs. More breaking news as I have it.
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One Oscar race that seems all but settled is best supporting actor, where A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin looks set to be romping home, and is fully expected to triumph in the same category at tonight’s Baftas. For the Observer, Andrew Anthony profiles an actor who has very much escaped the shadow of his once more famous brother.
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Angelina Jolie showed in 2014’s Maleficent that the evil fairy was actually well worthy of fashion attention. Zoe Saldaña gives another take on the dramatic neckline – but by combining it with a megawatt smile, she looks too nice to be evil.
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The Baftas isn’t the only major award ceremony taking place this weekend. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) had its own ceremony last night, and Anora took home the best original screenplay prize. It’s another big win for Sean Baker’s film, following last weekend’s victories in both the producers and directors guild awards, very much suggesting that it is on a clear path to the Oscar best picture win. But could a Bafta victory for one of Anora’s rivals shake-up the race?
Elsewhere, the WGA gave best adapted screenplay to RaMell Ross’s drama Nickel Boys – nice to see some recognition for a terrific film that looked in danger of being overlooked this awards season. You can read the full list of WGA winners here.
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One film likely to pick up nominations at next year’s Baftas is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. The fourth instalment of the Renée Zellweger starrer had a bumper weekend at the UK box office, enjoying the biggest ever opening for a romcom. Here’s Catherine Shoard’s new story on Bridge’s big win.
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Women have been wearing spaghetti-strapped dresses with tops underneath for a while now. So it’s heartening that the hack has come to the red carpet via Selena Gomez. The addition of sparkling beads and a sweetheart-neckline makes it a bit more dressed up.
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Peter Bradshaw, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard have all had a stab at predicting tonight’s results, so here’s my two penn’orth:
Best film Anora
Outstanding British film Conclave
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt (director, writer)
Best film not in the English language Kneecap
Best documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Best animated film Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best children’s & family film Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Best director Sean Baker, Anora
Best original screenplay Anora
Best adapted screenplay Conclave
Best actress Demi Moore, The Substance
Best actor Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Best supporting actress Ariana Grande, Wicked
Best supporting actor Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Rising star award Marisa Abela
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Gwilym here, taking the reins for the rest of the Bafta festivities. We’re about 10 minutes away from the ceremony kicking off, and two hours and 10 mins away from the TV broadcast, where we’ll actually find out who has won. Strange old way of doing things!
This liveblog will be following along with the TV broadcast, but if you do want to know the results ahead of time, here’s our list of winners, which will be updated live as they’re announced in the room. Obviously don’t click if you don’t want spoilers before the TV broadcast!
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Meme-worthy fashion is a category all of its own. Ariana Grande’s dress – which looks partly like a giant bow and partly like a particularly exquisite baked good – could be a winner here. Expect to see it on your timeline over the next few hours.
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Saoirse Ronan makes a case for aquamarine on the red carpet. Her dress has a neckline that wouldn’t be out of place in your local pool but the luxurious-looking opera coat beats any Dryrobe. The slicked-back hair and red lipstick are great, too.
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Demi Moore, who is nominated for best leading actress for her role in The Substance, goes for full-length sequins. A bit like if you turned a stained glass window into a designer frock. A matching bag is a nice touch.
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Timothée Chalamet goes relatively understated for the Baftas in a cropped double-breasted jacket, black trousers and sparkly necklace. That’s considering the fact that he recently rode a Lime bike on the red carpet and wore a custom-made Chrome Hearts pink tracksuit with matching boots for the Berlin film festival this weekend.
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Mikey Madison is keeping it classy in a white strapless dress, the kind of sparkles that require a bodyguard and even a matching wrap. The actor, nominated for best leading actress for her performance in Anora, could bring back this much-derided item from the fashion doldrums.
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The woman playing Miranda Priestly in the stage musical of The Devil Wears Prada was always going to bring good fashion to the red carpet. Vanessa Williams’s green dress – with bow and swingy chiffon sleeves – is playful and classic at the same time. The beauty look – with proper updo and french manicure – works well for someone who was once crowned Miss America.
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Is this the first Segway on the red carpet? Unclear. But it works well with Warwick Davis’ very luxurious-looking claret velvet blazer, bow tie and shiny proper shoes.
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With an unbuttoned patterned shirt, leather coat and studded gloves, Colman Domingo shows us what menswear could look like on the red carpet. This feels a world away from the average black tux. Other men, please take note.
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Pamela Anderson brings some real star power to the red carpet, dressed in all white. The combination of this Gentlemen Prefer Blondes-adjacent outfit of gown and jewels with her natural-look hair and makeup is something wonderful to behold.