Who will get their hands on the famous statue tonight? (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
One of the starriest nights in the British film calendar has arrived – that’s right, it is time for the 2023 EE Baftas film awards.
Celebrating the very best in both British and global filmmaking, famous faces from both in front of and behind the camera will be donning their finest threads to hit the red carpet.
The 76th annual ceremony will be taking place in the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, where the likes of Brendan Fraser, Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler will be hoping to walk away with the famous mask statue.
But what time will the ceremony be on TV, who is on hosting duties and which films have been nominated?
Here is everything you need to know for tonight’s star-studded event…
What time are the Baftas and how to watch on TV?
You can watch all the glitz and glamour on BBC One tonight – February 19 – from 7pm till 9pm.
For the first time ever, the show will culminate in a live broadcast of the final four categories. In previous years, the entire show has been pre-recorded.
Who is hosting the Baftas?
This year, hosting duties will belong to the Bafta-nominated actor Richard E Grant and This Morning’s Alison Hammond.
Alison Hammond and Richard E Grant will be splitting hosting duties this evening (Picture: BAFTA/Charlie Clift)
Grant, 65, will. be hosting the event from the Royal Festival Hall, while Hammond, 48, will be catching up with the winners (and losers) backstage.
Speaking about securing the gig, Grant said: ‘I feel hugely privileged to be hosting the EE Baftas for the first time and the opportunity to celebrate the very best of the extraordinary range of this year’s films.’