January 5th 2024.
David Tennant is set to take centre stage at the 2024 EE Bafta Film Awards next month. It will be the Doctor Who star's first time hosting the prestigious awards ceremony which is one of the biggest and glitziest nights in British showbiz.
‘I am delighted to have been asked to host the EE BAFTA Film Awards and help celebrate the very best of this year’s films and the many brilliant people who bring them to life,’ the Good Omens actor said.
Bafta CEO Jane Millichip was equally thrilled that Tennant would be hosting the awards. ‘He is deservedly beloved by British and international audiences, alike. His warmth, charm and mischievous wit will make it a must-watch show next month for our guests at the Royal Festival Hall and the millions of people watching at home,’ she said.
Tennant's career in film and TV includes Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Broadchurch, and Staged, where he co-stars with Good Omens co-star Michael Sheen and his real-life wife Georgia Tennant.
The longlists for all 24 categories at the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024, including best film, director, actor and actress, will be published on Friday, with the nominations announced via livestream on Thursday January 18.
Films expected to receive several nominations include Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s Barbie, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, Poor Things’ Emma Stone, May December’s Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, and independent films like Past Lives and The Zone of Interest.
The EE Rising Star award is also back and the only gong where the the winner is selected by the British public. Voting is open from 10 January until midday 16 February 2024 at ee.co.uk/BAFTA.
The EE BAFTA Film Awards 2024 ceremony will be held at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday February 18. This is sure to be a night to remember with Tennant at the helm.
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