BAFTA Awards Producers Tease Show Surprises and Whether Barry Keoghan Will Cameo During Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Set

variety.com:

K.J. Yossman Last year’s BAFTA ceremony was a star-studded affair, with Richard E. Grant on hosting duties, an (unintentionally) viral rap from Ariana DeBose and the Prince and Princess of Wales in the audience.

This year’s awards, set to take place on Feb. 18 and produced by Penny Lane Entertainment, promise to be equally entertaining, with former Doctor Who David Tennant as host and Sophie Ellis-Bextor performing her much talked about “Saltburn” hit “Murder on the Dancefloor.” While it’s unlikely the Princess of Wales will be present this year (she’s recovering from a serious operation) and her husband Prince William is still TBC, there’ll also be plenty of glam on the red carpet thanks to confirmed attendees including Margot Robbie, Robert Downey Jr., Idris Elba, David Beckham and Cate Blanchett, among others.

Ahead of today’s final rehearsals, Variety jumped on a call with BAFTAs awards director Emma Baehr and Penny Lane creative director Lee Connolly to talk about what audiences can expect on Sunday. What can you tease about this year’s ceremony? Baehr: We’re both pretty excited at this point, there’s lots to anticipate.

Every year, it doesn’t actually feel real until I get into that auditorium at rehearsals, I see the set built and it just all comes alive at that moment. Hannah Waddingham and Sophie Ellis-Bextor are both set to perform.