Everything to know about the 2024 BAFTA Awards

From how to watch to why everyone is talking about snubs, this is your complete guide to the 2024 BAFTA Awards.

We're neck deep in awards season, and the next big ceremony is almost here.

The 2024 British Academy Film Awards, a.k.a. the BAFTAs, take place on Feb. 18, marking another major set of awards on the path to the 2024 Oscars next month. The British award show has already made waves with some surprising nominations that broke expectations. Martin Scorsese and Greta Gerwig were denied Best Director nominations, and Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone didn't make the cut despite having already collected awards for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.

However, many things played out as expected, like Oppenheimer's dominance. Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 BAFTA Awards.

When are the 2024 BAFTA Awards?

The 2024 BAFTA Awards will take place at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. ET.

How can I watch the 2024 BAFTA Awards?

The BAFTAs will stream on BritBox in the U.S. Viewers can watch the red carpet and the ceremony on the streaming service, with the ceremony starting at 2 p.m. ET. The red carpet will also be streamed on the BAFTA YouTube channel.

In the U.K., the award show will be broadcast on the BBC and stream on BBC iPlayer.

Who's hosting the BAFTAs?

Who is the host of the BAFTA Awards? Yes, he is.

Doctor Who and Good Omens star David Tennant will host the 2024 BAFTA Awards. "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," Tennant said when his hosting duties were announced.

While he's best known for his starring run on Doctor Who, his credits stretch across TV, film, and the stage, including roles in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Marvel's Jessica Jones, and Broadchurch. Additionally, he is currently starring as Macbeth in a production at London's revered Donmar Warehouse.

Who is nominated for the 2024 BAFTA Awards?

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer leads all films with a whopping 13 nominations, including nods for Best Picture and Best Director. Rounding out the list of Best Picture nominees are Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things.

Poor Things pulled in the second most nominations with 11, even though director Yorgos Lanthimos didn't get consideration in the directing category.

Here are the major nominations at the 2024 BAFTA Awards

Best Film
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

Outstanding British Film
All of Us Strangers
How to Have Sex
Napoleon
The Old Oak
Poor Things
Rye Lane
Saltburn
Scrapper
Wonka
The Zone of Interest

Best Actress
Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things

Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Teo Yoo, Past Lives

Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers
Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest
Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Jacob Elordi, Saltburn
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Best Director
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

See all of the BAFTA Award nominees here.

What's with all the fervor over BAFTA snubs and surprises?

The BAFTA nominations shocked many, namely the snubs. The Best Director category did not include nominations for Lanthimos or Scorsese, as mentioned above. Gerwig was also excluded from that list, despite having earned nominations in the category at the Directors Guild of America and the Golden Globes. Another notable snub was Gladstone, who has already been grabbing awards for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon.

With many notable omissions, there must also be unexpected nominations. Among them was Fantasia Barrino's Best Actress nomination for The Color Purple. Additionally, Saltburn actors Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, and Jacob Elordi all grabbed nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. Andrew Haigh's Best Director nomination for All of Us Strangers also comes as a mild surprise, given the high-profile directors who weren't nominated.

Moreover, American Fiction earned just a single BAFTA nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. It earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Jeffrey Wright, and Best Supporting Actor for Sterling K. Brown.

Many attribute the British Academy straying from the norm with its nominations because of how they're selected, by a mix of small juries and overall membership votes.

Who is performing at the 2024 BAFTA Awards?

The complete list of performers has yet to be unveiled, but the award show will feature Sophie Ellis-Bextor performing "Murder on the Dance Floor." The 23-year-old song took on new life in 2023 after it was used in a climactic scene of Saltburn. "I am so excited. I will be performing at the EE BAFTAs 2024," the singer said on Instagram. "I'm already practicing some looks, and I cannot wait."

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