Prince William among BAFTA Awards Presenters

Prince William, Renée Zellweger, Priyanka Chopra Jonas are part of the star-studded line-up set to appear at the UK’s prestigious, British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, also known as BAFTA, which is set to take place on April 10-11.

The awards show is being split over two years for the first time ever due to the pandemic and will also feature musical performances, and special appearances by BAFTA President, HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

Presenters who are set to appear in person at the Royal Albert Hall include Tom Hiddleston, James McAvoy, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Hugh Grant, Felicity Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw,  David Oyelowo, Pedro Pascal, Phoebe Dynevor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cynthia Erivo, and Richard E. Grant.

They will be joined by additional presenters from a studio in Los Angeles including Renée Zellweger, Anna Kendrick, Rose Byrne, and Andra Day.

All the nominees will appear virtually via video link with no red carpet event taking place this year.

Clara Amfo will host the EE BAFTA Film Awards opening night, on April 10, and will be joined by a panel of guests including Rhianna Dhillon and Joanna Scanlan.

Awards presented: Casting, Costume, Make Up & Hair, Production Design, Sound, Special Visual Effects, British Short Film and British Short Animation. The winners will be revealed on the night. Noel Clarke will also be recognized with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.

Musical performance: Supporting Actor nominee Leslie Odom Jr.

Prince William is set to speak with three-time BAFTA award-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan and make-up and hair designer Sharon Martin on filming in lockdown and the craft of filmmaking.

Furthermore, Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary will host the second night of the awards, where 17 awards will be announced, including Best Film, Best Actor, Actress, and the public-voted EE Rising Star Award. Each nominee will be celebrated inpidually during the show. BAFTA will also honor Ang Lee with the Fellowship.

Ahead of the show, title sponsor EE and platinum-selling artist Liam Payne will present an EE BAFTA AR music performance.