Stars have been arriving on the red carpet for the BAFTA Film Awards 2022 tonight (Sunday, March 13th), which are taking place in-person at London's Royal Albert Hall.

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Rebel Wilson will be hosting the ceremony, with nominees including Benedict Cumberbatch, Lady Gaga, The Handmaid's Tale and Mass star Ann Dowd, West Side Story's Ariana DeBose, No Time to Die's Lashana Lynch and Stephen Graham confirmed for attendance.

Dune (11 nominations) leads the BAFTA Film Awards nominations, followed by Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog (eight nominations) and Sir Kenneth Branagh's Belfast (six nominations).

Cumberbatch will be going up for Leading Actor against Leonardo DiCaprio for Don't Look Up, Adeel Akhtar for Ali & Ava, King Will Smith for King Richard, Mahershala Ali for Swan Song, and Graham for Boiling Point.

Gaga is up for leading actress, going head-to-head with Alana Haim for Liqourice Pizza, Joanna Scanlan for After Love, Tessa Thompson for Passing, Renate Reinsve for The Worst Person in the World, and Emilia Jones for CODA.

Presenters of the evening will include Andy Serkis, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Daisy Ridley, Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey, and Waves and Cyrano star Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Regé Jean-Page, Sophie Turner, Lea Seydoux, Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, Tom Hiddleston, RuPaul, Salma Hayek, Pam & Tommy's Sebastian Stan, Saint Maud's Morfydd Clark, Wunmi Mosaku, Simon Pegg, BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie and Sophie Okonedo will also take on presenting duties.

Strictly Come Dancing's AJ Odudu and Tom Allen have been co-hosting BAFTA's red-carpet show, chatting with nominees including Gaga and Smit-Mcphee - who has been nominated for Leading Actor and Rising Star this evening - along with other special guests which is being streamed live across BAFTA's Social Channels.

Prince William, who is BAFTA president, has recorded a special VT that will air during the ceremony.

The legendary Dame Shirley Bassey will open the show with a performance of an iconic Bond theme, celebrating the franchise's 60th anniversary. CODA star and BAFTA Leading Actress nominee Emilia Jones will be performing her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s 'Both Sides Now', taken from the film.

The event is due to be a more muted occasion given the current conflict in Ukraine, the BBC reports.

Speaking about hosting the awards, Wilson said: "Everybody who could potentially employ me is in the audience, so no pressure. But it's really cool that award shows are back. It's like, wow, the actors don't need to do wellness podcasts any more.

"They can wear their fancy outfits, they can come on the red carpet, it's going to be really like glamorous. And I think people are up for that, they're up for a good night and it's all about celebrating films."

As is always the case with awards season, some beloved films released in the past year didn't make the cut. Sony and Marvel's box office hit Spider-Man: No Way Home was not nominated at all, though it was originally entered into the Best Film and Special Visual Effects categories. According to BAFTA, it “failed to meet eligibility criteria” despite its huge success.

The third and final round of voting closed on 8th March, with the winners set to be announced on Sunday 13th March.

In the meantime, read on for everything you need to know about how to watch the BAFTA Film Awards 2022 live or on TV.

BAFTA Film Awards 2022 air date and time

The BAFTA Film Awards 2022 are taking place at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 13th March 2022.

BBC One will be covering the event, the first in-person BAFTA ceremony since 2020, from 7pm BST onwards.

How to watch BAFTA Film Awards 2022 live and on TV

The BAFTA Film Awards 2022 will air live on BBC One in the UK.

Viewers with a TV licence can also watch the BAFTA Film Awards 2022 through BBC iPlayer, which can be used to watch BBC One live.

Who will host the BAFTA Film Awards 2022?

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Rebel Wilson, the comedian and actress best known for Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect, will helm the 75th BAFTA Film Awards.

Ahead of hosting the first live event since 2020, the actress spoke to Radio Times about how "scary" hosting can be.

“Your head is on the chopping block as the host, which is a bit scary. I get very nervous,” Wilson explained, before adding: “It’s a very hard time for comedians, because what can you say without being cancelled?”

Amanda Berry, BAFTA’s chief executive, said: “Rebel has stolen the show at several previous film awards, and we’re hugely excited to see her bring her fantastic charisma and humour to the whole show.”

Wilson also said in a statement: “It’s going to be so much fun! I don’t wanna put any pressure on this – I know I’m not going to be funny because I am no longer fat. And besides, I’m not going to ‘sweat-it’ with nerves because I have a peculiar medical condition where I can’t sweat... or cause offence to people because of my adorable Australian accent.”

She added: “So basically, I’ll just be there to hang out with Dame Judi Dench and together we’ll both try and bond with Daniel Craig. And yes, I do mean ‘bond’. This show will be an anniversary celebration of some important British film franchises such as Harry Potter and not such as Cats. Everybody’s going to love it, I’m sure!”

The red carpet coverage of the event will be hosted by AJ Odudu and Tom Allen.

Who are the nominees for BAFTA Rising Star Award?

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James Bond actress Lashana Lynch and West Side Story’s Ariana DeBose are among the young performers nominated for BAFTA’s Rising Star Award.

DeBose told Sky News that she was "shocked" by her nomination.

"I'm American, this doesn't make any sense... I was like, 'there's absolutely no reason really for me to be here, except you guys asked me to be', and that means the world.

"I'm so honoured to have the work recognised, and specifically, with this type of award, when that's voted on by the British public, that's really special," she added.

Deaf actress Millicent Simmonds, who is only 18 years old, has also made the crop after starring in the horror film A Quiet Place and its 2021 sequel as Regan Abbott.

Harris Dickinson (The King’s Man, Maleficent) has also bagged a nomination alongside Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog).

Smit-McPhee told Sky News he felt "sheer joy and excitement and shock" when he learned he’d bagged a nomination, saying he couldn’t put “it into words".

Previous winners have included Bukky Bakray (Rocks), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Kristen Stewart (Twilight) and John Boyega (Star Wars).

BAFTA Film Awards nominations 2022

Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan dance in Belfast
Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan dance in Belfast Focus Features/Universal Pictures UK

Here's a list of the main categories. Read the nominations in full here.

Best Film

Belfast

Don’t Look Up

Dune

Licorice Pizza

The Power of the Dog

Outstanding British Film

After Love

Ali & Ava

Belfast

Boiling Point

Cyrano

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

House of Gucci

Last Night in Soho

No Time to Die

Passing

Leading Actress

Lady Gaga – House of Gucci

Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza

Emilia Jones – CODA

Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person in the World

Joanna Scanlan – After Love

Tessa Thompson – Passing

Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci
Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci Universal Pictures UK

Leading Actor

Adeel Akhtar – Ali & Ava

Mahershala Ali – Swan Song

Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog

Leonardo DiCaprio – Don’t Look Up

Stephen Graham – Boiling Point

Will Smith – King Richard

Supporting Actress

Caitríona Balfe – Belfast

Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter

Ariana DeBose – West Side Story

Ann Dowd – Mass

Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard

Ruth Negga – Passing

Supporting Actor

Mike Faist – West Side Story

Ciarán Hinds – Belfast

Troy Kotsur – CODA

Woody Norman – C’mon C’mon

Jesse Plemons – The Power of the Dog

Kodi Smitt-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog wearing a cowboy hat in front of a lit candle
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Best Director

Aleem Khan – After Love

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car

Audrey Diwan – Happening

Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog

Julia Ducournau – Titane

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Lashana Lynch

Ariana DeBose

Millicent Simmonds

Harris Dickinson

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

After Love

Boiling Point

The Harder They Fall

Keyboard Fantasies

Passing

Film Not in the English Language

Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Teruhisa Yamamoto

The Hand Of God - Paolo Sorrentino, Lorenzo Mieli

Parallel Mothers - Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar

Petite Maman - Céline Sciamma, Bénédicte Couvreur

The Worst Person In The World - Joachim Trier, Thomas Robsahm

Documentary

Becoming Cousteau - Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan

Cow - Andrea Arnold, Kat Mansoor

Flee - Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Monica Hellström

The Rescue - Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, John Battsek, P. J. van Sandwijk

Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” introduces Mirabel, a 15-year-old who lives with her family in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. Mirabel, a kind and humble teenager who puts the ordinary in extraordinary, struggles to fit in a family that’s blessed with magical powers. Featuring the voice of Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel, “Encanto” opens in theaters on Nov. 24, 2021. © 2021 Disney. All Rights Reserved.
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” introduces Mirabel, a 15-year-old who lives with her family in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. Mirabel, a kind and humble teenager who puts the ordinary in extraordinary, struggles to fit in a family that’s blessed with magical powers. Featuring the voice of Stephanie Beatriz as Mirabel, “Encanto” opens in theaters on Nov. 24, 2021. © 2021 Disney. All Rights Reserved. Disney

Animated Film

Encanto - Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino, Clarke Spencer

Flee - Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Monica Hellström

Luca - Enrico Casarosa, Andrea Warren

The Mitchells Vs The Machines - Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Original Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos

Kenneth Branagh – Belfast

Adam McKay – Don’t Look Up

Zach Baylin – King Richard

Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

Adapted Screenplay

Siân Heder – CODA

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car

Denis Villeneuve – Dune

Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter

Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog

Original Score

Being The Ricardos - Daniel Pemberton

Don't Look Up - Nicholas Britell

Dune - Hans Zimmer

The French Dispatch - Alexandre Desplat

The Power Of The Dog - Jonny Greenwood

Cinematography

Dune - Greig Fraser

Nightmare Alley - Dan Laustsen

No Time To Die - Linus Sandgren

The Power Of The Dog - Ari Wegner

The Tragedy Of Macbeth - Bruno Delbonnel

Costume Design

Cruella - Jenny Beavan

Cyrano - Massimo Cantini Parrini

Dune - Robert Morgan, Jacqueline West

The French Dispatch - Milena Canonero

Nightmare Alley - Luis Sequeira

Editing

Belfast - Úna Ní Dhonghaíle

Dune - Joe Walker

Licorice Pizza - Andy Jurgensen

No Time To Die - Tom Cross, Elliot Graham

Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Joshua L Pearson

Production Design

Cyrano - Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

Dune - Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos

The French Dispatch - Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo

Nightmare Alley - Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau

West Side Story - Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo

Make-up and Hair

Cruella - Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne

Cyrano - Alessandro Bertolazzi, Siân Miller

Dune - Love Larson, Donald Mowat

The Eyes Of Tammy Faye - Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, Justin Raleigh

House Of Gucci - Frederic Aspiras, Jane Carboni, Giuliano Mariana, Sarah Nicole Tanno

Best Sound

Dune - Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Doug Hemphill, Theo Green, Ron Bartlett

Last Night In Soho - Colin Nicolson, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin, Dan Morgan

No Time To Die - James Harrison, Simon Hayes, Paul Massey, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor

A Quiet Place Part II - Erik Aadahl, Michael Barosky, Brandon Proctor, Ethan Van Der Ryn

West Side Story - Brian Chumney, Tod Maitland, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom

Best Special Visual Effects

Dune - Brian Connor, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Gerd Nefzer

Free Guy - Swen Gillberg, Brian Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Daniel Sudick

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Aharon Bourland, Sheena Duggal, Pier Lefebvre, Alessandro Ongaro

The Matrix Resurrections - Tom Debenham, Hew J Evans, Dan Glass, J. D. Schwaim

No Time To Die - Mark Bokowski, Chris Corbould, Joel Green, Charlie Noble

Timothée Chalamet as Paul and Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica in Dune overlooking the deserts of Arrakis.
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Best Casting

Boiling Point - Carolyn McLeod

Dune - Francine Maisler

The Hand Of God - Massimo Appolloni, Annamaria Sambucco

King Richard - Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman

West Side Story - Cindy Tolan

British Short Film

The Black Cop - Cherish Oteka

Femme - Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping, Sam Ritzenberg, Hayley Williams

The Palace - Jo Prichard

Stuffed - Theo Rhys, Joss Holden-Rea

Three Meetings Of The Extraordinary Committee - Michael Woodward, Max Barron, Daniel Wheldon

British Short Animation

Affairs Of The Art - Joanna Quinn, Les Mills

Do Not Feed The Pigeons - Jordi Morera

Night Of The Living Dread - Ida Melum, Danielle Goff, Laura Jayne Tunbridge, Hannah Kelso

Outstanding Contribution

TBC

Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide to see what’s on tonight. For more film news, have a look at our Movies hub.

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