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Stars prepare for Bafta ceremony | Stars prepare for Bafta ceremony |
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A host of stars will stroll down the red carpet at the British Academy Film Awards later at the biggest event on the UK movie calendar. | |
Kate Winslet, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the nominees expected at the Royal Opera House in London. | Kate Winslet, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the nominees expected at the Royal Opera House in London. |
Bookmakers have made Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire favourite to win the prestigious best film award. | Bookmakers have made Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire favourite to win the prestigious best film award. |
The Mumbai-set tale has 11 nominations, as has Pitt's effects-packed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. | The Mumbai-set tale has 11 nominations, as has Pitt's effects-packed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. |
Jonathan Ross will host the ceremony, to be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC One from 2000 GMT. | Jonathan Ross will host the ceremony, to be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC One from 2000 GMT. |
TV presenter Claudia Winkleman will be reporting from the red carpet on what is expected to be a glittering, if chilly evening. | TV presenter Claudia Winkleman will be reporting from the red carpet on what is expected to be a glittering, if chilly evening. |
Accolade | Accolade |
Winslet's two nominations in the best actress category make her firm favourite to land the second Bafta of her career. | Winslet's two nominations in the best actress category make her firm favourite to land the second Bafta of her career. |
Mickey Rourke, meanwhile, is many people's choice to scoop the male equivalent for his role in The Wrestler. | Mickey Rourke, meanwhile, is many people's choice to scoop the male equivalent for his role in The Wrestler. |
Winslet previously received a Bafta in 1996 for Sense and SensibilityMonty Python member turned acclaimed film-maker Terry Gilliam will receive the Bafta fellowship - the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' highest accolade. | Winslet previously received a Bafta in 1996 for Sense and SensibilityMonty Python member turned acclaimed film-maker Terry Gilliam will receive the Bafta fellowship - the British Academy of Film and Television Arts' highest accolade. |
Pinewood and Shepperton film studios will be the recipients of a special award for outstanding British contribution to cinema. | Pinewood and Shepperton film studios will be the recipients of a special award for outstanding British contribution to cinema. |
Held two weeks before the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, the Baftas are one of the key events of the so-called film awards season. | Held two weeks before the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, the Baftas are one of the key events of the so-called film awards season. |
All four of last year's Bafta-winning actors went on to receive the same awards on Oscar night. | All four of last year's Bafta-winning actors went on to receive the same awards on Oscar night. |
Landing one of Bafta's golden masks, however, is not a cast-iron guarantee of further prizes. | Landing one of Bafta's golden masks, however, is not a cast-iron guarantee of further prizes. |
Last year, Keira Knightley's Atonement was named best film at the Baftas only to be trumped at the Oscars by the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men. | Last year, Keira Knightley's Atonement was named best film at the Baftas only to be trumped at the Oscars by the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men. |