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Stars begin arriving for Baftas Stars arrive for Bafta ceremony
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Stars are braving the cold weather to grace the red carpet for the biggest event on the UK movie calendar, the British Academy Film Awards. Kate Winslet, Penelope Cruz, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are among the stars who have braved the cold weather to attend the British Academy Film Awards.
Penelope Cruz, Dominic Cooper and director Ron Howard have all arrived at the Royal Opera House in London.
Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, who is up for best actor, revealed he was surprised at being nominated, saying "someone slap me" on the red carpet.Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, who is up for best actor, revealed he was surprised at being nominated, saying "someone slap me" on the red carpet.
Patel's movie is favourite to win the prestigious best film award.Patel's movie is favourite to win the prestigious best film award.
Kate Winslet, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among the nominees also expected to attend. Jonathan Ross, who arrived with his wife Jane Goldman, is hosting the event at London's Royal Opera House.
Slumdog Millionaire has 11 nominations, as has Pitt's effects-packed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The show will be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC One from 2000 GMT and TV presenter Claudia Winkleman will be reporting from the red carpet.
Jonathan Ross, who has just arrived with his wife Jane Goldman, will host the ceremony, to be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC One from 2000 GMT. Slumdog Millionaire has 11 nominations, as has Brad Pitt's effects-packed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
TV presenter Claudia Winkleman is reporting from the red carpet. Slumdog star Dev Patel hijacks Sharon Stone's red carpet interview
Behind the scenes on the Bafta red carpet
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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.
Actor Noel Clarke, who has been nominated for the rising star award, arrived and told the BBC he is backing Winslet all the way.Actor Noel Clarke, who has been nominated for the rising star award, arrived and told the BBC he is backing Winslet all the way.
Referring to the comments some critics made about her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes in January.Referring to the comments some critics made about her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes in January.
"I think we should stop taking the mickey out of Kate Winslet and her acceptance speeches and get behind her more more," he said."I think we should stop taking the mickey out of Kate Winslet and her acceptance speeches and get behind her more more," he said.
Meanwhile Winslet told BBC News she was not "even going to talk about speeches" when asked about what she planned to say later if she won.
The star said she was keeping her fingers crossed about taking a trophy home with her.
"I've been doing this for a long time now and I really love what I do, I care very, very much, she said.
My mum and dad are here with me tonight and I think they're secretly hoping I take home some hardware."
Former Monty Python star Terry Gilliam will receive a Bafta Fellowship in recognition of his contribution to film.
Kate Winslet is up for two awards in the same category
"I'm going to get very emotional and will probably need to be carried on stage in a blubbering heap," he said.
Gilliam's latest big screen adventure, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, was actor Heath Ledger's final film.
He said the film "turned out great" and he hopes it will be a "fitting memorial" to the late star.
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.
Monty 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.
Winslet previously received a Bafta in 1996 for Sense and SensibilityHeld 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.