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Prince William and Kate Middleton confirmed to attend Baftas for first time in three years-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
They will be rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s elite.
The Prince and Princess of Wales will be in good company at the Baftas (Picture: AP)
Prince William and Kate Middleton will attend the upcoming Bafta film awards for the first time in three years, Kensington Palace has announced.
The Prince of Wales, who has been the president of Bafta since 2010, and the Princess of Wales will watch the ceremony being held at the Royal Festival Hall before rubbing shoulders with the stars.
Hosted by Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond, the glitzy bash could see the likes of Elvis actor Austin Butler and Michelle Yeoh walk the red carpet, as they’re both up for big gongs.
The royal couple last attended the event in person in 2020 with William last year recording a video message in his place in which he congratulated those nominated and praised the work of Bafta’s programmes.
Nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced last month, with Netflix’s anti-war epic All Quiet On The Western Front leading the pack with 14 nods.
The movie, directed by German filmmaker Edward Berger and based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, has received nods for top gongs including best film, best director and best film not in the English language.
William and Kate at their last in-person appearance at the Baftas in 2020 (Picture: AP)
Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees Of Inisherin and Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All At Once follow closely behind with 10 nods each.
Both films have also received nominations for best film, with Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis and Todd Field’s Tar rounding off the five-strong list.
The Banshees Of Inisherin has also earned Irish actor Colin Farrell his first Bafta film nomination in the leading actor category, for his role in the black comedy-drama in which he stars alongside Brendan Gleeson.
However, the In Bruges star will face tough competition for the leading actor award as he is joined in the category by Austin, Brendan Fraser for The Whale, Paul Mescal for Aftersun, Bill Nighy for Living and Daryl McCormack for Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.
The leading actress prize will also be hotly contested as the nominations include Cate Blanchett for Tar, Viola Davis for The Woman King, Dame Emma Thompson for Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, Ana de Armas for Blonde, Danielle Deadwyler for Till and Michelle for Everything Everywhere All At Once
It was announced on Thursday that Mercury Prize winner Little Simz will also perform at the event.
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This year the ceremony will move to the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall from its previous location of the Royal Albert Hall, which had hosted the awards show since 2017.
The 2023 EE Bafta Film Awards will be broadcast live on BBC One on Sunday February, 19 at 7pm.
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