Overview
- BAFTA named Alia Bhatt among presenters alongside Cillian Murphy, Kate Hudson, Michael B. Jordan and Sadie Sink for the 79th ceremony.
- Scottish actor Alan Cumming will host the event at London’s Royal Festival Hall on February 22.
- The ceremony will air live on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, with coverage on E! in North America.
- Bhatt acknowledged the announcement by sharing BAFTA’s presenter post on Instagram with the message, “100 points if you can spot me.”
- Indian representation extends to the nominations as Lakshmipriya Devi’s Manipuri-language Boong, backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, is up for Children’s & Family Film.