David Tennant is presenting for the second year running and hotly tipped to scoop the major awards are the Ralph Fiennes Vatican thriller Conclave, the popular musical Wicked and the trans-mafia musical Emilia Perez; well, the latter was hotly tipped until various scandals overwhelmed its momentum, including uncovered nasty tweets by its star Karla Sofia Gascon.
Backstage, various thespy stars appear in his magic mirror to give him some advice: Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Brian Cox... who tells him “he’s carrying the spirit of Scotland with him.”.
The 78th British Academy Film Awards, is taking place tonight at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank.
It leads into a rendition of The Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), probably the most irritating song ever written.
Tennant is one of the loveliest luvvies around and he draws on that in his opening sketch.
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