Pamela Anderson may have missed out on a BAFTA nomination, but she is set for a key role at Sunday’s prestigious ceremony.
The Baywatch star has not only bagged a front row seat for the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall but she will also present the gong for one of the night’s biggest award categories.
‘Presenting at the Baftas is a huge deal for Pamela,’ an insider has told The Sun. ‘In many ways she feels vindicated after years of being undervalued or mocked.’
‘While she didn’t get a nomination, Bafta bosses saw The Last Showgirl and knew they wanted her involved in this year’s ceremony somehow. Finally, after all these years, she is being seen as the great actress she is.’
This year’s BAFTA awards will see Doctor Who star David Tennant, return as the host for the second year running to celebrate another tremendous year for film.
In the new pictures from London’s Royal Festival Hall staff can be seen setting out place holders marking where the big stars will sit on the big night.
Pamela Anderson may have missed out on a BAFTA nomination, but she is set for a key role at Sunday’s prestigious ceremony – presenting one of the night’s top honours (pictured on this weeks Graham Norton Show)
Presenting at the Baftas is a huge deal for Pamela,’ an insider has told The Sun. ‘Bafta bosses saw The Last Showgirl (pictured) and knew they wanted her involved in this year’s ceremony
Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum are confirmed to be in attendance and could be sitting next to each other on the big night as they hope to take home a gong each – however, co-star Cynthia Erivo will seemingly be a few rows behind.
Ariana, 31, is going up against the likes of Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, Jamie Lee Curtis and Italian-born US star Isabella Rossellini in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Although some of the celebrity pictures change location on each photo as final seating decisions are made, it looks like Zoe could be sitting on the front row in the middle of Marisa Abela and Mikey Madison, who are both nominated for the Rising Star award.
It is the only award voted for by the British public and is presented annually to a performer who has demonstrated exceptional talent early in their career.
While it looks like it could be a seating plan, a spokesperson for the BAFTAs confirmed to MailOnline that the pictures have been placed at random.
Just behind them could be Demi Moore who is nominated in the The Leading Actress category for her role in The Substance, alongside Cynthia, Mikey, Karla Sofía Gascón, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Saoirse Ronan.
However, Karla is not on the guest list, which comes after her controversial tweets were dug up online where she criticised Islam, the Oscars and the late George Floyd.
US-born Irish actress Saoirse is confirmed to be attending the glitzy ceremony and according to the pictures, she will be nearby Hugh Grant.
The British Academy Film Awards have confirmed their A-list attendees in behind-the-scenes snaps ahead of Sunday’s ceremony with Pamela’s photo seen in the front row
Best Actor nominees Timothee Chalamet and Sebastian Stan will also be in attendance in London.
And The Brutalist stars Adrien Brody and Felciity Jones will seemingly be next to each other as they find out if they were the winners in the Leading Actor and Support Actress categories.
Selena Gomez, David Johnson and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are also big names confirmed to be joining the A-list crowd.
Meanwhile, Warwick Davis and Lupita Nyong’o will also take their seats at the ceremony.
Warwick will be honoured with this year’s BAFTA Fellowship, the arts charity’s highest accolade.
This year’s BAFTA awards will see Doctor Who star David Tennant, return as the host for the second year running to celebrate another tremendous year for film
Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum are confirmed to be in attendance and could be sitting next to each other on the big night as they hope to take home a gong each
Zoe Saldana may also find her seat on the front row in the middle of Marisa Abela and Mikey Madison who are both nominated for the Rising Star award
US-born Irish actress Saoirse is confirmed to be attending the glitzy ceremony
The British actor, comedian, presenter and producer will be celebrated for his prolific career and as an exceptional advocate for creating a more inclusive screen industry.
Other presenters who will grace the stage include Anna Kendrick, Gwendoline Christie, Leo Woodall, and Ralph Fiennes.
James McAvoy, James Norton, Jessie Eisenberg, and Joe Alwyn will also present awards.
Announced last week, this year’s ceremony will see a special performance from British music icons Take That who will perform their chart-topping hit Greatest Day which features in the BAFTA-nominated film Anora.
Also, beloved actor and musician Jeff Goldblum, seen in the box-office smash Wicked, will bring his unique and personal touch to an original piano performance for the In Memoriam in a moving tribute.
The ceremony will be broadcast on Sunday 16 February 2025 at 7:00pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
