Daniel Craig to present award at BAFTA ceremony

06-Feb-2009 • Actor News

Hollywood stars Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Penelope Cruz, Mickey Rourke and Meryl Streep are among the nominees who will grace the red carpet at Sunday's Bafta awards.

Kate Winslet, hotly tipped to win the Leading Actress award, is also among the list of confirmed guests - reports The Press Association.

She has been nominated for playing a former concentration camp guard in The Reader and also for her role in Revolutionary Road, which reunited her with Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.

If Winslet wins the Leading Actress award it will increase the Oscar buzz around the star, who has often missed out on gongs in the past.

She recently scooped two Golden Globes, and UK film hopes are on a high.

Whilst his film, "Quantum of Solace" is in the running for two awards, James Bond star Daniel Craig, Emma Watson and Goldie Hawn will be on hand to present awards at the ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, central London.

Also expected to hand out awards are Frost/Nixon star Michael Sheen, Sharon Stone and Patrick Stewart.

The ceremony, hosted by Jonathan Ross, will be broadcast on BBC Two from 8pm before switching to BBC One for the final hour at 9pm.

Many of the nominees will gear up for the the UK's top film and TV awards with a party on Saturday.

Slumdog Millionaire and Frost/Nixon are among the big hopes for the gongs.