- Attendees and presenters announced today for the first time
- Slow Horses Actor Sion Daniel Young and Bridgerton Actress Banita Sandhu among those presenting
- Doctor Who producer and Bad Wolf co-founder Julie Gardner will attend to receive BAFTA Cymru’s Outstanding Contribution Award
- The Crown and Gangs of London actor Mark Lewis Jones will receive the Siân Phillips Award
- BBC Radio 2 presenter Owain Wyn Evans announced as host of the star-studded ceremony for the first time
- This year’s Cân i Gymru winner, Sara Davies, will debut her new track ‘Just Like in the Movies’ in a special live performance, following the success of ‘Anfonaf Angel’ earlier this year
- Presenter Katie Owen will DJ the after party
Today, BAFTA Cymru unveils the attending nominees and guest presenters for the 2024 BAFTA Cymru Awards this Sunday 20 October. The BAFTA Cymru Awards will be hosted by BBC Radio 2’s Owain Wyn Evans for the first time and will be live streamed from theInternational Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) in Newport.
Sion Daniel Young, who has been nominated for Slow Horses, is also presenting an award. Actor nominees Philip Glenister (Steeltown Murders) and Rhodri Meilir (Pren ar y Bryn) will also attend.
Actresses Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Dreamland), Alexandra Roach (Men Up), Annes Elwy (Bariau) and Nia Roberts (Pren ar y Bryn) will all be at the red carpet event.
Host Owain Wyn Evans said: “I am so excited to be hosting this year’s BAFTA Cymru Awards. I’ve attended the Awards on many occasions and am always blown away by the amazing talent we have here in Wales and the world-class productions that happen here. BAFTA Cymru is a huge night for film and television in Wales and it will be a real joy to celebrate all those nominated on Sunday.”
Attendees:
Nominees confirmed to date include (in alphabetical order)
Aimee Ffion-Edwards, Alaw Llewelyn Roberts, Alexandra Roach, Annes Elwy, Bethan Marlow, Brian Gavigan, Caroline Steiner, Caryl Ebenezer, Chloe Fairweather, Chris Roberts, Claire Pritchard-Jones, Claire Williams, Daisy Brown, Dawn Thomas-Mondo, Dylan Goch, Ffion Elinor, Gerwyn Lloyd, Haydn Denman, Hayley Nebauer, James North, James Spinks, Janis Pugh, Jenny Casterton, Jess Howe, John Richards, Lee Haven Jones, Marc Evans, Matthew Barry, Nia Roberts, Philip Glenister, Rhodri Meilir, Russell T Davies, Sam Heasman, Sam Jordan-Richardson, Sam Thomas, Sara Jones, Sion Daniel Young, Stifyn Parri, Theo Tennant, Tim Hodges
Presenters confirmed to date include (in alphabetical order)
Banita Sandhu, Dino Fetscher, Elen Rhys, Fra Fee, Gwyneth Keyworth, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, Jane Tranter, Jess Davies, Leo Harris, Marmalade, Mirain Iwerydd, Owain Arthur, Ruth Madeley, Sara Davies, Sion Daniel Young, Umi Myers, Victoria Scone.
Special Award Recipients:
BAFTA Cymru’s Outstanding Contribution Award will be presented to Doctor Who Producer and Bad Wolf co-founder Julie Gardner. This year’s Siân Phillips Award will be presented to The Crown and Gangs of London actor Mark Lewis Jones. As previously announced here.
Event sponsors and partners have been confirmed as BBC Cymru Wales, Champagne Taittinger, Coco & Cwtsh, Creative Wales, Deloitte, EE, Executive Cars Wales, Gorilla, Hildon Natural Mineral Water, Lancôme, S4C and Villa Maria.
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The Ceremony will be live streamed for those unable to attend at https://www.youtube.com/bafta
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BAFTA Cymru extends BAFTA’s charitable mission across the UK in support of Wales’ creative communities by highlighting the breadth and success of the production industry in Wales, identifying and supporting the next generation of talent, and bringing the very best work in Welsh film, games and television to public attention globally. The highlight of BAFTA’s events calendar in Wales is the annual BAFTA Cymru Awards, showcasing work that truly reflects the best of the country across film and television, making a difference to those producing creative work as well as those watching it.
