How are the Bafta winners selected?published at 16:58 GMT
16:58 GMT
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While we wait for the ceremony to start and the first awards to be made, let’s explain how the voting works.
The winners are chosen after three rounds of voting.
Round one decides the long list, round two the final nominations, and round three the winners.
Nominees were announced on 27 January – here’s the full list.
Voting is done by registered voters and jurors. The voting process varies by category.
For example, in the best film category, all voters take part in all three rounds.
But for categories like leading actor and actress, an acting chapter is involved in rounds one and two (alongside a long-listing jury in round one), before all voters take part in the final round.
Chapters are made up of Bafta members with specialist knowledge in a particular craft.
Regular voters are those with voting membership, which Bafta says requires making a “significant contribution to the screen arts in the UK”.