Deepika Padukone announced as presenter at prestigious BAFTA awards, will join David Beckham, Cate Blanchett, Dua Lipa

Deepika Padukone, who previously presented an award at the 2023 Oscars, has been announced as a presenter at this year's BAFTAs.

Deepika Padukone will be presenting a BAFTA award. (Photo: Instagram/Deepikapadukone/X/BAFTA)

Actor Deepika Padukone has been announced as one of the presenters at the upcoming BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards. She will join fellow presenters footballer David Beckham, actor Cate Blanchett and singer Dua Lipa. The three celebrities are the latest confirmed names for the BAFTAs, which will be held on February 19.

According to Variety, the three global stars will be presenting one award each. However, the categories that they have been assigned have not been revealed yet. Previously unveiled presenters include Hugh Grant, Lily Collins, Adjoa Andoh, Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson, Himesh Patel and Idris Elba.

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The star studded evening is expected to have several impressive performances, which include a special cover song by Hannah Waddingham and a performance by Sophie Bexter, who will singer her 24-year-old track “Murder on The Dancefloor.” The Rising Star Award will be presented by former winners Emma Mackey and Jack O’Connell.

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Deepika had previously presented an award at the 2023 Oscars. The actor’s presence on the global stage is a reflection of Indian film stars’ popularity, which also drastically increased when SS Rajamouli’s film RRR won an Oscar in 2023. The film’s song “Naatu Naatu” won the Oscar in the Best Original Song category.

Historical drama Oppenheimer has received the maximum nominations (13) at the BAFTA Film Awards. Gothic comedy Poor Things and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, about the murders of members of the Osage Nation in the 1920s, both received nine nominations each. The BAFTA Film Awards are scheduled to take place on February 19 at London’s Royal Festive Hall.

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