The BBC is braced for politics to steal the spotlight at the Baftas on Sunday night, with some winners and presenters expected to follow in the footsteps of their peers at US awards ceremonies by criticising Donald Trump.
Many headlines after the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards last month focused not on the films but on the speeches.
The Baftas are always edited for broadcast, with the live event scheduled to run 45 minutes longer than the BBC transmission.
Bookies say this year’s awards are the most predictable ever, with little chance of upsets in the key six categories.