The BAFTAs set the film awards date for 2024, keeping the ceremony in the traditional February slot

The British Academy said on Wednesday that the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards would take place in the traditional February slot, three weeks before the Oscars. The latest edition of the British awards ceremony is set for Sunday 18 February. For this year, the academy has moved the event back to its usual February timeslot after holding it in mid-March in 2022.

“First held in 1949, the BAFTA Film Awards have grown to become one of the biggest events in the global film calendar,” said BAFTA. “2024 will mark the 75th awards of the arts charity dedicated to cinema.” She noted that the 2023 edition of the ceremony was watched by a peak audience of 3.8 million people in Britain via BBC One, marking the show’s highest ratings since 2019.

Additionally, the awards show attracted more than nine million views of BAFTA social media content and was also broadcast internationally.

Voting for the winners takes place in three rounds by members of the academy’s global voting film, made up of more than 7,500 industry creatives.

The BAFTAs on Wednesday also listed key dates for the 2024 awards process:

w/c July 10, 2023 – Prize rules published

Friday 8 December 2023 – First round voting opens

Friday 5 January 2024 – Longlists published; Voting for the second round opens

Saturday 6 January 2024 – The BAFTA Tea Party in Los Angeles

Thursday 18 January 2024 – Nominations announced; Voting for the third round opens

Sunday 18 February 2024 – BAFTA Film Awards