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Christopher Nolan 香蕉视频直播檚 biopic of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is up for trophies including best film, best director and best actor for star Cillian Murphy. A good night could see it surpass the record nine awards won by 香蕉视频直播淏utch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid香蕉视频直播� at the BAFTAs in 1971.
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Guest of honor will be Prince William, in his role as president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He香蕉视频直播檒l be without his wife, Kate, who is recovering after abdominal surgery last month.
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Actress Samantha Morton will receive the academy香蕉视频直播檚 highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship, and film curator June Givanni, founder of the June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive, will be honored for outstanding British contribution to cinema.
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Hilary Fox contributed to this story.
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
