Close-ups with Clooney, red carpet with Redmayne, bagging Brangelina... - Daily Mail
Amanda, 53, is the chief executive of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts – and the person responsible for the glittering BAFTA awards ceremony (which always takes place a fortnight before the Oscars). We meet just before Christmas at BAFTA HQ, which overlooks St James’s churchyard in London’s Piccadilly. Alas, Amanda, who is tall and slim, with thick chestnut hair and the nervous energy of a racing greyhound, doesn’t have much time to appreciate the festive season. Then we checked every entry – all the names and spellings – and voting went live last week. While she was waiting for the 6,000 or so members of BAFTA to cast their votes (she doesn’t have a vote herself), she popped over to New York to organise eight meetings and attend a creative industries reception with the Duke and Duchess of... When I’m sitting with him at the awards, he’s always saying, “Oh, I can see why this was nominated, it’s because of this…”’. The nominations were announced on 9 January, which means that Amanda has had less than a month to pull off one of the biggest events of the year: 2,000 guests, including some of the world’s biggest celebrities, must be cajoled to London from all... ‘Last year, Brad was filming in Australia, and we didn’t know until the Wednesday before the event that he was coming. The BAFTAs are now shown in every major territory across the globe. Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
