Bafta Awards 2021: Amir El-Masry among stars to attend the ceremony virtually

Stars pose for awards show portraits from their homes

Actor Amir El-Masry poses in his awards show look for the EE British Academy Film Awards on April 11, 2021 in London, England. Getty Images for ABA

Director and writer Ben Sharrock, nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer and Outstanding British Film for 'Limbo', poses in his award show look for the EE British Academy Film Awards on April 11, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Getty Images for ABA

Screenwriter and playwright Theresa Ikoko, nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, Best British Film and Best Original Screenplay for 'Rocks', poses in her awards show look for the EE British Academy Film Awards on April 11, 2021 in London, England. Getty Images

Actor Amir El-Masry (second from left) poses in his awards show look for the EE British Academy Film Awards with his mother Hoda El-Masry and brothers Ehab El-Masry and Mel El-Masry on April 11, 2021 in London, England. Getty Images for ABA

Actor Sope Dirisu, nominated for EE Rising Star Award, poses in his award show look for the EE British Academy Film Awards on April 11, 2021 in London, England. Getty Images for ABA

Actor Paul Raci, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for 'Sound of Metal', is seen in his awards show look for the EE British Academy Film Awards on April 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. AFP

This year, only presenters are attending the EE British Academy Film Awards 2021 at London's Royal Albert Hall in person.

Winners will collect their awards remotely, from the comfort of their own homes to comply with the UK's Covid-19 restrictions.

Ahead of the ceremony, a number of nominees remotely posed for portraits in their awards show look, including Egyptian-British actor Amir El-Masry.

El-Masry's mother and brothers, Hoda El-Masry, Ehab El-Masry and Mel El-Masry, joined him for portraits shot in the British capital.

Ben Sharrock, the director and writer nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer and Outstanding British Film for Limbo, posed for his portrait in Edinburgh, Scotland, while Rocks writer Theresa Ikoko posed from London.

The list of presenters, however, is positively star-studded, with Hugh Grant, Tom Hiddleston, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Phoebe Dynevor all slated to hand out awards.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cynthia Erivo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Richard E Grant, Felicity Jones, Asim Chaudhry, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, Pedro Pascal and Jonathan Pryce round out the list of presenters.

Music will come from Celeste and Hamilton's Leslie Odom Jr.

The ceremony is being hosted by Edith Bowman and Dermot O'Leary.