“It’s two things in one,” said Millichip, who held her first Bafta film awards as CEO in February this year. “There’s the event itself, and then there’s the television coverage. One thing I was very keen to distinguish from the outset – these are two related [but] different beasts.
“So the production of the TV programme needs to be entertainment. It needs to be a television spectacular. It must not compromise the event itself, where every award, every category is the same. It’s a level playing field on the night.”