HRH The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips, as President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, presents the Academy's trophies for 1976.

Esther Rantzen and Roger Moore host this gala occasion held at the Wembley Conference Centre, London, where stars and celebrities of television and cinema are gathered to witness the presentation of the awards, including Best TV Actor and Actress, Best Light Entertainment Performance, Best TV Situation Comedy series, Best TV Drama series, Best TV Outside Broadcast, Best Film, Best Film Director, Best Film Actor and Actress, Best Screenplay as well as the announcement of the Richard Dimbleby Award for the year's outstanding television commentator, reporter or presenter of factual programmes, the Desmond Davis Award for a most outstanding creative contribution to television, the Anthony Asquith Award for the year's best original film music, and the bestowing of the Academy's Fellowship upon a person who has left a permanent influence on the world of the big or small screen.