All the red carpet silk and swagger [photos]

The highlight of the British film calendar and a key indicator to the Oscars on 12 March, the BAFTA Film Awards, is in full swing at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The biggest moments of the night, hosted by South African-born Oscar winner Richard E Grant, will be streamed on the BAFTAs YouTube livestream.

BAFTAs: The front-runners

With 14 nods, German director Edward Berger’s All Quiet on the Western Front is the joint most-nominated foreign-language film in the BAFTA academy’s 76-year history.

It has tied with Ang Lee’s martial arts drama Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, co-starring Michelle Yeoh, which won the same number of nominations in 2001.

Yeoh is nominated for best actress this year as a worn-down laundromat owner who transforms into a high-kicking heroine, in the wildly inventive Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Yeoh’s kung-fu science-fiction film received 10 BAFTA nominations, as did the pitch-black Irish comedy The Banshees of Inisherin co-starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

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Best of the BAFTAs red carpet

The star-studded BAFTAs red carpet is definitely one to remember. There were lots of all-black looks, as well as a fair few sheer gowns, and plenty of glitzy, embellished get-ups.

Keep scrolling to see what your favourite celebrities wore for the London award show.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales: William and Kate

The Prince and Princess of Wales caused quite the stir on the red carpet as they arrived at the BAFTAs. The prince has been president of BAFTA since 2010 and the royal couple will meet the category winners and EE Rising Star Award nominees after the ceremony.

William wore a double-breasted black velvet tuxedo, while Kate looked stunning in a reworked Alexander McQueen one-shoulder gown and statement black opera gloves. She completed the look with a pair of £17.99 (about R391) floral and rhinestone detail earrings from high street favourite Zara.

According to Hello Magazine, the thrifty princess first wore the Grecian-style gown for the 2019 BAFTAs, with floral detailing on the shoulder. 

Florence Pugh

British actress and Wonder star Florence Pugh was a dream in a tangerine Nina Ricci creation by Harris Reed.

Colin Farrell

Irish star Colin Farrell, who has been nominated in the Leading Actor category at the BAFTAs for his role in the Banshees of Inisherin, was one of the stars wearing a blue ribbon in solidarity with refurgees

Angela Bassett

 The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star stunned in a Pamella Roland gown with voluminous sleeves for some added Baftas red carpet drama. According to People, Bassett accessorised her look with Boucheron jewels, an exquisite Judith Leiber bag and Le Silla platform heels.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Supermodel and long-time partner of The Transporter star Jason Statham, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, cut an elegant yet sexy figure on the red carpet. The 35-year-old mother of two  flaunted her toned figure in a high-collared black bodysuit  and a long black skirt with racy scalloped cut-outs.

Naomi Ackie

Nominated for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award tonight, actress Naomi Ackie pulled off the peplum trend which dominated the recent New York Fashion Week.

Rege-Jean Page

English-Zimbabwean actor and Bridgerton heart-throb Rege-Jean Page looked suave as always in a Giorgio Armani Made to Measure black suit and mandarin-collared shirt.

Barry Keoghan

Irish actor Barry Keoghan who won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin, wore a scarlet red suit by Alexander McQueen.

Sandy Powell

The 62-year-old British costume designer Sandy Powell was awarded a Bafta Fellowship for the @mesmerising” wardrobes she has created during her almost four-decade career in the film industry.

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HERE ARE ALL THE NOMINEES

BEST FILM

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Tár

Outstanding British Film

• Aftersun
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Brian and Charles
• Empire of Light
• Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
• Living
• Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
• See How They Run
• The Swimmers
• The Wonder

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

• Aftersun
• Blue Jean
• Electric Malady
• Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
• Rebellion

Best Film Not in the English Language

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Argentina, 1985
• Corsage
• Decision To Leave
• The Quiet Girl

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• All That Breathes
• All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
• Fire of Love
• Moonage Daydream
• Navalny

BEST ANIMATED FILM

• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• Turning Red

BEST DIRECTOR

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Decision to Leave
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Tár
• The Woman King

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• The Fabelmans
• Tár
• Triangle of Sadness

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Living
• The Quiet Girl
• She Said
• The Whale

BEST LEADING ACTRESS

• Ana de Armas in Blonde
• Cate Blanchett in Tár
• Viola Davis in The Woman King
• Danielle Deadwyler in Till
• Emma Thompson in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
• Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once

BEST LEADING ACTOR

• Austin Butler in Elvis
• Brendan Fraser in The Whale
• Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
• Daryl McCormack in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
• Paul Mescal in Aftersun
• Bill Nighy in Living

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Hong Chau in The Whale
• Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin
• Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Dolly De Leon in Triangle of Sadness
• Carey Mulligan in She Said

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin
• Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin
• Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Eddie Redmayne in The Good Nurse
• Albrecht Schuch in All Quiet on the Western Front
• Micheal Ward in Empire of Light

BEST CASTING

• Aftersun
• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Triangle of Sadness

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• The Batman
• Elvis
• Empire of Light
• Top Gun: Maverick

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Amsterdam
• Babylon
• Elvis
• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

BEST EDITING

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Elvis
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Top Gun: Maverick

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• The Batman
• Elvis
• Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
• The Whale

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Babylon
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Babylon
• The Batman
• Elvis
• Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Batman
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Top Gun: Maverick

BEST SOUND

• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• Elvis
• Tár
• Top Gun: Maverick

BEST BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
• Middle Watch
• Your Mountain is Waiting

BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM

• The Ballad of Olive Morris
• Bazigaga
• Bus Girl
• A Drifting Up
• An Irish Goodbye

EE RISING STAR AWARD

• Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody)
• Sheila Atim (The Woman King)
• Aimee Lou Wood (Living)
• Emma Mackey (Emily)
• Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande)