Baftas 2023: The red carpet in pictures

Hollywood stars gathered for the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday, which were held at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Here is a selection of photos from the red carpet, where stars posed for photographs before the ceremony got under way.
Actress Lily James, who presented an award, turned heads in a Tamara Ralph gown with pearl and crystal structured plunging neckline

Viola Davis, star of The Woman King, was nominated for best leading actress

Tár star Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler from Elvis won best leading actress and actor

Michelle Yeoh was nominated for her leading role in Everything Everywhere All At Once

British actor Eddie Redmayne, who stars in The Good Nurse opposite Jessica Chastain

The (teeny-tiny) puppets from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (which won best animated feature) also appeared for photographers

The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson were among several stars wearing UNHCR blue ribbons in solidarity with refugees

Last year’s best supporting actress winner, West Side Story star Ariana DeBose, returned to perform and present one of the awards this year

Paul Mescal starred in Aftersun, which won outstanding British debut

Till star Danielle Deadwyler and British actor Bill Nighy, who stars in Living, were both nominated for acting prizes

Everything Everywhere All At Once star Jamie Lee Curtis was up for best supporting actress

Actress Florence Pugh’s film The Wonder was nominated for outstanding British film

Naomi Ackie, who was nominated for the rising star award, portrayed Whitney Houston in the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Former Bafta winner Rami Malek and The Whale star Brendan Fraser, who was nominated for best leading actor

Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie

Blonde star Ana de Armas and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande’s Emma Thompson were both nominated for best leading actress

Ke Huy Quan is the favourite to win an Oscar next month for his performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, but lost at the Baftas

Wakanda Forever’s Angela Bassett and She Said star Carey Mulligan were both nominated for best supporting actress

Richard E Grant hosted the ceremony this year

Costume designer Sandy Powell received the Fellowship this year – Bafta’s highest honour

The Prince and Princess of Wales were in attendance – Prince William has been president of Bafta since 2010.