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0:00:16 > 0:00:19Now on BBC News, it's time to join Jane Hill for special coverage

0:00:19 > 0:00:21live from the red carpet at the BAFTAs.

0:00:21 > 0:00:24Hello and welcome to this BBC News special programme, bringing you all

0:00:24 > 0:00:29the red carpet arrivals for the annual British Academy film awards,

0:00:29 > 0:00:33coming live from the Royal Albert Hall in central London. Let's start

0:00:33 > 0:00:36our coverage by reminding you which films are in the running for the

0:00:36 > 0:00:42coveted award of Best Film.

0:00:46 > 0:00:52How are you doing?Nice to meet you. You must be a resource did.A little

0:00:52 > 0:01:03bit.Bring things up to your room? Follow him.You are very welcome

0:01:03 > 0:01:08here. Our home is your home. When will the lesson be learned?

0:01:08 > 0:01:17When will the lesson to be learned? ! How many more dictators must be

0:01:17 > 0:01:26appeased?! Before we learn! You cannot reason with a tiger! When

0:01:26 > 0:01:29your head is in its mouth!

0:01:42 > 0:01:50Can you get closer?! I can't risk it.Hang on.

0:01:55 > 0:01:59Get them out.

0:02:06 > 0:02:11Bring it here... Bring it here. If it was me, I would start up a

0:02:11 > 0:02:17database. If a baby was born, stick him on it. And as soon as he has

0:02:17 > 0:02:21done something wrong, cross-reference it and make sure it

0:02:21 > 0:02:26is a correct match, then kill him. Yeah, well, there's definitely civil

0:02:26 > 0:02:30rights laws prevent that.

0:02:40 > 0:02:44And welcome to our perch here above the red carpet at the Royal Hall for

0:02:44 > 0:02:51the annual British Academy film awards. That gives you a flavour of

0:02:51 > 0:02:55the real variety of films that we have been watching over the last

0:02:55 > 0:03:00year. But tonight's ceremony has an unusual backdrop, a much more

0:03:00 > 0:03:04political backdrop, because you may well have heard in the news today of

0:03:04 > 0:03:08the letter that has now been signed by more than 200 British and Irish

0:03:08 > 0:03:12whip in working in the entertainment industry, working across film,

0:03:12 > 0:03:17television and theatre. And it's an open letter to a major British

0:03:17 > 0:03:21newspaper in which they call for an end to harassment for all women

0:03:21 > 0:03:24wherever they work, rather they work in the world, which ever industry

0:03:24 > 0:03:29they work in. We will talk about that, I'm sure coming here tonight.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32Also, we expect here on the red carpet and echo of what we saw

0:03:32 > 0:03:38Globes in the United States, with a very, very large proportion of the

0:03:38 > 0:03:43actresses and actors wearing black on the red carpet. And we are going

0:03:43 > 0:03:47to talk about all of that here tonight with the film critic Jason

0:03:47 > 0:03:53Solomons, he with me outside world Albert Hall for another year. And

0:03:53 > 0:03:57the fashion news director at the Telegraph. Lots to talk about in

0:03:57 > 0:04:02your specialism as well. They will be with me for the next

0:04:02 > 0:04:07hour and a half as we watch all the stars arrive, and all those

0:04:07 > 0:04:09questions are asked, doubtless, about the backdrop to this year's

0:04:09 > 0:04:14ceremony. Lees is but is with us at the other

0:04:14 > 0:04:18end of the red carpet are standing right now.

0:04:19 > 0:04:23You will be talking to a lot of people as they arrive, who are we

0:04:23 > 0:04:29expecting to.We expect some of the biggest stars of the film and

0:04:29 > 0:04:36screen. In the acting stakes, we hoped is big to Gary Oldman, people

0:04:36 > 0:04:40like Annette Bening, Frances dormant, Sally Hawkins, Angelina

0:04:40 > 0:04:45Jolie is up for best foreign language film, so a host of people

0:04:45 > 0:04:48will be coming through and we will ask them about the films themselves.

0:04:48 > 0:04:54And of course, the time's up campaign, many will be wearing black

0:04:54 > 0:04:58and the pains to emphasise the message they are getting across. We

0:04:58 > 0:05:02will be with all of the latest at this end of the red carpet when they

0:05:02 > 0:05:09arrived. Back to you for the time being.Lizo, talk to you shortly.

0:05:09 > 0:05:12As I have been watching everyone arrive in the last half an hour, a

0:05:12 > 0:05:15lot of people have already arrived and a large proportion of people I

0:05:15 > 0:05:26have seen have had the time out... Time's Up lapel. It is striking how

0:05:26 > 0:05:31many people we have already spotted. It is not just actors and actresses

0:05:31 > 0:05:34coming this evening, it is people working behind-the-scenes in the

0:05:34 > 0:05:39film industry, and that is what this movement is all about. Let's reflect

0:05:39 > 0:05:42on what year it has been in sin are and what we might see tonight.

0:05:42 > 0:05:47Jason, good to have you with us tonight, we will talk about the

0:05:47 > 0:05:52films in a moment, but you follow this industry so closely, it is

0:05:52 > 0:05:56really striking. There is something different here. We saw it at the

0:05:56 > 0:05:59Golden Globes, what do you think might change? It might feel

0:05:59 > 0:06:07different tonight because of this letter and the Time's Up campaign.

0:06:07 > 0:06:12After the Harvey Weinstein story broke, people felt there was a sea

0:06:12 > 0:06:16change. The Golden Globes came along with the Time's Up campaign, and

0:06:16 > 0:06:19wearing black. Things really are changing. What is interesting is it

0:06:19 > 0:06:23is continuing at the BAFTAs to show that no one is giving up on this. It

0:06:23 > 0:06:27is a time for a sea change in the industry. The women are taking it in

0:06:27 > 0:06:33their own hands. Women do it themselves, they are fed up of it.

0:06:33 > 0:06:38And it is not for the men to argue. I think the depth of feeling was

0:06:38 > 0:06:42unknown. I think now we are seeing the anger and frustration coming out

0:06:42 > 0:06:49with an industry that you would have thought had put women on top, it

0:06:49 > 0:06:53makes goddesses out of actresses, but it has been a lie. Underneath it

0:06:53 > 0:06:57all, it has not been satisfactory, and the industry is waking up to

0:06:57 > 0:07:01that and being woken up to it as well. Two years ago, it is about

0:07:01 > 0:07:09being woke to diversity, and now you have a bug buster like Black Panther

0:07:09 > 0:07:13tearing up the box office this very weekend. That energy is happening on

0:07:13 > 0:07:21the red carpet, women want equality in the way films are made. It is the

0:07:21 > 0:07:24industry behind the red carpet. Film-makers behind the camera. We

0:07:24 > 0:07:29look tonight at the best director category, it is all male.A lot of

0:07:29 > 0:07:32comment about that when nominations were announced.Sometimes you can

0:07:32 > 0:07:37only reward the films out there, but it might be the last year we see

0:07:37 > 0:07:41that happening. And in future, it might not be the mother mated, women

0:07:41 > 0:07:47are not signing up for that, but they want parity and equality.

0:07:47 > 0:07:50Time's Up, I can listen to that as well. It is interesting that cinema

0:07:50 > 0:07:55is taking the lead on this. It is a huge industry, but it is about

0:07:55 > 0:07:58iconography and messages on the screen, having the inspiration to

0:07:58 > 0:08:02change people's lives, they are doing that off-camera now. Now the

0:08:02 > 0:08:07camera is on the carpet, it is their time to shine and it is a hugely

0:08:07 > 0:08:10important evening for that to be taken at around the world.We were

0:08:10 > 0:08:18listening to Kristin Scott Thomas in the last ten minutes or so, she was

0:08:18 > 0:08:23talking to Lizo, and that was part of her point, "We have a platform."

0:08:23 > 0:08:28Rightly or wrongly, people listen to people like her. If you are in the

0:08:28 > 0:08:32public eye, people listen to you, and her take on it was getting the

0:08:32 > 0:08:38message out it is not just about rich privileged women, it is all

0:08:38 > 0:08:44women, but the point is, if you are a big success, people will listen to

0:08:44 > 0:08:48you. That is why they are trying to use their voice.If you are in a

0:08:48 > 0:08:55film, in a great film, people will look up to you and want to behave at

0:08:55 > 0:08:59that. But it leads off the screen as well. As an actress, you have that

0:08:59 > 0:09:03was once ability and you take that responsible Aguillon. You see an

0:09:03 > 0:09:09icon like that, Emma Watson donated £1 million of her own money. She was

0:09:09 > 0:09:16Hermione, beauty and the beast, people adore the image of this

0:09:16 > 0:09:23person. And the person behind the image speaks up when they had to

0:09:23 > 0:09:26project at awards are minis at this. It is hugely influential, and they

0:09:26 > 0:09:30are aware of that influence. In the age of Instagram and Twitter, those

0:09:30 > 0:09:34influences spread even wider even quicker. The industry is trying to

0:09:34 > 0:09:38play catch up with the force of the movement here. Next year, we will

0:09:38 > 0:09:41see it catch up, things will move very quickly because it is a force

0:09:41 > 0:09:48of nature here on the black clad carpet.And in terms of fashion, we

0:09:48 > 0:09:51saw it at the Golden Globes, anecdotally, you and I have been

0:09:51 > 0:09:56watching people arrive over the last half hour, I would say, a very high

0:09:56 > 0:10:01proportion of people have chosen to wear black. What impact does that

0:10:01 > 0:10:05have? What does it mean within the fashion world?The decision to wear

0:10:05 > 0:10:09black really shows how powerful fashion can be as a statement. This

0:10:09 > 0:10:13letter has been sent out and we talking about it but nothing will

0:10:13 > 0:10:17have the impact of seeing those pictures of all these women together

0:10:17 > 0:10:22on the red carpet wearing their amazing black dresses. The statement

0:10:22 > 0:10:29of that sends a strong message. And the red carpet is the platform that

0:10:29 > 0:10:35women own in the film industry. They can make money from the contracts

0:10:35 > 0:10:38they get with the designers, and you know, it is their time to shine. It

0:10:38 > 0:10:43is about them taking the power back. OK, we will talk more about that

0:10:43 > 0:10:47over the course of the evening. Jason, we are here to discuss film

0:10:47 > 0:10:52and celebrate film, that is what the awards are about. Let's have a

0:10:52 > 0:10:58canter through some of the runners and riders here tonight. A really

0:10:58 > 0:11:02curious year, a really unusual mixed bag in that category of Best film.I

0:11:02 > 0:11:06would like to say that I am sure any of the women that have signed that

0:11:06 > 0:11:11letter today, they wouldn't want to detract from the work done in the

0:11:11 > 0:11:14films, it is important the films get celebrated. And there are

0:11:14 > 0:11:25extraordinary films at BAFTA this year. We have The Shape Of Water,

0:11:25 > 0:11:27Dunkirk and Darkest Hour, the evacuation of Dunkirk, British

0:11:27 > 0:11:30stories. It is a very British year that BAFTA is getting behind, which

0:11:30 > 0:11:37is interesting with four best actors being Brits, recognising the craft

0:11:37 > 0:11:42and stage talent we have here for many years. Young actors coming

0:11:42 > 0:11:46through from a different background as well. Things are changing. We are

0:11:46 > 0:11:52seeing that. It can go quicker, but this year, I think Dunkirk Phillips

0:11:52 > 0:11:56as I am going to say to now, I think Dunkirk will surprise people do not.

0:11:56 > 0:11:59Christopher Nolan has done an extraordinary job of directing the

0:11:59 > 0:12:04film. We will see him recognised as best I written, I think. I think

0:12:04 > 0:12:16right now, there is a very divisive film in Three Billboards.Much more

0:12:16 > 0:12:24to be discussed, let's head over to the other end of the carpet and

0:12:24 > 0:12:28rejoin temperament. I am joined Niels

0:12:32 > 0:12:36you did all of the animatronic creations loved by many, how does it

0:12:36 > 0:12:42feel to work on something like that? It is a dream come true. That is

0:12:42 > 0:12:46what I wanted to do as a little boy and I am still a little boy!When

0:12:46 > 0:12:53you helped create the characters, did you know how much people would

0:12:53 > 0:12:58love?No, you don't. It is difficult to do. It appeals to the young as

0:12:58 > 0:13:02well as to the old. It is a tricky thing. I always worried that if we

0:13:02 > 0:13:10get it wrong, we would end up with as much hate mail with as much as

0:13:10 > 0:13:14people that love it.How much of it is down to radical creations? You

0:13:14 > 0:13:20have you creating something real onset.It is an important thing with

0:13:20 > 0:13:24all the Star Wars films. Certainly when I grew up, they have always

0:13:24 > 0:13:29been showcasing visual effects. It is important they are grounded in

0:13:29 > 0:13:33reality, that is what the Star Wars world is. The practical effects will

0:13:33 > 0:13:37always be in the films, they are loved for that reason as well. It is

0:13:37 > 0:13:40an important aspect of what makes a Star Wars film different to other

0:13:40 > 0:13:45phones.You are now working on Star Wars episode nine.We are. The Hans

0:13:45 > 0:13:51Solo movie is coming out soon, so we are looking forward to how that goes

0:13:51 > 0:13:56down, the film looks amazing.Thank you so much.Best of up to you.

0:13:56 > 0:13:58Thank you very much indeed.

0:14:03 > 0:14:08Thanks, Lizo. Let's continue to talk about the films themselves, Star

0:14:08 > 0:14:13Wars, worth reminding people early on that at the battles we have two

0:14:13 > 0:14:19categories, best film, but also best British film. A curious one because

0:14:19 > 0:14:23Three Billboards, which you touch on, which I enjoyed hugely, it is

0:14:23 > 0:14:28nominated in both categories. That is interesting in itself, because it

0:14:28 > 0:14:31is a Brit and depiction of life in small-town America, but it is in the

0:14:31 > 0:14:36best British film category because a Brit wrote and directed it, a

0:14:36 > 0:14:40London-based man.He calls self London Irish because he is all

0:14:40 > 0:14:50about. Many people will ask what is British about it. It is a film that

0:14:50 > 0:14:59looks at small-town life in America. I think there is a bit of small-town

0:14:59 > 0:15:10Ireland in their -- there as well. It is universal, there are lots of

0:15:10 > 0:15:13Missouris all over the world. It is about that tinderbox atmosphere of

0:15:13 > 0:15:18how politics can be thrown into the middle of At The Races arty and

0:15:18 > 0:15:22cause ructions. They will have to get on together. That is what the

0:15:22 > 0:15:25film is about, the difficulties of doing that when people almost

0:15:25 > 0:15:30against doing that and living together. It has a fantastic

0:15:30 > 0:15:38performance in the middle of it by Francis McDormand.

0:15:38 > 0:15:48It has been 20 years since Francis McDormand carried off a BAFTA.This

0:15:48 > 0:15:53is a firebrand character who is hell-bent on revenge. Sometimes she

0:15:53 > 0:15:56does things that you do not admire and sometimes she does things that

0:15:56 > 0:16:03you want to cheer about. She makes such impassioned speeches, it is

0:16:03 > 0:16:07such a great performance. The actress category will be super

0:16:07 > 0:16:13strong. You have got Sally Hawkins, Margot Robbie in I Tonya. They are

0:16:13 > 0:16:18an lucky to come up against one of the all-time performances.It would

0:16:18 > 0:16:23be hard to imagine anyone other than Francis McDormand going away with

0:16:23 > 0:16:27that statuette, but it is the BAFTAs and surprising things happen. In

0:16:27 > 0:16:34that category let's talk about Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird, we are

0:16:34 > 0:16:40talking about a strong year for women. It is written and directed by

0:16:40 > 0:16:44Greta Garbo Wake, known as a comedian, a performer herself. It is

0:16:44 > 0:16:48a wonderful portrait of family life and life in Sacramento in

0:16:48 > 0:16:55California.An ordinary girl trying to break out of an ordinary town. It

0:16:55 > 0:17:02is another strong female performance in a lovely film.It is delightful.

0:17:02 > 0:17:06Small but perfectly formed. It has only got three nominations. Timothee

0:17:06 > 0:17:12Chalamet is nominated for another film, Call Me By Your Name. But

0:17:12 > 0:17:16Saoirse Ronan is fantastic. She shows her comic timing and it is the

0:17:16 > 0:17:22sort of film that a younger woman might watch and say, that is me, I

0:17:22 > 0:17:28understand that. It is a film about daughters and mothers. There is a

0:17:28 > 0:17:31wonderful supporting performance by Laurie Metcalf who has also been

0:17:31 > 0:17:37nominated. It is a tender film, it is about communication and

0:17:37 > 0:17:40noncommunication, things we should have said that we felt we did not

0:17:40 > 0:17:45say. It is about growing up and this is the sort of film that might not

0:17:45 > 0:17:52have got to the BAFTAs a few years ago but now it has. On the back of

0:17:52 > 0:17:54the #MeToo movement and the empowerment we are seeing from the

0:17:54 > 0:17:58female side of the industry, stories like this are being given more time

0:17:58 > 0:18:03and they are being looked at again. The female perspective is being

0:18:03 > 0:18:08reconsidered and not in terms of what it is saying, but in terms of

0:18:08 > 0:18:12its importance, giving equal importance to the male perspective.

0:18:12 > 0:18:17That is why Lady Bird is being celebrated so justly.We are

0:18:17 > 0:18:23slightly biased because we love Lady Bird. There is Kristin Scott Thomas,

0:18:23 > 0:18:25nominated for Best supporting actress for her role alongside Gary

0:18:25 > 0:18:34Oldman. If that does not win and make a award, I don't know...Put

0:18:34 > 0:18:39Kristin Scott Thomas is acting opposite that make up, literally

0:18:39 > 0:18:42supporting it! Gary Oldman is everyone's favourite to win it, but

0:18:42 > 0:18:50there could be a surprise. Daniel Day Lewis is great as a 1950s

0:18:50 > 0:18:55couturier in London. It is also supposedly his final performance.

0:18:55 > 0:19:02We'll BAFTA, who have awarded him many times before, get all romantic

0:19:02 > 0:19:09and give him another one. He has never won for an acting part before.

0:19:09 > 0:19:15He has won BAFTAs for directing and writing, back in 1998. He is an

0:19:15 > 0:19:19actor rather than a director and writer and never been rewarded as an

0:19:19 > 0:19:27actor. It is been a great career and maybe Churchill will carry the day.

0:19:27 > 0:19:34I am joined by Leticia Wright. You are at the centre of one of the

0:19:34 > 0:19:41biggest movie phenomenon is we have seen for years, Black Panther.How

0:19:41 > 0:19:45has it been? It has been incredible to see everybody come together and

0:19:45 > 0:19:50support our film, it means a lot. Months of dedication from the cast,

0:19:50 > 0:19:55the crew and the studios and seeing everybody coming together in unity

0:19:55 > 0:19:59to go to the cinemas and to break records like that has been amazing.

0:19:59 > 0:20:05We are really grateful. We will be seeing a lot more over you in the

0:20:05 > 0:20:10next few months. You play in Stephen Spielberg special effects

0:20:10 > 0:20:15extravaganza. You have been doing it for awhile, but this year it has

0:20:15 > 0:20:20really taken.What has happened? It is mad. I have been working really

0:20:20 > 0:20:24hard and the seeds are growing there. Everybody is turning their

0:20:24 > 0:20:29head and pay attention to the young people in the industry. Daniel

0:20:29 > 0:20:35Kaluuya is having a great year, but that is years of hard work. We are

0:20:35 > 0:20:38grateful for everybody showing to ask their positivity and support, we

0:20:38 > 0:20:45are really grateful.Thank you for speaking to us.

0:20:45 > 0:20:52She is currently in Black Panther. She is a remarkable talent and still

0:20:52 > 0:20:56only 24. You are commenting on what she is wearing.She has been dressed

0:20:56 > 0:21:01by Gucci tonight. The film industry will talk about someone as a

0:21:01 > 0:21:07promising up and coming personality, but you know when the big designer

0:21:07 > 0:21:10houses are addressing these girls and they get interested in them, and

0:21:10 > 0:21:15Gucci is the label of the moment. Simon Kelly is the creative director

0:21:15 > 0:21:20there and he is stressing all the coolest young girls in the world. If

0:21:20 > 0:21:25she is wearing Gucci, that is a good sign.She has already made it. How

0:21:25 > 0:21:31does that relationship come about? The head of Gucci and the chief

0:21:31 > 0:21:34designer, do they literally go through a guest list for an event

0:21:34 > 0:21:38like this and say, this is who I want? How does that come to

0:21:38 > 0:21:43fruition.The fashion houses will have their VIP liaison teams who

0:21:43 > 0:21:48work closely with the stylists for these girls. It is not the designer

0:21:48 > 0:21:54and the actors, it is the liaison team and the stylists working

0:21:54 > 0:21:57together to create this relationship. It is really

0:21:57 > 0:22:02strategic. They do not think just one award thing at a time, they

0:22:02 > 0:22:06think about the whole season and what they want to get out of the end

0:22:06 > 0:22:09of it. They want to raise their profiles and make them into fashion

0:22:09 > 0:22:14stars and film stars and they work together to do that.That is the

0:22:14 > 0:22:18Gucci seal of approval. You have very recently returned from New York

0:22:18 > 0:22:24fashion week and going back to so many people, as we are seeing here,

0:22:24 > 0:22:28wearing black on the red carpet as they did at the Golden Globes, what

0:22:28 > 0:22:31was the talk of that in New York and what has been the impact on the

0:22:31 > 0:22:37fashion industry?A lot of designers in New York had been influenced by

0:22:37 > 0:22:41the Golden Globes red carpet. They would have been creating their

0:22:41 > 0:22:45collections at the time when all that happened and they would have

0:22:45 > 0:22:48had to rush to make up new samples of the games they had made but in

0:22:48 > 0:22:55black. We saw a lot of the finales of the shows showing beautiful,

0:22:55 > 0:23:01long, black, velvet dresses. It really had a deep impact on some

0:23:01 > 0:23:09people. They agreed with the sentiment behind the messaging.

0:23:09 > 0:23:13Someone ended up doing a whole series of black dresses at the end

0:23:13 > 0:23:16of their show and that was a nod to the movement and showing the impact

0:23:16 > 0:23:21it is having already and maybe what we will be wearing next season, who

0:23:21 > 0:23:27knows? Maybe there will be a lot more black in the shops.Leticia

0:23:27 > 0:23:31Wright in that interview mentioned Daniel Kaluuya, a little bit older

0:23:31 > 0:23:36than her, but still what a fantastic talent. How striking to be nominated

0:23:36 > 0:23:42in an acting category this year, but also nominated in the Rising Star

0:23:42 > 0:23:46Award which is the only award that is voted for by the public. What a

0:23:46 > 0:23:51year he is having.It is extraordinary and he has been

0:23:51 > 0:24:00nominated for best actor in Get Out, an extraordinary film, nominated at

0:24:00 > 0:24:03the BAFTAs and the Oscars. A few years ago it might not have got the

0:24:03 > 0:24:09attention. We are seeing indie films and edgier films, films that deal

0:24:09 > 0:24:16head-on with raised, and Daniel Kaluuya is fantastic also in Black

0:24:16 > 0:24:21Panther, a film that deals with race. Maybe it is changing the way

0:24:21 > 0:24:27race is viewed as a business and a commodity. I think politics and

0:24:27 > 0:24:30cinema are mixing tonight very closely. We are seeing activists on

0:24:30 > 0:24:36the red carpet as well.We are indeed and one of those is

0:24:36 > 0:24:42presenting an award tonight. I am with Gemma Atherton who is

0:24:42 > 0:24:47presenting an award tonight and also talking about the campaigns and the

0:24:47 > 0:24:51action that has been taking place. She has been joined by Gwen Davies

0:24:51 > 0:24:56and Eileen Fulham, who are two of the original Dagenham girls who

0:24:56 > 0:25:01fought for equal pay at the end of the 1960s which led to the launch of

0:25:01 > 0:25:05the Equal Pay Act. So much has been happening today, the open letter in

0:25:05 > 0:25:10the Observer, how much has been done, is it enough?It is an

0:25:10 > 0:25:14incredible amount of work that has been done in a very short amount of

0:25:14 > 0:25:18time. There is a real appetite for change and this is the moment, but

0:25:18 > 0:25:25there is so much more to do. Over half of women in the UK have

0:25:25 > 0:25:28suffered sexual abuse and that is a statistic that needs to be

0:25:28 > 0:25:33eradicated. We have set up a justice and equality fund which will help

0:25:33 > 0:25:37anyone who has been sexually abused in the workplace and that is the way

0:25:37 > 0:25:41we can keep moving this forward and get out further than the

0:25:41 > 0:25:47entertainment industry.Eileen Gwen, you fought for this in the motor

0:25:47 > 0:25:53industry. Did you imagine with all the steps forward you made in 1968

0:25:53 > 0:25:55onwards that still on the 21st century people would be fighting on

0:25:55 > 0:26:00these issues?Never, we thought it would end by now, we thought

0:26:00 > 0:26:03everybody would have their rights, but it has not happened

0:26:03 > 0:26:12unfortunately.50 years ago we did all this, didn't we?What is it like

0:26:12 > 0:26:18having a platform like the BAFTAs? It is lovely.And what is it like

0:26:18 > 0:26:22working with these incredible people who have been such an example for

0:26:22 > 0:26:29the last four decades?It is a complete on air.She has done us

0:26:29 > 0:26:37proud.But you have done everybody proud. All the women out there maybe

0:26:37 > 0:26:41do not realise what these women have done for them, getting the Equal Pay

0:26:41 > 0:26:47Act, and we still have so far to go with it. There are echoes of you

0:26:47 > 0:26:57two. You should be so proud. You are like royalty to me.Thank you so

0:26:57 > 0:27:04much. I hope you have a good evening.Thank you.That is to

0:27:04 > 0:27:11reflect. And that sums up what it is all about. We were doing this 50

0:27:11 > 0:27:16years ago. Yes, my goodness, they were. That brought through the Equal

0:27:16 > 0:27:21Pay Act and there are elements of that still being talked about in

0:27:21 > 0:27:262018. And tonight being talked about on the red carpet. Gemma Atherton

0:27:26 > 0:27:29not the only actress arriving here tonight with an activist of one form

0:27:29 > 0:27:36or another. We have already seen the one from Andrea Rice Barak who had

0:27:36 > 0:27:39another member of the activist group with her and there will be an number

0:27:39 > 0:27:44of others and again replicating what we have seen at some of the award

0:27:44 > 0:27:50ceremonies in the United States where a similar move was made. That

0:27:50 > 0:27:55is wonderful to hear from Gemma Atherton and those fantastic women

0:27:55 > 0:27:59who, as well as the serious issues, one hopes are in for an enjoyable

0:27:59 > 0:28:05night at the British Academy Film Awards. This is special coverage

0:28:05 > 0:28:09from BBC news broadcasting across the UK and around the world on BBC

0:28:09 > 0:28:14World News live from The Royal Albert Hall in central London. It is

0:28:14 > 0:28:17an occasion where we celebrate film and commemorate those who have done

0:28:17 > 0:28:21so brilliantly in cinema over the last year but with a very political

0:28:21 > 0:28:28backdrop this year in particular. Jason, let's talk about Daniel

0:28:28 > 0:28:35Kaluuya, we were talking to him before, and we were talking about

0:28:35 > 0:28:41the rising star category voted for by the public. It includes Florence

0:28:41 > 0:28:45Pugh, who was wonderful in that bleak film Lady Macbeth. I enjoyed

0:28:45 > 0:28:51it more than I thought.I am glad you enjoyed it. I think she becomes

0:28:51 > 0:28:57a star in that movie. She is a rising star and it was an

0:28:57 > 0:29:02outstanding British debut. The film is by William Oldroyd, about a woman

0:29:02 > 0:29:08who takes her revenge on society really. It is putting her in a

0:29:08 > 0:29:13situation she does not want. It is very timely. This feminist firebrand

0:29:13 > 0:29:20movement. It has had a long momentum. Interesting to see how

0:29:20 > 0:29:23Florence seizes her moment as well and becomes this slightly monstrous

0:29:23 > 0:29:29figure, but one that you love. In this scene here she is quaffing all

0:29:29 > 0:29:35the wine of her master played menacingly by Chris Fairbanks. But

0:29:35 > 0:29:39she is tremendous in it and becomes her own woman. She is 17 when she is

0:29:39 > 0:29:45forced into an unhappy marriage and breaks out of it.In quite a brutal

0:29:45 > 0:29:51way. I will not give too much away. I am delighted to see at the BAFTAs

0:29:51 > 0:29:57and that is what the BAFTAs are for, to elevate British films onto a

0:29:57 > 0:30:02higher pedestal. It was made for under £1 million and here it is on

0:30:02 > 0:30:06the red carpet getting this exposure internationally as well. Americans

0:30:06 > 0:30:12will see Florence Pugh and say, who is this talent? BAFTA uses this

0:30:12 > 0:30:18occasion to push British films into the bigger spotlight. When you have

0:30:18 > 0:30:22got talent like Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Pugh, they could be so in

0:30:22 > 0:30:31demand. Some people were annoyed by Angela Jackson, a Brit, taking the

0:30:31 > 0:30:37role of an American. He is tremendous as well. Here he is in

0:30:37 > 0:30:43Get Out. One hesitates to give too much away because there is a

0:30:43 > 0:30:47surprise in it, but it is about the black boy going to white parents to

0:30:47 > 0:30:52meet the parents for the first time and finding some very strange goings

0:30:52 > 0:30:56on in the woods. He is tremendous. He is funny, sensitive and strong

0:30:56 > 0:31:01and powerful in it as well. He manages to mix those emotions very

0:31:01 > 0:31:06well. There is a mystery to it as well.And an excellent American

0:31:06 > 0:31:11accent because you would not know this was a Brit again in a

0:31:11 > 0:31:15quintessentially American film.In north London boy from Camden and I

0:31:15 > 0:31:20have known him for a few years. I did a double-take when I saw him. I

0:31:20 > 0:31:27knew he was good! But I did not know he was that good. When they get

0:31:27 > 0:31:32their moment and they seize it, and he is great in Black Panther as

0:31:32 > 0:31:36well, a huge blockbuster. No one is backwards in that either, they

0:31:36 > 0:31:41seized the day. See actors do that is a real pleasure when you see them

0:31:41 > 0:31:49grow into mighty stars as well. I might never get near him again!He

0:31:49 > 0:31:55is on this platform, that is as close as you are going to get. I am

0:31:55 > 0:31:59keeping my eye out on the red carpet and watching people arriving. Sir

0:31:59 > 0:32:08Patrick Stewart is going to be presenting an award. And Angela

0:32:08 > 0:32:14Riseborough is behind us, wearing black. Have you been keeping an eye,

0:32:14 > 0:32:23but I have not seen many flashes of colour. It looks as if the vast

0:32:23 > 0:32:27majority of people tonight are wearing black. There are few outer

0:32:27 > 0:32:31codes that other colours and you cannot blame them for that. Gemma

0:32:31 > 0:32:36Atherton looked as if she was freezing to death.That is what you

0:32:36 > 0:32:40have to do when you are dealing with these red carpets. I don't know why

0:32:40 > 0:32:45they don't have these shows in the middle of summer! Everyone seems to

0:32:45 > 0:32:51be wearing black and it is interesting, but you can still show

0:32:51 > 0:32:55your individuality and your style. Some women have been wearing great

0:32:55 > 0:33:05kaiser dashed trouser suits. Gemma Atherton had a fantastic dress that

0:33:05 > 0:33:13was trailing behind her. Yes, it looks fantastic.And there is no

0:33:13 > 0:33:20sense in which designers feel hamstrung by this in any way?

0:33:20 > 0:33:24Perhaps it encourages them to be even more creative. Everyone is

0:33:24 > 0:33:29wearing the same colours so they have to find a little flash of

0:33:29 > 0:33:31individuality to make their particular actor or actress

0:33:31 > 0:33:37standout.I don't think they could refuse to do it. These women wearing

0:33:37 > 0:33:42their addresses, it is such an important moment for them that they

0:33:42 > 0:33:46will do anything. Saoirse Ronan's dress had already been made for the

0:33:46 > 0:33:51Golden Globes and it was all prepared and then they had to remake

0:33:51 > 0:33:54it, Versace had to remake the dress in black once the dress code was

0:33:54 > 0:33:59announced. I have been hearing a lot about runs on black fabric in

0:33:59 > 0:34:04factories and things. They have to get on board with it and things were

0:34:04 > 0:34:09being done right at the last moment. But the fashion industry is really

0:34:09 > 0:34:15on board with this whole movement. The fashion industry has had its own

0:34:15 > 0:34:20#MeToo moment with models being abused and photographers being

0:34:20 > 0:34:25exposed and harassment and it feels part of one big movement actually.

0:34:25 > 0:34:29To turn the argument on its head, what about people who say what

0:34:29 > 0:34:37difference does it make? What is this telling us? What is it doing?

0:34:37 > 0:34:41There were three women at the Golden Globes who did not wear black and

0:34:41 > 0:34:46did it for the reason that they said, if we are protesting that we

0:34:46 > 0:34:50have been told what to do for so long and we have been oppressed for

0:34:50 > 0:34:55so long, why should we protest that by being told what to do once more.

0:34:55 > 0:35:03You had a few more minor characters on the scene wearing these fabulous

0:35:03 > 0:35:08floral dresses. One model wore a red dress that was slipped right up to

0:35:08 > 0:35:14her side. It was kind of an act of defiance. But it didn't really go

0:35:14 > 0:35:18with the tone of the moment. I am not sure it went down too well or up

0:35:18 > 0:35:25their profiles.That is interesting. I have spotted Toby Jones behind us.

0:35:25 > 0:35:33I am a big fan of his, particularly on stage. I notice he is wearing the

0:35:33 > 0:35:41#TimesUp badge. A lot of the men are wearing it as well. This is not just

0:35:41 > 0:35:45about women doing this. This movement is nothing without male

0:35:45 > 0:35:50allies. There are a lot of men as we are seeing here wearing the badge as

0:35:50 > 0:36:02well.The actual cry is to end, to listen up, time is up. Men have to

0:36:02 > 0:36:05listen. Men in the industry have to listen. Men who run the voting

0:36:05 > 0:36:13bodies. They call it the patriarchal society, it is a stuffy old

0:36:13 > 0:36:17institution that has had to take stock of the movement. The Oscars

0:36:17 > 0:36:29have done it. They changed the membership and they ushered through

0:36:29 > 0:36:33more gender diverse members and the BAFTAs did the same in 2016 and we

0:36:33 > 0:36:38are seeing that change. We are seeing a change in the sort of films

0:36:38 > 0:36:42that get favour with the voters. The more people see things from a

0:36:42 > 0:36:48different perspective, the more we will see it change. BAFTAs is an old

0:36:48 > 0:36:52institution and it takes awhile to change things around. Men have to

0:36:52 > 0:36:56listen really and that is their brief at the moment. These movements

0:36:56 > 0:37:02are making it impossible for them not to hear. We are all listening

0:37:02 > 0:37:05and paying attention. The films change as well and the nature of the

0:37:05 > 0:37:10films that we are watching eventually shift. It is all very

0:37:10 > 0:37:13well to look at the red carpet, but the important thing is ultimately

0:37:13 > 0:37:18the stories and the way they get told and viewed will also change. As

0:37:18 > 0:37:25critics have to listen to fresh perspectives equally.We must return

0:37:25 > 0:37:33to you, look who is with you. I am joined by the writer and

0:37:33 > 0:37:38director of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing. How was it juggling all the

0:37:38 > 0:37:43elements of pain and anger and incredibly dark humour in this film?

0:37:43 > 0:37:47I guess writing wise most of my stuff is like that, it veers between

0:37:47 > 0:37:52darkness and comedy so it is natural for me. But when you have got the

0:37:52 > 0:37:56best actors around and you let them get on with it, they take care of

0:37:56 > 0:38:02that for you.Where did the inspiration come from?I saw

0:38:02 > 0:38:06something similar to what we see on our billboards about 20 years ago in

0:38:06 > 0:38:10the southern states of America and it stuck in my mind and I thought if

0:38:10 > 0:38:16it was like an angry mother who put those up, what story would develop

0:38:16 > 0:38:22from there, so that is where the idea came from.The part was written

0:38:22 > 0:38:26with Francis McDormand in mind. Could you imagine anyone else in

0:38:26 > 0:38:32that role?Know, if she had said no, we would have been screwed. She is

0:38:32 > 0:38:37perfect for the part. She has got so much integrity and so much

0:38:37 > 0:38:44intelligence and range. She is just perfect, especially in a year like

0:38:44 > 0:38:51this with the #TimesUp and #MeToo year. It is fantastic with somebody

0:38:51 > 0:38:58like that who is so brilliant and strong in the film. Amazing.Thank

0:38:58 > 0:39:05you for your time, best of luck. Thank you very much. I was a bit

0:39:05 > 0:39:09distracted by Gemma Atherton sporting Ruth Wilson in the crowd

0:39:09 > 0:39:14and they had a big hug. There was a big cheer when Julie Walters had her

0:39:14 > 0:39:18photo taken with her husband behind us. A huge amount of affection for

0:39:18 > 0:39:28Dame Julie Walters, as we must call her. There is Toby Jones. He is

0:39:28 > 0:39:35wearing the Times are from a bad will stop Bethan hold from the

0:39:35 > 0:39:39Telegraph who is with us throughout our coverage this evening, you were

0:39:39 > 0:39:44picking up on information about Gemma Atherton as well.Usually as

0:39:44 > 0:39:49soon as the actress appears we are told what she is wearing because it

0:39:49 > 0:39:59is a very important thing to know. But we have not been told yet. This

0:39:59 > 0:40:03could be part of the strategy of this moment, even though we are

0:40:03 > 0:40:10talking about it, for us to reflect on other things instead and for the

0:40:10 > 0:40:15focus not to be on the dresses. There has been this whole campaign

0:40:15 > 0:40:22around the film industry for a few years now called Ask Are More, but

0:40:22 > 0:40:28to talk about the actresses on other things as well. It is conflicting

0:40:28 > 0:40:33because they rely so much on these designers to dress them and the

0:40:33 > 0:40:37design houses get the publicity. I am sure it will not be a secret for

0:40:37 > 0:40:42too long.It is interesting it is something we have talked about here

0:40:42 > 0:40:46for quite a few years in our coverage, we are fascinating to know

0:40:46 > 0:40:52who designs the dress and very rarely do we say, Eddie Redmayne is

0:40:52 > 0:40:58wearing a lovely suit, who designed that? It just does not get asked as

0:40:58 > 0:41:08much.Maybe that is because all the men look the same. Some men do go

0:41:08 > 0:41:16out on a limb, but often they are in the same flat tie. Tonight the women

0:41:16 > 0:41:21are all wearing black, but they look quite different.Yes, you are right.

0:41:21 > 0:41:29We are looking at Annette Bening who is nominated for Film Stars Don't

0:41:29 > 0:41:31Die In Liverpool. Daniel Kaluuya as well, who we have talked about so

0:41:31 > 0:41:40much tonight. He is an plastic. Two fantastic performers side by side.

0:41:40 > 0:41:44And I love Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool as well. It was not

0:41:44 > 0:41:49nominated at the Oscars. I think Annette Bening is great. Also Jamie

0:41:49 > 0:41:56Bell is nominated as Best actor. She was playing the Hollywood siren

0:41:56 > 0:42:00Gloria Grahame in her later years when she came to England and was

0:42:00 > 0:42:05working in a theatre in Watford and ends up having to recuperate from an

0:42:05 > 0:42:10illness with a family in Liverpool. Julie Walters plays the mother in

0:42:10 > 0:42:18that family, looking after Annette Bening. She has to put the electric

0:42:18 > 0:42:22blanket on. It becomes a clash between Hollywood celebrity and a

0:42:22 > 0:42:28good old Liverpudlian family. Then they are, Annette Bening, Gloria

0:42:28 > 0:42:33Graham, dancing.Let's talk about the film we have not touched upon so

0:42:33 > 0:42:40far. That film is The Florida Project. An

0:42:40 > 0:42:44incredible film. A slice of life seen through the eyes of small

0:42:44 > 0:42:49children. You either most responsible adult, what was it like

0:42:49 > 0:42:54on the set?It was fantastic, we were with people reflecting the

0:42:54 > 0:43:00story we were telling and it was really good. It was a cast made up

0:43:00 > 0:43:04of actors and nonprofessionals and it was an interesting experience. It

0:43:04 > 0:43:09was the only way we could capture the story.Why has it resonated so

0:43:09 > 0:43:15much with people around the world? Because it expresses how people have

0:43:15 > 0:43:23to help each other. It is a very human story. It does not have a lot

0:43:23 > 0:43:30of bells and whistles.Thank you so much for your time. And another very

0:43:30 > 0:43:36loud cheer went up behind us during that interview and some of it was

0:43:36 > 0:43:41for Salma Hayek and that is interesting because she was one of

0:43:41 > 0:43:46the first people we can say to kick-start everything that we are

0:43:46 > 0:43:51now talking about, because she has written at length and very

0:43:51 > 0:43:56powerfully about her experiences of making that wonderful film Frida,

0:43:56 > 0:44:01which was produced by Harvey Weinstein.It is interesting to see

0:44:01 > 0:44:06her here. In 2001 she was one of the big a list celebrities who came to

0:44:06 > 0:44:12the BAFTAs. The BAFTAs moved to this cold position to be for the Oscars,

0:44:12 > 0:44:15which changed the BAFTAs as a world player on the stage and a lot of

0:44:15 > 0:44:20that was to do with Harvey Weinstein. He said, I will bring

0:44:20 > 0:44:26Mike a list to you. That is if you change it. So the BAFTAs did and we

0:44:26 > 0:44:32cannot look at all these movements because the BAFTA weekend was a big

0:44:32 > 0:44:37weekend for Harvey Weinstein and it is no longer than that. The ghost of

0:44:37 > 0:44:41Harvey Weinstein is here, and the victims are here, that we can now

0:44:41 > 0:44:48call them the survivors.I am on the red carpet with one of the red stars

0:44:48 > 0:44:54nominated for Best actor, Jamie Bell. What drew you into this

0:44:54 > 0:45:02incredible life story?It was an unexpected, extraordinary, surreal

0:45:02 > 0:45:05beautiful portrait of two people meeting each other and falling in

0:45:05 > 0:45:11love. I almost could not believe it was a true story. But then I met the

0:45:11 > 0:45:20real guy and I saw the truth and it was a real story. It is hugely

0:45:20 > 0:45:24important to me that Annette Bening is in this film and it was important

0:45:24 > 0:45:29for her to have this input and wisdom and experience. It was one of

0:45:29 > 0:45:34the most extraordinary things that happened in this man's life. He

0:45:34 > 0:45:39became a writer after that and wrote a beautiful memoir. We valued his

0:45:39 > 0:45:47inclusion in it.It did not concentrate too much on the age gap,

0:45:47 > 0:45:54but portrayed these two people who had a strong love for each other.

0:45:54 > 0:46:00I think that love transcends all things. This film is about love. I

0:46:00 > 0:46:05really love how the film had that. If the character didn't think about

0:46:05 > 0:46:13it, I didn't either.You are here with your partner as well. You are

0:46:13 > 0:46:15wearing a Time's Up badge. How important is the activity going on

0:46:15 > 0:46:20on this issue?Very, I think.Would you like to say something? It's

0:46:20 > 0:46:26great for us all to be here, the women are mostly in black, the men

0:46:26 > 0:46:33are wearing the Time's Up pins to keep this incredible moment in our

0:46:33 > 0:46:37lives and our history going, and to keep the conversation going.Thank

0:46:37 > 0:46:46you for your time. In fact, Jason Cummings you and I

0:46:46 > 0:46:50were talking about Jamie Bell, your excellent BAFTA knowledge coming

0:46:50 > 0:46:54through.He was responsible for one of the big upsets when he beat

0:46:54 > 0:47:05Russell Crowe to the best actor award. He carried that off. After

0:47:05 > 0:47:13does do that, it does reward the home crowd at several stages. We

0:47:13 > 0:47:16might see that night. We have some great British performer tonight, and

0:47:16 > 0:47:24none greater than Gary Oldman.The man himself is here with us. Playing

0:47:24 > 0:47:32Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. What was it like playing someone

0:47:32 > 0:47:38like that?It was pretty daunting going in. The good news is that the

0:47:38 > 0:47:46family, the Churchill family and particularly Randolph Churchill,

0:47:46 > 0:47:52really impressed in the film at the performance. I feel almost like an

0:47:52 > 0:47:57honorary family member now. Occasionally, he calls me great

0:47:57 > 0:48:03grandpa par.Did you try to channel his spirit rather than a straight

0:48:03 > 0:48:09impersonation? We know him so well, the mannerisms of the voice.I

0:48:09 > 0:48:14studied a lot of footage and read as much material as I could, like you

0:48:14 > 0:48:27would with any famous figure. You have to limit what you look at

0:48:27 > 0:48:28would with any famous figure. You have to limit what you look at. At

0:48:28 > 0:48:37the end of the day, it's a creation rather than an impersonation. You

0:48:37 > 0:48:42almost start with an impersonation and kind of work away from it. You

0:48:42 > 0:48:48have to own it.It has caught the attention of audiences around the

0:48:48 > 0:48:54world, not just here in England. Good luck tonight. You are fairly

0:48:54 > 0:48:59certain that that award should be his tonight. As you are just

0:48:59 > 0:49:03reflecting, BAFTA can throw up surprises. Remind us who votes and

0:49:03 > 0:49:09how it works. We talk about this sense of it being someone's turn, or

0:49:09 > 0:49:14they have that career but not the statuette. How does that play out in

0:49:14 > 0:49:24the boating?People have loved Gary Oldman for many years. They thought

0:49:24 > 0:49:29he was great in many things. He was great as Count Dracula when he went

0:49:29 > 0:49:32to Hollywood. There is a sense among many British voters that he left

0:49:32 > 0:49:37British cinema when he was doing all of that realism stuff. Maybe younger

0:49:37 > 0:49:44actors from this country might behave differently. Daniel Kaluuya

0:49:44 > 0:49:50went to Hollywood and has an Oscar nomination.

0:49:50 > 0:50:05He joins us now. A BAFTA nomination for Get Out and also for the rising

0:50:05 > 0:50:10star.What has it been like? It has been a while when. It is great being

0:50:10 > 0:50:16hit with my family, celebrating and enjoying this. It is stuff that you

0:50:16 > 0:50:21believe in. It is such a special feeling.Why do has the movie

0:50:21 > 0:50:29resonated with audiences not just in America but around the world.It

0:50:29 > 0:50:38resonated with the audiences. It is really exciting.It is one of those

0:50:38 > 0:50:44films that isn't released in the traditional award season towards the

0:50:44 > 0:50:47end of the year, it has been around for almost 12 months now. Where was

0:50:47 > 0:51:03the point you realised that it could be a serious award contender.We had

0:51:03 > 0:51:08a Q&A, and it was packed. That was crazy.That journey was surreal.

0:51:08 > 0:51:12What does it mean to get a rising star nomination.It's amazing.

0:51:12 > 0:51:16Everyone I respected in that year, whatever year it has been, I have

0:51:16 > 0:51:22been excited about. Being amongst these people who fan of, and they

0:51:22 > 0:51:30are great people, it is a special thing.Thank you for your time.

0:51:30 > 0:51:33I was desperate to hear everything he said, but it is officially

0:51:33 > 0:51:37getting very loud here now, and it is very hard to tell what anyone is

0:51:37 > 0:51:49saying. There have been a lot of screams. A lot of cheering.

0:51:49 > 0:51:58Naomie Harris as well. We were talking about how they were making

0:51:58 > 0:52:06the black outfits look individual. Absolutely stunning.

0:52:06 > 0:52:14A fantastic set of black trousers and a gorgeous, sheer overdressed

0:52:14 > 0:52:18with further embellishment. Loaded with crystals. Her hair looks

0:52:18 > 0:52:25majestic. She looks fantastic. Just shows that you can show your style

0:52:25 > 0:52:31even when you're wearing black, and gold in her case.Black and Gold,

0:52:31 > 0:52:36yes. Beautiful it was. I am here with Annette Bening, best

0:52:36 > 0:52:44supporting actress for Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. . This is a

0:52:44 > 0:52:47story you have known about for 20 years or so. Why was now the right

0:52:47 > 0:52:52time to make it? We were very lucky. Peter Turner,

0:52:52 > 0:52:57who wrote the book, is from Liverpool. He had this unusual

0:52:57 > 0:52:59relationship with Gloria Grahame many years ago and wrote a

0:52:59 > 0:53:08beautiful, tasteful book about this important event in his life. He and

0:53:08 > 0:53:13Barbara broccoli, a producer, were friends and they started talking

0:53:13 > 0:53:17about making it 20 years ago. It was not the right time. It was about

0:53:17 > 0:53:23five or six years ago that Barbara and I ran into each other at the

0:53:23 > 0:53:27BAFTAs, in the ladies room, and we looked at each other and said we

0:53:27 > 0:53:30have got to get back at that. That is when it started to get rolling

0:53:30 > 0:53:36again. We were very lucky. Colin Bains came on as director. We put it

0:53:36 > 0:53:42together. We have wonderful people. I feel so lucky to be a part of it,

0:53:42 > 0:53:47and the family of people who wanted to make this love story.What made

0:53:47 > 0:53:53Gloria such a complex character to play?She had a complicated personal

0:53:53 > 0:53:58life, but it was hard for me to get a lot of facts about that. I didn't

0:53:58 > 0:54:03want to invade anyone's privacy. She was a life force and believed in her

0:54:03 > 0:54:08craft. When things were not going so well, she came to England to do

0:54:08 > 0:54:09place will

0:54:09 > 0:54:12well, she came to England to do place will. She met this beautiful

0:54:12 > 0:54:17man from Liverpool called Peter Turner, tool after deeply. They

0:54:17 > 0:54:20broke up and eventually she got sick and his family in Liverpool to

0:54:20 > 0:54:26Corinne. That is what the story is about. -- his family in Liverpool

0:54:26 > 0:54:36took her in. The wonderful Annette Bening

0:54:36 > 0:54:40nominated tonight. The film stars are writing thick and

0:54:40 > 0:54:51fast now. We noticed Florence you behind her. She is nominated for the

0:54:51 > 0:55:04rising star for Lady Macbeth.

0:55:04 > 0:55:06There is another that has had an impact this year.

0:55:06 > 0:55:12What is important that these are becoming popular in the cinema as

0:55:12 > 0:55:20well. It was made into a big hit. Lady Macbeth as well, which I

0:55:20 > 0:55:32mentioned was a small film and made a star of its leading role. A great

0:55:32 > 0:55:44herald of a great career. I think that we can hear from them. Another

0:55:44 > 0:55:49windswept British film. Let's hear more about it. I'm joined

0:55:49 > 0:56:00by the star of Lady Macbeth, Florence Pugh. What was getting the

0:56:00 > 0:56:07nomination like?I mean, it's pretty crazy when BAFTA gives you any nod,

0:56:07 > 0:56:13let alone a nomination. It has been so wonderful for me, so wonderful

0:56:13 > 0:56:18for the film, and it is such an amazing category. I'm in front of

0:56:18 > 0:56:23Daniel White now, alongside people like him!You must be delighted to

0:56:23 > 0:56:31see Lady Macbeth getting a debut nomination.It constantly keeps

0:56:31 > 0:56:37letting the film higher and higher, further than we thought it was going

0:56:37 > 0:56:42to go. This is probably the last time we can milk the film. We have

0:56:42 > 0:56:46done our fair share of events. Thank you to everyone who voted, and to

0:56:46 > 0:56:50people who continue watching the film.We will see you in the

0:56:50 > 0:56:54follow-up in some ways to the night manager, the next big adaptation.

0:56:54 > 0:57:05You play that Little Drummer Girl. We started filming a couple of weeks

0:57:05 > 0:57:09ago. We not stopping for a long time. We are in it now, no going

0:57:09 > 0:57:17back. Very excited. I'm pretty chuffed that I got that role. Keep

0:57:17 > 0:57:26your eyes peeled.A lot of people are wearing black. The Time's Up

0:57:26 > 0:57:29movement is important for you. How important is what is happening

0:57:29 > 0:57:36today?It is everything. The reason I suddenly felt empowered about

0:57:36 > 0:57:40being a young actress now is for that reason. It is so important to

0:57:40 > 0:57:45talk and to keep listening, and so important that this is everywhere,

0:57:45 > 0:57:49not just in our industry. To be a young woman right now is a fantastic

0:57:49 > 0:57:56time, because we will be listened to. I'm pretty excited for the next

0:57:56 > 0:58:00chapter.Thank you. Enjoy your evening.

0:58:00 > 0:58:05Thank you. Nominated for her role in Lady Macbeth. And the wonderful

0:58:05 > 0:58:12Sally Hawkins Wiese dotted standing behind her as well. She stars in the

0:58:12 > 0:58:16programme crepe. It has so many nominations.12 nominations, leading

0:58:16 > 0:58:25the pack. It is a strange film, about Sally Hawkins, a mute clean-up

0:58:25 > 0:58:31called Eliza, who has a relationship with an aquatic creature in that. A

0:58:31 > 0:58:36film set in the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War in the

0:58:36 > 0:58:44US, set in a nuclear facility where this strange creature is brought in,

0:58:44 > 0:58:48and the cleaners are the only people who understand the creature. It is

0:58:48 > 0:58:57about the marginalised and downtrodden of the time.There is a

0:58:57 > 0:59:11mystery did alien creature. It is maybe seen as a riposte to trumpthis

0:59:11 > 0:59:22America. This is the fantasy film made as a

0:59:22 > 0:59:28response to be movie films. These issues have been in the air

0:59:28 > 0:59:31for a very long time. They come up time and time again, which is why

0:59:31 > 0:59:36they are saying time is up for them. It is time to address them and get

0:59:36 > 0:59:40the balance right and talk about them. As Bevan said earlier, for

0:59:40 > 0:59:44many years women on the red carpet said, don't ask me about my dress

0:59:44 > 0:59:54and my nails, ask me other questions. Florence Pugh said it was

0:59:54 > 0:59:57an exciting time to be a young actress. While time is up, it is

0:59:57 > 1:00:01only just beginning for a new generation like her.

1:00:01 > 1:00:04A time to sign autographs as well, which is what we saw Jennifer

1:00:04 > 1:00:10Lawrence doing behind us. A lot of screaming for Angela Jolie, who is

1:00:10 > 1:00:19right behind you there. She is having a lot of phones thrust at

1:00:19 > 1:00:31her.She is wearing a British brand, one of her favourite couture brands,

1:00:31 > 1:00:42the people who designed Megan Markle's wedding dress.Margot

1:00:42 > 1:00:48Robbie has just arrived, she is starring in I, Tonya, which has just

1:00:48 > 1:00:51opened in the UK. Is there a sense of the number of British designers

1:00:51 > 1:01:00worn here tonight?There are definitely a few. Angelina Jolie is

1:01:00 > 1:01:07wearing one. Sally Hawkins is also wearing the same label. Designed by

1:01:07 > 1:01:12tomorrow Ralph will stop we also saw the Lee James wearing Lilli

1:01:12 > 1:01:18McCartney. We're in the middle of London Fashion Week, so it is a nice

1:01:18 > 1:01:21complement to London Fashion Week to see all these brilliant British

1:01:21 > 1:01:28designs on the red carpet.You mentioned Lee James, who is in the

1:01:28 > 1:01:31Darkest Hour. We were talking about Gary Oldman earlier. Let's return to

1:01:31 > 1:01:38learn more about The Shape Of Water. I'm joined by the lead, Sally

1:01:38 > 1:01:45Hawkins, who is up for best actress. How challenging was it playing this

1:01:45 > 1:01:50character, who hardly ever speaks? You have got the technical

1:01:50 > 1:01:57challenge, but it was a bit of a gift. I was delighted to hear she

1:01:57 > 1:02:05doesn't speak, because in the script you are trying to work out how you

1:02:05 > 1:02:13make words that the mouth. And make sense. And yet her inner dialogue is

1:02:13 > 1:02:20so rich, of course. There is no such thing as true silence. All about

1:02:20 > 1:02:29communication is not really through words at all. It felt completely

1:02:29 > 1:02:39right. The best moments are when we're not speaking, I think.

1:02:39 > 1:02:42Especially in terms of love, you can't define it.How flattering was

1:02:42 > 1:02:52it that Guillermo del Toro, the director and writer, had you in mind

1:02:52 > 1:02:57when he created it?He had a lot of us in mind, and he wrote for all of

1:02:57 > 1:03:03us, I think. I think he is one of those people... When he has a voice

1:03:03 > 1:03:11in his head... I always worry, even when we are filming, I was convinced

1:03:11 > 1:03:18he got the wrong person. He had a name, but the wrong face. Then when

1:03:18 > 1:03:23we met, it was too late. That he was just being polite. You always go

1:03:23 > 1:03:33through that. That is how he is. I'm not sure how he knew and plucked me

1:03:33 > 1:03:40from Putney into Baltimore. I don't how that happened. That is him. He

1:03:40 > 1:03:47does that with everything.A wonderful performance and a

1:03:47 > 1:03:50beautiful film. Enjoy the rest of the evening.I wish I was more

1:03:50 > 1:03:57eloquent on these occasions.You were beautifully eloquent. Lovely to

1:03:57 > 1:04:08meet you. Have a lovely night. And you. And get drunk. I won't. I'm

1:04:08 > 1:04:13working tonight. Wonderful axe macro have a lovely

1:04:13 > 1:04:21night. Sally Hawkins wants you to. There was someone I wanted to listen

1:04:21 > 1:04:30to. There is something curious about The Shape Of Water, but quite

1:04:30 > 1:04:47enchanting. She was also in Happy-go-lucky. . People warm to

1:04:47 > 1:04:54Sally Hawkins and her performances. There was another film where she

1:04:54 > 1:05:01played an American folk artist. She was unlucky. BAFTA would love to

1:05:01 > 1:05:03celebrate Sally Hawkins with an underwater, but she's up against

1:05:03 > 1:05:09Frances McDormand, which is bad luck because she is hard to beat. If

1:05:09 > 1:05:15anyone has a chance, it is Sally Hawkins in The Shape Of Water. It is

1:05:15 > 1:05:18a silent role, and she plays it like an old-fashioned silent screen

1:05:18 > 1:05:20heroine.

1:05:22 > 1:05:30I am pausing only just because I have spotted who we have.

1:05:30 > 1:05:42It is Saoirse Ronan. So many women around the world have said they

1:05:42 > 1:05:48related to Lady Bird so much. What does that reaction mean to you?It

1:05:48 > 1:05:55is the best reaction you can hope for. If anyone wants to see a film

1:05:55 > 1:05:58or read a book, you have to feel like you see a bit of yourself in

1:05:58 > 1:06:04it. Even if it is set in Sacramento and you are from the UK, or it is

1:06:04 > 1:06:08set in space or something. It is that human sentiment of wanting to

1:06:08 > 1:06:14belong and find your way. That is something everyone can relate to. It

1:06:14 > 1:06:17is an incredible thing that people have responded to it in the way they

1:06:17 > 1:06:20have. The young people who are out tonight who love the film so much is

1:06:20 > 1:06:24great.How strongly did you have to look back through your own memories

1:06:24 > 1:06:29of that age for emotions, feelings, what you were going through that

1:06:29 > 1:06:35could help portray Lady Bird on-screen?I think I still have

1:06:35 > 1:06:39them. I don't know if they are gone. It was only a few years ago that I

1:06:39 > 1:06:48was that age. One of the things that I related to was needing to go

1:06:48 > 1:06:54somewhere else, go to a different city or find out who you are away

1:06:54 > 1:06:57from where you grew up, in order to be able to really truly appreciate

1:06:57 > 1:07:06it. So I could relate to that. I think what everyone goes to add that

1:07:06 > 1:07:11age, which is figuring yourself out, and your insecurities and trying on

1:07:11 > 1:07:14different characters to see which one fits you. I think that is some

1:07:14 > 1:07:18thing that every young person goes through.Have a wonderful rest of

1:07:18 > 1:07:27the evening.Thank you.Saoirse Ronan, who came to prominence in

1:07:27 > 1:07:38Atonement. One of our favourite films this year, Lady Bird.

1:07:38 > 1:07:41Did we spot Octavia Spencer in the crowd? We are getting so deafened by

1:07:41 > 1:07:47all of the Cheers, it is slightly overwhelming. I am conscious that we

1:07:47 > 1:07:50have not talked a huge amount about a best supporting actress, about

1:07:50 > 1:07:54that particular category. We touched on Kristin Scott Thomas because she

1:07:54 > 1:08:03is in Darkest Hour. I have not seen Leslie Manville, what are my

1:08:03 > 1:08:06favourite actresses of all time it is a great category because there is

1:08:06 > 1:08:11her and Allison Janney, who to my mind steals I, Tonya. I know she's

1:08:11 > 1:08:17not technically the star, but it is her film.She is great. She plays

1:08:17 > 1:08:23the mother of Tonya Harding, played by Margot Robbie in that. She is

1:08:23 > 1:08:28fantastic. She is probably the favourite to win. I know that

1:08:28 > 1:08:39BAFTA... They come and kind of do the hustings, they come to the BAFTA

1:08:39 > 1:08:42membership. She plays the mother of Tonya Harding. A monstrous figure in

1:08:42 > 1:08:48many ways in this story of ice-skating. If they are not

1:08:48 > 1:08:54watching us, they will be watching the ice-skating. It will be coming

1:08:54 > 1:08:57to the fore there as well. It is about the commitment a mother makes

1:08:57 > 1:09:00to get her daughter all the way to the Olympics. A terrible story of

1:09:00 > 1:09:07what happened with Tonya Harding in the Olympics, and the strength

1:09:07 > 1:09:12needed to kind of go all the way. Allison Janney is traffic here, a

1:09:12 > 1:09:19hard smoking mother who has a tough relationship with her daughter. We

1:09:19 > 1:09:29mentioned Lady Bird, which is a tender mother-daughter relationship.

1:09:29 > 1:09:34This is a very different relationship, kind of brutal. You

1:09:34 > 1:09:41think it would be very much focused on the ice-skating. It is a

1:09:41 > 1:09:48hard-core comedy, very brutal. So much love for her from her work on

1:09:48 > 1:10:02West Wing. As you say, a very tough category. Laurie Metcalf is terrific

1:10:02 > 1:10:14as well, Leslie Manville. It was interesting, many years ago, Leslie

1:10:14 > 1:10:19Manville and Gary Oldman were an item.They had a son.They are

1:10:19 > 1:10:22reunited on the red carpet. I don't think they are frosty, but it is

1:10:22 > 1:10:28interesting for them to be back in the same room, and potentially

1:10:28 > 1:10:39carrying off the best performing awards.Mark Kermode is convinced

1:10:39 > 1:10:43that Leslie Manville will win the award. That would be quite a turn

1:10:43 > 1:10:49up.If she wins the Oscar, it will. I don't think she could do the whole

1:10:49 > 1:11:00thing and win at the BAFTAs as well. Leslie Manville is not a showy

1:11:00 > 1:11:05performer, has done 11 films for Mike Leigh, which accrues you a lot

1:11:05 > 1:11:10of love over the years. Never the main character in those movies, but

1:11:10 > 1:11:17a brilliant supporting actress. Again, so superb as Cyril in Phantom

1:11:17 > 1:11:27Thread. This controlling figure, done up to the waist. The only

1:11:27 > 1:11:34person who can floor Daniel Day-Lewis's character.

1:11:34 > 1:11:38Fingers crossed. Let's see what happens in that regard. The best

1:11:38 > 1:11:41supporting actress is a strong category. Let's see who takes home

1:11:41 > 1:11:47the statuette tonight. Octavia Spencer in The Shape Of Water also

1:11:47 > 1:11:51nominated. We have also had from Kristin Scott Thomas who was talking

1:11:51 > 1:11:55about her proud involvement in the Time's Up campaign. We began that

1:11:55 > 1:11:59conversation because we started talking about I, Tonya, which has

1:11:59 > 1:12:07only just opened here in the UK. I was saying that I think it is

1:12:07 > 1:12:12Allison Janney's film. She is the knockout, as the hardest mother you

1:12:12 > 1:12:21could ever possibly imagine. I think we can hear from her.

1:12:21 > 1:12:28We are joined by Allison Janney, one of the stars of I, Tonya.How hard

1:12:28 > 1:12:34was it ringing empathy to a character it would be so easy to

1:12:34 > 1:12:39play as a monster?That was my challenge, to bring humanity to her.

1:12:39 > 1:12:45I just had to issue that someone like that, I know that she started

1:12:45 > 1:12:49out as a little girl, so something had to have terribly gone wrong in

1:12:49 > 1:12:54her life. I have to imagine that she too was abused, it is those sort of

1:12:54 > 1:13:00things I had to piece together on my own. I did not have the advantage of

1:13:00 > 1:13:01meeting the woman and asking what her childhood was like. But I

1:13:01 > 1:13:08approach every role, even a real live person, as having to have it

1:13:08 > 1:13:15make sense to me. Also knowing how much it took, growing up as a figure

1:13:15 > 1:13:19skater, I knew had much it took to take me to the rink before school

1:13:19 > 1:13:23and after-school, and what that meant. That helped me understand

1:13:23 > 1:13:28what she had to go through to get her daughter this unbelievable

1:13:28 > 1:13:37opportunity to be a start, to have success. Those things rooted me in

1:13:37 > 1:13:41her humanity. That's my job. Briefly, they say that the cliche,

1:13:41 > 1:13:55never work with children or animals will stop you had the younger Tonya

1:13:55 > 1:14:01Harding and a parrot as well.I auditioned three parrots. I had a

1:14:01 > 1:14:05breathing Tube, and he was fascinated with that so started

1:14:05 > 1:14:09picking at my ear. But I wasn't going to let him stop me telling my

1:14:09 > 1:14:15story. I can definitely say he was my favourite animal co-star of all

1:14:15 > 1:14:20time.I love working with animals. Thank you for your time was up enjoy

1:14:20 > 1:14:26your evening. I'm so glad you asked her about the

1:14:26 > 1:14:33parrot. I wondered whether it was CGI. You have not seen it, you will

1:14:33 > 1:14:36have deceived to understand it. It is quite an achievement. Allison

1:14:36 > 1:14:40Janney, much loved by so many people, as you suggested earlier,

1:14:40 > 1:14:47not least because she was amazing in the West Wing, but also in I, Tonya.

1:14:47 > 1:14:51I could not hear everything, because that man there walked behind us at

1:14:51 > 1:14:56the same time. My goodness, the number of screens for Gary Oldman!

1:14:56 > 1:15:03Will he walk home with the BAFTA award for best actor for his

1:15:03 > 1:15:10performance as Churchill in the darkest hour? He is now standing

1:15:10 > 1:15:16close to the entrance to the Royal Albert Hall here in central London.

1:15:16 > 1:15:21That final stage, the final flash of light bulbs before people go inside

1:15:21 > 1:15:29for the evening ceremony. The cheers are still very loud. I'm sort of

1:15:29 > 1:15:32starting to get the sense, certainly among the public, not that they are

1:15:32 > 1:15:36the ones who vote, but there will be a lot of disappointed people here

1:15:36 > 1:15:45tonight if he doesn't take her the BAFTA for best actor.

1:15:45 > 1:15:50We have heard so much about this film already and I am told that Gary

1:15:50 > 1:15:54Oldman's performance is getting standing ovation around the country.

1:15:54 > 1:15:59He does some of the speeches of Winston Churchill and people have

1:15:59 > 1:16:03been standing cheering in the aisles and roaring it on again. Those

1:16:03 > 1:16:08speeches were heard on the wireless in the 40s and now they are being

1:16:08 > 1:16:15seen. He is to reflect as Churchill. He views it with the same maverick

1:16:15 > 1:16:20spirit that he brings to all his films. In Dracula he was naughty and

1:16:20 > 1:16:31cheeky. In George Smiley in Taker Taylor, it was the same and he

1:16:31 > 1:16:34brought energy to films he has directed as well. It has been a

1:16:34 > 1:16:39fantastic career that I think will be crowned tonight by that fantastic

1:16:39 > 1:16:46performance. It is almost a camper and theatrical performance. It is

1:16:46 > 1:16:52not saying this is real history, this is an actor's take on history.

1:16:52 > 1:16:59Doing Churchill is like doing Hamlet. Millions of people do their

1:16:59 > 1:17:02own version of Churchill and this is Gary Oldman's version of Churchill

1:17:02 > 1:17:08and it is helped by the hair and make-up department. If they do not

1:17:08 > 1:17:13win this BAFTA, there is no justice. There is always a fellowship at

1:17:13 > 1:17:21BAFTA. Tell us who we know will be receiving the fellowship.This is a

1:17:21 > 1:17:25spoiler. It goes to Ridley Scott, a pillar of the British establishment

1:17:25 > 1:17:31who has been working since the 1970s with films like Alien and Blade

1:17:31 > 1:17:38Runner. He made the original Blade Runner and the second version is now

1:17:38 > 1:17:43nominated. But Ridley Scott's career has come full circle with the legacy

1:17:43 > 1:17:48he started out with in 1982 and the original Blade Runner. He has also

1:17:48 > 1:17:55been involved with Thelma and Louise and Gladiator, so he is one of the

1:17:55 > 1:18:04big film-making presences. All the money in the world is nominated for

1:18:04 > 1:18:09with Christopher Plummer. He replaced Kevin Spacey when the

1:18:09 > 1:18:14sexual allegations surface. They got the film made in exactly the same

1:18:14 > 1:18:17time, so he is still pulling of these feeds of directing and that is

1:18:17 > 1:18:22why he is getting awarded a fellowship tonight.A bit more about

1:18:22 > 1:18:27that later. Let's talk about the film we have not talked about much,

1:18:27 > 1:18:36The Death Of Stalin. Armando Iannucci, best screenplay. And best

1:18:36 > 1:18:43film as well. It does not seem like obvious comedy material, the death

1:18:43 > 1:18:49of a figure like Stalin.Certainly, the death was grim and hilarious at

1:18:49 > 1:18:54the same time and that is what appealed to me about it. At the

1:18:54 > 1:18:59times they all said reign of terror, a despot, everyone is too scared to

1:18:59 > 1:19:03say the right thing or the wrong thing and everyone behaves

1:19:03 > 1:19:07abnormally. We found when we were researching it, people used to joke

1:19:07 > 1:19:14about Stalin. But it is like comedy was the way out, it was the way of

1:19:14 > 1:19:20undercutting the terror.And you made the decision to have the actors

1:19:20 > 1:19:28using their own accents, inspired by Sean Connery in The Hunt For Red

1:19:28 > 1:19:33October.I wanted it to feel real and it would not feel real if

1:19:33 > 1:19:39everyone put on fake Russian accent. The Russian press said thank you for

1:19:39 > 1:19:46not using fake Russian accent, hate that.And what is the situation in

1:19:46 > 1:19:52Russia?Has it been resolved? Not yet. I have spoken to the Russian

1:19:52 > 1:19:55distributors and there is a Russian election coming up next month and

1:19:55 > 1:20:00maybe they got sensitive about it. I am still hopeful it will come out.

1:20:00 > 1:20:04People who have seen it have loved it and the banning it has made it

1:20:04 > 1:20:08more infamous in the country anyway. It is the opposite of what they

1:20:08 > 1:20:16wanted.Thank you for talking to us. Enjoy the rest of the evening.

1:20:16 > 1:20:20Armando Iannucci behind so many favourites on television and now The

1:20:20 > 1:20:28Death Of Stalin and you probably spotted Leslie Manville standing

1:20:28 > 1:20:31behind him, nominated in the Best supporting actress category

1:20:31 > 1:20:38alongside Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread. We are edging

1:20:38 > 1:20:42towards what should be the closing down of the red carpet. They don't

1:20:42 > 1:20:49call it that. I have stood here on many years when they have had a few

1:20:49 > 1:20:53comedic moments when the late comers scuttle up the red carpet and don't

1:20:53 > 1:20:58assign any autographs because there is no time at all. We are just

1:20:58 > 1:21:01waiting for one or two people to arrive here at the Albert Hall to

1:21:01 > 1:21:08night. No sooner do I talk about Leslie Manville...

1:21:08 > 1:21:12With us right now, Best supporting actress nominee for Phantom Thread.

1:21:12 > 1:21:17Did you immerse yourself in 50s fashion to prepare for this role?

1:21:17 > 1:21:22What research did you do?There is a lot of delightful research you can

1:21:22 > 1:21:27do, you can start at the V&A. You can read lots of wonderful books and

1:21:27 > 1:21:34look at lots of amazing pictures. Yes, I had seven months to do all of

1:21:34 > 1:21:39that and it was a glorious time to immerse myself in that whole world.

1:21:39 > 1:21:44I like clothes anyway, so it was not like, I have got to read up about

1:21:44 > 1:21:49this period in fashion history and it was a drudge, it was wonderful.I

1:21:49 > 1:21:53think that is harder to research is this co-dependent relationship that

1:21:53 > 1:21:59your character has with her brother, played by Sir Daniel Day Lewis. How

1:21:59 > 1:22:03hard was that to work on, or did it click immediately?Thankfully it

1:22:03 > 1:22:08clicked. We did not know each other immediately, but once we knew we

1:22:08 > 1:22:12were going to play brother and sister, a good few months before the

1:22:12 > 1:22:16film, we got to know each other and became friends and easy with each

1:22:16 > 1:22:21other and translated that to these two brother and sister who are

1:22:21 > 1:22:27immensely comfortable with each other and very easy and can have

1:22:27 > 1:22:33breakfast without speaking and it is still OK. That thankfully happened

1:22:33 > 1:22:39organically and thankfully we got on and it was all a dream.For you what

1:22:39 > 1:22:43was the message? What came out of the movie? Is it an exploration of

1:22:43 > 1:22:50Art versus real life?I suppose it is a film about how we want love in

1:22:50 > 1:22:57our lives but some people want to be autonomous and maintain their

1:22:57 > 1:23:02individuality and their own life, therefore they can block love out

1:23:02 > 1:23:06and they can be very controlling and at times narcissistic about

1:23:06 > 1:23:14themselves and things. But it is about how we juggle all of those

1:23:14 > 1:23:19things which is relevant to all of our lives.Leslie Manville, best

1:23:19 > 1:23:26supporting actress nominee, have a lovely evening.Thank you, I will.

1:23:26 > 1:23:29Leslie Manville, nominated for Best supporting actress alongside Daniel

1:23:29 > 1:23:33Day Lewis. Let's see whether either of them take home an award here

1:23:33 > 1:23:39tonight. As we approach the end of our programme, it is worth

1:23:39 > 1:23:43reflecting on what we have seen on the red carpet almost exclusively

1:23:43 > 1:23:50black. I saw one lady who perhaps was not wearing it and it is

1:23:50 > 1:23:56interesting how strictly it has been absurd in that sense -- observed in

1:23:56 > 1:24:00that sense, and there was no loss of individuality. We have seen some

1:24:00 > 1:24:07really striking designs.There was talk about Naomie Harris in that

1:24:07 > 1:24:10incredible beaded stress that she was wearing. Kristin Scott Thomas

1:24:10 > 1:24:13looked incredibly chic wearing Deora, designed by a female

1:24:13 > 1:24:20designer. A few messages in that. We have not seen as many suits as I may

1:24:20 > 1:24:25be thought we might. There were a lot of women wearing trouser suits

1:24:25 > 1:24:30at the Golden Globes. It really has been an night of a great stress, but

1:24:30 > 1:24:35nodding to the dress code.And it was interesting about Leslie

1:24:35 > 1:24:40Manville's dress. Was like the character in the film.Usually you

1:24:40 > 1:24:49expect somebody nominated to be in a big, world-famous designer, but she

1:24:49 > 1:24:53is wearing and Ballantyne, London couturier who dresses the society

1:24:53 > 1:24:58women in London. I think she dresses the of Cornwall. It is very much a

1:24:58 > 1:25:07London centric choice. A quite nice change.An unusual take. That is a

1:25:07 > 1:25:12film for anyone who has not seen it. The attention to detail. It is

1:25:12 > 1:25:17nominated in costume design and rightly so because it is beautiful.

1:25:17 > 1:25:23It is so beautifully done. They spent several years researching

1:25:23 > 1:25:28every tiny aspect. If you want to appreciate the time that those into

1:25:28 > 1:25:33all these dresses tonight, you want to watch that film. The last minute

1:25:33 > 1:25:38working through the night to get everything finished, the precise

1:25:38 > 1:25:40measurements that go into everything. Daniel Day Lewis trained

1:25:40 > 1:25:46for a year at the New York City Ballet to master the techniques of

1:25:46 > 1:25:51couturier. He studied all these vintage designs. He recreated his

1:25:51 > 1:25:57own Balenciaga dress for his wife. It is a real art and it is a real

1:25:57 > 1:26:02tribute to that artform. It ties nicely into the red carpet tonight.

1:26:02 > 1:26:07It is a love letter to the craft of making a dress which we think is so

1:26:07 > 1:26:12old-fashioned and totally out of the reach of 99.9% of the population.

1:26:12 > 1:26:17But for those who could afford it, and back then a few more people

1:26:17 > 1:26:22could, it is absolutely beautiful to watch.Nowadays most of us were

1:26:22 > 1:26:27things that are made in factories in different countries. The women on

1:26:27 > 1:26:31the red carpet tonight, it will all have been made with incredible

1:26:31 > 1:26:38attention to detail.That is why a film like Phantom Thread is

1:26:38 > 1:26:42successful because it pays attention to the craft. Behind that it is all

1:26:42 > 1:26:46about the film and how it comes together. There is an element of

1:26:46 > 1:26:52craft in how a film like this comes together as well.And the Duke and

1:26:52 > 1:26:57Duchess of Cambridge arriving at The Royal Albert Hall. We were talking

1:26:57 > 1:27:02earlier about the BAFTA Fellowship, one is awarded every year. Ridley

1:27:02 > 1:27:08Scott is receiving the Fellowship tonight and it is customary for that

1:27:08 > 1:27:14Fellowship to be presented by Prince William.It is. He is a patron of

1:27:14 > 1:27:18BAFTA as well. And it is important for BAFTA to have that patronage

1:27:18 > 1:27:23with the Royal family and William in particular because he is a bit of a

1:27:23 > 1:27:29fan. I know Kate is as well. They don't mind a night in with the telly

1:27:29 > 1:27:34and a box set those two. It is important to continue that patronage

1:27:34 > 1:27:39throughout the Royal family and it gives a seal of approval to the

1:27:39 > 1:27:43British film industry and it shows how important it is to the national

1:27:43 > 1:27:50culture and national conversation that a film like this can do.And

1:27:50 > 1:27:54the Royal couple walking right behind us and it is interesting that

1:27:54 > 1:28:00it is a largely green dress with a nod to black.When I looked at it on

1:28:00 > 1:28:05the screen I thought it was black. As she appeared in front of us it

1:28:05 > 1:28:13appears to be green. She is seven months pregnant, so an added

1:28:13 > 1:28:22challenge for her. I think the Royal family very rarely get involved in

1:28:22 > 1:28:26political messaging and so perhaps it is not such a surprise that she

1:28:26 > 1:28:33did not join in with the rest of the women and were black tonight.We are

1:28:33 > 1:28:36always told eventually, as with the actresses, eventually we are told

1:28:36 > 1:28:40which designer is responsible for what they are wearing. Presumably at

1:28:40 > 1:28:46some point we will be told here as well. We know, rightly or wrongly,

1:28:46 > 1:28:50how much interest there is in what she is wearing, and now Meghan

1:28:50 > 1:28:57Markle as well. You can make a real statement. To what extent that she

1:28:57 > 1:29:02were British designers as well?She wears a lot of British designers. A

1:29:02 > 1:29:05few weeks ago she was in Norway and what a wonderful Alexander McQueen

1:29:05 > 1:29:12dress. I am wondering if this is Alexander McQueen, her go to

1:29:12 > 1:29:17designer. This would have been made especially for her. We are still

1:29:17 > 1:29:23waiting to hear which designer she is wearing.Due to have her third

1:29:23 > 1:29:27child in April, and it is a very chilly night for everyone to be out

1:29:27 > 1:29:33here at the best of times. I have lost count of the number of

1:29:33 > 1:29:35actresses we have seen really physically shivering here tonight on

1:29:35 > 1:29:40the red carpet. It is quite interesting. We know when the awards

1:29:40 > 1:29:46are. These beautiful dresses are designed for them. I look and think,

1:29:46 > 1:29:49could they not have gone the extra mile and design something with

1:29:49 > 1:29:59shoulders?We need to start talking about the red carpet coat.And for

1:29:59 > 1:30:03William as well with his new haircut as well, it would have been a bit

1:30:03 > 1:30:09chilly tonight. I thought he looked very stylish as well.Thank you for

1:30:09 > 1:30:14bringing it back to the men as well. Jason and Bethany, it has been a

1:30:14 > 1:30:17fascinating night. A very quick thought from you.What will happen

1:30:17 > 1:30:26tonight? I think we will see Britain awarded very well. We will see Gary

1:30:26 > 1:30:30Oldman carry off the prize and I think we will see Dunkirk rallied

1:30:30 > 1:30:37the troops and bring home some big prizes.We will find out in a while.

1:30:37 > 1:30:42Very good to have you both with us. Thank you very much indeed and that

1:30:42 > 1:30:44you for watching our special coverage here from The Royal Albert

1:30:44 > 1:30:50Hall in London. The British Academy Film Awards get under way in the

1:30:50 > 1:30:54next few minutes and we will be back on BBC News in a couple of hours

1:30:54 > 1:31:00from now to analyse the results, to go through it all with Jason and to

1:31:00 > 1:31:07assess who has one and who are taking home the statuettes tonight.

1:31:07 > 1:31:11Come here on a rather more political night than usual, from the Albert

1:31:11 > 1:31:15Hall it is good night.