One of the biggest nights in showbusiness is under way at the Royal Albert Hall in London as stars of the big screen arrive on the red carpet for the EE British Academy Film Awards.

Made In Dagenham star Gemma Arterton arrives with two real-life heroines of the industrial dispute (Ian West/PA)
Made In Dagenham star Gemma Arterton arrives with two real-life heroines of the industrial dispute (Ian West/PA)
Angelina Jolie is elegant as ever as the stars arrive (Ian West/PA)
Angelina Jolie is elegant as ever as the stars arrive (Ian West/PA)
Salma Hayek has been an important voice in the #MeToo movement (Ian West/PA)
Salma Hayek has been an important voice in the #MeToo movement (Ian West/PA)
Kristin Scott Thomas is up for best supporting actress for her role in Churchill drama Darkest Hour (Yui Mok/PA)
Kristin Scott Thomas is up for best supporting actress for her role in Churchill drama Darkest Hour (Yui Mok/PA)
Previous nominee Lupita Nyong’o (Yui Mok/PA)
Previous nominee Lupita Nyong’o (Yui Mok/PA)
Director Edgar Wright, whose Baby Driver is up for Best Sound (Yui Mok)
Director Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver is up for Best Sound and Best Editing (Yui Mok)
Guardians Of The Galaxy star Karen Gillan (Yui Mok/PA)
Guardians Of The Galaxy star Karen Gillan (Yui Mok/PA)
X-Men and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart beams down for the red carpet (Ian West/PA)
X-Men and Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart beams down for the red carpet (Ian West/PA)
Dame Julie Walters is no stranger to the Baftas - she's won several for her big and small screen appearances (Ian West/PA)
Dame Julie Walters is no stranger to the Baftas – she’s won several for her big and small screen appearances (Ian West/PA)
Radio and TV personality Edith Bowman (Ian West/PA)
Radio and TV personality Edith Bowman (Ian West/PA)
Detectorists fans might pick up a definite Toby Jones signal (Yui Mok/PA)
Detectorists fans might pick up a definite Toby Jones signal (Yui Mok/PA)