Bafta Awards 2025: All the most daring looks on the red carpet

All the standout looks straight from the red carpet. Hollywood’s brightest stars descended on London for the 2025 Bafta ceremony – and showed off a whole load of eye-catching red carpet looks in the process. The biggest names in the film industry opted for high sartorial drama when they arrived at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday afternoon (16 February). The event is always one of the highlights of awards season, and guests pulled out all the stops in sequinned gowns, fashion-forward tailoring and monochromatic outfits.

Here are some of the most striking looks straight from the red carpet…. The Game of Thrones and Star Wars actor can always be relied on to make a statement on the red carpet with a bold look, and her Bafta ensemble was no exception. Gwendoline Christie opted for gothic glamour in a high-necked black gown with lace detailing at the shoulders and witchy deconstructed sleeves. Oh, and her ice blonde, waist length hair deserved a moment of appreciation too.

The UK’s premier influencing powerhouse made her Bafta red carpet debut wearing a complicated, almost sculptural all-black gown, with her trademark oversized sleeves. It felt like a more avant-garde look than usual from the former Love Island star. It’s her very first time on the awards season circuit, but A Complete Unknown star Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez opposite Timothée Chalamet in the Bob Dylan biopic, has already carved out a reputation as one to watch on the red carpet. This barely-there sequinned number, with its slightly scalloped hem and wavy embellishments, makes her look like a high-fashion mermaid (in the best possible way).

The former Doctor Who star is never one to shy away from making a bold sartorial choice. As he returned to Bafta hosting duties for the second year in a row, David Tennant chose a long-line jacket with embellished lapels and edges, complete with a similarly bedazzled shirt and tie. Well, it was certainly more interesting than a predictable old tuxedo... Bridgerton star Hannah Dodd added some intrigue to a classic black dress with an eye-catching bejewelled over skirt, well worthy of the diamond of the season.

Gossip Girl Kelly Rutherford channelled her inner Lily van der Woodsen in a dramatic, sculptural black gown complete with a high-low hem and an unexpected cut-out at the waist. She even managed to somehow make black opaque tights look red carpet-worthy, which is no mean feat. The Wicked star looked dapper in a tailcoat, a feather-embellished waistcoat and signature shades. It’s always a delight to see what AJ Odudu wears for a high-profile occasion – see the incredible outfits she opts for when she’s hosting the Big Brother live shows for plentiful evidence – and for this year’s Baftas she pulled off one of her most sensational looks yet. The presenter looked like a high fashion Princess Leia in this draped, hooded white dress complete with thigh-high split.