Here are a few of the famous faces who posed for photographs ahead of the event, which is being hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.
(We hope you're a fan of the logo for P&O Cruises, because the Bafta sponsor was plastered all over the red carpet backdrop.)
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TV presenter Claudia Winkleman's outfit playfully referred to her hit reality competition series The Traitors
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Left to right: Best leading actor nominees Cillian Murphy, Taron Egerton and winner Ben Whishaw
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Billie Piper was nominated for her performance in I Hate Suzie Too
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Am I Being Unreasonable? stars Lenny Rush, who won best male comedy performance, and Daisy May Cooper
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Comedians Rob Beckett (left) and Romesh Ranganathan hosted the ceremony this year
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British drag artist Danny Beard turned up in a dramatic black and white look
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Michelle Visage (left) and Clara Amfo hosted the red carpet coverage ahead of the ceremony
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David Harewood and Adrian Lester posed together on the red carpet
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Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly (right) and the show's most recent champion Hamza Yassin
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Ant and Dec (Anthony McPartlin, left, and Declan Donnelly) wore traditional black tuxedos...
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...while actors Martin Freeman and David Tennant added a splash of colour
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Leading actress winner Kate Winslet with her daughter Mia Threapleton - who appeared together in I Am Ruth
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Big Brother's new host AJ Odudu and Loose Women star Judi Love
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Bad Sisters star Anne-Marie Duff, who won best supporting actress, and Radio 1 DJ Vick Hope
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The Masked Singer presenter Joel Dommett walked the red carpet with his pregnant wife Hannah Cooper
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Writer and actress Sharon Horgan, actor Damian Lewis, and musician Jax Jones, who is opening the ceremony
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The Crown's Imelda Staunton and Sherwood's Lesley Manville are nominated for leading and supporting actress respectively
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Newsreaders Clive Myrie, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Huw Edwards, who were recognised in the news coverage categories
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