Arqiva BAFTA TV Awards 2013 Best Dressed

Tonight marks a celebration of all things television with the annual BAFTA TV Awards. The categories are extremely strong this year, and I'm excited to see a full list of the winners in about an hour... I have my fingers crossed particularly for Olivia Colman (Supporting Actress for Accused / Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for Twenty Twelve), Graham Norton (Entertainment Performance / Entertainment Programme) and all nominees related to The Hollow Crown and Parade's End. There's been a lot of fantastic British television this year, but they have to be my absolute favourites. My fingers and toes are crossed!

The red carpet was predictably soggy and umbrellas were out in force as London showed that the last few weeks of glorious sunshine were a total fluke and it's back to business as usual. That being said, a spot of rain didn't affect the fashion, and there were plenty of stand out looks this evening unhindered by the weather. Suspense was building all afternoon thanks to the #BAFTAStyle hashtag on Twitter, so it's lovely to finally see the outfits in full now instead of teases on Instagram!

Unrelated to fashion but impossible to ignore: the presence of actual Darleks on the red carpet to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who. I wish Ant and Dec could have pretended to look a little more alarmed...

 

Here's my selection of the Best Dressed. I'll update the post with thoughts on the winners after my exam tomorrow...

GRAHAM NORTON

Dressed in Tom Ford, Graham - who's hosting the show this evening - tweeted this picture before the event began:

(image from @grahnort)

KARA TOINTON

MARTIN FREEMAN & AMANDA ABBINGTON

 [BAFTA Flickr]

LAURA WHITMORE

DAMIEN LEWIS & HELEN McCRORY

JENNA-LOUISE COLEMAN

SIENNA MILLER

MIRANDA HART

(Love the jacket!)

[BAFTA Flickr]

BEN WHISHAW

JAMIE & LOUISE REDKNAPP

ROMOLA GARAI

[BAFTA Flickr]

RUSSELL TOVEY

Check out Russell's shoes! He tweeted this picture: ‏@russelltovey "En route to the @BAFTA tv awards in Russian oligarch style smoking shoes x #Baftas :-) x"

LARA PULVER

[Images sourced from huffingtonpost.co.uk; metro.co.uk; heatworld.com; BAFTA Flickr]

So many good looks this evening! Any personal favourites? Anyone I've missed that you thought displayed sheer sartorial excellence?