BAFTA Awards

Touted as the one of the most influential awards events to impact the Oscars, this year’s BAFTA’s took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London. It was a busy weekend of tea parties, cocktail receptions and dinners, some hosted by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences at the Claridge’s Hotel, the National Gallery, or Soho House.

The Russian invasion “shocked the world with images and stories telling of a truly horrific and heartbreaking situation,” as British Academy President Krishnendu Majumdar said at the start of BAFTA awards ceremony. On the red carpet, some stars wore badges or ribbons in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, including Golden Globe nominee Benedict Cumberbatch.