Oxfordshire actress Florence Pugh led a stream of celebrities wearing bright colours on the Bafta red carpet.

Fresh from her appearance at Harris Reed’s London Fashion Week show on Thursday, Ms Pugh wore a gown by French fashion house Nina Ricci, where Reed is creative director.

The statement bright orange dress had layers of tulle along the skirt and neckline, and was paired with an experimental new micro fringe and simple diamond jewellery.

Actress Danielle Deadwyler was another celebrity wearing a bright outfit in a similar vein to Ms Pugh on Sunday night.

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It comes after Ms Pugh's father Clinton Pugh has recently unfurled a large anti-LTN banner in Oxford. 

Mr Pugh criticised the the council for “executing” businesses and not consulting business owners over the Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme.

His daughter was Oscar-nominated for Little Women and has starred in the Harry Styles film Don’t Worry Darling.

The Baftas drew an average audience of 2.6 million viewers, with a peak of 3.5 million, when they aired on BBC One on Sunday, overnight figures showed.

The nominations were some of the most diverse in the event’s history, with half the nominees for leading actress and supporting actress being non-white.

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse by Charlie Mackesy won the Bafta for best British short animation.

Best costume design went to Catherine Martin for the biopic Elvis, with her husband, the film’s director Baz Luhrmann, accepting in her place.

The Bafta for best documentary went to Navalny, while Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won the Bafta for animated film.