hello and welcome to the royal albert hall, for the most exciting night in the british film calendar. it's the baftas. in a moment, we'll be talking about the films, styles and fashion with our special guest film criticjason solomons, and the fashion designer maria grachvogel. let's begin with a look at the nominations for best film. i'm not risking my life from preventing a couple of rednecks from lighting sticks on fire. this is the job, what your problem? that's my problem, for you if you could say, for me it's a job. —— crusade. it's not personal, nor should it be. why haven't you bought into this? why should i? because you are jewish, brother. the so—called chosen people. who did your makeup? we went with something dramatic, do you like it? you look like a badger. 0h. are you going to cry? really? well, what do you think you look like? a badger.

tell me what you're trying to say. i don't know. you know, i'll miss it. then say that. but do it in a manner that no one else has ever done it before. something like, put this down. "falling in love with you was the easiest thing i've ever done." they speak spanish. music. yes, we've just started to spot some

celebrities and a guest coming down, the very long red carpet from their cars, they are passing the media from around the wild, and stopping them to get their interviews and a lot of people are braving the cold, tha nkfully lot of people are braving the cold, thankfully it has stopped raining we had blue sky over at the royal albert hall this evening, and a lot of people here for several hours helping to catch a glint of their favourite actors and actresses who had been nominated for the baftas this year. maria and jason and i are on the platform year we had a fantastic view it as eve ryo ne we had a fantastic view it as everyone comes down gently makes their way into the auditorium, jason

you noticed there's a different atmosphere compared to last house so? last year everyone was reeling from the harvey weinstein sex scandal and the fallout and the start of the times that they need to movement which are necessarily i think taking the high ground at the award ceremonies, to other ceremonies, but that's not happening this year does movements are still being very strong politically and people talk about that but they not dominating the red carpet, and i also think people are relaxing because of that, and they're saying we have a new birth really, it's the first of a new era we have lots of netflix films which is it been nominated before, we have a film about female empowerment, went into wrestling for their soul of england, with olivia kallman i think we had better films and last year, it was all about three billboards i can't remember, —— and the shape of water

which was a week film i thought they actually won best and i think roma isa actually won best and i think roma is a masterpiece we don't usually get stuff like that, it's a great movie like the favourite, it's got everything we want and it and i think we have things like green bud, which people live, and captures their heart, will felt like a vice, which has a very tough and satirical, a really good mix and this popular films like satirical, a really good mix and this popularfilms like bohemian rhapsody which people had seen in drugs and love and know the word to sing to it, and that's represented as well, —— drove, we had a more democratic era of films, people next to high culture of rome with a populist film like black panther and bohemian rhapsody. et having a really good next, in terms of the dresses we saw last year, reflecting those times up and that #metoo campaign, there is lots of black on the red carpet, we are seeing it

now, and it's rather different this year lots of sparkle. and a lot more gallons, proper downs which is very lovely to see. had there been a drift away from that?|j lovely to see. had there been a drift away from that? i think is more a tendency for understated dressing of late, and these days as we start to see trends in fashion moving towards understated more relaxed dress, i think on the red carpet it's an excuse to dress up and wear something you couldn't usually wear any other time. what have you spotted that has caught your eye so far? i saw a silver dress at the cape which was lovely. may be vintage? so beautiful really lovely details very photogenic on the red carpet. is it a get a challenge or privilege, is it a fright to be asked to design something for the red carpet? it's always an honour, i'll is for me, it starts with the lemon, sees a date, and approach me and we start from

that unique place —— woman, always worked directly with the person to find their perfect dress. richard e grant has just arrived, we spoke to him, and when he got the oscar nominations because he has been nominated for one of those awards, given his long career and popularity and success, there are remarkably a few trophies on his natural to place. he's been enjoying this we interrupted his lunch, and he hasn't quite digested the news all —— ever since, he so excited he's been everywhere he's been on social media and addressing his life and so dapper over what he was going to work today i think he was wearing paul smith when he went to the oscar nominee line specifically said maybe he's continuing that british way today and i'm very delighted for him, for someone to getjaded by

award us even if you are awarded every year like nicole kidman or, he bounced through award season with a smile on his face and i think they will be the biggest chair for him will be the biggest chair for him will be the biggest chair for him will be reserved if he winds a supporting actor here tonight. he's alongside melissa mccarthy. she's nominated as the main category for fantastic performance in the same movie, i think it's a very powerful film. like the misfits in the 90s new york, and they make it an extraordinary double act, telling her so small christ he was working well with others and bounces off of that and that's a supporting actor should do and he does it brilliantly. we are looking down the red carpet, some very sparkly counts catching my eye, and like a month into a catching my eye, and like a month

intoaflame, catching my eye, and like a month into a flame, so many sparkles, another sleeveless white dress covered in different coloured flowers, iv trends on the red carpet reflected in the high street and fashion magazines or is it something on its own? to be honest, i think it's on its own, you don't necessarily see it on the high street of the quite often, let's say a big dress will get copied and appear everywhere on the high street so appear everywhere on the high street so it usually works that way around if you see it. and always amazed, particularly in london, where it's only february, it's pretty cold, jason has been brave enough to take his jacket off but maria and i are wrapped up in ourfake fur, but there's lots of their skin on shell and what concessions —— on shell, would you be prepared to make to cover them up and say i do not want to be frozen as i walked on the red carpet? i often have that actually, the few times i dressed emma

thompson for the baftas, she's always wanting to spend time on the red carpet sale actually as well as looking beautiful, what is one underneath the ones something gorgeous on top such as this. underneath the ones something gorgeous on top such as thislj gorgeous on top such as this.” recognise the code you are wearing i saw her in that same one a few years ago. she's got a lot of sense i suppose, i suppose if you are determined to have an off the shoulder account, you have to cope with the weather, it's not like being in los angeles where it might being in los angeles where it might bea being in los angeles where it might be a little bit warmer. it would be lovely to be there right now, yes, i have to say i am amazed that people can braid the weather, i am not that brave i do not think. you can see the actresses in particular, go better if you get closer, you see that goose bumps on their skin, so they do very stunning work. amy adams has been nominated for her role in bites and plays the wife of

dick cheney, and yet —— advice. role in bites and plays the wife of dick cheney, and yet -- advice. lady macbeth character who whispers in his area to perform the film and acted well, she's an elegant actress and brilliant and nominated six times, and she's never won, but she is one of the finest we hot and she's got an amazing career always looks great and turns up and smiles. she looks absolutely beautiful and a gorgeous prod address, it looks so stunning. you also have to think about that hair, is it up or down curly or straight and jewellery as well, the delays are happy to land really beautiful pieces. it something amazing for the evening indeed. security is pretty tight all these people and gloves i would be worried about them, but i would say that the people we see on the red carpet, i always find it interesting

i'm sure maria does still that when you dress them you put on a custom of sorts, like i did not wear day in —— they today accepted for dinner really, but they're playing a character in a way, you have to represent the character you are not the movie, but not your normal self, so the movie, but not your normal self, so there is a dress—up quality to it. my colleague our entertainment correspondent, he's a little way all the red carpet and has cynthia with him let's hear from the red carpet and has cynthia with him let's hearfrom them. a nomination for baftas a rising star how does it feel? it's awesome and wonderful to be recognised for my work here, and that means a lot because i am a british girl and i know i spent lots of time in the us and it's been great to be able to be here to celebrate it. youth had an amazing few years, a tony award, the most prestigious one, when you go from here? i did not know, wejust

keep doing good work seeing what we can do and it's been wonderful and i'm writing an album so i had a granny already but we will try to get one for my own work i don't know, as much as i can do i will do. finally and he you particularly look out for this evening?” finally and he you particularly look out for this evening? i would love for roma to do really well and widows, i want that want to do really well yea h widows, i want that want to do really well yeah maybe bohemian rhapsody because he's amazing. cynthia, congratulations on your nomination and best of luck tonight. thank you very much, steve coogan has been spotted arriving, and of course another british film. stan and ali. he so delighted for this nomination because oliver play stand, and they were nominated for golden gloves but not here, we have steve who shows the baftas to support the brits when they can come

up support the brits when they can come up quest stephen coogan is known for a sketch comedy and he saw fantastic and is beautiful and charming family attend a performance. let's go back. i'm joined by richard e grant, best supporting actor and nominee, how is that you've never been nominated for the mac —— baftas before? that you've never been nominated for the mac -- baftas before? well, because, 99% of my profession, you don't get nominated for things u nless don't get nominated for things unless you have a different name, the elite group of people, so i'm absolutely astonished it's happened at my vast vintage, better late than never. your character so fascinating with a fascinating story and its true life. yes the story is that she falls in collusion with this guy, who i play, the early 90s in new york, and it's a case of it being stranger than fiction, i had a great time working with melissa mccarthy and the director it was such a good

dream team. obviously does been rightly lots of talk about the lack of female directors making big studio moves and independence, your movie prove that some of the best directors are beautifully done. she co—directed and wrote it, it was all about —— made and created by one then, it was completely female centric so it was a very nurturing environment to bn and they look after each other. finally i know you cannot say much about it how much fun is it doing star wars episode nine is it a dream come true? yes, i was there when i saw the first one in1977, was there when i saw the first one ini977, and he was there when i saw the first one in 1977, and he told me four decades later, i would in 1977, and he told me four decades later, iwould be in 1977, and he told me four decades later, i would be in the final instalment and i thought you're talking, i don't know what. richard teague —— grant best of luck and congratulations. malek lizo thank you very much. i

bet of a backlog on the staircase. a lot of people waiting to get in. they are going to go past the cam, where are all that pop out there gather just at the stop the next type of the stairs into the lie. of course so many of type of the stairs into the lie. of course so many of the photographs that are taking tonight will be seen on the internet. as well as on the, sorry this is. i the winner of the year. at the ba ftas i the winner of the year. at the baftas tonight. she is a lifetime award, and she's famously the editor of martin scorsese smoothies, married to michael pound, the film maker before that. thank goodness you're here. yes, as i was saying, the paparazzi are busy tonight with all of these grounds that they are going to be wanting to snap. and we will see in the newspapers all over the world, some of those photographs. you've got to get it right maria, haven't you? because people are very outspoken if you get

it wrong. indeed. for me it's all about the women. i think you have to start with that place, and something that makes you feel comfortable, you know? every time i'm dressing someday for the red carpet i always start with that. i tried them in a few different outfits, and immediately there's always a moment, you know that you found the perfect dress for that person. it's not with a sketch, you don't start withdrawing. i don't think you see the same thing with a sketch. you don't see a reaction, you don't see how the women moves and address or how she inhabits the dress, what you really wa nt to inhabits the dress, what you really want to see is it, i always have the firm belief, if you feel comfortable on the inside you will shine. you will behave and walking a whole different way. if you get that right, that's when you get that inner confidence, and tobacco for the red carpet. it's one of those things if you got it right, your shoes, your dress, you canjust forget about it really. you can forget about and relax into it. and to be the person that you are for the evening. glenn close has just arrived, nominated as best

actress for the way. an extraordinary performance in the wife. she is the biggest rivals are best actress position. jonathan plies her with her as well. he started alongside her as the husband in that film. nominated for a nobel literature prize. perhaps he's not related brains behind the bugs after all, and that she's been doing most of the work. it's really a good film, i really liked it, and her performance is great. of great she's a real favourite her performance is great. of great she's a realfavourite nominated many times, but never really won here at the baftas or at the oscars. she's up against olivia clement, and we prefer a homebody. i really wouldn't discount glenn close, ever. again, she has had a long career, i remember seeing her, in again, she has had a long career, i rememberseeing her, in my again, she has had a long career, i remember seeing her, in my head, from fatal attraction. in 1989. and fatal attraction, i mean she's been brilliant and 100 and 101

dalmatians as correlative else i'll stop her career is extraordinary, and she can play it so many different types of roles. she always people back away from her because of the legacy of fatal attraction. that sort of thing. to be a body boiler. since then, they acted brilliantly together in the film. jonathan closes unlucky to be nominated himself or his performance postoperative film that she sort a capturing female heroes, because they identify... the character of glenn close. it's about what female voices being silent, it's about trying to find your voice as a woman in that, and that's what the whole films about. the and her agent her frustration and her less than faithful husband. i'll make absolutely, and he's a bit ofa, i'll make absolutely, and he's a bit of a, you know, he's a bit of a pain now, because he's taking all the glory. pain in the proverbial, yes.

looking at down at this red carpet, ican looking at down at this red carpet, i can see all sorts of colours. as a beautiful emerald green dress that's coming our way maria, i don't think you have a chance to look at it. would you ever tell a woman that what she wants isn't right for her? always. all. that's a good friend, we all need one of those. you just stare somebody. it's more, you don't necessarily say outright, but you always direct and say give them a little bit of help really to just find the right piece. so it's about kind of a gentle, sort of maybe you should try this. and gentle just persuasion. usually they also know, you put something on and you know when it works and when it doesn't work, and when you feel that and feel comfortable. but that has been your philosophy right from the very beginning, hasn't it? it starts with the woman, not with the idea of what you want to put her in. absolutely, absolutely. ithink

the greatest complement is when somebody says, wow. she looks great in that dress. as opposed to, what a great dress. because that should be actually about who you are in the garments. tell us about the process, how do you get to dry someone for the red carpet? there are guests tonight weighing some of your designs. it really sort of starts, it depends on quite often some months before. sometimes it can be a bit of a last—minute panic, but it always starts with somebody coming to me, they come and see me and my atelier, and family work together. so it's a sort of gentle process of trying on clothes, coming up with ideas, and just really finding that perfect piece for the women. how long do you need? an ideal world... and an ideal world it's a good to have a couple of months, that way you can really find and create something special. but even if i don't have that time, i always manage to find something for somebody. they been nominated and it's only six weeks, they said i've been

nominated i need address. a different dress if you're nominated as aghast. if you're presenting, or if you're actually on the stage, there's other considerations as well. you know? and you might more than one for an award season, because... certainly. he can't turn up in the same dress twice. they wear something for the ceremony, they wear something for the ceremony, and then for the after parties they went something out.” love a to have that wardrobe. let's go back to let him who is that steve coogan. the neck that is correct, nominated for plane stan laurel in the movie about ray mack about their friendship and their career. people know of course about their work on screen. they don't know much about the relationship, what's it about bringing that to the forefront? we are very well—known, everyone knows the films but that sort of a? over their private life about what they were like when they were together and try that. that's where jeff told script comes and, because that brought that to life. that's a

lot of conjecture and guesswork what they were like, but we made our best gassed about what they were like and what they were like together, and it was a great opportunity. for me to work withjohn was a great opportunity. for me to work with john c was a great opportunity. for me to work withjohn c riley, and a great director, i'm very happy that i got the opportunity to bring that to life, and even more happy that we have been acknowledged by bafta. steve, best of luck, dead like tonight. lizo, thank you very much. it's getting very busy here. the sound level has gone up, everybody is clearly in the mood for a party. that difference in atmosphere compared with last year, and certainly people wanting to turn up jason for a good time. i think jason for a good time. ithink so, jason for a good time. i think so, and i think the conversation is about the films, it's about the dresses, it sort of gone back up data, and yet going forward. i think they are pushing the conversation to what these films mean, all the films that are nominated in the british category this year, and bafta have time

formed into a diversity school. they have made an effort, i know several film—makers who side right, we've got to change app the crew. we have to change up our production team in order to meet the three takes on the diversity boxes. melissa mccarthy just arriving, so we've got richard costar from can you just arriving, so we've got richard costarfrom can you ever just arriving, so we've got richard costar from can you ever forgive me? i haven't seen the film yet, i saw the trailerfor it i haven't seen the film yet, i saw the trailer for it and the clips i've seen, very, very appealing. yellow neck she's terrific, anyone who knows her from yellow neck she's terrific, anyone who knows herfrom bridesmaids or from the spy films she's hilarious. this is a different register for her, she's done a great performance. she forges letters and finds a way that to sell them on the black market, and they are forged letters from family price and she has to make money doing it. she's very helped by this by the drunken richard e grant and it's a great performance. not a comic performance, but she finds the

humour in it. the mischief and i suppose, and i think that's what appeals about this movie. it's really a great performance from her, that a film that she wasn't supposed to be in, and then she took, she said it's open, can you do it, she said it's open, can you do it, she said yes. it wasn't meant to be for her at all, it was for another actress to play. in fact she is here tonight, kinda settled their differences over it. it does happen quite often, films take a while to come to light. so sometimes careers like richard e grantand so sometimes careers like richard e grant and melissa mccarthy, they find themselves doing what they should've always has been doing, and being in the limelight and really enjoying it. ithink being in the limelight and really enjoying it. i think that's what we are allowing to happen this year. i think we're seeing that happen. i think we're seeing that happen. i think last year that wasn't particularly what was happening. everyone wanted to know about the reaction to the need to, and times up. we are not seeing female theme backfill makers and the director categories. some people are upset about that. things take a long time

to turn around. but we're seeing right deli next on representation in the performances, and those categories for best actress and best supporting actress are among the most interesting. as i said they are still open glenn close and olivia called, will be amy adams or melissa mccarthy? will be see in that supporting category rachel weisz, or emma stone? @ still very close, sometimes to get to this point an award season when we say it's the seasonis award season when we say it's the season is going to be gary oldman or something, we don't know, i can't tell you even that. glenn close and jonathan price are likely so. that's correct, the wife nominated for the bass actress. i want understated performance. but it's powerful. enact thank you, yes, and the fact that it was this independent town, which hejust the fact that it was this independent town, which he just hope gets not in it, and it's been it just keeps going and going and going and you get more and more residents at people, and i felt that since i've been here in the uk. that's great outpouring of love, you know personally and also for the

film. and what the film size. is there a message and jonathan about how the contribution of women is sometimes underappreciated inserts of circumstances?” is sometimes underappreciated inserts of circumstances? i think the film is about that entirely. it's strange, i think we made it into thousand 16, and it was before that need too movement, and it was almost a coincidence that that should have happened after the found, and i've been speaking personally that the husband lasted a great deal of sympathy in the film. once that movement started and in some ways it rightly so. but it, yeah there's a lot to learn from it the film definitely. of course the story is about an award—winning novelist and you play has partner. in a way, it's something everyone can relate to, because it's about a relationship in trouble. it is it's about a very complex relationship over, you know 40 plus years. and that's what i loved about it. it wasn'tjust

years. and that's what i loved about it. it wasn't just about the situation, it was about the real relationship, and it was fascinating, and it was, it was really challenging to figure out, so in the process for us was thrilling. and the fact that we are here tonight celebrating that process is another level of throughout. glenn, jonathan, thank you for talking to us. think you very much, thanks. lizo, thank you very much. and glenn wearing a gown, and alexander mcqueen down, and it's extraordinary. aren't they amazing? as the jewellery becomes all more important i suppose if you have something that's simpler looking down, you don't want to over complicate things if you got a complicated dress. the neck i wouldn't say, i would say it's lovely to see a column and that that gold that is sculpting the body. it's beautifully offset by the

earrings. i think it's a very dramatic and pitiful luck. alexander mclean is a british designer, influenced so many people. and extraordinary talents, and obviously that is a film up for that tonight, isn't that? nominated for outstanding british pound. and nominated for best documentary. about a designer, did you know him? i met you know him? imet him you know him? i met him only once, many years ago. but he was an extraordinary character. extra name talents, and obviously a very interesting line. it's amazing that a designer is the subject of the found. we hope they do well tonight. not so long ago there was an extraordinary exhibition at the vna, the victorian museum, just a stone's throw from here, andi museum, just a stone's throw from here, and i had the fortune to go and see. that kind of inspiration he took from the most bizarre, in my view, basis coming in a scuba

diving, and suddenly it has a place in his collection. i think inspiration comes from all over, i need from nature from just being. it comes from a collective consciousness, so you being. it comes from a collective consciousness, so you pick it up from wherever you go. it can be a colour, shade, and architectural detail, something you bring into your work. i'm always amazed that a new season will arrive, say autumn or winter this year, and so many designers will hit upon a similar theme, colour, a pilot, a fabric, or an idea. something happened in my head that you must get together rather sticky attentively and work out what you're going to do, but of course it doesn't work like that, somehow doesn't work? i think it's literallyjust kind of tapping into a collective consciousness in a certain way. trends happen kind of globally across things, across all types of areas, fashion, design, music. that's a sea of movement of change, andl that's a sea of movement of change, and i think as i create are you some

how tap into that, a similar sort of influence comes through. gets the same and found, isn't it? different themes, different trends. this year, we are going to talk about female voices, or this year we are going to talk about the movies, and the american politics. i think this year, last year was a bit more political. this year we are little bit political free, i'm political. this year we are little bit politicalfree, i'm not political. this year we are little bit political free, i'm not saying it's not there, roma is a thumb about mexico, for christ that's political. the same exact. that's about where his plan politics, but the films themselves are not so concerned with politics on a global scale, i think people are concerned about the personal and the political. what's their role in it? and that's probably where the world is right now, it's about personal decisions. your impact on the planet, impact on politics is, and how you behave. i think that has felt in the found. we placed our own readings on this, but i wanted to go back to mclean, because i think that's about forging your own voice, being your own style making a savage

beauty out of something. i'm so thrilled that's nominated in those categories. because at the documentary, and it's about a person i don't think people really understood or have all the facets of it, and people are trying to understand an individual who is different, a maverick, gay, very london, and it's great to see that. lizo is with melissa mccarthy. yes, thank you very much nominated for best actress for can you ever forgive me? playing a forager. you managed to really make us appreciate and sympathise with the character in the movie. imeani the movie. i mean i did, iwas the movie. i mean i did, i was surprising myself when i read the script, i just thought, i know what she's doing is not right, but i found myself kinda falling in love with her and rooting for her and jack, so it's been a lovely surprise, and people respond to the sound the way they have, and ifeel like i did my job in terms of now people know who she is, and who jack is, and that makes me really happy that may be more people will buy her books and

just know who she was. jack of course play by richard e grant, we had him on earlier, how quickly did the relationship between you two gal, because on—screen network so beautifully? we don't care for each other. not one bit. we don't speak, he can't let me look at him. we off bizarrely while. i think the second i saw him i was nervous to meet him, because he is so bad, and i love all of his work. i thought he was maybe going to be very proper and very serious, and then the second you meet richard you just get this warm feeling, and he so lovely, like he's just hazy. soi he so lovely, like he's just hazy. so i think we became kind of fast and instant friends. of christ, another talk rightly so to richard e grant about the lack of female directors making big movies for the studios, and being independent. showing with your movie that some of the best directors around our women. absolutely. marielle haller is a force to be reckoned with. i think she has made two and got about elms,

i heard her new one with about mr rogers and tom hanks is supposed to be incredible. it makes me really proud, and i feel very be incredible. it makes me really proud, and ifeel very fortunate that i got to work with her, and i can't wait to work with my female directors. melissa, thank you so much. melissa mccarthy speaking there to lizo. clarifyjust arriving, first man is the found that she's done. i barely recognised her. ellen asked is one of those actresses who does change her luck from found to found and it's quite good if you can do it, you think i can't believe that was clare foy. you how it's have to think is that exactly her, she is great and first man playing janet armstrong, the wife of neil armstrong. it's one of those roles that you have to answer the phone and look a bit panicked and look at the television and say i'mi and look at the television and say i'm i got is he going to crash? she does that really well, not great and the role itself, but yellin actually cuts a lot into it and ends up getting the people at nasa that tipping off, so she does really yell

at that. and of course we sigh, she really ca m e at that. and of course we sigh, she really came to everyone's attention, and in netflix production the crown. the crown, and olivia, and, in fact she is handing the crown unto olivia coleman who is currently filming the next season of the crown and following up from clare foy. so it's kind of what you do now, you kind of play to clean, it's a business, it's an honour, and like a rite of passage for every british actress. and they have a huge budget as well, because they needed it for the costu mes because they needed it for the costumes and a huge series like the crown it doesn't come cheap to do it properly. black know it doesn't. there is a lot of considerations when you are doing costumes for film or for tv, when you are doing costumes for film orfortv, a when you are doing costumes for film or for tv, a lot of considerations. you said that a lot of fashion is infused by trends, by concerns, by values, are you seeing that in the

way fashion is produced, and the kind of fabrics, and materials? we are starting to see a home of trade sustainability now in fashion. i think it's really important message, and an important voice, we see it through come food, we see it come through come food, we see it come through beauty, and now it's coming there fashion, and it's really time. absolutely, it's an important thing to start talking about. a lot of things we don't really know. just the same that we didn't know about food, we've changed our habits and our processes around food, i think the same thing is going to happen around fashion. that's a lot, it's just sort of coming about fibres, the way things are produced, the whole human aspect of it. jesse butler just arrived, whole human aspect of it. jesse butlerjust arrived, nominating for the rising star.

i hope that they will take jesse butler very much, she is determined as irish actress, you'll hear a talk tonight, and you might realise she's irish. she doesn't do irish on—screen, she has been playing in a film called beast which is in a film called wildrose when she plays a country singer, you just don't know, she is one of these talents. she's wonderful, she's won awards. one the independent film awards this year, and has been nominated now. does stand a very good chance and that rising star category. which has... it's a new category, but it really works for people who have won it before like james mcavoy when it early on and kristen stewart has won it. some people go on from that to have really stand out careers. when i read the biographies of the five nominees in the rising star category, i was thinking they have done so much before they even get to this point. and they have already. as i said she

was fantastic and black panther, as if she's been doing it for many yea rs, if she's been doing it for many years, but she's not, she's a very young british star, and there are other stars and it simply her who she was talking to earlier, who i didn't even know is british. she was fantastic and steve mcqueen and get in bad times at al royale, and her style is definitely... brian may arriving. the real brian may. how he is betrayed and bohemian rhapsody, not because of bohemian rhapsody, not because of bohemian rhapsody, he is here because he is one of the producers of bohemian rhapsody. he had a lot to do and how that film looks, how it works, and also the one big he does surround bohemian rhapsody, we should talk about it while ryan may representing that sound, of course it was directed by brian singer, over whom sexual allegations has been hanging due to a recent article that had come to light. it's been going on for a long time, but he was fired from that picture, bohemian

rhapsody, and dexter fletcher took over and finished the picture. so brian singer who would have been nominated as a producer for that film, he is nomination for that film has since been suspended by bafta who are reacting politically to those allegations. i think we still have pictures of him, he hasjust begun martinson has just arrived. greenback may take us all by surprise, the little film that could, and while it hasn't got a whole hullabaloo could, and while it hasn't got a whole hulla baloo around could, and while it hasn't got a whole hullabaloo around it, it's winning hearts. an old-schoolfilm. it's an old —fashioned winning hearts. an old-schoolfilm. it's an old—fashioned movie. it's about viggo mortensen, a black gay musician, around the deep south. segregated south in the 60s, the greenback is in fact a real life motoring manual that was given to black people so they could have safe passage through the segregated south, and stay in motels, and get served in restaurants without being attacked. terrible that such a thing could exist, the film for me sees racial america through the eyes of

the white man, rather than their black men in the back, and i think that that's a film that has been driving miss daisy, i think racial politics has moved on a lot since then, and this film feels a little bit behind the times for me. the performance is outstanding, both are terrific. i dignified fantastic funny, vigo martinson, likely never seen him before. finds a heart to the way he becomes overcomes his own racist tendencies. henry golding just arrived, he is presenting one of the awards tonight. a lot of the well—known people who will be handing out and the golds, opening the envelopes. they turn up, read a bit, and give the award to someone else. it's become a trend isn't that? here at the baftas, during the oscars and a couple of weeks' time, they are doing away with hosts, they would just have people come on to present the awards. such becoming a real

thing, it's a chance to put yourself in the next, to show yourself here, to show that you're a star, to show that you can wear the dress, where the outfit, did that performance. this performance thing is a performance around the job of acting, this is anotherjob, being a star is a job in itself. nice to be asked i'm sure by how much of a crossover asked i'm sure by how much of a crossover maria is there between your world of high—fashion and the costu mes your world of high—fashion and the costumes that we see in some of the films, that must fascinate you with some of the output from some of these nouns? absolutely, i thought at the costumes and mary scott screen, and her use of what is really a contemporary fabric to create some extraordinary, the way it was played with colour, the different scenes, i thought that was really beautifully done. the costume design in the found... absolutely. it tells a story. you take the

actors out sometimes and just let the costumes do the talking. what i thought was really interesting about bikini human rhapsody is actually how the custom start to tell the story of the man. i do see him grow and develop, and as he sort of gains more confidence actually that costumes become much more shall we. then as he gains that inner confidence that comes with age, the showing and strap soffits almost jeans and t—shirts. you're right, for the live aid concert just jeans and a you're right, for the live aid concertjustjeans and a t—shirt. yes, because he has reconciled himself and his own spirit, if that makes sense. which we all do when we get older. i favourite, when i watch that what really stood out to me was there was a very limited colour palette for the costumes. i love the black—and—white, which added to the atmosphere. the mac i actually thought the colour made that that very mary queen of scots as well, it was very distinct kind of colour palettes, there was all— black was very distinct kind of colour palettes, there was all—black and certain scenes, there was blue and then there was one single colour that kinda stood out and made a

point, the contrast between the two women was extra night. scottish and the light, the british and... let's go to let zale again, he has with the clare foy. as, clare foy nominated for the first man. we know about neil armstrong, but you bring a dimension to family life, what was going on was so crucial to the story. that was the sort of story that damien wanted to tell. the kitchen sink drama, and the going to the moon. and janet was so crucial to both sides of that i think, and the wives were never really taken into consideration, the story was never really told. she has a really quiet grace, but strength and honesty as well doesn't she yes, she does as i say many people do, and i think it's that ordinary story about this woman who on the outside seem to be living an ordinary life within this extraordinary circumstance, i find

really interesting. how difficult was it to really understand her, researcher, because so much has been written about neil armstrong, was there anything about janet to get your teeth into? while there wasn't really anything to be honest, but that was why i was really lucky and a sense that her family and all her friends were so willing to kind of talk to me about her, because they loved her so much. and when people are so willing to share someone with other people at some of how well loved they are, and they just wanted to welcome some of how well loved they are, and theyjust wanted to welcome the end, which is really rare, and i'm very grateful for it. claire foy, which is really rare, and i'm very gratefulfor it. claire foy, thank you as always. thank you very much. lizo, thank you very much. we are seeing quite a few very much. we are seeing quite a few very well—known names go by. karen adger ten. would suggest getting shouted out of kreisberg kings men and robin hood recently. he knows ronnie matlack playing freddie mercury, currently filming rocket man, so he's playing a young elton john filming rocket man, so he's playing a young eltonjohn in the story of the 70s aboutjohn. it's a trend now

to play the start of pop stars in their youth. nag brian may is at lizo. yes, absolutely, one of the producers for bohemian rhapsody can outstanding but pound nominee, what's it been like to see the success of the movie a box office in particular? it's been phenomenal. we thought it would do well, we hoped it would do well, but the way it's touched peoples hearts has been amazing to see. the kind of response that we've got, and this isjust a bonus of christ. it's wonderful to be and get nominated clinically get someone to take on then fabulous, but if not it's been an amazing journey, just very happy. what's it been like for you personally seeing all those years put out on the big screen for audiences to watch? it's very odd, in the beginning it was very odd, in the beginning it was very scary, because that's the story of freddie mercury site, but it's the story of us as a family. so you think i might add, some only be by training, and people will believe that this is what i was like, but gradually we trusted the team, and the team made the movie, you know, the team made the movie, you know, the actors that halts on

metallography team. time seeker is nominated here for dlp, which is great, he did a wonderful grab creating the atmosphere and at the lighting and the way it was shot. sony people worked so hard on this, and i'mjust very sony people worked so hard on this, and i'm just very proud of them all. of chris bryant singer was removed from the movie during shooting, he's had his nomination removed which he denies, how has it effective view, has overshadowed the movie? will make really has nothing to do with us. he hasn't been the director for a long time he was sacked for very good not by us by by fax. so it's an arm length thing kind of thing for us. arm length thing kind of thing for us. the only reason his name is on the movie is because he first faxed to do that. so technically really, you know he is not the director of the movie. you know, but that'sjust life. we are all very happy. everyone who had something to do at the movie lizo thank you very much, bohemian

rhapsody as he was saying, how thrilled they are of course with how popular it's been, and there has been, my nephew went to go see it and he's only ten years old, so that the new generation being able to sort of exposed to it. and shows how popular their music are across ages, when the film came out critics are saying it's not the family wanted to get into the meat of his life and sexual life and maybe some sexuality but it's not that i felt if you want to make it then go head —— go ahead and make it, but this is a family musical, my kids are aware of and they love it, they say we were —— they love it, they say we were —— they were singing we are the champions because of it that's how popular the stillness. and i really enjoyed it, ithink popular the stillness. and i really enjoyed it, i think the performance was amazing and outstanding, it's tremendous and i hope he winds best actor i think he well up my money on him for best actor. i got the whole

film was good, it's a feel—good film and the story and voice of a man who is essentially a genius putting that whole thing together, the creativity we see, creativity is born and it comes to life, and how it inhibits something —— and how that something i think my favourite part of the film was when he had gone away to do his own thing, and he came back and said yeah, but it's the creative next actually, it's you questioning what i'm doing that makes us what we are. the strange chemistry, absolutely, and when you have that... being convinced what it is it's the sort of thing that looked cheesy but it worked great on a musicalfelt cheesy but it worked great on a musical felt like that, you cheesy but it worked great on a musicalfelt like that, you have cheesy but it worked great on a musical felt like that, you have to, brian may was very instrumental in getting that vision across and this is what it was like to me, i know what it was like and why it was popular and we could keep freddy

bear, i'd like them arguing about making the songs, it was trusting the vision, the work they are in the costu me the vision, the work they are in the costume designer, hair and the vision, the work they are in the costume designer, hairand makeup the vision, the work they are in the costume designer, hair and makeup i think it was amazing in the film. spike lee is passing behind us and his purple affect. he's probably my favourite film director to be honest, there's one of the reasons why did thisjob, i said i did the right thing and i read a bad review andi right thing and i read a bad review and i was like how can you write a bad review and i had met him several times, he laughed and he was pleased about that, but it also made me feel really old, but not only that he's never been nominated for director before, and he was nominated this year and before, and he was nominated this yearandi before, and he was nominated this yearand i think before, and he was nominated this year and i think the film is that not —— phenomena, it will be the most political film around bringing the 70s black plantation movie into the 70s black plantation movie into the presence and talking about ——

explication,. nominated for rising star taken by surprise there, what does it mean to you to get this kind of recognition so early in your career? , it means well, it's a huge honour and incredibly humbling to be next to people who i looked up to and inspired by their work, i've a lwa ys and inspired by their work, i've always been, it barry is one of my fellow irishmen, so i feel very honoured to be here tonight and yeah, i suppose it's overwhelming to know that people who are your family and industries think you are doing something where it. of course, you have been showing us the different range of things you can do, wildrose, beast, doctor lewis, and then good feeling movie, is it

deliberate to show your range?” like to feel as much of my death as possible, which lends to lots of anger —— anxiety, death, i like trying new things, so yeah, someone very exciting has landed, so... me and brian may are flying to curly flags tonight. best of luck tonight, fantastic. very noisy behind us, oh, it's richard madden getting autographs. yes, we are live it with henry golding, how are you how are —— no stranger to the well channel, you have been a travel show and now you're a big star, how does that feel? it's insane, because memories

are flooding back, its like travelling in sri lanka, going to india, oh my gosh, i do miss travelling with the old bbc wild, but it has led to some amazing things, crazy rich asians, ijust a simple favour, i wrapped up another film today, it's going to be a humongous come november, i am, this is my first baftas, my first time coming back to the uk, so much so that there is a possibility of us moving back, so i've got that london blood now. what's it like walking the red carpet with people shouting your name? brian neyjust had an avalanche of people coming at him, it's so humbling, but it's so lovely to see the movies we worked so hard on and loved by so many people, all for different reasons, so hopefully

there's more coming. what can you tell us about crazy rich asians number two? i don't think i'm in it, i don't know, no, no, they're figuring out a write up that they had an amazing source material from the books, if the trilogy, they had to find a way of bringing as good a story as we did in the first one to the second one, so it'll take some time be patient with us please. always a pleasure talking to you, henry. thank you so much see you later. i think imothee chalamet has arrived,. he plays a young teenager who becomes a drug addict and it's with steve ca rell, and becomes a drug addict and it's with steve carell, and is about the devastation it wreaks on his family and father, his previous beautiful

golden boy straight a student, suddenly becomes this rabble stealing money from his sister's piggy bank to find his addiction, it's a film that has really stolen hearts because so many people relate to it, it's an epidemic sweeping not so much in the uk but especially in america, so a lot of people responded to the sound and the fact that it was not a film set in the ghetto, actress a very well—heeled area south of san francisco, and the father is a journalist played by steve ca rell who father is a journalist played by steve carell who works for time and this is, timothee chalamet saw fantastic i have to say, he said nominated for supporting actor, not adhering to the rules there, he's coming over, normally there are rules, like getting away with a rose coloured outfits, then again i would. what's your view on breaking with tradition? i'm all for it and the same way a woman can express herself, and anand cantu. so

starting not to be outfit —— outfit. and holds it still. it's incredible how long it takes, for them to come down the red carpet, we saw claire fully come down and yet lizo was talking to them, it's a long walk, and a very good, not stopping and chatting and we heard a huge chair go chatting and we heard a huge chair 9° up chatting and we heard a huge chair go upfor chatting and we heard a huge chair go up for richard e grant. their signing autographs, the standing and the causes this morning, you deserve a little autographed. we have no straight into the back fence, are you going to enjoy itself why are you going to enjoy itself why are you getting out and at work —— a white. i am, and very excited and thrilled to be here, —— i wore it, it's an incredible experience and a wonderful time, and great films and excited. you had tremendous success with 12 years a slave, what's it like when walking down as a nominee

wondering if they will read your name when the envelope opens? it's a very nerve—racking and exciting experience, and i was thrilled the whole time, and being in the baftas that year, it was an amazing experience there is so many extraordinary people involved and very great films, and i really cherished when he got a worried and you cherish it —— award, and you cherish if for life that's the amazing thing about baftas. you that screen your director debut, correct. that's correct i made my film the boy who harnessed the wind and cinemas the 22nd and on netflix march one, so i am excited about my process at the beautiful story to make them i went to malawi to film the story of william, and his experiences when he was 13 years old, it was a remarkable time. thank you as always. thank you. baftas --

lizo, thank you so much because can find them driver got past, he's a —— esta r, find them driver got past, he's a —— estar, he plays the white jewish cop. who does not realise he is jewish. he tries to pretend he isn't and you have to help rod stallworth infiltrate the kkk, i think it's a really —— really great film and daring and funny and perfect them, —— i don't think it's perfect but i think it's directed from what you expect from spike lee, it's something relevant. doesn't he and and brings you up—to—date, because it talks about some of the issues of far right that we see across the world now. that's why green but timmy felt old fashion, when you have a film that's on point about race relations, and black lives matter which is still happening in the us and uk as well, you cannot be

flippant the us and uk as well, you cannot be flippa nt about these the us and uk as well, you cannot be flippant about these things, and i think spike lee deals with all of that history in one movie and brings it into the current scene and now and if he had not seen the film, you need to get it soon and stream that now i recommended. need to get it soon and stream that nowl recommended. we need to get it soon and stream that now i recommended. we outside need to get it soon and stream that nowl recommended. we outside brian and they go up the red carpet, breaking away again from the tuxedo as you'd expect from him i suppose. he's a rock star. we saw jesse one of the rising star nominations wearing stella mccartney, again, another famous british designer, where are you going when you choose her to design your address.” where are you going when you choose her to design your address. i think stella has always had an understated approach to the red carpet, which is, you know, the choice for a certain type of woman, sol is, you know, the choice for a certain type of woman, so i think it goes back to the whole thing you start with the woman, and it's about finding the perfect piece for who you are, but designing for a long

time and she's a fantastic designer and makesa time and she's a fantastic designer and makes a beautiful red carpet dress. as a stylist, like the person whose stylist and coming to you or desolate or is it a celebrity? sometimes it's a stylist or the celebrity themselves, i have a raise that —— a relationship with numbers of women that i dressed over the years, typically they call me directly and sometimes a stylist to it's kind of find of my work will call me and say i'm thinking about using you up for this particular word for this person so we start off ona word for this person so we start off on a conversation like that and it goes from there really.” on a conversation like that and it goes from there really. i was going to say, about the british designers, beat baftas, is there a greater tendency as far as you think to come toa tendency as far as you think to come to a british designer for a tendency as far as you think to come to a british designerfor a british film award? i think it's a lovely thing to do, i think you see a numberof the

thing to do, i think you see a number of the british celebrities kind of trying to wear british or wanted to support british designer industries, but equally you also see a mixture that don't, sol industries, but equally you also see a mixture that don't, so i think you're going to go back to the whole thing of who you are as a woman and your personal choice. stella mccartney talks a lot about the app except fashion and the importance of thinking about what you are buying, and your ability —— durability because some labels get criticised thinking high street brands for being too disposable. and the and, i think i've always believed in the idea that clothing should last you a lifetime it should be beautiful and not turned away after six months. obviously stella has been a real pioneer and not sustainable thing, taking it a stage further with fibre is in the hall kind of vegan aspect of fashion, sol is in the hall kind of vegan aspect of fashion, so i think she's really beena of fashion, so i think she's really been a pioneer in night and many people now are starting to sort of ta ke people now are starting to sort of take notice. in terms of the

ceremony, take notice. in terms of the ceremony, 24 categories well over 100 nominees, or nominations, it's a long evening when you get here early. it really can be, it's the hostjob to let that kind of go along, be interesting to seejoanna huston tonight, she was last year was our first year, after taking over from was our first year, after taking overfrom stephen was our first year, after taking over from stephen who was our first year, after taking overfrom stephen who had done it for many many years i think it was getting tired of it and he was getting tired of it and he was getting tired of him that the aims of humour that he does, i busily sometimes you can do at night byjoe andi sometimes you can do at night byjoe and i did really well last year we need a good script writer this year, it will start great bedtime that a great sin not, you're like let's go on with it, it's done very sort of efficient and we don't have sun advance argument coming up to do a musical number which they had at the oscars, for example lady gaga who is ina star oscars, for example lady gaga who is in a star is born which is a big nomination tonight she will not be

here on the red carpet because she is at the grammys where she will perform and also the oscars but we did not did that here, she's going to the grammys where she get the chance of winning and perform. strict instructions to keep their dainties brief i think.” strict instructions to keep their dainties brief i think. i don't think we have playoff music, but you know there is no official instruction by go for as long as they like the. but that ceremony doesn't have live, we have an edited version that goes on at nine o'clock, so they go for a long time they will find themselves edited and cut as what happened to russell crowe quite famous a few years ago he got upset about the whole thing, and allegedly confronted that show producer at the end of the night asking why did you cut my speech. because they probably took a long time thinking about it but in terms of the host, it can make or break an event. it really can, they take their cue from the elegance of the

presents are in the whipped, and sometimes he dropped a way that that eve ryo ne sometimes he dropped a way that that everyone loves joanna sometimes he dropped a way that that everyone lovesjoanna because they think practise come to present and she essentially has. let's go back to lizo. yankee i am joined by mahershala, a wonderful story the true life story betweenjohn and his driver, do you feel an extra sense of responsibility when playing a real—life person? of responsibility when playing a real-life person? i think naturally there's always an extra sense of my death responsibility and playing someone who really the attention to detail and the awareness of being respectful of the legacy of that person, so absolutely, but at the end of the day, also, myjob as a lwa ys end of the day, also, myjob as always the same, and i have to try and go as deep as possible into

these characters, and sort and excavate whatever i can all the truth that i can and try to metabolize and embody them, so in a certain way, myjob is the thanks i have to hold myself to a standard. briefly the height of the movie is about the friendship between the characters. yes, it's very much a story about the journey of their friendship, i think in the case of my character, i think it's more of a relaxing and opening up and allowing himself to be known and i think for tony, it's more of something that frightens and speeds up his abolition as a human being. thank you so much mahershala. lizo thank you so much mahershala. lizo thank you very much, mahershala, i sort of became aware of the man in the house of cards with kevin spacey. yes it was his character who did the dirty work and very brilliant and it, that was the first time i noticed him as well, now he's in true detective i won an oscar for supporting acting

and mood light, he's tremendous as a jazz musician in green book come musician i did not know about, the true story he lived in carnegie hall went on tour is a beautiful musician of mixed classical and jazz, and since i've gone back and seen the film i got some of the islands and listen to them and he had very talented man that was neglected too many times and beautifully embodied but there has been controversy over that them that a family of the musician says that my father wasn't like that but mahershala did say that i did did the best with the material i would hide, and i think he did a very greatjob and i bought some of the music albums and are great. going back to lizo. thank you very much i'm withjoe, who is a star of the favourite, which is leading the way tonight, i must to bea leading the way tonight, i must to be a part of that. it's so great, yeah, it's amazing and an honour with so many nominations, if the family had very much i'm doing a

group, and it's great to see it recognised that baftas, it's a privilege and lots of fun. you had a lot of scenes with anna stone, she's not here tonight and fortunately, but what was it like working with anna? she's amazing and she'sjust jumped into it without reserve and not only see fantastic and the rule and as an actress, she's like to be around and yeah, i cannot say enough about her she so great. what's it like exploring a wonderful story with three central female characters and a supporting kind of male characters, which you and nick and others protect and. it was amazing, i was just happy to be a part of that, with a strange egocentric project and being a singular unique tractor and being part of that team and working with all those women and it was such an honour, i'm so happy to bea it was such an honour, i'm so happy to be a part of that. gel, always a pleasure thank you so much. —— joe.

lizo with joe, pleasure thank you so much. —— joe. lizo withjoe, from that favourite. yeah he plays the boy that ms down the sides will help her get one up, and she's not bothered about it at all. i think she was so great and that she's nominated but not here tonight, when you first saw the movie, you thought this was a rachel performance but now you have other supporting actors, no one saw the film and realises that olivia had nominated but in is great, her accent is fantastic there blown off the screen by libya, because she so riveting. it's been interesting because both actresses are an supporting actress categories and people say, if you are a boater, you love i found who will you vote for and how do you pick between them and neither of them will win, but i think that in the end, rachel will be the one they go for because she's

lady sarah margaret and looks great in the costume and i think in the end, it's probably the favourite to pick up that award and one at 90 i think tonight for the favourite. how often what we see on screen even if it's often what we see on screen even if its historical period drama, influence what we might later where in the high street? it goes back to the whole thing about cultural influencing a higher level of creativity. you really see that kind of coming through our filtering through particularly if there has beenl through particularly if there has been i don't know, i found is taking people into their hearts, you know, you start to see influences popping up. like the new romantic outfits. it could, why not, when your little girldid you it could, why not, when your little girl did you decide early on you wa nted girl did you decide early on you wanted to be a designer?” girl did you decide early on you wanted to be a designer? i did, when i was wanted to be a designer? i did, when iwasa wanted to be a designer? i did, when i was a result, i sort of made little sketches and put little books with hairand makeup little sketches and put little books with hair and makeup and shoes and

everything, so yeah, it was like i always wanted to do. has there ever been a fellow my character that influenced you dress like lots of people would say annie hall as their influence. i don't know, i like the whole kind of katharine hepburn thing, it's very androgyny in a sense between masculine and feminine, so you know your trouser grout even in trousers this evening, so grout even in trousers this evening, so you know, always been that person. it took me a while to realise that there's so much generous fabric and then i thought you were wearing a dress but no it's childs and. is actually between in the and a skirt and the back. best of both were —— worlds, is it warm? the cup is warm up i took it off i think i would die. we are in awe of the women who are be —— able to walk the women who are be —— able to walk the length of the red carpet without a tape or anything to cover their shoulders. i am, it takes a long time to get up because your signing

autographs and things, i think you know, very brave and a cold february day. and a huge number of cameras and reporters from all over the world just before they reach our platform, and it seems from the extra time it takes the stars, they are prepared to talk to most of them. they are, they had lizo at the bottom of the dead with the bbc and all the rest of the cruise from the world, the baftas in the last ten yea rs world, the baftas in the last ten years since before the oscars i think, has become a key event in the film calendar not just think, has become a key event in the film calendar notjust because it's of what will happen in the oscar is in itself, decisions of thejury of what will happen in the oscar is in itself, decisions of the jury is different than the oscars at a different than the oscars at a different type of ceremony we have a host for example that the oscars don't have, people wear british designers more here, and british films are more nominated and documentaries from around the world and that many categories are also fitted in, at the celebration of

craft and the meaning of film, and the rest of the world really wants to find out what's going on at the ba ftas to find out what's going on at the baftas themselves, and i was in the first time they moved the date of the east to be april after oscars, because it was sort of a subdued event to, but since that changing calendar it really has become a global event and we are going live around the world to many many countries and the boat, what happens in the boats takes note of it. there are great opportunities recognise people behind the scene without whom sam and tv, a wouldn't happen without their skills and talent, and commitment. if an opportunity to absolutely honour that and celebrate. it takes a town they say to make a movie it really does, global villages, this is where you celebrate the cat —— craft and photographers and costume designers and hairand makeup, they photographers and costume designers and hair and makeup, they really create the character, it's notjust that and don't forget scriptwriters,

but that's where it starts, it sta rts but that's where it starts, it starts to someone having an idea on pen and paper and particularly deborah davis who i saw on the screen before we started writing the favourite 20 years ago and tonight is her dedication she's nominated and it's finally hit the big time and it's finally hit the big time and finally the fruition of 20 years worth getting this idea and story together and the big screen to get all of those different producers and get it getting there now and it took 20 years. rami malek has arrived and behind us, that you come —— she's treating yourself, because she's waiting 1500 days or so her post had said to see him, i don't know why she's been waiting back period of time that she will be very delighted to see when he makes his way along here, but yes, in terms of that favourite, shows what happens if you believe in your idf. absolutely, and persist with it and go to many different funding bodies and producers and not be put off, and

also accept the change, because it's all not always the same script, there are hundreds of drafts, and it took a bit of screen directors to have a look at it and cinematographer —— cinematographer to look at it the different casting, also on another skip that script writer from australia was brought on to give it a sort of comic australian edge to it, so she has had to bear with that film, and all the different ways they don'tjust ta ke the different ways they don'tjust take over night, they take a long time to do it. we spoke about the oscar nominations and when they came out and he felt that maybe being australian he didn't have the same revere nce australian he didn't have the same reverence at british script writer might have had towards a member of the royalty. and british history, and the details and a great director with the same, and they exploded at that through things out, let's not get to body down and the duke of barbara was in stuff like that let's play with it and put it to one side

and just concentrate on these when men and the kind of movement between them and i think that is to the benefit of the failed and that's why it's refreshing and it's a period found that's different from before it's got a modern edge and look and cost into it. talking momentarily ago about how many people it takes to get them onto our screens, that must resonate with you maria and fashion design, it may be your name above the door, it may be your name on the label. it's nothing without a team completely, the whole process of evolution, how you take for example a collection, it's the same asa example a collection, it's the same as a script, you start with an idea and concept but the whole thing kind of evolves and goes through as you try something on, maybe you decide actually i want to change direction on things, and sleep on it, a collection cannot a whole different kind of journey collection cannot a whole different kind ofjourney at its own by the time it reaches the end. it can be a very different place from where it started. i remember your label being

watched, i do remember it, 25 years ago i can't believe it, rachel weisz is here now, she was in the favourite, but when you launched your line, was it with a certain amount of trepidation going in alone and all you? all my gosh at the time idid not and all you? all my gosh at the time i did not think about that at all i guess you don't because then you would never do it but it wasjust my dream it was something alex wanted to do, so it's about my heart and passion and i guess getting on with it, but the journey, passion and i guess getting on with it, but thejourney, it's passion and i guess getting on with it, but the journey, it's something i learned something new every single year, and constantly, and i still love what i do and that's the most important thing. did you like to design for the movies i cost him and fashion designer different, but have you had designed for movies.” fashion designer different, but have you had designed for movies. i have over the years, but not actually sort of designed for a movie, actually that would be a fun project, i really enjoyed that, you know, sort of being a part of it as

creating a story it's like having your own show in la not that one. look at what rachel weisz is wearing. that's spectacular. that's it is. i would like to know who it's by. it's quite beautiful. i think she's one of our very best actresses at the moment. she's had a very long career, actresses at the moment. she's had a very long career, wearing a gown several years ago, and then maybe not finding the best parts for her. at the moment, she is on fire. she's brilliant and the favourites, that disobedience,