But it’s easy to forget that between the ’60s and ’00s, the BAFTAs looked remarkably different from the slick production we’ve become accustomed to today. Before the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sat front and center, the Duke of Edinburgh was there, laughing with Peter O’Toole as he presented him with the award for best British actor for Lawrence of Arabia in 1963. Before Angelina Jolie glided down the red carpet in an off the shoulder black column gown in solidarity with Time’s Up, she attended in 1998 with a choppy pixie cut and her first husband, Jonny Lee Miller, in tow. Then there’s Emma Watson, now a BAFTAs regular, who aged just 14 arrived in an emerald green frock in 2005 and gave an adorable speech when accepting the BAFTA for the Orange Film of the Year on behalf of the cast and crew of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Now, ahead of the 2023 BAFTAs, we’ve compiled the best vintage photos from ceremonies past, featuring everyone from Elizabeth Hurley in all her ’90s glory to a 19 year old Kristen Stewart, the recipient of the 2010 Rising Star award. A radiant big screen presence since the ’90s, Michelle Yeoh has plenty of red carpets under her belt. So, what’s her ultimate essential when it comes to awards season prep? “Masks, masks, masks!” she tells Vogue ahead of the BAFTAs, where she is nominated for Best Actress for her formidable performance in the audacious Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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