Hollywood stars together with Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett and Janelle Monae all appeared on the occasion, which occurred on the 4 Seasons lodge in Beverly Hills.

A staple fixture within the awards season calendar, the Bafta Tea Celebration in Los Angeles welcomes contenders, members, and company within the run-up to the EE Bafta Movie Awards in London.

Saturday noticed torrential rain all through the day in LA, with particular measures taken to make sure the occasion and lodge stayed water-proof.

It comes someday earlier than the twenty eighth annual Critics Alternative Awards, additionally on account of happen in LA on Sunday.

The Bafta longlists had been introduced on January 6, with sci-fi thriller The whole lot All over the place All At As soon as and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic main nominations – with 12 apiece.

The whole lot All over the place All At As soon as additionally led the nominations on the Critics Alternative awards, with 14 complete.

The movie’s stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu all attended the Bafta occasion on Saturday, together with administrators Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.

Austin Butler, who starred in Elvis and was on account of attend the occasion, was noticeably absent, following the demise of Lisa Marie Presley.

The US actor mentioned his “coronary heart is totally shattered” by the information, which was introduced on Thursday, two days after Presley attended the Golden Globes the place Butler received finest actor in a movement image, drama.

Different attendees on the Bafta occasion included Fraser – who has earned a number of nominations for his efficiency in The Whale – and Blanchett, who received the Golden Globe award for finest actress in a movement image, drama, on Tuesday.

The Banshees Of Inisherin, the black comedy-drama written and directed by Oscar-winner Martin McDonagh and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, scored a complete of 14 nods on the Bafta longlists – although not one of the movie’s stars had been current on the occasion.

The ultimate Bafta nominations will likely be introduced through a livestream hosted by actors Hayley Atwell and Toheeb Jimoh on Thursday January 19 at noon, with the ceremony on account of happen on February 19.