BAFTAs 2023: AJ Odudu Catches The Eye In Glitzy Silver And Black Dress With Plunging Neckline And See-through Skirt As She Walks The Red Carpet

AJ Odudu opted for chic glamour as she attended the 76th EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.

The television presenter, 35, wore a stylish silver and black dress which featured an eye-catching triangle design.

Former Big Brother's Bit on the Side host AJ confidently posed with her hands on her hips and showed off her long slender legs through the sheer lower half of her dress.

She wore a pair of silver platform heels to add a few inches to her stature, with her metallic sheen footwear matching the same glitzy shade in her dress.

AJ's garment featured a plunging neckline and she wore a statement necklace for the evening.

 

She went for a glamorous palette of make-up to highlight her pretty features and wore her hair in a straight black bob.

The biggest night in British film is back with actor Richard E. Grant taking the helm to present the 76th EE British Academy Film Awards.

Held at the Royal Festival Hall, Richard, 65, will join Alison Hammond to host the star-studded ceremony, while film critic Ali Plum is on the red carpet with Vick Hope.

Netflix's anti-war drama All Quiet On The Western Front leads the nominations with a staggering 14 nods.

The film, which is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, equals Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2001) as the film which is not spoken in the English language with the most nominations in BAFTA’s history.

Directed by Edward Berger, it stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic and Devid Striesow.

Nominations include Best Support Actor, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Original Score, Production Design and more.

It will face battle against The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once for Best Film, with both movies up for 10 nominations a piece.

Elvis, which has nine nominations, and Tar, five nods, will also compete for Best Film.

The Banshees of Inisherin follows two lifelong friends (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) who, 'find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them'.

Colin Farrell is up for Best Actor for his part in the film, but will face tough competition as he faces Austin Butler (Elvis), Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande), Paul Mescal (Aftersun) and Bill Nighy (Living).

In the Leading Actress category, Ana de Armas scored her first nomination for her portrayal as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix's Blonde.  

She will compete against Cate Blanchett (Tar), Viola Davis (The Woman King), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once).

In the Best Director category, four of the six are first time director nominees: Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King); Todd Field (Tár), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).

There were four nominations for Aftersun, The Batman, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Top Gun: Maverick and The Whale.

Babylon scored three nominations. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li.

The plot chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s.  

Empire of Light; Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio; Living and Triangle of Sadness also got a trio of nods in the shortlist.

The following British shorts were nominated: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse; Middle Watch; Your Mountain Is Waiting; The Ballad of Olive Morris; Bazigaga; Bus Girl; A Drifting Up and An Irish Goodbye.  

James Cameron's sequel Avatar: The Way Of Water failed to score big in the nominations list but got nods in the Sound and Special Visual Effects Categories.