Many stars walked the Baftas red carpet with notable female activists and leaders

Gemma Arterton was joined by Eileen Pullen and Gwen Davis, two of the women who staged a three-week walkout from Ford’s Dagenham plant in 1968.

Naomie Harris was accompanied by Afua Hirsch, a writer, broadcaster, barrister and human rights development worker .

Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet with Loung Ung, human-rights activist, author and lecturer. She is also the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World and recently collaborated with Jolie on her film First They Killed My Father.

Andrea Riseborough was joined by Phyll Opoku-Gyimah – also known as Lady Phyll – a co-founder, trustee and executive director of UK Black Pride.

Gemma Chan posed for photographs with writer and activist Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project.