Amandaland’s Lucy Punch looked glamorous as she attended the Television Makers’ dinner in London on Friday ahead of the BAFTA Television Awards.
The actress, 48, who is nominated for four gongs at this weekend’s ceremony, wore a black, asymmetric silk top for the event which was hosted by dunhill in partnership with The Park and United Talent Agency.
She teamed her outfit with a pair of sequinned trousers, added silver heels and accessorised with a glitzy handbag.
Lucy has plenty to smile about as Amandaland is up for four awards – the Best Scripted Comedy and dominates the Actress in a Comedy category with three nominations for Lucy, Philippa Dunne, and Jennifer Saunders.
She was joined at the party by Game Of Thrones actress Jessica Henwick as well as Joseph Fiennes.
The guests posed for a series of photos together before taking their seats at the table for dinner.
Amandaland’s Lucy Punch looked glamorous as she attended the Television Makers’ dinner in London on Friday ahead of the BAFTA Television Awards
The actress, 48, who is nominated for four gongs at this weekend’s event, wore a black, asymmetric silk top for the dinner which was hosted by dunhill, The Park and UTA
Set within the elegant surroundings of The Park restaurant in Queensway, the occasion united a distinguished group of talent and creative leaders.
The BAFTA Television Awards will be hosted by Greg Davies and broadcast at 7pm on Sunday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Nominations were announced in March with Stephen Graham leading the way with a total of 11 nominations for his drama, Adolescence and seven for his Disney+ series, A Thousand Blows.
The series, which was created by actor Stephen, 52, and writer Jack Thorne, tells the story of British teenager Jamie Miller, who is found guilty of murdering a female classmate after being sucked in by the manosphere online.
Each episode is filmed in one continuous shot and has been widely praised for addressing topics such as online radicalisation and misogyny.
It is up for Limited Drama and Leading Actor, including the Craft Awards.
Stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Christine Tremarco are also all up for awards.
Stephen will compete against Lockerbie’s Colin Firth, The Death of Bunny Munro’s Matt Smith and Smoke’s Taron Egerton in the Leading Actor category.
She was joined at the party by Game Of Thrones actress Jessica Henwick
Maria Dolores Dieguez, Joseph Fiennes, and Narges Rashidi posed for a photo with Lucy
Lindsay Duncan also opted for an all-black ensemble for the dinner
Donal Finn and Charli Howard put on stylish displays
Charli looked incredible in a black dress while Lauren Lyle wore a plunging key-hole number
Charli added a pair of silver stiletto heels
Jessica stunned in an elegant silk dress with a long blazer layered over the top
Rob Brydon, who was dressed in dunhill, flashed a big smile
Celia Imrie wore a structured two-tone jacket
Posy Sterling stood out in a plunging red dress
Luke Thompson wore a checked blazer from the luxury menswear brand
Set within the elegant surroundings of The Park restaurant in Queensway, the occasion united a distinguished group of talent and creative leaders
Author and screenwriter Dolly Alderton opted for a quirky gown which featured a tasseled trim
Tom Hollander was also in attendance
Charles Dance teamed his suit with a striped scarf
David Harewood put on a dapper display
Maria Dolores Dieguez wore a strapless velvet dress while Narges Rashidi opted for a metallic champagne number
Irish actor Fra Fee wore a three piece suit from dunhill
Ashley, 43, will face his co-star Owen, 16, in the Supporting Actor category, alongside Mobland’s Paddy Considine, The Death of Bunny Munro’s Rafael Mathe, The Gold’s Joshua McGuire and Down Cemetery Road’s Fehinti Balogun.
While Erin, 33, will be up against The White Lotus’s Aimee Lou Wood, co-star Christine, Get Millie Black’s Chyna McQueen, Task’s Emilia Jones and Rose Ayling-Ellis in Reunion as Leading Actress, the first time she has been nominated in the category.
While Netflix has a total of 29 nominations, it’s the BBC who have the highest number of nominations, with 73 in total – five of which are for The Celebrity Traitors.
The show became the highest-rated show on British TV last year, with host Claudia Winkleman up for a chance at taking home a gong in the best Entertainment Programme section.
Prime Video’s Last One Laughing will compete against the all-stars version of the Traitors, with show star Bob Mortimer up for best Entertainment Performance.
Before the ceremony, Fleur East and Roman Kemp will present live on the red carpet on BAFTA’s YouTube.
The Celebrity Traitors’ star Cat Burns will perform How To Be Human while for the In Memoriam, Norwegian singer-songwriter AURORA will also perform Through the Eyes of a Child from BAFTA-nominated Netflix series Adolescence.
The BAFTA Fellowship will be presented to Dame Mary Berry DBE and Martin Lewis CBE will receive the BAFTA Television Special Award.
Dame Mary Berry DBE, said of the honour: ‘I couldn’t believe it was true, what a huge honour to be presented with the BAFTA Fellowship.
‘For over 50 years, I have enjoyed every moment of teaching my passion on television and I thank all the generous professionals along the way who have given me guidance and support – and I am still learning. This amazing BAFTA Fellowship is the icing on the cake!’
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