Baftas 2020: stars gather at Kensington Palace for pre-Bafta nominees party

Hollywood's biggest names have jetted into London, ahead of the 73rd British Academy Film Awards. The ceremony, which is due to take place tonight on Sunday, February 2, will recognise film and television achievements from the last 12 months. Ahead of the ceremony, Bafta held a Nominees Party at the British capital's Kensington Palace. Everyone from Joker actor, Joaquin Phoenix, to Marriage Story 's Laura Dern were in attendance. Click though the gallery above to see the stars on the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 Nominees' Party red carpet. The event took place at Kensington Palace, which is the London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William has been president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since February 2010, and 2020 marks the sixth year in a row that guests have been welcomed to a cocktail party in the upstairs rooms of the royal residence. It is expected that the royals will attend the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall tonight. The Nominees' Party wasn't the only pre-Bafta event to take place last night. When the Kensington Palace bash wrapped, stars made their ways to the Chanel and Charles Finch pre-Bafta party or the Focus/Universal at popular celebrity haunt the Chiltern Firehouse. 1917 The Irishman Joker Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Parasite 1917 Bait For Sama Rocketman Sorry We Missed You The Two Popes Bait, Mark Jenkin (writer/director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (producers) For Sama, Waad Al Kateab (director/producer), Edward Watts (director) Maiden, Alex Holmes (director) Only You, Harry Wootliff (writer/director) Retablo, Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio (writer/director) The Farewell For Sama Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire American Factory Apollo 11 Diego Maradona For Sama The Great Hack Frozen II Klaus A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Toy Story 4 Sam Mendes for 1917 Martin Scorsese for The Irishman Todd Phillips for Joker Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Bong Joon-ho for Parasite Booksmart, Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman Knives Out, Rian Johnson Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino Parasite, Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho, The Irishman , Steven Zaillian Jojo Rabbit , Taika Waititi Joker , Todd Phillips, Scott Silver Little Women , Greta Gerwig The Two Popes , Anthony McCarten Jessie Buckley for Wild Rose Scarlett Johansson for Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan for Little Women Charlize Theron for Bombshell Renee Zellweger for Judy Leonardo DiCaprio for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Adam Driver for Marriage Story Taron Egerton for Rocketman Joaquin Phoenix for Joker Jonathan Pryce for The Two Popes Laura Dern for Marriage Story Scarlett Johansson for Jojo Rabbit Florence Pugh for Little Women Margot Robbie for Bombshell Margot Robbie for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Tom Hanks for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Anthony Hopkins for The Two Popes Al Pacino for The Irishman Joe Pesci for The Irishman Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 1917 Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Joker Marriage Story Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood The Personal History of David Copperfield The Two Popes 1917 The Irishman Joker Le Mans ’66 The Lighthouse The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Le Mans ’66 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 1917 The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Judy Little Women Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 1917 Bombshell Joker Judy Rocketman 1917 Joker Le Mans ’66 Rocketman Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 1917 Avengers: Endgame The Irishman The Lion King Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Grandad Was a Romantic In Her Boots The Magic Boat Azaar Goldfish Kamali Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) The Trap Awkwafina Jack Lowden Kaitlyn Dever Kelvin Harrison Jr Micheal Ward Kathleen Kennedy

Baftas 2020: stars gather at Kensington Palace for pre-Bafta nominees party

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed Hollywood stars into their London home ahead of the awards