ANGELINA Jolie stole the show as she hit the Bafta red carpet in a glamorous black gown and several carats of diamonds.

The Hollywood star, 42, oozed glamour as she arrived at London's Royal Albert Hall in a long dress with a sweetheart neckline.

Mother-of-six Jolie had her long hair swept back, showing off a pair of 32.908 carat diamond Graff earrings.The actress also wore a 16.69 carat Graff cocktail ring.

Bafta host Joanna Lumley praised the Time's Up movement as a continuation of the work of the Suffragettes a century ago, as the live awards show kicked off.

She hailed the "determination to eradicate the abuse of women the world over" as she took to the stage in the place which "100 years ago hosted an historic event celebrating the first group of British women to win the vote".

Lumley was introduced in a montage of this year's Best Film nominations including Call Me By Your Name, The Death of Stalin and Paddington 2 and welcomed stars including Daniel Kaluuya, Daniel Day-Lewis and the "glorious and spectacular" Angelina Jolie.

The Shape of Water leads the field with 12 nominations, including best film and best director for Guillermo del Toro.

Stars including Margot Robbie and Timothee Chalamet graced the red carpet in black in support of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements.

President of Bafta the Duke of Cambridge was accompanied by the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore green as the red carpet procession came to a close.

More than 200 leading female stars including Emma Thompson and Naomie Harris signed an open letter published in Sunday's The Observer calling for the eradication of sexual harassment across all industries.

The letter calls on the stars to "use our power as communicators and connectors to shift the way society sees and treats us".