The indomitable Helen Mirren was honored with the 2014 Fellowship Award at last night’s BAFTAs. It was presented by Jeremy Irons and Prince William, who quipped that he should probably call Helen “granny.” You can see Helen’s acceptance below and a full list of winners is here. She opened by honoring her drama teacher, who passed at 102 just two weeks ago. Helen also invited some audience participation by asking her colleagues to put their hands up if they had a teacher who helped shape their careers. At the end of her speech she read some lines from The Tempest about acting transcending death or something but she never credited Shakespeare nor gave the source, I had to google it.

Helen wore this fabulous navy blue Jacques Azagury sequin gown that fit her like a glove and featured a skirt with tulle accents. On another actress this look might not work, but on Helen it’s perfect. She is just gorgeous and I love her asymmetric hair.

I’m also including some lesser-known (for us, no offense to our British readers) British actresses who stood out for me last night. Here’s Samantha Barks, she was in Les Mis and also the Disney series Groove High. She looks amazing in this white Calvin Klein gown. I love those gorgeous huge pearls she’s sporting. This is how you accessorize a simple gown. She’s not even wearing earrings because she absolutely does not need them.

I know Ruth Wilson from “Luther,” where she plays a villain whom I absolutely loathe. (I’ve only seen a couple of episodes. Despite how enjoyable it is to watch Idris, the show is too intense for me.) She was also in The Lone Ranger and Saving Mr. Banks. Ruth is wearing Antonio Berardi which… looks awful. This menswear-inspired suit is silver, it has a built-in corset looking thing, there’s a touch of red in that corset, which is turned up and folded bizarrely, and she has on matchy gold shoes with red accents. Plus her hair is a mess.

I guess it could be worse. Remember what she wore to the pre-BAFTA party? You can see Ruth’s many other questionable fashion choices on GoFugYourself.

Gwendoline Christie plays Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones and holy crap she cleans up nice. I didn’t recognize her at all. I don’t have a designer ID on her gown, but it’s kind of a snore anyway. It’s Christie’s styling that is really the star. And her legs.

Photo credit: WENN.com

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