Joanna Lumley received mixed reviews from fans, after making her debut as a Baftas host on Sunday (18 February) night.
Steering a huge awards ceremony is never easy and while many applauded the ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ star’s efforts, a number of viewers watching the ceremony at home were left unimpressed.
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Joanna kicked off the evening with a short monologue, highlight the work of some of the A-listers in the room for praise, while harmlessly poking fun at some of the others, including Hugh Grant.
“He played an egocentric actor,” she said, referencing his star turn in ‘Paddington 2’. “Don’t know how you did it, dahling... Well done!”
As the night went on, the TV legend was clearly comfortable in the role but it’s fair to say that some of the pre-written jokes fell a little flat:
One thing we can all agree on though, is that Joanna’s quip about the fact Rebecca Ferguson was wearing the same dress as her was expertly delivered.
“I hope you saw Rebecca and I are doing a twin dress thing,” she said. “It’s because we’re nearly the same age.”
The night saw a number of fan favourites take home awards, with ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ winning five.
‘I, Tonya’ star Allison Janney also triumphed, in the Best Supporting Actress category, while Gary Oldman’s portrayal of Winston Churchill won him the Best Actor accolade. See the full list of winners here.
All The Photos From The Baftas Red Carpet
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Isabell Kristensen attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Gary Oldman attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Sian Welby attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Edgar Wright, wearing a Time's Up badge, attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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The cast of Cirque du Soleil attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Rochelle Humes attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Al Gore attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday February 18, 2018. See PA Story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Hofit Golan attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday February 18, 2018. See PA Story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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AJ Odudu attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Jennifer Lawrence attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Natalie Dormer attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Jennifer Lawrence attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Karen Gillan attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Naomie Harris with Afua Hirsch attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Toby Jones attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Kristin Scott Thomas attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Haley Bennett attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Florence Pugh attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Dr. Jane Goodall attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Timothee Chalamet attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Caitriona Balfe attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Caitriona Balfe attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Denis Villeneuve and Tanya Lapointe attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Lily James attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Kristin Scott Thomas attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Julie Walters attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Gemma Arterton attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Gary Oldman, wife Gisele Schmidt and family attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)
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Lydia Bright attending the EE British Academy of Film awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall, London (credit:Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Australian actress Margot Robbie poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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Saoirse Ronan attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Jeff Spicer/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff Spicer via Getty Images)
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Sir Patrick Stewart arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (credit:Hannah Mckay / Reuters)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Haley Bennett attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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Allison Janney attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday February 18, 2018. See PA Story SHOWBIZ Bafta. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Angelina Jolie attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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Margot Robbie attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Ian West - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Lupita Nyong'o attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Salma Hayek attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Sally Hawkins (R) and guest attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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Mexico-born Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Daniel Kaluuya attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Sally Hawkins attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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British actress Lily James poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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Cressida Bonas arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (credit:Hannah Mckay / Reuters)
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Willem Defoe and Giada Colagrande attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Ian West - PA Images via Getty Images)
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US actor Timothee Chalamet poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Andrea Riseborough attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Naomie Harris attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Sally Hawkins attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Annette Bening attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Emma Roberts attending the EE British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, Kensington, London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) (credit:Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Chiwetel Ejiofor (L) and Frances Aaternir attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Lupita Nyong'o (L) and Naomie Harris attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Florence Pugh attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Allison Janney attends the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Angelina Jolie (L) and Loung Ung attend the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) held at Royal Albert Hall on February 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)