Saoirse Ronan looks sensational in a shimmering gown while Ellie Bamber wears a cut-out dress with Alicia Vikander at 27th British Independent Film Awards

Celebrities descended on London’s Roundhouse for the 27th British Independent Film Awards on Sunday evening. 

Leading the arrivals were Saoirse Ronan, Ellie Bamber and Alicia Vikander who alll looked sensational in metallic gowns. 

Irish actress Saoirse, 30, wore a navy blue texture gown with a highneck and a sheer cape that trailed behind her. 

She teamed the elegant gown with a pair of heels, kept to makeup to a minimum and pulled her hair back into a sleek updo.  

Meanwhile, Ellie, 27, opted for a gold floor-length dress with a metallic baroque design and cut-out sections at the waist. 

She completed her ensemble with a slick of burgundy lipstick and styled her hair into tousled waves.  

She was joined by Ellie Bamber

Saoirse Ronan and Ellie Bamber led the arrivals at London’s Roundhouse for the 27th British Independent Film Awards on Sunday evening

They were joined on the red carpet by Alicia Vikander

They were joined on the red carpet by Alicia Vikander

During this year’s event awards for Best British Independent Film, Best International Independent Film, Best British Short Film, Best Feature Documentary and The Raindance Maverick Award will be presented.

The ceremony will also present two honorary awards and ten craft categories in areas such as costume design and cinematography. 

Saoirse is nominated for Best Lead Performance for her role in The Outrun in which she stars as newly-rehabbed alcoholic Rona returning to her Orkney Islands hometown.

It marks the four-time Oscar nominee’s first time producing a movie alongside her husband Jack Lowden. 

The Outrun has earned nine nominations at this years BIFA’s including best British independent film, best director, best screenplay, best cinematography, best editing. 

Nora Fingscheidt’s big-screen adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2016 memoir currently has a ‘certified fresh’ 80% critic approval rating (out of 61 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.

Irish actress Saoirse, 30, wore a navy blue texture gown with a highneck and a sheer cape that trailed behind her

Irish actress Saoirse, 30, wore a navy blue texture gown with a highneck and a sheer cape that trailed behind her

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