Reese SHIVERspoon! Actress is forced to cover up on the BAFTA red carpet in a tuxedo jacket after joking 'nobody warned' her about the British weather 

By Louise Saunders for MailOnline

Published: 17:06 EST, 8 February 2015 | Updated: 10:06 EST, 9 February 2015

It's a well-known fact that the UK doesn't have the most tropical of climes, particularly in the month of February. 

But unfortunately for Reese Witherspoon, she was unaware of the freezing conditions that awaited her as she walked the red carpet at the 2015 BAFTAs at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday evening. 

Joking 'nobody warned' her about the chilly British weather, the 38-year-old star - who was nominated for Best Leading Actress for her role in Wild - was forced to cover up in a men's tuxedo jacket as she signed autographs for her fans. 

Scroll down for video and full list of winners 

Reese SHIVERspoon: Unfortunately for Reese Witherspoon, she was unaware of the freezing conditions that awaited her as she walked the red carpet at the 2015 BAFTAs at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday

Reese SHIVERspoon: Unfortunately for Reese Witherspoon, she was unaware of the freezing conditions that awaited her as she walked the red carpet at the 2015 BAFTAs at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday

Looking worlds away from sunny Hollywood as she draped the black garment over her shoulders, the actress poked fun at her predicament as she sashayed along the red carpet.

Chatting to MailOnline, Reese joked: 'It's cold, nobody warned me!'

When she removed her jacket, the striking starlet showcased the full effect of her plunging purple gown in all its glory. 

Putting on a sassy display as she worked her magic in front of the cameras, Reese rocked extreme cleavage in her dramatic Stella McCartney dress, which featured a long train. 

Brrr: Joking 'nobody warned' her about the chilly British weather, the 38-year-old star was forced to cover up in a men's tuxedo jacket as she signed autographs for her fans

Brrr: Joking 'nobody warned' her about the chilly British weather, the 38-year-old star was forced to cover up in a men's tuxedo jacket as she signed autographs for her fans

She said of her BAFTA outfit: 'I'm so happy to wear Stella McCartney, she's my girl. I'm always thrilled to wear her clothes, and she takes great care of her girls.' 

Reese looked incredible for the evening, teaming her striking gown with lightly-tousled locks and smokey eye make-up.

But while the star certainly looked the part, she sadly missed out on the Best Leading Actress gong to Julianne Moore, who bagged the award for her role in Still Alice.

Chilly: Looking worlds away from sunny Hollywood as she draped the black garment over her shoulders, the actress poked fun at her predicament as she sashayed along the red carpet

Chilly: Looking worlds away from sunny Hollywood as she draped the black garment over her shoulders, the actress poked fun at her predicament as she sashayed along the red carpet

Purple reign: When she removed her jacket, the striking starlet showcased the full effect of her plunging purple gown in all its glory

Purple reign: When she removed her jacket, the striking starlet showcased the full effect of her plunging purple gown in all its glory

Reese had been nominated for her role as Cheryl Strayed in biographical movie, Wild.

And while she might have lost out on the top spot, the humble actress insisted that to be nominated in the category made her feel like a winner.

She told MailOnline prior to the ceremony: 'This is just such a huge honour and such a great group of people to be nominated with.'

And the mother-of-three went as far as to describe her part in Wild as 'the greatest role' of her entire acting career to date. 

Taking the plunge: Putting on a sassy display as she worked her magic in front of the cameras, Reese rocked extreme cleavage in her dramatic Stella McCartney dress, which featured a long train

Taking the plunge: Putting on a sassy display as she worked her magic in front of the cameras, Reese rocked extreme cleavage in her dramatic Stella McCartney dress, which featured a long train

A deserving winner: Reese presented the Best Supporting Actor gong to JK Simmons for his role in Whiplash

A deserving winner: Reese presented the Best Supporting Actor gong to JK Simmons for his role in Whiplash

Pretty as a picture: Reese looked incredible for the evening, teaming her striking gown with lightly-tousled locks and smokey eye make-up

Pretty as a picture: Reese looked incredible for the evening, teaming her striking gown with lightly-tousled locks and smokey eye make-up

Reese added: 'I bought the book in 2011 and worked really hard with Nick Hornby [who wrote the screenplay], and it's probably the greatest role of my life.'

Other big winners on the night included The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Theory of Everything and Boyhood. 

British actor Eddie Redmayne took home the prestigious Leading Actor prize for his portrayal of Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything, while Boyhood was named Best Movie. 

Meanwhile, Reese presented the Best Supporting Actor gong to JK Simmons for his role in Whiplash.  

Humble: While the star certainly looked the part, she sadly missed out on the Best Leading Actress gong to Julianne Moore, who bagged the award for her role in Still Alice

Humble: While the star certainly looked the part, she sadly missed out on the Best Leading Actress gong to Julianne Moore, who bagged the award for her role in Still Alice

EE British Academy Film Awards in 2015: Winners

LEADING ACTOR

WINNER: EDDIE REDMAYNE The Theory Of Everything 

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH The Imitation Game 

JAKE GYLLENHAAL Nightcrawler

MICHAEL KEATON Birdman

RALPH FIENNES The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

LEADING ACTRESS 

WINNER: JULIANNE MOORE Still Alice 

AMY ADAMS Big Eyes

FELICITY JONES The Theory of Everything 

REESE WITHERSPOON Wild

ROSAMUND PIKE Gone Girl


BEST FILM

WINNER: BOYHOOD Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland 

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten

BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole 

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson

THE IMITATION GAME Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR

WINNER: J.K. SIMMONS Whiplash 

EDWARD NORTON Birdman

ETHAN HAWKE Boyhood 

MARK RUFFALO Foxcatcher

STEVE CARELL Foxcatcher

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

WINNER: PATRICIA ARQUETTE Boyhood 

EMMA STONE Birdman

IMELDA STAUNTON Pride

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY The Imitation Game 

RENE RUSSO Nightcrawler 

 

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM 

WINNER: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten 

'71 Yann Demange, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Gregory Burke

THE IMITATION GAME Morten Tyldum, Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman, Graham Moore

PADDINGTON Paul King, David Heyman

PRIDE Matthew Warchus, David Livingstone, Stephen Beresford

UNDER THE SKIN Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Nick Wechsler, Walter CampbelL 

 

DIRECTOR 

WINNER: BOYHOOD Richard Linklater 

BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh

WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle 

 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

WINNER: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson 

BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo

BOYHOOD Richard Linklater

NIGHTCRAWLER Dan Gilroy

WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle 

 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

WINNER: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Anthony McCarten 

AMERICAN SNIPER Jason Hall

GONE GIRL Gillian Flynn

THE IMITATION GAME Graham Moore

PADDINGTON Paul King

 

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER 

WINNER: STEPHEN BERESFORD (Writer), DAVID LIVINGSTONE (Producer) Pride 

ELAINE CONSTANTINE (Writer/Director) Northern Soul

GREGORY BURKE (Writer), YANN DEMANGE (Director) '71

HONG KHAOU (Writer/Director) Lilting

PAUL KATIS (Director/Producer), ANDREW DE LOTBINIÈRE (Producer) Kajaki: The True Story

 

 

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

WINNER: IDA Pawel Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczynska

LEVIATHAN Andrey Zvyagintsev, Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov

THE LUNCHBOX Ritesh Batra, Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga

TRASH Stephen Daldry, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kris Thykier

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd 

 

DOCUMENTARY

WINNER: CITIZENFOUR Laura Poitras 

20 FEET FROM STARDOM Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Gil Friesen

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard

FINDING VIVIAN MAIER John Maloof, Charlie Siskel

VIRUNGA Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara

 

ANIMATED FILM

WINNER: THE LEGO MOVIE Phil Lord, Christopher Miller 

BIG HERO 6 Don Hall, Chris Williams

THE BOXTROLLS Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable

 


ORIGINAL MUSIC

WINNER: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Alexandre Desplat 

BIRDMAN Antonio Sanchez

INTERSTELLAR Hans Zimmer

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jóhann Jóhannsson

UNDER THE SKIN Mica Levi

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER: BIRDMAN Emmanuel Lubezki

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Robert Yeoman

IDA Lukasz Zal, Ryzsard Lenczewski

INTERSTELLAR Hoyte van Hoytema

MR. TURNER Dick Pope

 

EDITING 

Due to a tie in voting in this category, there are six nominations 

WINNER: WHIPLASH Tom Cross

BIRDMAN Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Barney Pilling

THE IMITATION GAME William Goldenberg NIGHTCRAWLER John Gilroy

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jinx Godfrey

 

PRODUCTION DESIGN

WINNER: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock 

BIG EYES Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau

THE IMITATION GAME Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald

INTERSTELLAR Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis

MR. TURNER Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts

 

COSTUME DESIGN

WINNER THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Milena Canonero

THE IMITATION GAME Sammy Sheldon Differ

INTO THE WOODS Colleen Atwood

MR. TURNER Jacqueline Durran

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Steven Noble

 

MAKE UP & HAIR 

WINNER: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Frances Hannon

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White

INTO THE WOODS Peter Swords King, J. Roy Helland

MR. TURNER Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jan Sewell

 

SOUND

WINNER: WHIPLASH Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann 

AMERICAN SNIPER Walt Martin, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

BIRDMAN Thomas Varga, Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, Pawel Wdowczak

THE IMITATION GAME John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen

 

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

WINNER: INTERSTELLAR Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley 

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer

 

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION 

WINNER: THE BIGGER PICTURE Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka 

MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS Ainslie Henderson, Cam Fraser, Will Anderson 

MY DAD Marcus Armitage

 

BRITISH SHORT FILM 

WINNER: BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney

EMOTIONAL FUSEBOX Michael Berliner, Rachel Tunnard

THE KÁRMÁN LINE Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby, Oscar Sharp

SLAP Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano, Nick Rowland

THREE BROTHERS Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier, Stephanie Paeplow

 

THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

WINNER: JACK O'CONNELL 

GUGU MBATHA-RAW

MARGOT ROBBIE

MILES TELLER

SHAILENE WOODLEY 

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