Hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises took place at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, May 14.
Kate Winslet, Gary Oldman, Taron Egerton, and a host of Irish stars including Cillian Murphy, Sharon Horgan, Laura Whitmore, and Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney were in attendance.
You can see what the Irish wore on the BAFA TV Awards red carpet here.
Speaking on the red carpet, just moments before her win for best female performance in a comedy programme, McSweeney told RTÉ Lifestyle that she chose a beautiful red dress from American brand Fashion Brand Company.
Established in 2018 by artist Penelope Gazin, the sustainably-minded brand offer sizes XS-5XL but occasionally go up to XXS-7XL.
"I had lots of offers of amazing designers who wanted to dress me but I refused to wear anything by a designer who would not design for my body if it wasn't BAFTA-nominated," she explains. "It's the same fantastic and pretty average body whether it's BAFTA-nominated or not.
"I'd prefer to support people who dress for people like me - the very average woman - all the time."
The Extraordinary star accessorised the 'Red Vinyl Virgin Gown' with a custom earpiece from her friend, Charlotte Padgham, and a pair of red Air Jordans "because I can't be bothered with uncomfortable shoes".
Speaking on her love of dressing up, both on and off screen, McSweeney said that costume is an essential part of playing any role.
"Catherine Prior, the costume designer on Derry Girls, and I worked so hard on the costume of Sister Michael. We could write a book on it.
"It's a really detailed thing. For me, the character is as much in what you wear as much as the text, as much as the lighting, as much as other things.
"It's because it's something usually associated with women it's therefore seen as something quite frivolous," she adds. "I love dressing up, I love dressing down, I love making stories up and that's what clothes do."
Many of McSweeney's Derry Girls co-stars were attending the BAFTA TV Awards, and she said she was looking forward to the reunion although she was missing her "darling Nicola Coughlan" who was "far too busy" as she is currently working on the latest season of Netflix hit Bridgerton.
"I think it's a very exciting time," she says of the TV industry. "I don't know if it's for women in general, at the moment, but I am certainly being offered parts that are far more exciting, that aren't necessarily some fella's mam or some fella's girlfriend or some fella's sister. They're actually character's in their own right.
"Shock, horror, gasp," she deadpans.
