By Jason Chester for MailOnline
Published: 22:27 GMT, 6 March 2019 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 6 March 2019
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With the dust settling on a memorable awards season Richard E. Grant was back on home soil and back in the arms of devoted wife Joan Washington during a night out in London on Wednesday evening.
The couple enjoyed a rare red carpet appearance as the British Film Institute (BFI) hosted a Chairman’s dinner at the Rosewood Hotel, a fortnight after Grant narrowly missed out on the accolade for Best Supporting Actor at the 91st annual Academy Awards.
Looking appropriately dapper in a black tuxedo and crisp white shirt, the actor, 61, beamed as he posed for photos alongside Joan, a Scottish dialect coach.
Happy couple: Richard E. Grant enjoyed a rare red carpet appearance with wife Joan Washington as the British Film Institute (BFI) hosted a Chairman’s dinner at the Rosewood Hotel in London on Wednesday evening
Joining her husband Joan wore a flowing black evening dress beneath a cropped black blazer as the couple joined guests including Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Colman at the event.
Conjuring echoes of her Academy Awards triumph, Colman was on hand to receive the prestigious BFI Fellowship after winning
