The 35-year-old actor wore a sharp black suit while his 31-year-old wife-to-be looked glamorous in a black dress with red trim as they joined some of the biggest names in British cinema.
James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan and Felicity Jones were also in attendance as they posed for photographers and signed autographs at the British Independent Film Awards (Bifas).
Entrance: Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley arrive on the red carpet for the British Independent Film Awards
Hardy - who is known for his roles in The Dark Knight Rises and Inception - last appeared at a public event with Riley in October at the BFI London Film Festival premiere of Locke in the West End.
The couple, who have been engaged since July 2010, met on the set of ITV1's Wuthering Heights.
Other celebrities in attendance tonight included Steve Coogan and Julie Walters who has been named as the winner of the Richard Harris Award at the event in Central London.
Previous winners include John Hurt, Daniel Day-Lewis and Helena Bonham Carter. The event, formally known as the Moet British Independent Film Awards, was hosted by James Nesbitt at Old Billingsgate.
Smooth: Hardy, who was in The Dark Knight Rises, arrives for the Moet British Independent Film Awards tonight
Together: Hardy, 36, posed for the cameras with his wife-to-be Riley, 31, at the City of London ceremony
Nesbitt opened the event which he
described as ‘better than the Baftas, more original than the Oscars and
less Nazi than the GQ Awards’.The first award, for best international independent film, went to French film Blue is the Warmest Colour which is based on a graphic novel.
Science-fiction film The Machine, starring Toby Stephens, about two computer programmers who fall in love won The Raindance award.
Scottish actress Chloe Pirrie was named the most promising newcomer for her role in Shell about a young woman who lives with her father in the Highlands.
Glamorous: Actresses Saoirse Ronan (left) and Felicity Jones (right) at the film awards in London today
The eyes have it: Jones looked elegant as she arrived for the film awards at Old Billingsgate Market in London
Lady in red: Myanna Buring looked stunning in
her A-line red dress (left) whilst Hannah Murray steps out in an
androgynous tailored suit (right)
Glamorous: Glamorous: Natascha McElhone looked
glam in white satin gloves and fur shawl (left) whilst Imogen Poots
rocked a backless violet gown on the red carpet (right)
Stars: James McAvoy (left) and Douglas Booth (right) at the 16th annual Moet British Independent Film Awards
Accepting her award, she thanked her co-stars, saying: ‘I want to list the cast but I can't do that.’The best British short film went to Z1 and Ben Mendelsohn won best supporting actor for his role in prison drama Starred Up beating his co-star Rupert Friend in the process.
The Special Jury Prize went to Sixteen Films and Friends who work with veteran director Ken Loach and are known as Team Loach.
Joining them on stage, Loach said: ‘They pull me through and somehow we get a film at the end. I owe them everything really’.
Attending: Harley Bird (left) - the voice behind Peppa Pig - and Steve Coogan (right) were at the event in London
Contrasting appearances: Actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes (left) and producer Harvey Weinstein (right)
Red and black: Actress MyAnna Buring (left), and actor Mark Strong and his wife Liza Marshall (right)
Going to the show: Singer Sting and his wife Trudie Styler (left) arrive, as well as actor Jim Broadbent (right)
Dark colours: Hayley Atwell (left) and actor James Nesbitt (right) - who opened the evening - arrive at the event
BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2013: THE WINNERS
- Richard Harris Award: Julie Walters
- Best international independent film: Blue is the Warmest Colour
- The Raindance Award: The Machine
- Most promising newcomer: Chloe Pirrie
- Best British short film: Z1
- Best supporting actor: Ben Mendelsohn
- Special Jury Prize: Sixteen Films and Friends
- Best technical achievement: Amy Hubbard
- Best supporting actress: Imogen Poots
- Best achievement in production: Metro Manila
- Best documentary: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
- The Variety award: Paul Greengrass.
- Best actor: James McAvoy
- Best screenplay: Steven Knight
- Best actress: Lindsay Duncan
- Best director: Sean Ellis
Accepting her award, she thanked Winterbottom and her co-star Coogan and said: ‘This is just a lovely, lovely thing and I'm flattered and honoured to be here’.
Best Achievement in Production went to Metro Manila - a crime thriller set in the capital of the Philippines.
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, about the jailed Russian rockers, was named best documentary.
The Variety award went to United 93 and Captain Phillips director Paul Greengrass.
Paying tribute, Nesbitt said working with him on the Northern-Irish set Bloody Sunday had been ‘the most rewarding professional experience of my life’.
Accepting his award, Greengrass said the event showed the ‘range of films’ and ‘depth of talent’ in the industry. He said: ‘I'm incredibly optimistic about the future’.
McAvoy was named best actor for his role in the film version of the Irvine Welsh novel Filth beating rivals including Hardy and Coogan.
Accepting the award, he said: ‘It's like Scotland's won the World Cup’. The award for best screenplay went to Steven Knight for Locke.
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