The big winners from the 2015 BAFTA Awards
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It was a night of high passion, unexpected kisses and impromptu tears as the 2015 BAFTA Awards went down in London's Covent Garden. Host Stephen Fry got proceedings underway with a slight blunder (calling Patricia Arquette by her sister Rosanna's name) but was otherwise suave, at one point sharing an enthusiastic embrace with Cuba Gooding Jr, who was presenting at the ceremony.
It was a great night for Boyhood, Richard Linklater's epic family drama, which won best film, best director and best supporting actress for Arquette (who gave a touching speech about the importance of love).
The Theory of Everything, the biopic based on the life of Professor Stephen Hawking, also had a lot to celebrate. It landed the outstanding British film award, as well as best actor for bookie's favourite Eddie Redmayne. Redmayne welled up with emotion as he tributed his BAFTA win to the incredible will of the film's muse Prof. Hawking, who was present at the awards with his family. The physicist received a standing ovation as he took to the stage to present a BAFTA with Felicity Jones.
And the brilliant Julianne Moore scooped the award for best actress for her haunting performance in Still Alice, the story of an academic diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers. She thanked her family - "the five Scottish women who poured love into me" - and especially her mum, for the honour.
Come see who else won what in all the major categories, below, and raise a toast to the finest cinematic talents around:
Click here to see all the red carpet highlights from the ceremony.
Boyhood, winner of best film
Best film
WINNER: Boyhood
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything, winner of Outstanding British Film
Outstanding British film
WINNER: The Theory of Everything
'71
The Imitation Game
Paddington
Pride
The Theory of Everything
Under The Skin
Julianne Moore with her best actress Bafta for Still Alice
Best actress
WINNER: Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Eddie Redmayne, winner of best actor
Best 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
Patricia Arquette with her best supporting actress BAFTA, for Boyhood
Best supporting actress
WINNER: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Rene Russo - Nightcrawler
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Imelda Staunton - Pride
Emma Stone - Birdman
JK Simmons in Whiplash
Best supporting actor
WINNER: JK Simmons - Whiplash
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
JK Simmons - Whiplash
Boyhood, winner of best director for Richard Linklater
Director
WINNER: Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Wes Anderson - Grand Budapest Hotel
Damian Chazelle - Whiplash
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
James Marsh - The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything, winner of best adapted screenplay
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
The Theory of Everything - Anthony McCarten
The Grand Budapest Hotel, winner of best original screenplay
Original screenplay
WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson
Birdman - Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy
Whiplash - Damien Chazelle