Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Bafta award ceremony

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We're now onto some of the biggest awards of the night - including best director.

And the honour goes to Brady Corbet for The Brutalist.

Accepting his award at the star-studded ceremony in central London, Brady says he is "humbled and grateful" to be nominated in this category.

He says: "I'm very grateful all the same to my cast, my crew and my family. Thank you for dealing with me for the last seven or eight years."

Noor Nanji
Reporting from the Bafta Award Ceremony

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Jesse Eisenberg, who wrote and directed A Real Pain - for which he collected the award for original screenplay - says it felt “super, super weird” to be here.

“I feel of [the film] as an America indie, set in Poland, so it’s like… the British gave me this award,” he told BBC News.

“Maybe I’d fare better if I packed up and moved here."

He adds that the film started from a “personal place” as diary entries about his family, so to have won this award is “unexpected”.

Eisenberg says he first watched Kieran Culkin in Home Alone as a child.

“I remember him having red hair,” he tells me. “I was like, 'wait, can you dye your hair red for the movie?'."

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Bafta Awards Ceremony

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The audience at the Baftas is now being shown a pre-recorded clip of the Prince of Wales, who describes the nominees as "incredibly talented" and says each "captured the imagination of audiences" over the year.

Prince William, who is the president of the Baftas, is not in attendance at the awards ceremony tonight.

The EE Rising Star award goes to David Jonsson. Accepting the award, he thanks his casting directors and those who have "taken a chance on him".

Jonsson speaks about his background as an "East London boy", and says: "As long as we keep telling stories about people, there is space in the industry." He dedicates the award to "dreamers and grafters".

"Star - I don't know - but rising, yes," he adds.

Steven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter

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We've just been speaking to Richard Beek, Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, winner of best children's film for Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

Crossingham reflects on the fact the films always seem to go down so well in America, despite being firmly rooted in UK culture.

"It is remarkable that our very Britishness is embraced in America," he says.

He highlights one particular reference in Vengeance Most Fowl - the TV presenter is called Anton Deck, a reference to Geordie duo Ant & Dec.

"There are some jokes, like Anton Deck, which are very British. In the American screenings, there was complete silence apart from one Brit guffawing in the corner.

"But we're very proud of that, we stick to our guns. Apart from one or two very specific gags like that, it seems to be embraced.

"And even if they're laughing at us, not with us, if they're laughing, we're happy about that."

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Bafta Awards Ceremony

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The awards ceremony is now being televised on BBC One, with viewers tuning in to David Tennant's opening rendition of I'm Gonna Be, by The Proclaimers.

As a reminder, you can watch the ceremony above by clicking Play - but do not scroll down if you want to avoid any spoilers, as we explained here.

We're now onto the award for outstanding British film which is being presented by actresses Celia Imrie and Naomi Ackle.

The winner is Conclave - the third gong for the papal drama starring Ralph Fiennes.

Producer Tessa Ross thanks the film's team and cast and say they were inspired by director Edward Berger.

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Tonight there will be winners in 25 different categories, spread across the film industry.

But some of the bigger awards are what people have their eyes on. Hotly contested are leading actor and leading actress.

Of course, best film is the jewel in the crown. Conclave, the most nominated film, is up in that category.

And the directors are battling it out to be crowned best in their field, again with a nomination for Conclave, joined by Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist. No surprise there.

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Bafta Award Ceremony

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We're on to the Bafta award for make up and hair and costume design, which is being presented by actress Hannah John Kamen.

Pierre Olivier Persin from The Substance bags the award and thanks his team. This is the first award for the horror starring Demi Moore.

The Bafta award for costume design is being presented by actresses Gwendoline Christie and Vanessa Williams. The winner is Paul Tazewell for Wicked - the second award for the musical.

Picking up his gong, Tazewell thanks director Jon Chu and his "wicked muses" Cynthia Erivo, who played Elphaba, and Ariana Grande, who played Galinda.

"This explosion of excitement and life - that what was designing Wicked for me," he says.

Katie Razzall
Culture editor

For the filmmakers and the distributors, being in the awards race can help at the box office, particularly for smaller productions.

Last year, the recognition for The Zone of Interest - a foreign language film with traumatic subject matter - probably enhanced the box office.

But by the time Oppenheimer scooped its haul of awards, it was unlikely to have translated significantly into ticket sales - that juggernaut had already rolled through town.

There are no hard and fast rules about what exactly puts bums on seats.

Really, the Bafta awards is about more than that: it is a showcase for the British film industry.

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Just joining us? You can watch the Bafta Award Ceremony by clicking Play above - but if you don't want to know any winners, stop scrolling here.

The televised coverage goes out two hours after the actual ceremony, which we've been covering in real-time, so there are lots of spoilers below.

There are still more categories to be announced which we'll continue to cover - so if you're watching the stream at the top, don't be tempted to scroll down.

Once you're out of the spoiler danger zone, be sure to check back for lots of interviews from tonight's big winners.

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Bafta Award Ceremony

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The awards are really rolling in now. We've just heard who has won the documentary and British short film categories.

The Bafta award for documentary goes to Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve story. Christopher Reeves's children join director Peter Ettedgui on stage to applause and are later thanked by the director.

British short film is being presented by actress Marisa Abela and actor Joe Alwyn and is awarded to Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Stick with us as we approach the final big categories of the evening.

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Baftas

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We're getting close to some of the biggest awards of the night. Now we're hearing the winner of the cinematography category has gone to Lol Crawley for The Brutalist - another win for the war-era epic.

Picking up his award at Royal Festival Hall, Crawley thanked his colleagues for "raising the bar" in cinematography.

Charity MediCinema has also been recognised with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, which was presented by Simon Pegg.

The award was given to the charity for it's "impact in bringing cinema experiences to those undergoing medical treatment in hospitals around the UK, at no cost to the patients or the NHS", the Baftas said. , external

A representative for the charity tells the Bafta audience that talking about the power of cinema in hospitals "can help people feel less anxious".

Steven McIntosh
Reporting from the Bafta Awards Ceremony

While we take a quick breather, here's another chat we had on the red carpet earlier.

The Apprentice star Sebastian Stan was nominated tonight for playing a young Donald Trump, when the future president was making his name as a real estate tycoon in New York.

Asked about taking on the role, Stan says there was “a lot of hesitation and fear, because a lot of people feel very strongly about him”.

He adds: “But I feel as an actor, our job is to examine human nature.”

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They really don't hang around at the Baftas: we've just had another two award announced in quick succession.

Sean Baker and Samantha Quan bag the award for casting on the the film Anora, while Nick Emerson has picked up the award for editing for Conclave

It's shaping up to be a big night for the papal drama.

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Bafta award ceremony

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We're now onto the award for best supporting actress, which is presented by actor Colman Domingo and Adam Pearson - and it goes to Zoe Saldana for Emilia Perez.

It's looking like it will be a good night for the musical as it picks up its second award -even as controversy continues to surround the film's protagonist Karla Sofia Gascon.

Accepting the award, Saldana says: "I was told not to cry by my children... this is so validating, a true honour... this was a creative challenge of a life time".

As she notices a clock counting down to when she needs to leave the stage, Saldana gets into a panic and repeatedly swears before thanking several people, including her mother "for being a selfless person".

Saldana beat fellow co-star Selena Gomez and Wicked star Ariana Grande for the award tonight.

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Noor Nanji
Reporting from the Bafta Award Ceremony

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We've just been chatting to Conclave screenwriter Peter Straughan, who says his win for adapted screenplay brought back a lot of memories.

The last time he won a Bafta for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in 2012 was shortly after his wife and co-writer Bridget O’Connor died.

“This awards season has brought a lot of that back,” he tells BBC News.

He adds with a smile that he's dedicating this award to her.

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Another win for the film you almost certainly watched this Christmas, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

It just picked up the award in the animated film category - and remarkably, it's the first time Aardman have won this gong.

Co-creator Nick Park takes to the stage and jokes that he hasn't prepared a second speech, before thanking his loved ones over how long it took to make the film.

Not even Feather McGraw could stop the Wallace and Gromit team this evening.

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Bafta Awards Ceremony

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After a red balloon-filled performance by Take That - whose hit Greatest Day was used in the film Anora - we're now onto the award for best supporting actor.

Presented by Vanessa Kirby and Orlando Bloom, the award has been given to Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain.

Culkin isn't at the awards ceremony this evening so fellow actor Jesse Eisenberg is collecting the gong for him. Eisenberg says Culkin is in New York with a sick family member.

Missed the red carpet action earlier? Here's our gallery of the best pics of the night.

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Andre Rhoden-Paul
Reporting from the Baftas

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And now it's the writers in the spotlight as we move on to the awards for original screenplay and adapted screenplay.

Jesse Eisenberg has bagged the original screenplay award for the film A Real Pain, which he wrote and directed.

The other nominees for the category were: Sean Baker for Anora, Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold for The Brutalist, Rich Peppiatt, Naoise O Caireallain, Liam Og O Hannaidh, JJ O Dochartaigh for Kneecap and Coralie Fargeat for The Substance.

Screenwriter Peter Straughan has picked up the award for adapted screenplay for the film Conclave, and thanked author Robert Harris for the "beautiful book" the film is based on.

The nominees for the category were: James Mangold and Jay Cocks for A Complete Unknown, Peter Jacques Audiard for Emilia Perez, RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes for Nickel Boys and Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin and John "Divine G" Whitfield for Sing Sing.

Steven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter

Let's take you back to the red carpet while we await the next result, where our team was chatting to Edward Berger a little earlier.

He's the director behind Conclave, which leads the pack at tonight’s Baftas with 12 nominations, including best actor for its star Ralph Fiennes.

Conclave tells the story of a cardinal in Rome who oversees the selection of a new Pope.

“For me, it had to be Ralph Fiennes,” Berger says of the casting process.

“He can express anything through his eyes, and was able to take us on this journey of inner turmoil.”