Summary

  • Many stars wore black in solidarity with Time's Up and Me Too

  • Three Billboards is the night's big winner - picking up five prizes in total

  • Frances McDormand and Gary Oldman among the acting winners

  • Joanna Lumley hosted for the first time, taking over from Stephen Fry

Live Reporting

Steven McIntosh, Annabel Rackham and Ian Youngs

  1. EE Rising star WINNER

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    Daniel Kaluuya wins the EE Rising Star award.

    "I've gone blank," he laughs as he begins his acceptance speech.

    But the Get Out star bigs up his fellow nominees, adding:

    I feel so privileged to be in you guys' company. I'd like to thank the people for voting for us all.I am a product of arts funding within the United Kingdom - I'd like to thank people that financially support that.

    My mum is the reason why I started, the reason why I'm here, and the reason why I keep going. Thank you for everything. This is award is for you.

  2. Best British film winner

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    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    The first winner of the night. Despite the setting, this film qualifies as British because of the financing, and was written and directed by British-born Martin McDonagh.

    Producer Graham Broadbent said:

    We finished this film about a year ago. It’s the story of a woman taking on the establishment and status quo. It seems more timely now than we ever could have imagined them. In the last months the Time’s Up movement has started in the USA and now here in the UK. A tectonic shift’s taking place. It turns out meaningful change can happen very quickly if we put our minds to it.

  3. Joanna Lumley kicks things off

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    And we're off.

    Cirque Du Soleil kick off proceedings with a routine from OVO - the show currently playing at at the Royal Albert Hall (although it's having a night off tonight).

    The audience were greeted to a humorous opening montage of Joanna Lumley making calls to various Hollywood stars to tell them she was hosting this year's ceremony.

    Her phone calls were interspersed with clips from some of the nominated films - so it appeared she was speaking to stars such as Hugh Grant and Woody Harrelson.

    "This ceremony is not just about the famous people... but let's take a look at the famous people here tonight," she said in her opening monologue.

    Lumley pointed out some of the big British nominees tonight - including Gary Oldman, Daniel Kaluuya and Sally Hawkins.

    She also drew attention to Frances McDormand - "one of a select band of actresses who have won an Oscar, Emmy and a Golden Globe". McDormand could well be going home with a Bafta tonight for her leading role in Three Billboards.

    Referring to Grant's performance in Paddington 2, she joked: "Quite how Hugh managed to portray a vain actor is beyond me, it was remarkable stuff."

    Rounding up, she said: "In one sense, you're all winners tonight. But in another sense, if you believe that, you'll believe anything.

    "It has been an extraordinary year for cinema," she added - perfectly teeing up a video montage of the big nominees tonight.

    And the ceremony officially gets under way...

  4. The Baftas have begun

    Joanna Lumley, who has taken over as host from Stephen Fry, has kicked off the ceremony (using slightly fewer long words).

  5. Could The Shape of Water be tonight's big winner?

    The Shape of Water20th Century Fox

    The Shape of Water leads the nominations tonight - with 12 nods.

    Speaking on the red carpet, director Guillermo del Toro said:

    The Academy here know what making a film entails, and it's recognition not just of you, but your crew and cast. It's the best.

    The lead role was tailor made for [Sally Hawkins]. She is a miracle... one of the most luminous presences in cinema today.

  6. How Lesley Manville prepared for Phantom Thread

    Lesley Manville is nominated for supporting actress tonight for Phantom Thread - a film set in a 1950s fashion house.

    She told the BBC:

    There's a lot of delightful research you can do, you can start at the V&A, read lots of wonderful books - I had six months to do all of that, and it was a glorious time to immerse myself in that whole world

    Once Daniel Day-Lewis and I found out we were going to play brother and sister, we became friends and just got to know each other, and translated that to this brother and sister who are just immensely comfortable with each other.

  7. We are minutes away...

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived at the Royal Albert Hall, and the ceremony will be kicking off very shortly.

    Stay with us.

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  8. Gatecrashers say 'Time's up Theresa'

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    Amid the Time's Up messages, a group of activists appear to have gatecrashed the red carpet wearing T-shirts saying "Time's Up Theresa".

    A group called Sisters Uncut said they were protesting against Prime Minister Theresa May and the government's Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.

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  9. Dagenham strikers talk about long equality campaign

    Gemma Arterton: 'There's a real appetite for change'

    Many of the stars have brought equality activists with them on the red carpet. Gemma Arterton, who starred in 2010's Made In Dagenham, was accompanied by two of the original 1968 Dagenham Ford factory pay campaigners, Gwen Davis and Eileen Pullen.

  10. Angelina joined by Loung Ung on the red carpet

    Angelina Jolie is wearing black in support of the #MeToo movement - and is accompanied by Cambodian-born US writer and producer Loung Ung.

    Jolie's Netflix film First They Killed My Father focuses on human rights activist Ung’s life under the rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

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  11. Saoirse Ronan on Lady Bird reaction

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    Saoirse Ronan told the BBC how pleased she is that young audiences have reacted so strongly to Lady Bird - for which she's nominated in the leading actress category.

    It's the best reaction you could hope for. When anyone wants to go and see a film, read a book, you do kind of just want to see a bit of yourself in it, even if it's set in Sacramento and you're from the UK, I think there's that human sentiment of wanting to belong, finding your way, and that's something everyone can relate to. All the young people who are out tonight who love the film is great.

  12. Black Pride founder accompanies Andrea Riseborough

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    Many of the stars are bringing activists as their guests - instead of their mums - and actress Andrea Riseborough is accompanied by UK Black Pride co-founder Phyll Opoku-Gyimah.

    Riseborough, who was among 190 actresses who signed a letter in The Observer on Sunday, told BBC News:

    We’re at the beginning of UK Time’s Up so it’s still a fledgling movement. There’s huge support and with any movement it’s important that we all stand in solidarity but that we also feel free to share our personal experiences and speak from our own perspectives.

    "Lady" Phyll said:

    When you haven’t historically had spaces like this to be able to amplify your voices on sexual discrimination, assault and violence, having this opportunity with Andrea is empowering.

  13. Please welcome your new host...

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    In awards shows, the host's opening monologue can often be more interesting and juicy than the awards themselves.

    Think of the cutting speeches of Seth Meyers, Ricky Gervais and Tina Fey and Amy Poelher at the recent Golden Globes, or Ellen and Jimmy Kimmel's recent hosting of the Oscars.

    Stephen Fry has been the master of ceremonies at the Baftas in recent years - he's hosted 12 times in total.

    He normally spends some time making light-hearted jokes about the stars in the audience - and traditionally even selects one to blow a kiss to the viewers to signal the start of the show.

    (Jennifer Lawrence and Brad Pitt are among those to have done so - and last year Meryl Streep even went one better by giving Fry a kiss on the lips.)

    But this year's monologue may take a different tone.

    Joanna Lumley is hosting this year. Her choice follows a tricky six months for Hollywood, which has been rocked by the sexual harrassment scandal.

    All eyes will be on her as the ceremony gets under way, to see whether she strikes a similar tone to Fry and keeps things light-hearted; reflects the serious nature of some of the recent revelations; or ditches the opening monologue completely.

  14. Algelina Jolie takes to the red carpet

    More stars are turning up on the red carpet wearing black in support of the #MeToo movement - including Algelina Jolie, Lupita Nyong'o, Greta Gerwig and Salma Hayek.

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  15. Gary Oldman on becoming Winston Churchill

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    Gary Oldman is favourite to win the leading actor prize tonight for his portrayal of Winston Churchill.

    He has already picked up a Golden Globe this awards season, and is heavily tipped for an Oscar next month.

    Discussing the role, he told the BBC:

    It was pretty daunting, but the good news is the Chruchill family really embraced the film and the performance. So I feel almost like an honorary family member now.

    I read as much Churchill material and watched as much footage as I could. But at the end it's a creation rather than an impersonation. You almost start with an impersonation and then move away from it - you have to own it.

  16. Jennifer Lawrence is here

    She's not nominated, but no award ceremony is complete without J-Law.

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  17. Daniel Kaluuya on Get Out's success

    Daniel Kaluuya: 'It's been a whirlwind'

    Daniel Kaluuya is nominated in the leading actor category for Get Out - which was released almost a year ago.

    It's highly unusual for a film released so long before awards season to be recognised - but the film struck a chord with audiences and critics.

    He told the BBC:

    I think [director] Jordan Peele told a truth, a truth which was really personal to him. And I think Universal really let it be what it is. I think that's really exciting, I think people want authored pieces of work.

    Speaking about the extraordinary year he's had and tonight's ceremony, he added:

    The last 12 months have been a whirlwind. To be amongst these people that I'm a fan of, it's a special thing.

  18. Gemma Arterton on #MeToo

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    Actress Gemma Arterton is one of countless stars to be wearing black tonight, in protest at the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal.

    She spoke to the BBC about the importance of the #MeToo movement:

    I think an incredible amount of work has been done in a very short amount of time, there is a real appetite for change, and this is the moment. But we have so much more to do.

  19. Your views on the Baftas

    If 'Dunkirk' does not sweep the board, they might as well rename themselves DAFTA.

    David Hollins

    Really hoping that Loving Vincent wins best animated film. A masterpiece that an absolutely insane amount of work has gone in to.

    Joe Jenkins

    Keep your views coming to entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk

  20. Black dresses on the red carpet

    Natalie Dormer:

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    Octavia Spencer:

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    Kristin Scott Thomas:

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    Anya Taylor-Joy

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