Summary

  • It's the biggest night in British cinema - the 77th British Academy Film Awards

  • Hollywood stars and the elite of the UK's film-makers gathered for the ceremony in London

  • Oppenheimer - about the physicist described as the "father of the atomic bomb" - won the most awards of the night

  • Poor Things had a successful evening too, winning five awards

  • American Fiction, The Zone of Interest and The Holdovers were among the other winners

  • British films in contention included All of Us Strangers, Saltburn and How to Have Sex

  • The Prince of Wales, president of Bafta, was in attendance at the Royal Festival Hall

  • You can watch the ceremony on the livestream above or on BBC One - our live coverage here has been bringing you the results, as they happen

  1. Da'Vine Joy Randolph draws laughs with acceptance speechpublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Noor Nanji
    Culture reporter at Royal Festival Hall

    Da'Vine drew laughs from the audience when she complimented the actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who gave her the award for best supporting actress.

    "You are so handsome," The Holdovers actress told him.

    "I was hoping you were going to be here and woah. Worth it."She described her win as "coming full circle" since she started her career in London.

  2. Watch the ceremony on BBC One at 19:00 GMTpublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Just a reminder that in an hour's time, you will be able to watch the ceremony from the beginning, on BBC One.

    We're posting all the award winners here, as they're announced. So if you want to avoid any spoilers, it's best to wait til 7pm when the broadcast begins.

  3. The winner of best supporting actress goes to...published at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February
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    Da'Vine Joy Randolph, for her role in The Holdovers.

    Da'Vine Joy Randolph attends the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, 18 February 2024.Image source, EPA
  4. Quickly followed by the award for best supporting actresspublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Another big award up next, with best supporting actress. The nominees are:

    • Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
    • Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
    • Claire Foy - All of Us Strangers
    • Sandra Hüller - The Zone of Interest
    • Rosamund Pike - Saltburn
    • Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
  5. And the award for best supporting actor goes to...published at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February
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    Robert Downey jr attends the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, 18 February 2024.Image source, EPA

    The award for best supporting actor goes to Robert Downey Jr, for his role in Oppenheimer - making it the third win of the night for the biopic of the father of the atomic bomb.

  6. Next up we have best supporting actorpublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Coming up next, we have best supporting actor - presented by Gillian Anderson. The nominees are:

    • Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon
    • Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer
    • Jacob Elordi - Saltburn
    • Ryan Gosling - Barbie
    • Paul Mescal - All of Us Strangers
    • Dominic Sessa - The Holdovers
  7. The next award is adapted screenplaypublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    And the winner of the award for adapted screenplay is American Fiction, based on a 2001 novel by Percival Everett.

    The other nominees were:

    • All of Us Strangers
    • Oppenheimer
    • Poor Things
    • The Zone of Interest
  8. And then it soon wins a second, for cinematographypublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    And the cinematography award goes to Oppenheimer, its second award of the night.

    The other nominees were:

    • Killers of the Flower Moon
    • Maestro
    • Poor Things
    • The Zone of Interest
  9. Oppenheimer wins its first award of the nightpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Oppenheimer has just won the Bafta for best editing - it's the first award of the night for Christopher Nolan's three-hour epic.

    It had the most nominations of any film, with 13.

    The other nominees in the editing category were:

    • Anatomy of a Fall
    • Killers of the Flower Moon
    • Poor Things
    • The Zone of Interest
  10. Award for casting goes to The Holdoverspublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Christmas boarding school comedy-drama The Holdovers wins the Best casting award.

    The other nominees were:

    • All of Us Strangers
    • Anatomy of a Fall
    • How To Have Sex
    • Killers of the Flower Moon
  11. Deepika Padukone brings Bollywood glamour to the Baftaspublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Noor Nanji
    Culture reporter at Royal Festival Hall

    Deepika PadukoneImage source, Getty Images

    The Indian actress was up on stage to present the award for the Best film not in the English language.

    Padukone stunned in a golden saree and matching blouse. It’s not the first time she’s turned heads at an awards ceremony - she also captured people’s attention last year at the Oscars, when she introduced the song Nattu Nattu from the movie RRR.

  12. A quick note on timings and spoilerspublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Just a reminder on the timings for the ceremony.

    The ceremony is not being streamed live, but our reporters in the room are providing text updates on all the winners and key moments as they happen, which we're bringing you on this page.

    If you're planning to watch the glitz and glam of the ceremony, you'll have to wait until 19:00 - we'll be showing it here and on BBC One.

    But just to note, that coverage is going to show events that we'll have already covered here on the live page.

  13. The Zone of Interest wins film not in English languagepublished at 17:44 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    The winner is The Zone of Interest, the historical drama about the Auschwitz concentration camp directed by Jonathan Glazer.

    You can read more about the film here.

  14. Film not in English language is up nextpublished at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    The next award is for Film not in the English language. The nominees are:

    • 20 Days In Mariupol
    • Anatomy of a Fall
    • Past Lives
    • Society of the Snow
    • The Zone of Interest
  15. Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs Murder on the Dance Floorpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Noor Nanji
    Culture reporter live at the Baftas

    Sophie Ellis-Bextor attends the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, 18 February 2024.Image source, EPA

    Sophie Ellis-Bextor had the first performance of the night.

    She performed Murder on the Dance Floor, the song that had a massive comeback and made it back into the top 10 thanks to Saltburn, the twisted thriller from director Emerald Fennell.

    The song features in the eye-popping nude finale starring actor Barry Keoghan, which has inspired a string of viral tributes.

    Dressed in a black dress and orange sash, Ellis-Bextor was supported by energetic backing singers. At the end of her rendition, the camera cut to Keoghan cheering enthusiastically.

  16. Earth Mama wins debut awardpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    The winner is Earth Mama, a child custody drama released in 2023.

  17. Outstanding debut award is up nextpublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    The next award is for Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer, being presented by David Beckham. The nominees are:

    • Blue Bag Life
    • Bobi Wine: The People's President
    • Earth Mama
    • How To Have Sex
    • Is There Anybody Out There?
  18. Where do Bafta winners keep their awards?published at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Justine Triet and Arthur Harari just told the BBC's Colin Paterson where their award will go - in their loo, so guests can take selfies with it!

  19. Rosamund Pike: Emerald Fennell gave us a playlist before filming Saltburnpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    Rosamund Pike interviewed on the Bafta red carpet

    The first musical performance of the night is now taking place - with Sophie Ellis Bextor's Murder on the Dancefloor, which features in Saltburn.

    On the red carpet, Rosamund Pike, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film revealed that director Emerald Fennell gave them all a "fantastic playlist" featuring music from 2007 before they started filming. She said she was "so pleased" for Ellis-Bextor and the new success of her song.

    Pike said she had very little expectation that she would get a Bafta nomination, as "I don't have much faith in British people always rallying around their own".

    But she said she was "really delighted" to be nominated: "It means so much more. When you're British and you get nominated by British people, for me that's a harder win and a dearer one."

  20. Winner: Animated filmpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February

    And the winner is, The Boy and the Heron, with the award presented by Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott, stars of All of us Strangers.