Jacob Phillips
Live from the Baftas

Another year of Bafta action has come to an end.

Gasps and cheers rang out at the Bafta media centre as Robert Aramayo won the best leading actor award ahead of Hollywood royalty.

An even bigger cheer came seconds later as Aramayo’s father appeared on camera for a second time in floods of tears.

Timothee Chalamet had spent seven years mastering table tennis for his role in Marty Supreme and the film had received 11 nominations, but failed to bring home any awards.

Leonardo DiCaprio picked up a record seventh Bafta nomination for his role as washed up revolutionary Bob Ferguson in One Battle After Another - that puts DiCaprio on even footing with the likes of Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and Daniel Day-Lewis.

While there was no personal victory for the Hollywood A-lister, One Battle After Another was the biggest winner of the night with six Baftas.

Both Chalamet and DiCaprio are in the running for the best actor award at the Oscars later this year, where Hollywood still reigns supreme.

But for now, what a fantastic night for British talent.

We're now ending our live coverage. Thanks for joining us and if you want a full rundown of tonight's awards, see our winner's list.

Drama, surprises, a marmalade-covered Peruvian bear and even some K-pop - this evening had it all.

Our team on the live desk had so many favourite moments, but we've rounded up pics of some of the best.

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Backstage gasps as Aramayo beat out Chalamet for best actorpublished at 21:36 GMT

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Noor Nanji
Culture correspondent at the Baftas

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I think many of us will still be reeling from the Marty Supreme snub.

They came into tonight with 11 nominations. They left with zero.

Its larger than life star Timothée Chalamet – Hollywood royalty, and the frontrunner for best actor – was beaten by actor Robert Aramayo.

There was a collective gasp backstage from journalists when that category was announced.

In the film Marty Supreme, the lead character was always trying – but never quite got there. Maybe there was a message in that.

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We can bring you a little more from the man of the moment Robert Aramayo, who swept past Hollywood royalty and won two accolades for his performance in I Swear.

Aramayo tells reporters he "still can't speak" and that he did not expect to win the Rising Star award, yet alone go one better and also take home the Bafta for leading actor.

"It totally blows my mind," he says.

The actor explains that he has managed to catch up with his idol Ethan Hawke, who once gave a speech at his school and left a big impact on him.

Aramayo says he is really happy that I Swear is putting the spotlight on something that is really misunderstood and adds that more education is needed around Tourette’s.

A huge night for British filmpublished at 21:16 GMT

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Katie Razzall
Culture editor

In the end it was quite a night for British film.

I had wondered whether a bit of British patriotism would give a boost to Hamnet - and it did scoop outstanding British film amongst its two awards. But it was 33-year-old, Hull-born Robert Aramayo who really benefited from the Bafta jurors’ love.

His best actor award is richly deserved, but it was a dramatic moment seeing him triumph over all those Hollywood greats.

Aramayo and Wunmi Mosaku have broken the British acting dry spell at these awards after four painful years.

No doubt the partying will be spectacular - although Aramayo has the small matter of a stage performance tomorrow. He’s appearing in Guess How Much I Love You? at London’s Royal Court theatre.

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Hamnet director Chloe Zhao has described how everyone involved in the film went on a journey together and were transformed.

"[We will] always look across a room and say we were transformed by that experience from the forest to the globe theatre," she says.

She adds that the cast would dance, cook and laugh together away from filming.

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Paul Thomas Anderson has heaped more praise onto Leonardo DiCaprio following One Battle After Another's successful night at the Baftas.

Speaking to reporters at a news conference, he describes how DiCaprio is always curious and asking questions and wanting to take "the whole thing apart and put it back together again".

Anderson says it is a "great gift collaborating with him".

He explains that DiCaprio is "not just a great actor but he is a terrific writer".

He says the actor's understanding "not just of his role but the entire story is his super power really".

Rachel Flynn
Live reporter

If you think you recognise Bafta-winner Jessie Buckley from somewhere, but you can't quite put your finger on where, cast your mind back to 2008 - and Andrew Lloyd-Webber's talent competition I'd Do Anything.

She came second in the show to become Nancy and has since become a Hollywood star.

After turning down the role of Nancy's understudy, she told Vogue that she struggled in the early part of her career.

"I was just lost. When you're told, culturally, in different ways, that you have to kind of mould yourself into a shape that doesn't naturally fit you, in some ways you incubate that messaging and then it becomes self-destructive," she said.

"Once I realised that, my life goal has been to unravel myself from the sort of miseducation, from stories that don't actually serve me, and just find life," Jessie added.

She began on the stage, and then starred in hit TV shows - including the BBC's War & Peace, Chernobyl and Fargo. Buckley received her first Oscar nomination after starring as a younger version of Olivia Coleman's character in The Lost Daughter in 2021.

The same year, her portrayal of Sally Bowles in a West End revival of Cabaret in 2021 won her the prestigious Olivier award.

Critics have called her performance in Hamnet "one of those performances that is for the ages" and "nothing less than magical".

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The BBC's Colin Paterson spoke quickly with Leonard DiCaprio as he walked by in the winner's room.

How does it feel for One Battle After Another to pick up best film at this year's awards? "It's fantastic, it is a huge honour," DiCaprio says.

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The Prince of Wales attended tonight's show to present the Bafta fellowship. He also spoke before the ceremony and said he needs to be in a "calm state" to watch Hamnet, adding: "I'm not at the moment".

"I will save it," he said of Chloé Zhao's Bafta-winning Shakespeare drama.

However, the Princess of Wales told Bafta's Emily Stillman and Emma Baehr that she had watched it and it was a “very bad idea actually... ended up with very puffy eyes”.

She said it was "really very very powerful", praising the "fantastic" and "raw" music score and talking about its portrayal of "intergenerational grief".

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If you're just joining our live coverage, here's a quick look at who has taken home this year's Baftas.

• One Battle After Another wins six Baftas - including best film, director and adapted screenplay
• Meanwhile, Sinners wins three Baftas, including original screenplay and original score
• Frankenstein wins three categories for costume, make up & hair and production design

• Hamnet wins two categories, including outstanding British film
• I Swear also took home two, best actor and casting
• Jessie Buckley wins leading actress for Hamnet
• Robert Aramayo wins leading actor for I Swear and takes home the EE Rising Star Award
• Sean Penn wins supporting actor for One Battle After Another
• Wunmi Mosaku wins supporting actress for Sinners
• My Father’s Shadow wins outstanding debut
• Dame Donna Langley receives the Bafta fellowship
• Clare Binns receives the outstanding British contribution to cinema award

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One Battle After Another.

Paul Thomas Anderson takes to the stage once again and says "You have given us so much to celebrate tonight" as he calls the award a "tremendous honour".

He ends by saying, "Let's keep making movies without fear."

It's one Bafta after another as the film wins its sixth award of the evening.

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It is now time for the final award of the evening: The best film.

Here's a reminder of the films which are up for the award:

• Hamnet
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Sentimental Value
• Sinners

A few moments ago, Prince William took to the stage to deliver a speech to Dame Donna Langley, Chair of NBCUniversal Entertainment, who is being recognised for her outstanding contribution to film.

He said: "Her determination and commitment have driven her to become one of the most influential and respected figures in the entertainment industry.

"She was the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio, and is now Chair of NBCUniversal Entertainment.

"Her transformative leadership and unwavering commitment to creative partnership have brought some of this century’s most iconic films to the big screen and to audiences around the world.

"She has championed films that have shaped culture, and is responsible for some of our most beloved franchises."

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Jessie Buckley seems unstoppable as she wins another award for her raw performance in Hamnet.

"I dreamed a little bit to be a little bit like Judi Dench," she says.

"This really does belong to the women past, present and future that have taught me and continue to teach me how to do it differently," she later adds.

Buckley nods to her fellow nominees and says she is in awe of all their incredible performances.

She now turns her attention to the cast and crew of Hamnet.

"Chloe Zhao you are making history tonight as a story teller. Thank you for your uncompromising artistry."

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Our attention now turns to the Bafta for leading actress. Here are the nominees:

• Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
• Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue
• Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
• Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
• Emma Stone - Bugonia

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Robert Aramayo beats Hollywood royalty to win the Bafta for leading actor for his performance in I Swear.

As a reminder just moments ago Aramayo won the Rising Star award.

Aramayo is in tears on stage as John Davidson, who he portrays in the film, jumps up and down in the crowd.

"I absolutely can't believe this," says Aramayo. "I honestly cannot believe I have won this award. Everyone in this category blows me away."

The awards now move on to the leading actor award. Here are the nominees:

• Robert Aramayo - I Swear
• Timothée Chalamet - Marty Supreme
• Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
• Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
• Michael B Jordan -Sinners
• Jesse Plemons - Bugonia

The Prince of Wales has presented Dame Donna Langley, Chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment with the Bafta's Fellowship award.

Prince William says that she is the first British woman to run a major Hollywood studio.

We'll bring you more from the Prince's remarks shortly.

Host Alan Cumming apologises for a second time if people are "offended" over the strong language heard from the audience.

John Davidson, whose life with Tourette's syndrome was portrayed in I Swear by Robert Aramayo, who has just won Bafta rising star award, is in the audience.

Cumming explains that Tourette's is a disability.