So that's your lot for another year! Last night Boyhood, Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore were the big winners at the BAFTAs as awards season begins to wind down.
Digital Spy picks out highlights from the ceremony - and a few that didn't make the cut for the TV broadcast - below...
1. Stephen Fry
Cuba Gooding Jr just showed Stephen Fry the money! #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/3LUVvsaGJY
ā Digital Spy Film (@digitalspyfilm) February 8, 2015
Last night was Stephen Fry's tenth stint as BAFTA host, and he was on fine form - from trading quips with a mischievous Stephen Hawking to introducing one of the biggest stars on the planet as "Tom f**king Cruise", Fry was as witty as ever without ever overstepping the mark.
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The highlight? Probably his full-on lip smacker with Cuba Gooding Jr.
2. Kasabian
Serge Pizzorno's "black tie and tails" attire for the evening flaunted the dress code, and they were a somewhat baffling choice to open the ceremony if the crowd's reaction was anything to go by.
'Stevie' Schmeevie! Natalie Dormer, Mark "Death Stare" Strong and Julianne Moore are obviously fans of the Brit rockers' earlier work.
3. Ed Norton's reaction to Pride's win
Edward Norton, cheering on Pride's BAFTA win. #BAFTAs https://t.co/44REtb2iet
ā Ivan Radford (@iFlicks) February 8, 2015
Everybody loves Pride, right? Possibly not if Ed Norton's stony-faced grimace is anything to go by. Above is what happened when the little Brit film that could took home the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
4. Victory for The Lego Movie at last!
Who needs Oscars anyway? The Lego Movie deservedly took home the Best Animated Film prize last night, and co-director Phil Lord took a playful jab at the Academy in his acceptance speech (which was cut from the TV broadcast).
"You are our favourite Academy by far," he quipped from the BAFTA stage. "You guys win the award for Best Academy. This is the end of the awards road for us, so we can say whatever we want. There's no-one left to impress."
5. Superman's BAFTAs date is... Captain America!
Batman v Superman and Captain America: Civil War may be the two big superhero releases of 2016, but any DC vs Marvel rivalry was put aside as Henry Cavill and Chris Evans kick-started a cross-the-streams geektastic bromance.
The superhero duo swapped their spandex for dapper suits as they presented Julianne Moore with the Best Actress BAFTA for Still Alice.
6. A present for Tom Hiddleston...?
When it came to sheer volume on the red carpet, it was David Beckham, Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston who generated the biggest whoops and cheers.
However, as the latter strode down the red carpet en route to the ceremony, a CD came flying out from the crowd and skimmed across the carpet. It missed the Avengers star by some distance... maybe an early birthday present from an over-eager fan? Tom turns 34 today.
7. Wes Anderson's winner speech was *very* Wes Anderson
Stuck in the US thanks to this weekend's DGA Awards, Wes Anderson was unable to accept his Original Screenplay prize in person. He sent Ralph Fiennes up in his place, and here's the message he relayed...
"If Ralph Fiennes is reading this speech, it must mean I have won a BAFTA for our screenplay in absentia," he said. "I was already unhappy to miss this event but now I'm really angry and resentful that I am not there, and I'm furious.
"I blame the Directors' Guild Of America for requiring my presence in Los Angeles where most likely I have already failed to win a different prize.
"I extend my many thanks to the British Academy, of which I am a member in good standing and I look forward to very eagerly getting a hold of this award physically in my own hands as quickly as Fed-Ex can possibly deliver it to me."
8. Sam Gaffe-lin
One moment cut from the TV broadcast was Hunger Games duo Sam Claflin and Natalie Dormer getting saddled with a clanger of a gag as they presented Milena Canonero with the Costume Design prize for The Grand Budapest Hotel.
After the joke was greeted with metaphorical tumbleweeds from the crowd, a flustered Claflin walked off stage carrying the BAFTA trophy itself before having to sheepishly stride back on stage to return it to the podium!
9. Jack O'Connell wins the EE Rising Star BAFTA
As noted by Stephen Fry, former Skins star Jack O'Connell is a man who doesn't lack confidence. The Starred Up actor's acceptance speech was funny ("Are these BAFTAs going spare?") but also extremely heartfelt as he paid tribute to the man East Midlands acting coach who set him off on the road to success.
10. Mike Leigh's BAFTA Fellowship acceptance speech
Never one to mince his words, BAFTA Fellowship recipient Mike Leigh delivered a terrific acceptance speech that championed Boyhood ("the definitive independent film") and thanked BAFTA for showing "respect for an offbeat, alternative, original, idiosyncratic, popular kind of cinema".
The highlight, however, was his blistering takedown of the committee-driven think tank approach to film funding that has hampered indie cinema. "To those boneheads, philistines and uninspired skinflints who said no. thank you for keeping away and may you all rot in hell," he said.
View the best red carpet pictures from the BAFTAs:
BAFTA 2015: Red Carpet Arrivals
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Simon has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, writing on staff and freelance for Hearst, Dennis, Future and Autovia titles before joining Cision in 2022.
