The 78th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) winners have been announced, with the papal thriller Conclave winning Best Film.
Edward Berger's film also won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Outstanding British Film. Accepting the top prize of the night, Berger thanked writer Peter Straughan for his “soulful” script, which adapts Robert Harris' 2016 novel of the same name.
Joining Conclave on four awards is The Brutalist. The epic period drama won Best Director for Brady Corbet and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Adrien Brody. The Occar-tipped film also won Best Original Score and Best Cinematography.
Mikey Madison won the BAFTA for Best Actress for her performance in Sean Baker's Anora. Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, while Zoe Saldaña won Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez.
Jesse Eisenberg won Best Original Screenplay for A Real Pain.
Other films to be recognised include Dune: Part Two, The Substance, Wicked, and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
Rich Peppiatt won Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Kneecap. David Jonsson, who stars in Alien: Romulus, won the EE Rising Star Award, which is voted for by the public.
Warwick Davis, best known for his roles in the Star Wars and Harry Potter franchises, was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship. Paying tribute to his late wife Sammy, Davis said “She was always so supportive of my career and encouraged me to grab every opportunity with both hands.”
The ceremony was hosted by actor David Tennant for the second year in succession. Presenters included Mark Hamill, Pamela Anderson, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Wicked star Jeff Goldblum gave a live piano rendition of As Time Goes By for the BAFTA ceremony's In Memorium section, which included tributes to David Lynch, Dame Maggie Smith, and James Earl Jones.