Oppenheimer and Poor Things are big BAFTA winners

BAFTA best Actress Emma Stone in Poor Things

Oppenheimer was the big winner at tonight's BAFTAs, with seven awards in total, including Best Film, but it was also a fantastic night for Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, which scored five, with Emma Stone taking Best Actress.

Christopher Nolan accepted his Best Director award with his customary humility, thanking cast and crew for what he clearly feels was a team effort. He also highlighted the fact that, despite the grim note on which his film ends, in the real world there are lots of people who have worked to reduce the presence of nuclear weapons.

D'Vine Joy Randolph was thrilled to add another Best Supporting Actress win to her quiver, and also to have the opportunity to flirt with Chiwetel Ejiofor, who presented it to her.

The big losers of the night were All Of Us Strangers and Saltburn, which had both begun with high hopes but ended up winning nothing.

BAFTA has a strong record for supporting new talent, and this year saw Mia McKenna Bruce win the coveted EE Rising Star award for her work in How To Have Sex. Meanwhile, in the short film categories, there were prizes for emerging talents Ross Stringer (Crab Day) and Yasmin Afifi (Jellyfish And Lobster).

Those awards in full:

Best Film

• Oppenheimer

Outstanding British Film

• The Zone Of Interest

Outstanding Début by a British Writer, Director or Producer

• Earth Mama

Best Film not in the English Language

• The Zone Of Interest

Best Documentary

• 20 Days In Mariupol

Best Animated Film

• The Boy And The Heron

Best Director

• Christopher Nolan - Oppenheimer

Best Original Screenplay

• Anatomy Of A Fall

Best Adapted Screenplay

• American Fiction

Best Leading Actress

• Emma Stone - Poor Things

Best Leading Actor

• Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer

Best Supporting Actress

• Da’Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers

Best Supporting Actor

• Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer

Best Casting

• The Holdovers

Best Cinematography

• Oppenheimer

Best Costume Design

• Poor Things

Best Editing

• Oppenheimer

Best Make-Up & Hair

• Poor Things

Best Original Score

• Oppenheimer

Best Production Design

• Poor Things

Best Special Visual Effects

• Poor Things

Best Sound

• The Zone Of Interest

Best British Short Animation

• Crab Day

Best British Short Film

• Jellyfish And Lobster