Baftas 2025: Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña on the big night
Host David Tennant speaks on stage Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, cast and crew accept the best film award for Conclave Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Mikey Madison accepts the leading actress award for Anora Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Warwick Davis poses in the press room after winning the fellowship award Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Zoe Saldaña accepts the supporting actress award for Emilia Pérez Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Adrien Brody accepts the leading actor award for The Brutalist Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Nina Gantz, cast and crew accept the British short animation award for Wander to Wonder Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui pose in the press room after winning the best documentary award for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Brady Corbet accepts the director award for The Brutalist Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Daniel Blumberg wins the original score award for The Brutalist Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Paul Tazewell wins the costume design award for Wicked Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Jesse Eisenberg accepted Kieran Culkin's best supporting actor award on his behalf for A Real Pain Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
Lee Sandales and Nathan Crowley accept the production design award for Wicked Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Gerd Nefzer and Rhys Salcombe accept the special visual effects award for Dune: Part Two Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Oleksandr Rudynskyi, Franz Bohm, Hayder Rothschild Hoozeer, cast and crew accept the British short film award for Rock, Paper, Scissors Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Rich Peppiatt wins the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer for Kneecap Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Jeff Goldblum performs on stage Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Peter Straughan wins the adapted screenplay award for Conclave Photograph: Tristan Fewings/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
Richard Beek, Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham accept the animated film award for Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Photograph: Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA
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