To no one's surprise, it was Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic 'Oppenheimer' that would become the most victorious movie at this years BAFTA Awards, leading the way with a total of seven wins.
The movie was awarded across various categories such as Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and the most prestigious category of the event, Best Film.
Following these events, 'Oppenheimer' is now the clear frontrunner to take home the Best Picture award at next month's Academy Awards, with the next best thing seeming far far away at this point.
Elsewhere last night, Emma Stone won her second BAFTA in the Best Actress category for her performance as Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Poor Things'. This award is just one of many trophies that Stone has taken home for her performance in this film, as the 35-year-old now has a Golden Globe, Critics Choice and a BAFTA.
The actress, who recently won the same award for back in 2017 for Damien Chazelle's 'La La Land', was particularly grateful for her Mother's contribution towards her acting career in her acceptance speech:
"I really want to just thank my Mom because she's the best person I know in the whole world and she inspires me every day and she's always made me believe this kind of crazy idea that I could do something like this."
Stone's win for Best Actress wasn't the only award that Lanthimos' comedy/sci-fi took home on the night as the film was recognised across 5 different categories, making a name for itself as the second best movie of the year.
Categories such as Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Hair & Makeup and Special Visual Effects along with Best Actress were all given in favour of 'Poor Things' as the film will be expected to perform as a big-hitter at next months Oscars.
One film that underperformed at last night's event was Alexander Payne's 1970's heart-warming comedy 'The Holdovers'. Paul Giamatti was unable to follow up on his Critic's Choice win for Best Actor with a win here at the BAFTA's as Cillian Murphy took home the award for his portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
However, 'The Holdovers' was successful in two other categories as Da'Vine Joy Randolph continued her domination in the Best Supporting Actress category throughout this 2023's awards season and the film received the award for Best Casting, beating out the likes of Martin Scorsese's 'Killers Of The Flower Moon' and Andrew Haigh's 'All Of Us Strangers'.
Taking home this years award for the annual EE BAFTA Rising Star category was Mia McKenna-Bruce, who you may recognise from Molly Manning Walker's 'How To Have Sex'. The 26-year-old beat out fierce competition within the category such as Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Phoebe Dynevor and Sophie Wilde who starred in A24's 'Talk To Me'.
Former winners of the EE BAFTA Rising Star award have gone on to do excellent things within the film and television industry. With big names such as James McAvoy, Tom Hardy and Tom Holland amongst this group.
Who do you think should have won an award at the EE BAFTAs?