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Aramayo clinches best actor and rising star awards
British actor Robert Aramayo secured two Bafta awards in a single evening, becoming the first performer to win both best actor and the rising star prize. His portrayal of Tourette's syndrome advocate John Davidson in I Swear earned him the top acting honour, beating Hollywood contenders Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet.
Overwhelmed on stage, Aramayo told the audience, "I honestly cannot believe this," as he accepted the award in tears.
Jessie Buckley becomes first Irish best actress winner
Jessie Buckley claimed the best actress Bafta for her role as Agnes, Shakespeare's grieving wife, in Hamnet. Addressing the crowd, she dedicated the win to "the women past, present and future that taught me and continue to teach me how to do it differently."
Royal attendance and reactions
The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the ceremony, marking their first joint public appearance since Prince William's uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was arrested last week on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The Princess revealed she had watched Hamnet the previous Saturday, admitting, "I think it was a very bad idea actually... I ended up with very puffy eyes." Meanwhile, the Prince confessed he had yet to see the film, explaining, "I need to be in quite a calm state and I'm not at the moment."
One Battle After Another dominates with six wins
Paul Thomas Anderson's darkly comic thriller One Battle After Another led the night with six awards, including best film, best director, and best supporting actor for Sean Penn. The film, starring DiCaprio as a father reconnecting with former revolutionaries after his daughter's kidnapping, also won for editing, cinematography, and adapted screenplay.
Anderson used his acceptance speech to defend cinema, declaring, "Anybody that says movies aren't any good any more can (expletive) right off. Let's keep making movies without fear."
Other major winners and moments
I Swear added two more awards to Aramayo's haul, including best casting. John Davidson, the real-life inspiration for the film, attended the ceremony. Some strong language heard during the broadcast was later clarified as involuntary tics associated with Tourette's syndrome, with host Alan Cumming and the BBC issuing apologies for any offence caused.
Vampire horror Sinners won three awards, including best supporting actress for Wunmi Mosaku, who called her role as Annie "a part of my hopes, my ancestral power and connection." Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein also took three technical awards, while Zootropolis 2 won best animated film after becoming the highest-grossing animated movie ever with $1.7 billion in global box office earnings.
Notable snubs and tributes
Timothée Chalamet's table tennis comedy Marty Supreme left empty-handed despite 11 nominations, matching a Bafta record for most nods without a win. The In Memoriam segment, accompanied by Jessie Ware's rendition of The Way We Were, honoured late icons including Catherine O'Hara, Rob Reiner, and Robert Redford.
