Baftas 2015- as it happened: Eddie Redmayne beats Benedict Cumberbatch to Best Actor as The Grand Budapest Hotel wins big
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Your support makes all the difference.Tonight sees the biggest awards event in the British film calendar, with a host of UK stars hoping for victory at the Baftas.
We'll be bringing you all the build-up ahead of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards live throughout the day here.
- The winners list in full
- The Grand Budapest Hotel wins five Baftas, followed by Boyhood, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash with three each
- Boyhood wins Best Film
- Eddie Redmayne beats Benedict Cumberbatch to Leading Actor
- Julianne Moore wins Leading Actress for Still Alice
- Patricia Arquette wins Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood
- JK Simmons wins Best Supporting Actor for Whiplash
- The Lego Movie says 'meh' to the Oscars, wins Best Animated Film
- The Theory of Everything wins Outstanding British Film
- Eddie Redmayne, Rosamund Pike, Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley - among British stars hoping to win Baftas
- Red carpet begins from 4.45pm
- Birdman, The Imitation Game and The Grand Budapest Hotel tipped for success
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