Baftas 2015: The Theory of Everything wins Outstanding British Film

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones are nominated for the Best Actor and Actress awards for their roles in the film

Sunday 08 February 2015 20:36 GMT

David Beckham with Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in the Baftas winners room (Getty Images)

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Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything has been named Outstanding British Film at the Baftas tonight.

Winners list in full

Set in the 1960s, the film depicts a young Stephen Hawking as he struggles to come to terms with being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, while he embarks upon an ambitious study of time at Cambridge University.

The film beat off competition from Paddington, The Imitation Game, '71, Pride and Under the Skin.

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