Baftas 2024 - as it happened: Oppenheimer wins big at star-studded movie awards ceremony

Host David Tennant led the high-profile event honouring the best films, actors and directors of the past year

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The Baftas 2024 have taken place, with the biggest film stars in the world in attendance at a ceremony that honoured the best movies and actors of the last year.

Hollywood actors, including Emma Stone, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, were present at the ceremony, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (18 February).

The winners were named exactly one month after the nominated films, actors, directors and writers were revealed by former EE Rising Star nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir during a live press conference.

This year’s Baftas, which aired on BBC One, were presented by actor David Tennant. This marked the Scottish actor’s first TV appearance since returning for a series of Doctor Who specials in 2023.

Films in contention at this year’s ceremony included Oppenheimer, which swept the board at both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards earlier this month, as well as its rival blockbuster Barbie, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things, starring Stone.

Find all of the Bafta 2024 updates – as they happened – below

Baftas 2024

• Bafta nominations 2024: The full list of films in contention
• The 2024 Bafta nominations list were full of snubs that make no sense
• Baftas host David Tennant on the lesson he learnt from Jo Koy’s Golden Globes disaster
• Oppenheimer dominates at the Baftas – as Christopher Nolan takes home first-ever prize

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Ken Loach and Molly Manning Walker call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Prior to the ceremony, Ken Loach, director of the refugee film The Old Oak, stood on the red carpet next to a sign reading “Gaza: Stop the Massacre” held by the film’s writer Paul Laverty.

Director Molly Manning Walker – who was up for Outstanding British Debut thanks to her film How to Have Sex – was also seen wearing an Artist 4 Ceasefire pin on her all-white suit.

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Paul Giamatti tears up as Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins Best Supporting Actress

In one of the night’s most emotional moments, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, 37, received a standing ovation after winning Best Supporting Actress for her part in The Holdovers, beating out Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, Claire Foy, Sandra Huller, and Rosamund Pike in the competitive category.

Collecting the award from presenter Chiwetel Ejiofor, Randolph appeared overwhelmed in the moment, telling him: “You are so handsome!” before she went on to thank her co-star Giamatti, who was spotted in the crowd holding back tears.

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WATCH: Ken Loach makes jab at younger generation of actors while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza