UK enjoys bumper Bafta success despite no high-profile wins
A host of British talent picked up their first ever Bafta awards, including composer Daniel Blumberg and cinematographer Lol Crawley.
The UK enjoyed one of its best nights at the Bafta film awards for many years, despite having no success in the high-profile acting and directing categories.
Veteran playwright and author Peter Straughan was perhaps the biggest name among the British winners, picking up best adapted screenplay for the tense religious drama Conclave.
His win comes 13 years after he triumphed in the same category for his adaptation of John Le Carre’s spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Conclave delivered the UK three further Baftas on Sunday night: best film; outstanding British film; and best editing, which went to first-time winner Nick Emerson.
Elsewhere, Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales won best production design for their dazzling visual work on the musical fantasy Wicked.
Bafta success for Crowley has been a long time coming: first nominated in 2006, he has clocked up a total of six nominations across his career, missing out each time until now.
