The Empire team let out a heartfelt cheer this evening as Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire romped to victory at the BAFTAs. Scooping a total of seven gongs, including Best Film, Best Director and best Adapted Screenplay. Coming in a distant second was The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, with three awards, but by any standard tonight was Slumdog's night. Kate Winslet added yet another shiny ornament for her mantelpiece, scooping Best Actress. Nominated for both Revolutionary Road and The Reader, Winslet picked up the award for the latter, fears of a split vote proving unfounded. Penelope Cruz took Best Supporting Actor for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Mickey Rourke seemed genuinely humbled when he took the stage to accept Best Actor for The Wrestler and also won Empire's honorary award for best speech of the evening when he thanked Darren Aronofsky for taking a chance on him after he'd spent a great many years “fucking up” his career. Doctor Who veteran Noel Clark beat out the opposition to secure the Orange Rising Star Award  while, in the least surprising moment ever, Heath Ledger's phenomenal turn as The Joker in Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight was recognised as Ledger received a posthumous award for Best Supporting Actor. Click here to see photos of the 2009 BAFTA winners and presenters. The full list of winners: BEST FILM THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON FROST/NIXON MILK THE READER SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM HUNGER IN BRUGES MAMMA MIA! MAN ON WIRE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE LEADING ACTOR FRANK LANGELLA Frost/Nixon DEV PATEL Slumdog Millionaire SEAN PENN Milk BRAD PITT The Curious Case of Benjamin Button MICKEY ROURKE The Wrestler LEADING ACTRESS ANGELINA JOLIE Changeling KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS I’ve Loved You So Long MERYL STREEP Doubt KATE WINSLET The Reader KATE WINSLET Revolutionary Road SUPPORTING ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Tropic Thunder BRENDAN GLEESON In Bruges PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Doubt HEATH LEDGER The Dark Knight BRAD PITT Burn After Reading SUPPORTING ACTRESS AMY ADAMS Doubt PENÉLOPE CRUZ Vicky Cristina Barcelona FREIDA PINTO Slumdog Millionaire TILDA SWINTON Burn After Reading MARISA TOMEI The Wrestler THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film SIMON CHINN Producer – Man On Wire JUDY CRAYMER Producer – Mamma Mia! GARTH JENNINGS Writer – Son of Rambow STEVE McQUEEN Director/Writer – Hunger SOLON PAPADOPOULOS / ROY BOULTER Producers – Of Time And The City DIRECTOR CHANGELING Clint Eastwood THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON David Fincher FROST/NIXON Ron Howard THE READER Stephen Daldry SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BURN AFTER READING Joel Coen / Ethan Coen CHANGELING J. Michael Straczynski I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG Philippe Claudel IN BRUGES Martin McDonagh MILK Dustin Lance Black ADAPTED SCREENPLAY THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Eric Roth FROST/NIXON Peter Morgan THE READER David Hare REVOLUTIONARY ROAD Justin Haythe SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Simon Beaufoy FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX GOMORRAH I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG PERSEPOLIS WALTZ WITH BASHIR ANIMATED FILM PERSEPOLIS WALL•E WALTZ WITH BASHIR  MUSIC THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Alexandre Desplat THE DARK KNIGHT Hans Zimmer / James Newton Howard MAMMA MIA! Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE A. R. Rahman WALL•E Thomas Newman CINEMATOGRAPHY CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT THE READER SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE EDITING CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT FROST/NIXON IN BRUGES SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE PRODUCTION DESIGN CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT REVOLUTIONARY ROAD SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE COSTUME DESIGN CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT THE DUCHESS REVOLUTIONARY ROAD SOUND CHANGELING THE DARK KNIGHT QUANTUM OF SOLACE SLUMDOG MILLIONARE WALL•E SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL IRON MAN QUANTUM OF SOLACE MAKE UP & HAIR THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT THE DUCHESS FROST/NIXON MILK SHORT ANIMATION CODSWALLOP VARMINTS WALLACE AND GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH SHORT FILM KINGSLAND #1 THE DREAMER LOVE YOU MORE RALPH SEPTEMBER VOYAGES D’AFFAIRES (THE BUSINESS TRIP) ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD MICHAEL CERA NOEL CLARKE MICHAEL FASSBENDER REBECCA HALL TOBY KEBBELL

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L: bobthegrinch L: elab49 Giving it to a young, credible, actor/writer/director seems to be exactly the point of the award. Hall was a non-starter especially if, like me, you don't find her remotely impressive. Fassbender was impressive enough in Hunger, but his TV work has seen some pretty unremarkable attempts at acting (Hex and Devil's Whore, the Sherlock Holmes thing). Kebbell would have been, I think, the best choice - excellent in the films I've seen him in and absolutely superb... Read More elab49 About me
23:28, 10 February 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Slum Dog Shit
Another load of shite as usual ... Read More doncopey1 About me
21:29, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Slum Dog Shit
I thought it was a good show, tbh I haven't seen most of the films nominated but mostly read great buzz about all of them.   Think The Dark Knight was the outsider in all categories aside from Supporting Actor so I was a little disappointed that it didn't win anything else but not really surprised.   I would have said it was a fair bet for makeup (Joker/Two Face) or visual effects (Two Face/pyrotechnics/stunt work) if Benjamin Button wasn't nominated but the work done to chang... Read More Marwood About me
16:36, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
BAFTAs DuffTAs more like
I agree with most of the awards except that Wall.E should have won for Best Sound and not Slumdog since Wall.E was basically a silent movie for the first half it needed the sound to create such an amazing atmosphere and lets face it Wall.E only speaks in sounds. Waltz with Bashir should have picked up Best Film in a Foreign Language, Kate Winslett was embarssing, clutching her hands acting all 'well done you'. I like her but as the years have gone by she's an award whore, she only does films now... Read More Taz69 About me
16:34, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Slum Dog Shit
Ok.................your a huge sci fi fan thats great! there are loads of people out there that are, i am aswell! But dont come on here talking complete trash about two films you havent even seen! Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Button are both works of genius and deserve the recognition that they are getting. No one on here cares if there not your cup of tea. There havent been any decent award worthy sci fi films in years! the last one which was BRILLIANT! was Sunshine, another Danny Boyle fi... Read More Darren3 About me
15:54, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
Badly Disappointed.
Whats with the constant winning awards of Slumdog Millonare? It's not feel-good, it looks awful and I hate the fuss it's given. Boring! Glad that Kate Winset and Mickey Rouke won the actor and actress award but the real bummer was Michael Fassbender not wining Orange Rising Star. Who the hell was Noah Clarke? That bloke can act in Hunger and Eden Lake, he's got more films than that twat ever will. I'm sorry but I'm badly disappointed by that descion, demand a recount! ... Read More joanna likes films About me
14:21, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Slum Dog Shit
L: Halo14 Well, I just have to say that Slumdog looks like dogshit to me. It looks fucken boring man. Maybe it's cause I'm a big sci-fi fan. Bring on the new Terminator!! Yeah baby. Bring on Watchmen. Bring on Avatar. Don't bore me with dogshit, and don't bore me with Benjiman Butt-Rash. sp; lovely ... Read More waltham1979 About me
14:06, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
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Personally I never understood why they replaced the Best Film award by public vote. Rising Star seems totally pointless.   And besides Miss Hall should have won on account of being the fittest nominee! ... Read More hughjass About me
13:37, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
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L: elab49 Giving it to a young, credible, actor/writer/director seems to be exactly the point of the award. Hall was a non-starter especially if, like me, you don't find her remotely impressive. Fassbender was impressive enough in Hunger, but his TV work has seen some pretty unremarkable attempts at acting (Hex and Devil's Whore, the Sherlock Holmes thing). Kebbell would have been, I think, the best choice - excellent in the films I've seen him in and absolutely superb in the best episode... Read More bobthegrinch About me
13:28, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
No prizes for Waltz with Bashir
To be honest I'm most disappointed that Waltz with Bashir didn't come away with the award for Best Foreign film. It's easily the best film I've seen this year and I'll be amazed if it doesn't win the Oscar it's nominated for later this month. ... Read More P Wee About me
12:41, 09 February 2009 | Report This Post
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