“I absolutely can’t believe it, I can’t believe that I’m looking at people like you, in the same category as you, never mind that I’m stood here. I honestly cannot believe that I have won this award. I really, really cannot. Everyone in this category blows me away.”
Robert Aramayo accepting the leading actor award

“Kylie, have you ever had your gums around a giant Jammie Dodger?”
Host Alan Cumming distributes snacks to Kylie Jenner

“Look at that blank page, think of who you love, think of someone you see in pain and help them feel better.”
Ryan Coogler wins the best original screenplay prize for Sinners

“As a black gay man I rarely get to see myself on stage in something that isn’t a tragedy.”
Dean Atta picks up the best British short animation award for Two Black Boys in Paradise

“I am the first presenter to get marmalade all over a Bafta.”
Paddington presents the award for best family film

“Any Scottish or Irish person will tell you, never let folk singers into a party. They’re always vampires.”
Alan Cumming on Sinners

“Do you know the plot of Zootropolis 2? Lies, corrupt leaders, poisoning and persecution of a race. Too soon, Disney … It’s almost as though there are events going on in the real world that are influencing film-makers. Anyone know what I’m talking about? No? Ring any bells for you Americans in particular?”
Alan Cumming on the animation award winner – in a joke cut from the TV broadcast

Sinners sounds “a bit dark”. One Battle After Another was “weird”. F1 was “fantastic … mainly because of the music”.
Bafta president Prince William gives his verdict on key nominees backstage

“I appreciate the jury for this honour and what it means for the children of the diaspora. To all those whose parents migrated for a better life for their children, those under occupation, dictatorship, persecution, and those experiencing genocide: you matter. For Nigeria, for London, the Congo, for Sudan. Free Palestine, thank you.”
Akinola Davies Jr wins the Bafta for outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

“To my daughter, you are my greatest teacher. I am most proud of you. Everything begins and ends with you. To my mum, dads and sisters, niece, and nephews, I love you all. Mum, thank you for all you have sacrificed, for your protection and your unwavering faith in God’s plan. Much like Aesop’s fable, The Sun and the Wind, you shone, you beamed love, and gave me the freedom to make my own choices and dare to dream.”
Wunmi Mosaku wins the best supporting actress award for Sinners

“What’s BBC One?”
Hamnet’s Jacobi Jupe brainstorms with Alan Cumming over ways to refresh Bafta

“It’s the first time a Norwegian film has won this Bafta. We are usually better at skiing.”
Joachim Trier wins best film not in the English language for Sentimental Value

“We love the elitism in all of us.”
Kathryn Hahn quips as she presents the award for best original screenplay

“I feel like the prettiest girl in the room right now.”
Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the award for best director

“We got this mini lectern [for Paddington] and here we are. I guess Tom Cruise wasn’t available … he’s not here, actually – he’s usually in the front row so he can see.”
Warwick Davis presents the award for adapted screenplay

“Oh, he’s on his phone.”
Alan Cumming rebukes Paul Mescal during the ceremony

“We’re not great at patting ourselves on the back but perhaps we should.”
Sam Mendes picks up the outstanding British film award for Hamnet (which he produced)

“When I was in school, Ethan Hawke came in to speak to us at Juilliard and he gave an amazing talk on longevity as an actor, about protecting your instrument and avoiding self-destructive behaviours. And it had a really great impact on everyone in that room. So to be in this category with you tonight is incredible. Thank you, Ethan.”
Robert Aramayo accepts the best leading actor award for I Swear

“I share this with my daughter, who has been with me since she was six weeks old on the road with this. It’s the best role of my life being your mum and I promise to continue to be disobedient so you can belong to a world in all your complete wildness as a young woman.”
Jessie Buckley picks up the award for best leading actress for Hamnet

“Anybody that says movies aren’t good any more should piss right off.”
Paul Thomas Anderson picks up the award for best film for One Battle After Another