In a red carpet first; it wasn't Jamie Winstone making my eyes water in a bad way for once. She actually looked rather lovely at last night's British Film Institute Awards, hosted by Chris O'Dowd and attended by Rebecca Hall, Bradley Cooper, Dominic Cooper, Emilia Fox etc - it was Olivia Williams who inserted "Ugh, not necessary, put it away missus" into the brain. Why anyone would want to highlight their groin will forever remain a mystery.
Speaking of highlights, the 2011 winners are highlighted below. Well done, Mr. Fassbender.
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM Sponsored by Moët & Chandon
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
TYRANNOSAUR (Winner)
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST DIRECTOR Sponsored by The Creative Partnership
Ben Wheatley - KILL LIST
Steve McQueen - SHAME
Tomas Alfredson - TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Paddy Considine - TYRANNOSAUR
Lynne Ramsay - WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (Winner)
THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] Sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
Joe Cornish - ATTACK THE BLOCK
Ralph Fiennes - CORIOLANUS
John Michael McDonagh - THE GUARD
Richard Ayoade - SUBMARINE
Paddy Considine - TYRANNOSAUR (Winner)
BEST SCREENPLAY Sponsored by BBC Films
John Michael McDonagh - THE GUARD
Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump - KILL LIST
Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen - SHAME
Richard Ayoade - SUBMARINE (Winner)
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear - WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST ACTRESS Sponsored by M.A.C
Rebecca Hall - THE AWAKENING
Mia Wasikowska - JANE EYRE
MyAnna Buring - KILL LIST
Olivia Colman - TYRANNOSAUR (Winner)
Tilda Swinton - WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson - THE GUARD
Neil Maskell - KILL LIST
Michael Fassbender - SHAME (Winner)
Gary Oldman - TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Peter Mullan - TYRANNOSAUR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones - ALBATROSS
Vanessa Redgrave - CORIOLANUS (Winner)
Carey Mulligan - SHAME
Sally Hawkins - SUBMARINE
Kathy Burke - TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Smiley - KILL LIST (Winner)
Tom Hardy - TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Benedict Cumberbatch - TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
Eddie Marsan - TYRANNOSAUR
Ezra Miller - WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER Sponsored by STUDIOCANAL
Jessica Brown Findlay - ALBATROSS
John Boyega - ATTACK THE BLOCK
Craig Roberts - SUBMARINE
Yasmin Paige - SUBMARINE
Tom Cullen - WEEKEND (Winner)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION Sponsored by Deluxe142
KILL LIST
TYRANNOSAUR
WEEKEND (Winner)
WILD BILL
YOU INSTEAD
THE RAINDANCE AWARD Sponsored by Exile Media
ACTS OF GODFREY
BLACK POND
HOLLOW
LEAVING BAGHDAD (Winner)
A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Chris King, Gregers Sall - Editing - SENNA
Sean Bobbitt - Cinematography - SHAME
Joe Walker - Editing - SHAME
Maria Djurkovic - Production Design - TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (Winner)
Seamus McGarvey - Cinematography - WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
BEST DOCUMENTARY
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
LIFE IN A DAY
PROJECT NIM
SENNA (Winner)
TT3D: CLOSER TO THE EDGE
BEST BRITISH SHORT
0507
CHALK (Winner)
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
RITE
ROUGH SKIN
BEST FOREIGN INDEPENDENT FILM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
DRIVE
PINA
A SEPARATION (Winner)
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
THE RICHARD HARRIS AWARD (for outstanding contribution by an actor to British Film)
Sponsored by Working Title
Ralph Fiennes
THE VARIETY AWARD
Kenneth Branagh
THE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Graham Easton