The BAFTAs

Last night, Open was on the red carpet outside the Royal Opera House for the BAFTAs.

There was a chaotic, electric atmosphere, and the press pen was crammed with crews from E Entertainment ( Steve Jones was in black tie to interview the stars, with Alesha Dixon inside ) the BBC, Sky and others all cheek by jowl.
We were literally ‘locked down’ at 4.15pm : everyone has their tiny slot and once you’re on it, for security reasons,  you can’t leave.

And the story of the night both inside and outside was Slumdog Millionaire, which scooped seven gongs including Best Film and Best Director.
The film’s star Dev Patel ignored protocol and raced up and down the red carpet,  enjoying his new-found global fame. At one point he grabbed Sharon Stone – who looked amazing - and gave her a big hug. But it was all done in good humour, and she seemed to love it.
The rest of the film’s cast, along with director Danny Boyle, seemed to genuinely get along and had real camaraderie.

But the biggest cheer from the crowd was for Brangelina. The pair are ‘A’ List royalty, and although they didn’t stop to speak to any of the press they gave mega-wattage charisma. The couple are clearly besotted: they kept exchanging intimate looks, she put her arm around him and cupped his face. It was sweet!

Open's Fashion Police checks out the red carpet fashion

And it's not just London that's celebrating the silver screen. Open is at the Berlin Film Festival. See our round-up here and keep checking back for reviews.

Full List of 2009 BAFTA Winners and Nominees
Best Film:
WINNER:
Slumdog Millionaire
NOMINEES:
Milk, The Reader, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon

Best Actor:
WINNER:
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
NOMINEES: Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon,Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire, Sean Penn - Milk, Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Best Actress:
WINNER:
Kate Winslet - The Reader
NOMINEES:
Angelina Jolie - Changeling, Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long, Meryl Streep - Doubt, Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actor:
WINNER:
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
NOMINEES:Robert Downey Jr - Tropic Thunder, Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges, Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt, Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading

Best Supporting Actress:
WINNER:
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
NOMINEES: Amy Adams - Doubt, Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire, Tilda Swinton - Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler

Best Director:
WINNER:
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
NOMINEES: Clint Eastwood - Changeling, David Fincher - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon, Stephen Daldry - The Reader

Outstanding British Film:
WINNER:
Man On Wire
NOMINEES: Hunger,  In Bruges, Mamma Mia!, Slumdog Millionaire

The Carl Foreman Award:
(For special achievement by a British director, writer or producer for their first feature film)
WINNER:
Steve McQueen, Director/Writer - Hunger
NOMINEES:
Simon Chinn - Man On Wire, Judy Craymer - Mamma Mia! Garth Jennings - Son of Rambow Solon Papadopoulous, Roy Boulter - Of Time And The City

Best Original Screenplay:
WINNER:
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
NOMINEES:
Burn After Reading - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Changeling - J. Michael Straczynski,  I’ve Loved You So Long - Philippe Claudel, Milk – Dustin Lance Black

Best Adapted Screenplay:
WINNER:
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
NOMINEES:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth, Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan, The Reader - David Hare,
Revolutionary Road - Justin Haythe

Best Film Not In The English Language:
WINNER:
I've Loved You So Long
NOMINEES: The Baader Meinhof Complex, Gomorrah,
Persepolis, Waltz With Bashir

Best Animated Film:
WINNER:
WALL.E
NOMINEES: Persepolis, Waltz With Bashir

Best Music:
WINNER:
Slumdog Millionaire
NOMINEES: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Mamma Mia! WALL.E.

Cinematography:
WINNER:
Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle
NOMINEES:
Changeling - Tom Stern, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Despat, The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard, Mamma Mia! - Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus, WALL.E - Thomas Newman

Editing:
WINNER:
Slumdog Millionaire - Chris Dickens
NOMINEES:
Changeling - Joel Cox/Gary D Roach, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Kirk Baxter/Angus Wall
The Dark Knight - Lee Smith, Frost/Nixon - Mike Hill/Dan Hanley, In Bruges - Jon Gregory

Production Design:
WINNER:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Donald Graham Burt/Victor J Zolfo
NOMINEES: Changeling - James J Murakami/Gary Fettis, The Dark Knight - Nathan Crowley/Peter Lando,
Revolutionary Road - Kristi Zea/Debra Schutt,
Slumdog Millionaire - Mark Digby/Michelle Day

Costume Design:
WINNER:
The Duchess - Michael O'Connor
NOMINEES:
Changeling - Deborah Hopper, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Jacqueline West, The Dark Knight - Lindy Hemming, Revolutionary Road - Albert Wolsky

Sound:
WINNER:
Slumdog Millionaire - Glenn Freemantle/Resul Pookutty/Richard Pryke/Tom
NOMINEES:
Changeling - Walt Martin/Alan Robert Murray/John Reitz/Gregg Rudloff
The Dark Knight - Lora Hirschberg/Richard King/Ed Novick/Gary Rizzo
Quantum Of Solace - Eddy Joseph/Chris Munro/Mike Prestwood Smith/Mark Taylor
Sayers/ Ian Tapp
WALL.E - Ben Burtt/Tom Myers/Michael Semanick/Matthew Wood

Special Visual Effects:
WINNER:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Eric Barba/Craig Barron/Nathan McGuinness/ Edson Williams
NOMINEES:
The Dark Knight - Chris Corbould/Nick Davis/Paul Franklin/Tim Webber
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - Pablo Helman
Iron Man - Shane Patrick Mahan/John Nelson/Ben Snow
Quantum Of Solace - Chris Corbould/Kevin Tod Haug

Make Up And Hair:
WINNER:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Jean Black/Colleen Callaghan
NOMINEES:
The Dark Knight - Peter Robb-King
The Duchess - Daniel Phillips/Jan Archibald
Frost/Nixon - Edouard Henriques/Kim Santantonio
Milk - Steven E Anderson/Michael White

Short Animation:
WINNER:
Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death
NOMINEES: Codswallop, Varmints

Short Film:
WINNER:
September
NOMINEES:Kingsland #1 The Dreamer, Love You More, Ralph, Voyages D'Affaires (The Business Trip)

The Orange Rising Star Award (voted for by the public):
WINNER:
Noel Clarke
NOMINEES:
Michael Cera, Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Hall, Toby Kebbell

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema:
WINNER: Pinewood and Shepperton Studios.