Mescal and Abrams go red carpet official, a 'strong language' apology and other key Bafta moments

Mescal and Abrams go red carpet official, a 'strong language' apology and other Bafta highlights 6 hours ago Share Save Noor Nanji Culture correspondent at the Baftas Share Save This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year. There were plenty of tears - and also a major upset - as Timothée Chalamet, the frontrunner to win best actor, lost out to Robert Aramayo. Here are six highlights from the biggest night in British film. A shock loss for Timothée Chalamet The biggest gasp backstage was when 33-year-old Hull born Robert Aramayo beat Hollywood royalty to win the Bafta for leading actor. Aramayo, who starred in I Swear, took the trophy away from frontrunner Timothée Chalamet, who seemed unstoppable heading into the awards at the Royal Festival Hall. His win was richly deserved, but it was still a hugely dramatic moment when that category was announced. Chalamet’s film, Marty Supreme, was also snubbed. It came into the night with 11 nominations. It left with zero. In the film, the lead character was always trying to succeed - but never quite got there. Maybe there was a message in that. We learned about what films the royals have been watching It wasn't just Hollywood royalty at Sunday night's event. The Prince and Princess of Wales also made an appearance, walking the red carpet before attending the ceremony, in their first public appearance since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest. Prince William is the president of Bafta and also gave a speech on the night. Before the awards began, Prince William and Catherine gave an insight into the films they've been watching as they chatted behind the scenes. Prince William said the F1 movie was "fantastic", "mainly because of the music" which was created by Hans Zimmer. He admitted he hasn't watched Sinners yet, but said it's a "bit dark". He has seen One Battle After Another, and said he "was not expecting it...