BAFTA

American actor and filmmaker Mel Brooks has been presented with a Bafta Fellowship at the ceremony in London.

The fellowship was presented to him by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.

The Bafta for best film has been awarded to La La Land.

The other nominees were:

• I, Daniel Blake

• Manchester by the Sea

• Moonlight

• Arrival

Emma Stone has won the Bafta for leading actress for her role in La La Land.

After thanking the film's director, Damien Chazelle, and her leading man, Ryan Gosling, an emotional Stone said: "I don't know if you realise this, this country and the US, and the world seems to be going through a bit of a time, just a bit and in a time that is so divisive I think it's really special we were all able to come together tonight, thanks to Bafta, and to celebrate the positive."

The other nominees were:

• Amy Adams
• Emily Blunt
• Meryl Streep
• Natalie Portman

The Bafta for best director was given to Damien Chazelle for La La Land.

The other nominees were:

• Denis Villeneuve
• Ken Loach
• Kenneth Lonergan
• Tom Ford

Casey Affleck won the Bafta for leading actor for his role in Manchester by the Sea.

He said: "The reason I act is because when I was a young kid, my mother would take me to meetings for children of alcoholics. It was therapy but it was acting and acting has been that for me ever since and it's a privilege to get to do this for a living."

He added: "The reason I am here right now tonight is because of Kenneth Lonergan and his sublime screenplay, that really dignifies our everyday lives and struggles with great compassion. I will never be able to express my gratitude to him."

The other nominees were:

• Andrew Garfield
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Ryan Gosling
• Viggo Mortensen

Manchester by the Sea has been awarded the Original Screenplay Bafta.

The other nominees were:

• Hell or High Water
• I, Daniel Blake
• La La Land
• Moonlight