Baftas wrap - winners, losers, but few surprises

Eddie Redmayne and Boyhood emerge victorious in a worthy but unsurprising Baftas

 Eddie Redmayne at the EE British Academy Film Awards
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The 2015 Baftas, held in London last night, delivered few surprises for most commentators but satisfied many of the critics, with the film Boyhood nabbing the Best Film award, and Eddie Redmayne scoring the Best Actor prize.

Many critics, including The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw felt that The Imitation Game was "rightly snubbed" in favour of the more deserving Stephen Hawking biopic the Theory of Everything, starring Redmayne. "There is nothing middlebrow about The Theory of Everything – it is a terrific film," said Bradshaw. Redmayne won his best actor award for his role as Hawking, while the film won the most outstanding British film and a third award for its adapted screenplay.

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