on the western front. it claimed seven prizes, including best film, breaking the bafta record for the number of awards won by a film not in english. 0ur arts editor katie razzall reports. the glitziest night of the british film calendar, where silver and shimmer rule the red carpet and the talent came to london to celebrate and be celebrated, sometimes with tears. the excitement s really building now as the stars stream along this red carpet, all heading into the royal festival hall to find out whether tonight they will win the best award british film can offer. cate blanchett has been the bookies favourite for best actress from the off. and what of the irish contingent? would the banshees of inisherin and their film about a friendship gone wrong win the hearts of bafta voters? now, if i ve done something to you, just tell me what i ve done to you. you didn t do anything to me. their rift takes the film to very dark places. the banshees of inisherin.
have gathered on london s south bank for the bafta film awards, which will be broadcast later this evening on bbc one. the netflix film all quiet on the western front, a german film about the horrors of the first world war, leads the nominations. 0ur arts editor, katie razzall, is at the south bank. well, hello, huw, from the glitziest night of the british film calendar, and this red carpet has seen some action in the last hour or so, what frocks, what talent, what a turnout at this baftas, as it proves once again that when it comes to cinema, some of the brightest and best of british and global talent want to come here to london to find out whether they are going to win the best awards british film can offer them. so it is often a bellwether for what happens in a few weeks at the oscars, but here there is a clear divide, certainly when it