In pictures: Bafta Awards 2009

Mickey Rourke, who won best actor for The Wrestler, arrived at the winners' press conference clutching a bottle of champagne. He insisted the bubbly was to steady his nerves.

Patrick Stewart (left) and Sir Ian McKellen (right) congratulate Danny Boyle after he is named best director for Slumdog Millionaire.

Supporting actress winner Penelope Cruz was draped in a million pounds worth of accessories. She admitted she was "more used to losing than winning".

Terry Gilliam poses with his Bafta fellowship prize, the highest honour bestowed by the British Academy.

Kate Winslet, who picked up the best actress prize for her role as a former Nazi prison camp guard in The Reader, poses with Rourke.

Jonathan Ross kept the mood light and the pace quick as he hosted this year's event.

Kylie Minogue, Gemma Arterton and Thandie Newton all presented awards this year.

Doctor Who star Noel Clarke quoted Barack Obama as he collected his Rising Star award, saying: "Yes, we can".

Nick Park (centre), Steve Pegram (left) and Bob Baker (right) with the best short animation awards received for Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death.

The winners posed together on stage after the ceremony. One obvious absentee was the late Heath Ledger, who won the best supporting actor award posthumously for his role in The Dark Knight.

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