Boyhood, which starred Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane has won the Bafta best film award and best director for Richard Linklater.
Eddie Redmayne was given the leading actor honour for his role in The Theory of Everything which was also named outstanding British film.
The Bafta for leading actress has been awarded to Julianne Moore for her role in Still Alice.
During her acceptance speech Moore thanked Bafta for "including me among these beautiful performances".
The Still Alice star plays a woman struck down by Alzheimer's in the film and thanked her Scottish relatives who "poured love into me".
US actresses including Leading Actress award winner Julianne Moore chose to wear British designers at tonight's Baftas.
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Jack O'Connell from Derby and Felicity Jones from Birmingham are hotly tipped for BAFTA success tonight.