Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire -Outstanding British Film: Man On Wire - The Carl Foreman Award: Steve McQueen - Director: Slumdog Millionaire - O

Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire -Outstanding British Film: Man On Wire - The Carl Foreman Award: Steve McQueen - Director: Slumdog Millionaire - O

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BAFTA 2009: Slumdog Millionaire hits the jackpot

Award are raining on the crew of Slumdog Millionaire. This time it's the BAFTAS that has awarded it a whopping 7 awards

Slumdog Millionaire flew the flag for British films at last night’s Bafta ceremony as it bagged SEVEN awards. The movie, up for a possible 11, took the gong for Best Film and saw Danny Boyle named Best Director. Slumdog star Dev Patel, who shot to fame in cult TV series Skins, had taken his mother and sister to the glittering awards. He gushed: “I’m 18 and I’m at the Baftas. Every year I used to watch it on TV and now I'm here. I can’t believe it.” Kate Winslet, 33, took Best Actress for her role as a Nazi concentration camp guard in The Reader – beating Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep, Kristin Scott Thomas and herself in Revolutionary Road. Winslet, who sobbed when she won two Golden Globes for her roles in the films, said: “I am not going to cry. It’s overwhelming.” Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie left Covent Garden's Royal Opera House empty-handed, but said they enjoyed the event. Angelina said: “We had a great time in London. We had tea and scones today.” Asked if they were competitive over roles, she said: “We are not that kind of family, we are very supportive.” But Pitt, who lost out on Best Actor to Mickey Rourke for his role in The Wrestler, joked: “But we do arm wrestle.” Meanwhile Heath Ledger, who died last year, won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight. Monty Python star and director Terry Gilliam, who won the Academy Fellowship, said: “Finally we are going to see the genius that was Heath Ledger. I am so upset that we lost him so early in life.” The awards were hosted by Jonathan Ross, fresh from his suspension by the BBC over the Manuelgate row. Opening with a cocky reference to the furore, he said: “It’s a pleasure to be here and a bit of a surprise.” Other stars at the awards included Kylie Minogue, Penelope Cruz, Sharon Stone, Christian Slater and Daniel Craig. AND THE WINNER IS.. - Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire -Outstanding British Film: Man On Wire - The Carl Foreman Award: Steve McQueen - Director: Slumdog Millionaire - Original Screenplay: In Bruges via:mumbaimirror