The Brits win big at BAFTAs 2010

The best of British triumph at BAFTAs as Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth both took home main prizes

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The best of British triumph at BAFTAs as Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth both took home main prizes

It was a triumph for the Brits at last night's BAFTAs, as Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan both took home awards.

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The stars collected the revered Best Actor and Best Actress prizes - 24-year-old Carey for her role in An Education and lovely Mr Firth for his part in Tom Ford's directorial debut, A Single Man.

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It was another triumph for Mo'Nique, who claimed Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious, while Christoph Waltz took home the Best Supporting Actor gong for his role on Inglourious Basterds.

And as far as films were concerned, gritty war drama The Hurt Locker swept the board, earning a whopping six awards in total, including Best Director for Katherine Bigelow.

Twilight star Kristen Stewart collected the Orange Rising Star award, beating off stiff competition from the likes of Carey Mulligan, Nicholas Hoult and Tahar Rahim to clinch her gong.

The young star paid tribute to her loyal fans in her acceptance speech, saying: 'Firstly I have to thank the fans of Twilight for proving to be the most devoted and attentive fans ever,' before going on to thank her friends and family. 

What did you think of last night's ceremony? Did the right stars take home prizes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below.

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Read the full list of winners below... 

Best Actor WINNER: Colin Firth (A Single Man) Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) George Clooney (Up in the Air) Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll)

Best Actress WINNER: Carey Mulligan (An Education) Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones) Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) Audrey Tautou (Coco Before Chanel)

Best Suporting Actor WINNER: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds Alec Baldwin (It's Complicated) Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles) Alfred Molina (An Education) Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)

Best Supporting Actress WINNER: Mo'Nique (Precious) Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy) Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) Kristin Scott Thomas (Nowhere Boy)

Best Film WINNER: The Hurt Locker Avatar An Education Precious Up in the Air

Best Director WINNER: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) Neill Blomkamp (District 9) James Cameron (Avatar) Lone Scherfig (An Education) Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)

Original Screenplay WINNER: The Hurt Locker The Hangover Inglourious Basterds A Serious Man Up

Adapted Screenplay WINNER: Up in the Air District 9 An Education In the Loop Precious

Outstanding British Film WINNER: Fish Tank An Education In the Loop Moon Nowhere Boy

Orange Rising Star Award WINNER: Kristen Stewart Jesse Eisenberg Nicholas Hoult Carey Mulligan Tahar Rahim

Costume Design WINNER: The Young Victoria Bright Star Coco Before Chanel An Education A Single Man

Make-Up & Hair WINNER: The Young Victoria Coco Before Chanel An Education The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Nine

Film not in the English Language WINNER: A Prophet Broken Embraces Coco Before Chanel Let the Right One In The White Ribbon

Animated Film WINNER: Up Coraline Fantastic Mr Fox

Cinematography WINNER: The Hurt Locker Avatar District 9 Inglourious Basterds The Road

Editing WINNER: The Hurt Locker Avatar District 9 Inglourious Basterds Up in the Air

Music WINNER: Up Avatar Crazy Heart Fantastic Mr Fox Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Production Design WINNER: Avatar District 9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Inglourious Basterds

Sound WINNER: The Hurt Locker Avatar District 9 Star Trek Up

Visual Effects WINNER: Avatar District 9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The Hurt Locker Star Trek

Short Animation WINNNER: Mother of Many The Gruffalo The Happy Duckling

Short Film WINNER: I Do Air 14 Jade Mixtape Off Season

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer WINNER: Duncan Jones (director, Moon) Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson (directors/producers, Mugabe and the White African) Eran Creevy (writer-director, Shifty) Stuart Hazeldine (writer-director, Exam) Sam Taylor-Wood (director, Nowhere Boy)