David Farnor | On 09, Feb 2015

Boyhood took home the BAFTA for Best Picture at last night’s ceremony, as Richard Linklater’s 12-year labour of love paid off.

The movie won Best Director and Best Support Actress to boot, beating down the competition from the equally-lauded Birdman and the hugely popular The Grand Budapest Hotel. Wes Anderson’s charming comedy – with a joy of performance from Ralph Fiennes – waltzed away with the most awards, bagging five gongs in total (including Original Screenplay and Music).

Elsewhere, the spotlight shone on The Theory of Everything, which trumped its boffin biopic rival The Imitation Game with Eddie Redmayne crowned Best Actor, and also won Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film. The need for such a category when so many international movies are hailed at the expense of homegrown talent is always a disappointment from the BAFTAs and this year’s crop of winners (and nominees – hello Selma) are especially predictable. While it could be easy to lament the lack of gongs for Mr. Turner, though, director Mike Leigh turned up to collect the BAFTA Fellowship, which he accepted with humility and grace. “Your taste is your prerogative,” he told the British Academy, before thanking the “boneheads, Philistines and skinflints who said no” to funding his project, adding: “May you all rot in hell.”

Leigh also highlighted the importance of independent film, cinema that is created without interference. In the spirit of that most British of filmmakers, Boyhood’s triple triumph is undoubtedly something to celebrate.

The good news is it’s already out on DVD and VOD, along with a number of the other contenders. Here’s a full list of 2015 BAFTA winners – and where you can watch them online.

BEST FILM

BOYHOOD
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Currently not available on VOD.

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

STEPHEN BERESFORD (Writer), DAVID LIVINGSTONE (Producer) Pride
iTunes
blinkbox
Wuaki.tv

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

IDA
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
iTunes
Google Play
Film4oD
Curzon Home Cinema
BFI Player

DOCUMENTARY

CITIZENFOUR
Currently not available on VOD.

ANIMATED FILM

THE LEGO MOVIE
NOW
blinkbox
Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

DIRECTOR

BOYHOOD Richard Linklater
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Anthony McCarten
Currently not available on VOD.

LEADING ACTOR

EDDIE REDMAYNE The Theory of Everything
Currently not available on VOD.

LEADING ACTRESS

JULIANNE MOORE Still Alice
Currently not available on VOD.

SUPPORTING ACTOR

J.K. SIMMONS Whiplash
Currently not available on VOD.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

PATRICIA ARQUETTE Boyhood
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store

ORIGINAL MUSIC

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Alexandre Desplat
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv

CINEMATOGRAPHY

BIRDMAN Emmanuel Lubezki
Currently not available on VOD.

EDITING

WHIPLASH Tom Cross
Currently not available on VOD.

PRODUCTION DESIGN

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

COSTUME DESIGN

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

MAKE UP & HAIR

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
blinkbox
Google Play
Wuaki.tv

SOUND

WHIPLASH
Currently not available on VOD.

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

INTERSTELLAR
Currently not available on VOD.

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

THE BIGGER PICTURE

BRITISH SHORT FILM

BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney

RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

JACK O’CONNELL

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