Favourite wins seven gongs

OLIVIA COLMAN was queen of the Baftas as The Favourite scored seven prizes at the glittering ceremony last night.

The Broadchurch star beat Glenn Close, Lady Gaga, Melissa McCarthy and Viola Davis to win the leading actress prize for her turn as a cantankerous Queen Anne in the spiky period drama.

The movie was also named outstanding British film, with Rachel Weisz taking the best supporting actress prize, beating her co-star Emma Stone in the category.

The film had led the nominations ahead of the ceremony, with 12 nods.

Roma, Alfonso Cuaron’s black-and-white film about his childhood in Mexico City, was named best film and best film not in the English language, while he was also named best director and cinematographer.

Rami Malek scooped the leading actor category for his turn as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, while Mahershala Ali was named best supporting actor for Green Book.