Ben Affleck's glorious Awards Season continues, with his film 'Argo' picking up BAFTA's biggest prizes - Best Film, and Best Director.
Accepting his gong for Best Director, Ben Affleck reflected on the turnaround in his creative fortunes, since he moved behind the camera, after becoming something of a laughing stock in films like 'Pearl Harbour' and 'Gigli'.
Ben Affleck with his 'Argo' production partners, George Clooney and Grant Heslov
As well as thanking the crew, his wife Jennifer Garner and children, Affleck reflected: "This is a second act."
"And you've given me that, this industry has given me that. So I'd like to dedicate this award to anyone else who is looking for their second act."
Pictures from the press room at the Royal Opera House, where the winners go straight after collecting their gongs..
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Ben Affleck, winner of the Best Film and Best Director award for 'Argo', poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Ben Affleck, winner of the Best Film and Best Director award for 'Argo', poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Ben Affleck in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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American actor Daniel Day-Lewis holds the award for Leading Actor for his role in "Lincoln," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Ben Wishaw, Jacqueline Durran with the award for Best Costume Design for 'Anna Karenina' and Alice Eve in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Helen McCrory and Rafe Spall in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Alice Eve in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Rafe Spall in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Diarmid Scrimshaw and Peter Carlton with the Award for Best Short Film for 'Swimmer' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Diarmid Scrimshaw and Peter Carlton with the award for Best Short Film for 'Swimmer' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Robert Wade, Sam Mendes, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson and Neal Purvis with the award for Outstanding British Film for 'Skyfall' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper pose in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Bradley Cooper, Robert Wade, Sam Mendes, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson, Neal Purvis and Ben Affleck in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Sam Mendes in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Helen McCrory, Peter Carlton, Diarmid Scrimshaw and Rafe Spall in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Sam Mendes and Barbara Brocoli with the award for Outstanding British Film for 'Skyfall' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Bradley Cooper in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Presenters of Outstanding British Film Ben Affleck and Bradley Cooper pose in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Carley Stenson poses for a photograph in the press room at the British Academy Children's Awards at London Hilton on November 25, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Director Ang Lee accepts the Cinematography award for Claudio Miranda in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: John Landis poses for a photograph in the press room at the British Academy Children's Awards at London Hilton on November 25, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Minnie Driver in the press room at the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Anna Williamson poses for a photograph in the press room at the British Academy Children's Awards at London Hilton on November 25, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Paloma Faith in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Paloma Faith in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Paloma Faith in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jeremy Irvine, John Warhurst, Lee Walpole, Jonathan Allen, Mark Paterson, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes and Olga Kurylenko in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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William Goldenberg with the award for Best Editing for 'Argo' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jeremy Irvine, William Goldenberg and Olga Kurylenko in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Olga Kurylenko in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman with the award for Best Animated Film for 'Brave'in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Nicholas Hoult in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Nicholas Hoult in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Ang Lee with the award for Best Cinematography for 'Life of Pi' which he accepted on behalf of Claudio Miranda in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Alice Eve in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Ben Wishaw, Jacqueline Durran with the award for Best Costume Design for 'Anna Karenina' and Alice Eve in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jacqueline Durran with the award for Best Costume Design for 'Anna Karenina' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Ang Lee with the award for Best Cinematography for 'Life of Pi' which he accepted on behalf of Claudio Miranda in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Helen McCrory and Rafe Spall in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Diarmid Scrimshaw and Peter Carlton with the award for Best Short Film for 'Swimmer' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Helen McCrory, Peter Carlton, Diarmid Scrimshaw and Rafe Spall in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Diarmid Scrimshaw and Peter Carlton with the Award for Best Short Film for 'Swimmer' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Bradley Cooper in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Quentin Tarrantino with the award for Best Original Screenplay for 'Django Unchained' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jennifer Lawrence and Quentin Tarrantino in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jennifer Lawrence in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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David Morrissey, Thomas Newman and Paloma Faith in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Paloma Faith in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jeremy Irvine, John Warhurst, Lee Walpole, Jonathan Allen, Mark Paterson, Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes and Olga Kurylenko in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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John Warhurst, Lee Walpole, Jonathan Allen, Mark Paterson, Andy Nelson and Simon Hayes with the awards for Best Sound for 'Les Miserables' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jeremy Irvine, William Goldenberg and Olga Kurylenko in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Olga Kurylenko in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Nicholas Hoult in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Nicholas Hoult in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Anne Hathaway with the award for Best Supporting Actress for 'Les Miserables' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Billy Connolly in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Bart Laytonand Dimitri Doganis with the award for Outstanding Debut for a British Writer, Director or Producer for 'The Imposter' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Christoph Waltz with the award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Django Unchained' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Bart Layton, Billy Connolly and Dimitri Doganis in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jennifer Lawrence in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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John C. Reilly, Juno Temple and Sarah Silverman in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Juno Temple with The Rising Star in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Juno Temple with The Rising Star in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Sarah Silverman in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Gemma Arterton in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Danny Boyle and Tessa Ross in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Sarah Silverman in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Gemma Arterton and Tim Roth in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Tessa Ross with the award for Outstanding British Contibution to Cinema in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Tessa Ross with the award Outstanding British Contibution to Cinema in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Danny Boyle in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Christoph Waltz with the award for Best Supporting Actor for 'Django Unchained' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jennifer Garner in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Mark Strong and Ang Lee in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Simon Pegg, David O Russell and Jennifer Garber in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Simon Pegg, David O Russell and Jennifer Garner in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Donald r Elliot, Guillaume Rocheron, Bill Westenhofer and Erik-Jan De Boer with the award for Best Special Visual Effects for 'Life of Pi' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Chris Tucker in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Billy Connolly in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Henry Cavill arriving for the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Daniel Day-Lewis with the award for Best Leading Actor for 'Lincoln' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jeremy Renner in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Jeremy Renner in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Saoirse Ronan in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Tom Hiddleston and Saoirse Ronan in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Tom Hiddleston and Saoirse Ronan arriving for the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Simon Chinn and Malik Bendjelloul with the award for Best Documentary for 'Searching for Sugar Man' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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John C. Reilly, Juno Temple and Sarah Silverman in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Ian McKellan poses backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Producer Simon Chinn, second left, and Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, second right, pose with actors Henry Cavill, left, and Martin Freeman after winning the award for Best Documentary for "Searching for Sugarman," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Actor Ian McKellan poses backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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British director Alan Parker, left, with the Fellowship award, and American producer-actor Kevin Spacey pose backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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American actors George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Ben Affleck pose with the award for Best Film, for "Argo," backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. The film was produced by Clooney and Heslov and was directed by Affleck. Allfleck also starred in the film. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Producer Simon Chinn, left, and Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul pose with the award for Best Documentary for "Searching for Sugarman," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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American actor Daniel Day-Lewis holds the award for Leading Actor for his role in "Lincoln," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Producer Simon Chinn, left, and Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul pose with the award for Best Documentary for "Searching for Sugarman," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Robert Wade, Sam Mendes, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G Wilson and Neal Purvis with the award for Outstanding British Film for 'Skyfall' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Sam Mendes in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Bart Layton, Billy Connolly and Dimitri Doganis in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Bart Laytonand Dimitri Doganis with the award for Outstanding Debut for a British Writer, Director or Producer for 'The Imposter' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Writer-director Quentin Tarantino holds the award for best Original Screenplay for "Django Unchained," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Writer-director Quentin Tarantino holds the award for best Original Screenplay for "Django Unchained," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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Actress Jennifer Lawrence, left, and director Quentin Tarantino, winner of Best Original Screenplay for "Django Unchained," pose backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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American actress Jennifer Lawrence, left, poses with writer-director Quentin Tarantino as he holds the award for best Original Screenplay for "Django Unchained," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Quentin Tarantino poses with the Best Original Screenplay Award poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Quentin Tarantino, winner of the Best Original Screenplay award for 'Django Unchained', poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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American actors George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Ben Affleck pose with the award for Best Film, for "Argo," backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. The film was produced by Clooney and Heslov and was directed by Affleck. Allfleck also starred in the film. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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William Goldenberg with the award for Best Editing for 'Argo' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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George Clooney with the award for Best Film for 'Argo' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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American actor and director Ben Affleck with the award for Best Film for "Argo," at the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in London. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:AP)
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George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Ben Affleck with the award for Best Film for 'Argo' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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Ben Affleck with the award for Best Film for 'Argo' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Ben Affleck, winner of the Best Film and Best Director award for 'Argo', poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Ben Affleck, winner of the Best Film and Best Director award for 'Argo', poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Ben Affleck, winners of the Best Film award for 'Argo', pose in the press room with presenter Samuel L. Jackson at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Ben Affleck, winners of the Best Film award for 'Argo', pose in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Ben Affleck, winners of the Best Film award for 'Argo', pose in the press room with presenter Samuel L. Jackson at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: William Goldenberg (C), winner of the Editing award for 'Argo', poses in the press room with presenters Jeremy Irvine (L) and Olga Kurylenko at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Thomas Newman, winner of Original Film Music for 'Skyfall', poses in the press room with presenters David Morrissey (L) and Paloma Faith (R) at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Thomas Newman, winner of Original Film Music for 'Skyfall', poses in the press room with presenters David Morrissey (L) and Paloma Faith (R) at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Daniel Day-Lewis, winner of the Leading Actor award for 'Lincoln', poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Daniel Day-Lewis, winner of the Leading Actor award for 'Lincoln', poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Donald r Elliot, Guillaume Rocheron, Bill Westenhofer and Erik-Jan De Boer with the award for Best Special Visual Effects for 'Life of Pi' in the press room at the 2013 British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House, Bow Street, London. (credit:PA)
'Argo' also picked up an award for Best Editing, for the film about the CIA's efforts to release US hostages from Iran, through the masquerade of an overseas film project. Screen veteran Alan Arkin was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as a Hollywood producer, but lost out to Christoph Waltz for ‘Django Unchained’.
It looked like Tom Hooper's adaptation of 'Les Miserables' could scoop the evening's biggest prizes after collecting two of the early awards but, from the acting categories, only Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress. She is now a firm favourite to repeat her success at the Oscars in a fortnight.
FULL BAFTAS 2013 COVERAGE:
BAFTAS 2013: Ben Affleck Triumphs With 'Argo', Reflects On His 'Second Act'
BAFTAs 2013: Best And Worst Dressed - You Decide!
BAFTAS 2013: Complete list of winners
BAFTAS 2013: Eddie Redmayne's Nightmare Night
BAFTAs 2013: Helen Mirren Debuts Pink Hair On Red Carpet
BAFTAS 2013: WHAT Happened To Lincoln? Day-Lewis The Only Winner
BAFTAs 2013: Bradley Cooper, George Clooney And Eddie Redmayne Compete To Be Sexiest Red Carpet Male
BAFTAs 2013: Anne Hathaway And Jennifer Lawrence Bring Hollywood Glamour On British Film's Big Night
BAFTAs 2013: Caroline Flack And Laura Whitmore Fight For Best Dressed Red Carpet Presenter