ROBBIE ROBBED
Margot Robbie snubbed by Bafta as Barbie leaves empty-handed from awards ceremony
The feminist-empowering film failed to pick up any Baftas
MARGOT Robbie and her iconic film Barbie has been snubbed by Bafta.
The 33-year-old Australian actress lost out to Emma Stone who won Leading Actress for her performance in Poor Things.
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Barbie also failed to pick up any gongs throughout the evening - despite the film getting four nominations.
However, it wasn't plain-sailing for actress Emma either, who was caught up in a hilarious blunder after being announced as best leading actress.
The Poor Things star, 35, accidentally bumped into the cameraman as she stood up to an eruption of applause.
She could then be seen gesturing awkwardly at the camera before styling it out and heading to the stage to accept her award.
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It was a top night for Christopher Nolan's epic biopic Oppenheimer.
The film scooped seven awards out of 13 nominations as it dominated the ceremony.
Nolan won Best Director for the first time in his career - and earned a standing ovation from the audience.
Leading actor winner Cillian Murphy received rapturous applause as his name was announced.
Oppenheimer's success was closely followed by Poor Things, which took home five gongs including Emma Stone's win as Leading Actress.
She beat Margot Robbie to the award, meaning Barbie left empty-handed after being snubbed by Bafta.
Her co-star Ryan Gosling also missed out on Supporting Actor - and struggled to understand a Coronation Street-related joke made by host David Tennant.
The Zone of Interest won Outstanding British Film and Film Not in English.
Meanwhile Oompa Loompa actor Hugh Grant took a cheeky swipe at the Bafta nominees about their films being "too long" in a Willy Wonka gag.
Back to the Future legendary actor Michael J Fox had everyone up on their feet as he came on stage in a wheelchair to present Best Film.
The star - who has Parkinson's - was cheered as he took the final steps to the podium to announce Oppenheimer's success.
Meanwhile, despite Barbie leaving empty-handed, Bafta host David Tennant ended the night at the podium, joking: "Now as a wise person once said, come on Barbie, let's go party."
The camera then turned to Barbie stars Ryan Gosling and Margot who hid their disappointment with a laugh.
It wasn't the first time actor Ryan appeared to "fake" a giggle.
The 43-year-old looked confused by a gag made by Bafta host David.
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During his near-15 minute skit, David said: "Barbie was fantastic. I keep thinking about maligned Ken, superbly brought to life by Ryan Gosling.
"In the course of that film, Ken becomes a progressive, a champion of the marginalised a voice for the oppressed."
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Making a reference to Coronation Street actor Ken Loach, David joked: "And in the credits, you'll even see Ken's surname is actually Loach."
As the camera panned to Ryan Gosling he was seen looking confused as he attempted a laugh.
Meanwhile football superstar David Beckham upset Brits by referring to the sport as "soccer" while on stage celebrating the country's biggest night in cinema.
The owner of MLS team Inter Miami said on stage as he presented the gong for Outstanding Debut: "They say that practice makes perfect.
"Well, that might be true in football - or soccer - but that's not true for the filmmakers nominated for Outstanding Debut. They got it right first time."
Elsewhere in the night, Christopher Nolan's epic biopic Oppenhemer won the battle against Barbie at the EE Baftas, scooping seven awards.
The thriller that tells the story of the creation of the atomic bomb was named Best Film.
But fans focused on Barbie missing out in every category.
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Despite co-stars Margot and Ryan flying in from LA they were forced to leave empty-handed.
Margot put on a brave face as she cheered for her pal Emma from the crowd.
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