THERE was a host of Irish wins at the BAFTAs in London on Sunday night.
With some of the biggest names in show business gathered at the Royal Festival Hall, the early winners included two stars from Irish movie, The Banshees of Inisherin.
The movie, which was nominated for 10 prizes, is set towards the end of the Irish Civil War in 1923.
It follows the vicious falling out of two lifelong friends on a small island on the west coast of Ireland.
Kerry Condon was named Best Supporting Actress while Barry Keoghan was named Best Supporting Actor.
Carey Mulligan was incorrectly announced as the winner of best supporting actress before it was corrected to Condon.
Collecting her award, Kerry Condon thanked director Martin McDonagh.
"Thank you for the part Martin," she said.
"Thank you for all the parts you've given me throughout my career. They make me feel so proud to be an Irish woman".
She also thanked her co-stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson adding they had been "so kind and generous to me".
"I'm really, really grateful".
Dublin-born Keoghan, who thanked all those involved with the film, dedicated his prize to "the kids from the area that I came from who are dreaming to be something".
In addition, Jamie Lee Curtis and Anya Taylor-Joy presented the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer to Charlotte Wells for Aftersun, which stars Irish actor, Paul Mescal.
Belfast actor Jamie Doran was also present at the event, taking to the stage to present the Best Animation Film to Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.
The Banshees of Inisherin also won Best Screenplay and Outstanding British Film.
Director Martin McDonagh thanked all the cast, including "the wonderful and dreamy" Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for their "kindness and love".
Colin Farrell was also in the running for his first ever BAFTA in the Best Actor category while Wonder an adaptation of the Emma Donoghue novel was also nominated.
An Irish Goodbye, which starred Belfast actor James Martin, won Best British Short Film for the duo of Tom Berkeley and Ross White.