Fizz the season! Salma Hayek toasts to her hosting duties with champagne while Gemma Arterton and Lily James catch up over a glass of bubbles backstage at the BAFTAs

Published: 00:06 BST, 19 February 2018 | Updated: 16:50 BST, 19 February 2018

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She presented the award for Best Leading Actor at the 71st British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night.

And following her hosting duties, Salma Hayek, 51, let her hair down backstage as she toasted to the night's winners with a glass of champagne at London's Royal Albert Hall.

The From Dusk 'Till Dawn actress looked sensational for the cinematic festivities as she dressed in a show-stopping embellished Gucci gown alongside her French businessman husband François-Henri Pinault, 55.

Sip, sip hooray: Salma Hayek, 51, let her hair down backstage as she toasted to the night's winners with a glass of champagne at London's Royal Albert Hall

Celebrating the night's ceremony, the Mexican star watched the ceremony backstage with a glass of bubbles in her perfectly manicured hand.

Not the only famous face enjoying the champagne behind-the-scenes, Gemma Arterton, 32, and pal Lily James, 28, caught up over some fizz while the awards carried on.

The friends had presented Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer to film maker Rungano Nyoni for her flick I Am Not a Witch.

Cheers: Not the only famous face enjoying the champagne behind-the-scenes, Gemma Arterton, 32, and pal Lily James, 28, caught up over some fizz while the awards carried on

No champagne, no gain: The From Dusk 'Till Dawn actress looked sensational for the cinematic festivities as she dressed in a show-stopping embellished Gucci gown alongside her French businessman husband François-Henri Pinault, 55

Make it pop! Celebrating the night's ceremony, the Mexican star watched the ceremony backstage with a glass of bubbles in her perfectly manicured hand

EE British Academy Film Awards 2018 - THE WINNERS

BEST FILM:

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM:

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

DIRECTOR:

The Shape Of Water - Guillermo Del Toro

LEADING ACTRESS:

Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

LEADING ACTOR:

Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Allison Janney - I, Tonya

SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

EE RISING STAR AWARD:

Daniel Kaluuya

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER:

I Am Not A Witch

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

The Handmaiden

DOCUMENTARY:

I Am Not Your Negro

ANIMATED FILM:

Coco Original

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Call Me By Your Name

ORIGINAL MUSIC:

The Shape Of Water - Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHY: 'Blade Runner 2049' - Roger Deakins

EDITING:

Baby Driver - Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss

PRODUCTION DESIGN:

The Shape Of Water - Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, Shane Vieau

COSTUME DESIGN:

Phantom Thread - Mark Bridges

SOUND:

Dunkirk - Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, Mark Weingarten

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS:

Blade Runner 2049 - Gerd Nefzer, John Nelson

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION:

Poles Apart

BRITISH SHORT FILM:

Cowboy Dave

MAKEUP & HAIR:

Darkest Hour

Clad in complementing black designer gowns, the pair revelled in the evening's festivities as Lily no doubt was celebrating her Darkest Hour co-star Gary Oldman's Leading Actor win and the film's Hair and Make-up teams, who were honoured.

Although enjoying a glass of bubbles, the trio signed a magnum of Taittinger champagne in gold marker alongside some of the biggest names in film and TV including Brian Cranston, Orlando Bloom, Nicholas Hoult and Karen Gillian.

The stars' appearance backstage comes after Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri swept the board at Sunday night's BAFTAs an incredible five awards.

Famous faces turned out in force for the award ceremony on Sunday, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, to see Three Billboards be the first to take home an award, scooping the Best British Film gong.

Signing off: Gemma happily signed the magnum of Taittinger champagne backstage

Getting the party popping: Brian Cranston (L) and Orlando Bloom were spotted backstage

Screenwriter Martin McDonagh - who took home another award for the movie, this time for Best Original Screenplay - joined producer Graham Broadbent on the stage, with McDonagh joking that he’s half Irish so he’s not allowed to make the speech.

Broadbent then said: 'We finished this film about a year ago about a woman taking on the establishment. It seems more timely now than it did then with Time's Up. It turns out meaningful change can happen quickly if we put our minds to it.'

The movie's next gong went to Sam Rockwell for his Supporting Actor role in the movie.

To his co-star, lead actress Frances McDormand he said: 'Frances you're the rock. You make me proud to be an actor.' He was sure to thank his 'friend, Alan Rickman' adding: 'I'll see you in the bar!'

Making their mark: Actress Karen Gillian and Taron Egerton made their made on the eye-catching bottle

Suit up! Nicholas Hoult looked dapper in his black tuxedo

McDormand beat Annette Bening [Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool], Margot Robbie [I, Tonya], Sally Hawkins [The Shape Of Water] and Saoirse Ronan [Lady Bird] to scoop the Lead Actress award of the night.

The movie then took the Best Film prize, with McDormand, Broadbent, Mcdonagh back on stage, alongside producer Pete Czernin.

It beat Call Me Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk and The Shape Of Water.

Gary Oldman took the Lead Actor prize for his role as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, beating Daniel Day-Lewis [Phantom Thread], Daniel Kaluuya [Get Out], Jamie Bell [Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool] and Timothée Chalamet [Call Me By Your Name].

Allison Janney took home the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in I, Tonya as Tonya Harding's mother LeVona.

Autograph: Anya Taylor-Joy signs a Taittinger bottle

Bottled up: Will Poulter and Sam Claflin showcased their handy work on the bottle

'I want to thank BAFTA and clear up a lie,' she said. 'I did not graduate from the Royal Acadmay of Dramatic Art - but I did do a two-week summer programme there - that's probably why I'm here tonight!'

Guillermo Del Toro won the BAFTA for Best Director for The Shape Of Water while Call Me By Your Name took home the gong for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Daniel Kaluuya beat out stiff competition from Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Timothée Chalamet and Tessa Thompson in the EE-sponsored Rising Star category, which was voted for by the public.

He was presented with the award by 2015 Rising Star nominee Margot Robbie, who is nominated in this year's Best Actress category for I, Tonya and Octavia Spencer, who received a nod in the Best Supporting Actress group for The Shape of Water.

Champagne is good for your pours: Gemma Chan - who had her hair styled by celebrity stylist Paul Edmonds for the awards - also signed her name across the massive bottle of fizz