Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the biggest success at the Bafta Film Awards with five wins, while Gary Oldman was the only British star to take an acting award.
The ascerbic story of a strong woman standing up for justice in small-town America was a fitting
winner on a night when Time's Up pins and black dresses were an ever present reminder of the sexual harassment scandal coursing through the entertainment world.
The point was not lost on Martin McDonagh, its British director.
“What I’m most proud of, especially in this Time’s Up year," he said, "is it is a film about a woman who refuses to take any more s***.”
Its star, Frances McDormand, won the leading actress award and acknowledged the theme of the night even though she admitted failing "compliance" with the protest dress code of black.
"I want you to know that I stand in full solidarity with my sisters tonight in black and I also want to say that I appreciate a well-organised act of civil disobedience and I'm thrilled that activists all over the world have been inspired by the set decorations of the film and have taken to the streets..."
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