The Northern Irish film An Irish Goodbye won Best British Short Film at the Baftas in London.
It beat The Ballad of Olive Morris and A Drifting Up to triumph at the Southbank Center ceremony.
Meanwhile, Banshees of Inisherin, which has 10 nominations, has won Outstanding British Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress.
Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan were among the early winners.
Dublin-born Keoghan beat co-star Brendan Gleeson to win the coveted award.
He dedicated his award “to the kids from where I come from who dream of being something”.
Directed and written by Ross White and Tom Berkeley, An Irish Goodbye tells the story of two estranged brothers who come together after the death of their mother.
A black comedy set on a rural farm in Northern Ireland, filmed on location in Londonderry, Templepatrick and Saintfield.
James Martin, who plays Lorcan in the short film, attended the ceremony in London.
His mother, Suzanne Martin, said she was “delighted” for Berkeley and White after the win.
“They created something very special on screen – something that moved me as a mother,” she told BBC News NI.
James Martin alongside directors Ross White and Tom Berkeley who accept their Bafta
An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) lost to All’s Quiet on the Western Front in the non-English and adapted script categories.
Other Irish prospects included Paul Mescal, Colin Farrell and Daryl McCormack in the Leading Actor category.
The Baftas are one of the most prestigious awards leading up to the Oscars on March 12th.
An Irish Goodbye, An Cailín Ciúin, The Banshees of Inisherin and Paul Mescal are also Oscar nominees.
Set in 1981, An Cailín Ciúin follows the withdrawn and neglected nine-year-old Cáit who is sent to live with distant relatives in County Waterford and finally finds herself in a loving home for the first time.
It surpassed the box office records in the UK and Ireland for an Irish language film.
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