The Hurt Locker did all that it realistically could achieve at the BAFTAs, sweeping to six awards, including the big one - Best Film - and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow.
The Iraq bomb disposal drama also won: Original Screenplay (a bit of a surprise); Cinematography; Editing; and Sound.
And thus Avatar was vanquished, limping away with just two gongs for Production Design and Special Visual Effects.
But the poorest performer on the night was An Education with just one win from its eight noms – but what a win for Carey Mulligan, taking the Leading Actress award. Upon reflection, none of the other Leading Actress nominees stood a chance. Other big losers were Inglorious Basterds and District 9, departing Covent Garden with one win and nothing respectively.
Another welcome surprise on the night was Colin Firth’s defeat of Clooney and Bridges for Leading Actor; his stunning performance in A Single Man is justly rewarded.
There were other righteous British winners, too: Duncan Jones, director of Moon, winning the Outstanding Debut; and Fish Tank securing Outstanding British Film, for example.
Elsewhere, BAFTA went with the flow: Up In The Air, Adapted Screenplay; Up, Animated Film and Music; A Prophet, Foreign Film; Christoph Waltz, Supporting Actor; Mo’nique, Supporting Actress; and The Young Victoria, Costume Design, Make-up & Hair.
The only question arising from this year's ceremony is: "How much of an indicator of Oscar success are the BAFTAs?" Roll on 7 March.
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