David Bradley melts hearts as he brings original puppet of his character in Pinocchio holding mini award to Baftas 

David Bradley had audiences oo-ing and ahh-ing over his plus one at the on Sunday night. 

The actor, 80, showed up to the star-studded event with the original Pinocchio puppet in hand – with a twist. 

Clutching a mini Bafta award of his own, the toy stole the show for being the ceremony’s most adorable guest. 

The star’s accessory was a nod at Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio which won the Bafta for animated film on the night. 

At 80 years old, the celebrated actor stars as Master Geppetto in the new film alongside Cate Blanchett. 

During his speech, he thanked Netflix, the stars and the people who believed in a musical version of the classic children’s tale.

Guillermo also added: ‘I think animation is not a genre for kids, It’s a medium for art, it’s a medium for film.’

Elsewhere, German language film was the big winner at the EE Bafta film awards, scooping a total of seven prizes.

The Netflix anti-war epic scooped top gongs including best film and best director.

It broke the record for the highest number of Baftas for a foreign language film previously held by Italian coming-of-age drama Cinema Paradiso, which claimed five in 1988.

Taking to the stage at the climax of the event at London’s Royal Festival Hall, cinematographer James Friend said the film showed how a generation of young German men were ‘poisoned by right-wing nationalistic propaganda’ and he stressed that the film’s message remains ‘relevant’ nearly a century on.

Despite other films’ success, it was a disappointing night for The Banshees Of Inisherin which had 10 nominations but emerged with only four wins.

These included best supporting actor and supporting actress for the film’s Irish stars and Kerry Condon respectively.

Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis also secured four wins, with its star Austin Butler beating favourite Colin Farrell to the best actor gong in a shock decision from the voting academy.

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse by Charlie Mackesy won the Bafta for best British short animation.

During the exciting ceremony, singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading also made a surprise performance on stage alongside Little Simz.