Chiwetel Ejiofor beat Tom Hanks and others to win best actor for 12 Years a Slave at the BAFTAs

Finally! After all the Best Actor nominations for his role in Steve McQueen's slavery drama 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor has finally won one award. He won Best Actor at the 2014 BAFTAs which was held yesterday evening, beating Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale and Bruce Dern. 

Pictured above with at the award is his model girlfriend, Sari Mercer.