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5am: time for Bafta party girl Sienna to go home

Sienna Miller celebrated Bafta night by partying through to breakfast - proving there is definitely life after Jude Law.

The actress carried on clubbing until 5am, an impressive feat especially given she was not even up for an award.

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Miller, 25, had earlier insisted to fellow guests at the glittering film ceremony: "It's a Sunday night, I'm taking it easy - there's no hard partying for me tonight."

Yet 12 hours after her arrival on the red carpet, the Alfie star emerged blearyeyed after taking over Boujis nightclub with 40 friends.

It is a far cry from the Baftas two years ago, when Law - away filming in the US - reportedly sent a barrage of jealous texts to his thenfiancée demanding she call an end to her night out.

This year Sienna was determined to let her hair down properly, swapping the delicate vintage Ungaro dress and gold sandals she wore to present the best supporting actor gong for comfy knee-high boots and a snug leather bomber jacket.

Boujis bosses extended the club's licence to let Sienna drink on in the VIP area with friends including movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, Jimmy Cho o founde r Tamara Mellon, Kimberley Stewart and Calum Best.

Across town, best actress winner Dame Helen Mirren toasted her victory at a Miramax party on the 28th floor of the Hilton.

The 61-year-old star of The Queen, now hotly tipped to take an Academy Award for her role, managed to pilfer a souvenir from the night to accompany her Bafta trophy - a Warhol-style cushion featuring her face which Miramax bosses had specially made for the bash.

But she was circumspect about her Oscar chances.

"It's not about winning," she said. "I sometimes feel like a dog at the White City races - 'she's coming in at 25 to 1, the bitch is coming in, she's gonna win it'."

Meanwhile, it emerged that - contrary to reports - the Queen may have seen Mirren's performance of the monarch in crisis.

The film's producer Christine Langan revealed: "There's, shall we say, a fairly virulent rumour that she has and her private secretary has been on to [director] Stephen Frears to say, 'come and have some lunch'. But Stephen's too scared to go."

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