The evening also celebrated achievements in television and Erin Doherty took home the performance of the year award for her role in Netflix's hugely successful drama series Adolescence.
Owen Cooper, the main character in the show, presented Doherty with her award and praising her for her "power and authenticity on the screen".
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa presented Aimee Lou Wood with her award for The White Lotus.
He jokingly read the star's complete birth chart to the audience to show how "her fate to be this brilliant is written in the stars".
Reese Witherspoon was honoured as cultural icon by Barbie's America Ferrera.
In her speech, the American actress said she built her production company, Hello Sunshine, because "the system I existed in wasn't right for me, and I realised Hollywood wasn't telling the right stories".
Theatre veteran Celia Imrie, presented the Theatre Award to Rosamund Pike for her acclaimed performance in the National Theatre's Inter Alia, and shocked guests when she joked about revealing who won Celebrity Traitors.
