There were puppets. There were pyrotechnics. And a house fell down. All in all, it was a pretty eventful Brit Awards, BBC reports. 

David Bowie won the biggest prizes, while The 1975 and Beyonce also took home trophies. But the winners are only half the story.

Who surpassed themselves? Who embarrassed themselves?

These were the real winners and losers at the O2 arena.