![]() Even Grant’s obvious nerves at the prospect of going live on the BBC for the first time in BAFTA history for the show’s final four categories was met with camaraderie from his audience, with one guest shouting out encouragement. ![]() While Mirren’s tribute to the Queen fell somewhat flat, sandwhiched between two lighter segments, three separate musical performances from artists including DeBose across the three-plus-hour-long show helped to lighten the mood, while in-studio segments hosted by ITV presenter Alison Hammond also added some warmth to proceedings. The night felt lighter, edgier, and with a buzzy energy that’s been missing from the British awards for some time. Inside the auditorium, guests who’d initially shared reservations about the awards’ new venue of Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank had to admit that the tighter setting – a far cry from the atmospheric but cavernous nature of Royal Albert Hall, the stately home of the film awards in previous years – provided a far more intimate setting for the BAFTAs. Yeoh, Curtis, Bassett and Henwick were among the stars battling it out for an award, with Yeoh and Curtis nominated for their turns in “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Bassett in the running for Best Supporting Actress for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Henwick nominated for her short “Bus Girl.”ĭeBose won last year for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “West Side Story” while Redmayne won a Best Actor gong in 2014 for “The Theory of Everything.” The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the BAFTA Film Awards 2023 Costume designer Catherine Martin was unable to attend so her husband and “Elvis” director Baz Luhrmann accepted on her behalf. In addition to Butler’s win the film won in three craft categories: Best Hair and Make-Up, Best Casting and Best Costume. ![]() But it was a disappointing night for “Tár,” with writer and director Todd Field losing out in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Director categories. The top acting awards of the night went to Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler for their respective turns in “Tár” and “Elvis.” Blanchett joined a number of stars, including Michelle Yeoh, Colin Farrell and Dolly DeLeon, in sporting a blue UNHCR blue ribbon in solidarity with refugees. The director quickly made it clear he wasn’t being serious, saying “kidding, kidding.”Īll Quiet on the Western Front Courtesy of Reiner BajoĬombined with Tom Berkeley and Ross White’s “An Irish Goodbye” winning Best Short it proved a celebratory night for Ireland’s film industry, with “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande” actor Daryl McCormack, who was nominated for both Best Actor and Rising Star, joking it was the “Irish BAFTAs” on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony. Meanwhile Colin Farrell starrer “The Banshees Of Inisherin” won the second largest number of awards of the night, including both supporting actor categories with wins for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon (who emerged as the correct winner after fellow nominee Carey Mulligan’s name was initially called in error.) Writer and director Martin Mcdonagh also won for Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film, although his swipe at the film’s producer Searchlight – when he quipped that he had landed an award for the script without any notes from the studio – prompted a mixed response from the audience, with some possibly perceiving the comment as arrogant. ![]() The previous record was held by 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso,” which won five BAFTAs. ![]() The tally means the World War One epic now holds the record for a film not in the English language. “All Quiet on the Western Front” dominated the BAFTA Awards in London on Sunday night with a record-breaking seven wins, including for Best Director, Best Film and Best Film Not in the English Language. ![]()
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