‘All Quiet’ Wins 7 BAFTAs, Together with Finest Movie, At U.Ok. Movie Awards Ceremony
Barry Keoghan poses for photographers with the Supporting Actor award for ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ on the 76th British Academy Movie Awards, BAFTA’s, in London, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Vianney Le Caer/Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
Antiwar German film “All Quiet on the Western Entrance” received seven prizes, together with greatest image, on the British Academy Movie Awards on Sunday, constructing the somber drama’s momentum as awards season rolls towards its climax at subsequent month’s Oscars.
Irish tragicomedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and rock biopic “Elvis” took 4 prizes every.
“All Quiet,” a visceral depiction of life and loss of life within the World Battle I trenches primarily based on Erich Maria Remarque’s traditional novel, received Edward Berger the very best director award. Its different trophies included tailored screenplay, cinematography, greatest rating, greatest sound and greatest movie not in English.
Austin Butler was a shock greatest actor winner for “Elvis.” Baz Lurhmann’s flamboyant musical additionally received trophies for casting, costume design and hair and make-up. Cate Blanchett received the very best actress prize for orchestral drama “Tár.”
Martin McDonagh’s “Banshees,” the bleakly funny story of a friendship gone bitter, was named greatest British movie.
“Finest what award?” joked McDonagh of the movie, which was shot in Eire with a largely Irish forged and crew. It has British funding, and McDonagh was born in Britain to Irish mother and father.
“Banshees” additionally received for McDonagh’s unique screenplay, and awards for Kerry Condon as greatest supporting actress and Barry Keoghan for greatest supporting actor.
The prizes — formally the EE BAFTA Movie Awards — are Britain’s equal of Hollywood’s Academy Awards and will probably be watched intently for hints of who could win on the Oscars on March 12.
Madcap metaverse romp “Every part In all places All at As soon as,” the Academy Awards front-runner, was the evening’s massive loser, successful only one prize from its 10 BAFTA nominations, for enhancing.
Actor Richard E. Grant was a suave and self-deprecating host — with assist from TV presenter Alison Hammond — for the ceremony at London’s Royal Pageant Corridor, the place the U.Ok’s film academy heralded its strides to develop into extra numerous however mentioned there was extra to be executed.
Grant joked in his opening monologue in regards to the notorious altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock finally yr’s Oscars.
“No person on my watch will get slapped tonight,” he mentioned. “Besides on the again.”
Company and presenters strolling the crimson carpet on the south financial institution of the River Thames included Colin Farrell, Ana de Armas, Eddie Redmayne, Brian Cox, Florence Pugh, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cynthia Erivo, Julianne Moore and Lily James.
Inheritor to the throne Prince William, who’s president of Britain’s movie and tv academy, was within the viewers alongside his spouse, Kate. William wore a tuxedo with black velvet jacket, whereas Kate wearing a floor-length Alexander McQueen gown that she additionally wore to the 2019 BAFTAs.
Helen Mirren paid tribute to William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September. Mirren, who portrayed the late monarch onscreen in “The Queen” and onstage in “The Viewers,” known as Elizabeth “the nation’s main girl.”
Britain’s movie academy launched modifications to extend the awards’ range in 2020, when no girls had been nominated as greatest director for the seventh yr working and all 20 nominees within the lead and supporting performer classes had been white.
This yr there have been 11 feminine administrators up for awards throughout all classes, together with documentary and animated movies. However simply one of many fundamental best-director nominees was feminine: Gina Prince-Bythewood for “The Girl King.”
BAFTA chairperson Krishnendu Majumdar mentioned the academy’s soul-searching had been “a essential and humbling course of.” He mentioned the “very important work of leveling the taking part in discipline” would proceed.
“West Facet Story” star Ariana DeBose opened the present by performing “Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves,” with an added rap shoutout to among the nominated girls, together with Blanchett, Michelle Yeoh and Viola Davis.
Blanchett mentioned it had been “a rare yr for feminine performers. To be counted amongst them is actually particular.”
It was a powerful yr for Irish actors on the BAFTAs, with Deryl McCormack up for the BAFTA Rising Star award — although he misplaced out to Emma Mackey – and Condon, Keoghan, Farrell and Brendan Gleeson all getting performing nominations for “Banshees.”
McCormack hailed the occasion as “the Irish BAFTAs.”
“It’s a small nation, however to see the expertise that comes out of it’s fairly wonderful,” he mentioned.
Author-director Charlotte Wells received the prize for greatest British debut for the affecting father-daughter drama “Aftersun.” Three-time Oscar winner Sandy Powell turned the primary costume designer to be awarded the academy’s high honor, the BAFTA fellowship.
The tough world exterior showbiz intruded on the awards when Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, who works for investigative web site Bellingcat, mentioned he was now allowed to attend the awards due to a threat to public safety. He options in “Navalny,” a movie about jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny that received the very best documentary BAFTA.
“Navalny” producer Odessa Rae devoted the award to Grozev, “our Bulgarian nerd with a laptop computer, who couldn’t be with us tonight as a result of his life is beneath risk by the Russian authorities and Vladimir Putin.”
Jamie Lee Curtis, a supporting actress nominee for “Every part In all places,” mentioned the prospect awards season gives to rejoice cinema was extra vital than who wins.
“It’s a second of celebration within the midst of all the pieces,” Curtis instructed The Related Press on the crimson carpet. “It’s arduous on the market. In all places. Abruptly. On a regular basis.”
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