In case you missed it, last night saw the 71st annual British Academy Film Awards, AKA the BAFTAs, presented at the Royal Albert Hall. Hosting for the first time was Joanna Lumley, with regular MC Stephen Fry having stepped down last year.
The awards went well and, as you might expect, there were many mentions of Time’s Up and almost all of the women wore black in support of the movement. In the end there were few surprises, with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri taking the lion’s share of the prizes.
Here’s the full list of results:
- Best British Film – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- EE Rising Star – Daniel Kaluuya
- Best Adapted Screenplay – James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
- Best Supporting Actor – Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Best Production Design – The Shape of Water
- Best Special Effects – Blade Runner 2049
- Outstanding Debut – I Am Not A Witch
- Best Supporting Actress – Allison Janney, I, Tonya
- Best Sound – Dunkirk
- Best Original Screenplay – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Best Leading Actor – Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
- Best Leading Actress – Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Best Director – Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
- Best Film – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Fellowship Award – Ridley Scott
- Best Original Music – The Shape of Water
- Best Make-up and Hair – Darkest Hour
- Best Costume Design – Phantom Thread
- Best Animated Film – Coco
- Best Editing – Baby Driver
- Best Documentary – I Am Not Your Negro
- Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema – The National Film and Television School
- Best British Short Animation – Poles Apart
- Best British Short Film – Cowboy Dave
- Best Film Not In The English Language – The Handmaiden
- Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049
Few surprises overall. I’d probably have gone for Molly’s Game for Adapted Screenplay but that’s because I’m an unashamed Sorkin fan! It was nice, however, that Call Me By Your Name won an award.
Does this tell us anything about the likely winners at the Academy Awards on March 4th? Probably not. The British Academy and the American Academy are very different beasts and whilst there is some overlap in voting members, it’s always hard to predict which films will benefit from hype and which will suffer from negative reaction when it comes to the Oscars.
Cinematophile 