The Bafta, which celebrates British excellence in cinema, have never been so badly named.
Their 76th ceremony, which took place this Sunday, crowned the best of the seventh art … German and Irish.
Coming to general surprise at the top of the nominations with 14 citations, the German feature film
Nothing New in the West
, an adaptation of the anti-war classic by Erich Maria Remarque, did not give up anything, winning seven trophies, including that of best film, best foreign film and best director.
The Netflix feature that plunges into the hell of the trenches of the Great War held in respect the English favorites of the season:
The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Tar, Elvis
.
The Irish fable of Martin McDonagh and the adventures in the multiverse of Michelle Yeoh had nevertheless won everything in the precursor ceremonies on the other side of the Atlantic, in the United States.
From the Golden Globes to the Critics Choice Awards
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