The 77th British Academy Film Awards (
BAFTA
) began this Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
Since last year, the long-awaited ceremony of the most relevant awards in British cinema has been held at the Royal Festival Hall, in the center of Southbank, instead of the legendary Royal Albert Hall.
Cillian Murphy and Andrew Scott pose on the red carpet at the BAFTA Film Awards in London.
Photo: EFE
Before the start of the gala, as is tradition, some of the nominated stars walked the red carpet, such as Australian Margot Robbie (
Barbie
), Andrew Scott (
Those Who Stay
), Paul Mescal (
Those Who Stay
), Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy (
Oppenheimer
), Rosemund Pike (
Saltburn
), Carey Mulligan (
Maestro
) and the Spanish Juan Antonio Bayona (
The Snow Society
).
David Beckham walked the red carpet in a tuxedo worthy of James Bond.
Photo: EFE
Also in attendance were Cate Blanchett, Michael J. Fox, David Beckham and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who later appeared on stage singing her hit
Murder On The Dancefloor
.
First winners
As usual, some awards were announced outside the limited hours of the BBC televised gala.
Thus, at the beginning of the day, the film
The Zone of Interest
, by the British director Jonathan Glazer, won the BAFTA for
best non-English language film
, a category in which it competed with
The Snow Society
by Juan Antonio Bayona.
Glazer took as his starting point a book by Martin Amis, which describes the family life of a commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, to narrate the horror with a striking work, composed entirely of fixed shots.
The film already won the Grand Jury Prize (Silver Palme) at the Cannes Festival, as well as the FIPRESCI Press Prize.
Upon going on stage to receive the statuette, a visibly excited and surprised Glazer indicated that receiving the BAFTA was "an out-of-body experience" for him, while the producer, James Wilson, thanked the director for "his virtuosity and his friendship."
"Walls are not new before or after the Holocaust and it seems clear now that we should be concerned about the innocents who are being murdered in Gaza or Yemen or Mariupol or Israel," Wilson said.
The underlying fight
Since the nominations were announced, the underlying fight at the BAFTAs was going to be between
Oppenheimer
and
Poor Creatures
, who had 15 and 11, respectively.
Thus, throughout the ceremony, each film was going to score a bean, almost alternately.
For every
Robert Downey Jr
, for example, unknown talents in the technical fields or even
Emma Stone
won as best actress.
Emma Stone poses happily with her BAFTA statuette for best leading actress, for "Poor Creatures."
Photo: AFP
And to complicate matters, every so often he also won
The Zone of Interest
, which not only won the BAFTA for best non-English language film but also for outstanding British film and sound.
As an additional surprise,
Those Who Remain
triumphed in the supporting actress (
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
) and casting categories.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, best supporting actress for "Those Who Remain."
Photo: AFP
At the end of the two-hour gala, the scoreboard left
Oppenheimer
as the winner , with
7 BAFTA awards
: film, director, lead actor, supporting actor, editing, direction of photography, and original music.
For its part,
Poor Creatures
returned home with 5 statuettes: lead actress, costumes, makeup and hair, production design, and special visual effects.
The winners
Film:
Oppenheimer
, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
Director:
Oppenheimer
, Christopher Nolan.
Christopher Nolan, awarded for best director and best film, for "Oppenheimer."
Photo: AFP
Leading actress:
Emma Stone,
Poor Things
.
Leading actor:
Cillian Murphy,
Oppenheimer
.
Irish actor Cillian Murphy, best leading role of the year.
Photo: AFP
Supporting Actress:
Da'Vine Joy Randolph,
Those Who Remain
Supporting Actor:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Oppenheimer
Original screenplay:
Anatomy of a Fall
, Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
Foreign Language Film:
The Zone of Interest
, Jonathan Glazer
Animated film:
The Boy and the Heron
, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
"The Boy and the Heron" which premiered in Argentina several weeks ago and has now won a BAFTA.
Adapted Screenplay:
American Fiction
, Cord Jefferson
Featured British Film:
Hotspot
, Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska
Casting:
Those Who Stay
, Susan Shopmaker
Cinematography:
Oppenheimer
, Hoyte van Hoytema
Editing:
Oppenheimer
, Jennifer Lame
Original music:
Oppenheimer
, Ludwig Göransson
Costume Design:
Poor Things
, Holly Waddington
Makeup and Hair:
Poor Creatures
, Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston
Production Design:
Poor Creatures
, Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek
Sound:
The Hot Spot
, Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers
Special Visual Effects:
Poor Creatures
, Simon Hughes
Documentary:
20 Days in Mariupol
, Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath
Notable debut by a British writer, director or producer:
“
Earth Mama
, Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O'Connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)
British Animated Short:
Crab Day
, Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
British short with actors:
Jellyfish and Lobster
, Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai
Rising Figure Award (voted by the public):
Mia McKenna-Bruce