“Oppenheimer” dominated the BAFTA Awards, securing accolades for director Christopher Nolan and lead actor Cillian Murphy, along with the prestigious Best Film award.
The film achieved a remarkable haul of seven golden BAFTA masks, while “Poor Things” followed with five victories.
BAFTA chair Sarah Putt inaugurated the event at the Royal Festival Hall in London, greeting the distinguished attendees, among them Prince William, who attended alone as Catherine, Princess of Wales, was recovering from surgery at home. Prince William, serving as BAFTA’s president, refrained from speaking, possibly due to the heightened public interest in his personal life after the recent cancer diagnosis of his father, King Charles III. David Tennant kicked off the ceremony with a humorous pre-recorded sketch based on his “Staged” series during the lockdown, featuring Michael Sheen and Sheen’s dog, Bark Ruffalo, along with cameos from celebrities such as Tom Hiddleston and Judi Dench. Tennant, sporting a kilt and accompanied by Bark Ruffalo, delivered a lighthearted joke about the evening proceeding more smoothly than Ken’s chest, a nod to Ryan Gosling’s character in “Barbie.”
The evening saw notable presenters, including David Beckham, who awarded the golden mask for Outstanding British Debut, and Dua Lipa, who presented the award for Outstanding British Film.
See the full list of BAFTA winners below.
BEST FILM
“Anatomy of a Fall” — Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
“The Holdovers” — Mark Johnson
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — Dan Friedkin, Daniel Lupi, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas
“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas — WINNER
“Poor Things” — Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone
DIRECTOR
“All of Us Strangers,” Andrew Haigh
“Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet
“The Holdovers,” Alexander Payne
“Maestro,” Bradley Cooper
“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan — WINNER
“The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
Claire Foy, “All of Us Strangers”
Sandra Hüller, “The Zone of Interest,”
Rosamund Pike, “Saltburn”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers” — WINNER
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” — WINNER
Jacob Elordi, “Saltburn”
Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
Paul Mescal, “All of Us Strangers”
Dominic Sessa, “The Holdovers”
LEADING ACTRESS
Fantasia Barrino, “The Color Purple”
Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
Vivian Oparah, “Rye Lane”
Margot Robbie, “Barbie”
Emma Stone, “Poor Things” — WINNER
LEADING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
Barry Keoghan, “Saltburn”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” — WINNER
Teo Yoo, “Past Lives”
RISING STAR AWARD
Phoebe Dynevor
Ayo Edebiri
Jacob Elordi
Mia McKenna-Bruce — WINNER
Sophie Wilde
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Anatomy of a Fall” — Justine Triet, Arthur Harari – WINNER
“Barbie” — Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
“The Holdovers” — David Hemingson
“Maestro” — Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
“Past Lives” — Celine Song
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“All of Us Strangers,” Andrew Haigh
“American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson — WINNER
“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan