The BAFTA Awards bark back! The Power Of The Dog and Dune sweep the board, diversity triumphs and Rebel Wilson gives Putin the finger as politically charged ceremony returns after two year delay
- Dune won five out of its eleven nominations while The Power Of The Dog scooped two, including Best Film
- The 75th ceremony returned with a full audience at the Royal Albert Hall after a two year delay
- The politically charged show saw host Rebel give Vladmir Putin the middle finger and stars wearing Ukrainian ribbons
- Bond’s Lashana Lynch took home Rising Star, deaf actor Troy Kotsur was awarded Supporting Actor and West Side Story’s Ariana Debose accented Supporting Actress
- Amber said she was ‘thrilled’ to see diversity at the London ceremony
Dune dominated the British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night, while The Power Of The Dog took home Best Film.
The science fiction movie swept the board as it scooped five out of its eleven nominations for the 75th ceremony which saw diversity triumph, with Lashana Lynch taking home Rising Star, deaf actor Troy Kotsur awarded Supporting Actor and West Side Story’s Ariana Debose accepting the Supporting Actress gong.
Joanna Scanlan won the Leading Actress award for her performance in the Aleem Khan-directed drama After Love and Will Smith won the Leading Actor gong for his role in King Richard.
The politically charged show returned after a two-year delay with host Rebel Wilson giving Vladmir Putin the middle finger, while many of the stars wore black and Ukraine ribbons in a mark of solidarity.
Winners: The BAFTA Awards bark back! The Power Of The Dog and Dune swept the board, diversity triumphed at the British Academy Film Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night (pictured Benedict Cumberbatch and Lashana Lynch)
Statement: The politically charged show returned after a two-year delay with host Rebel Wilson giving Vladmir Putin the middle finger, while many of the stars wore black and Ukraine ribbons in a mark of solidarity
Rebel made reference to Russia’s invasion during the ceremony and was applauded by the star-studded audience when she made a rude hand gesture to Putin to the camera as she introduced a performance with sign language interpreters.
The actress said: ‘In this performance there are two different interpreters one is signing America Sign Language and one is signing British Sign Language.
‘Luckily though, in all sign languages this is the gesture for Putin,’ before putting her middle finger up for the camera.’
Back! The 75th ceremony returned with a full audience at the Royal Albert Hall after a two year delay (pictured Rebel with the winners)
Wow: Host Rebel looked incredible in a plunging red sequin gown. The actress, 42, referenced her incredible five stone weight loss as she told the audience: ‘I might look a bit different from the last time you saw me here’
Dune was awarded Special Visual Effects, Sound, Production Design, Cinematography and Original Score.
The first of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, directed by Denis Villeneuve, was presented the Best Cinematography Award by Naomi Campbell and Ru-Paul.
Hans Zimmer was once again recognised in the Original Score category after battling it out against Being The Ricardos, Don’t Look Up, The French Dispatch and The Power of the Dog.
However, Dune lost out on the Best Film gong to the gritty Western movie The Power of the Dog. Director Jane Campion couldn’t attend the ceremony and so producer Tanya Seghatchian accepted it on her behalf.
Science fiction: Dune was awarded Special Visual Effects, Sound, Production Design, Cinematography and Original Score
Science fiction: The science fiction movie swept the board as it scooped five out of its eleven nominations for the 75th ceremony (pictured Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson)
Sealed with a kiss! Joanna Scanlan won the Leading Actress award. The 60-year-old star received the sought-after gong for her performance in the Aleem Khan-directed drama After Love
After vows from organisers to improve diversity among the stars being nominated, the ceremony saw the likes of Bond star Lashana take to the stage, hailing her working class background after winning the Rising Star award.
The actress, 34, portrayed MI6 agent Nomi inJames Bond’s No Time to Die.
She said: ‘Thank you everyone who voted. Wow thank you everyone involved in No Time To Die, my career, my parents, my grandparents who came from Jamaica – the Windrush generation. I am thankful for them for my existence.
I am proud to come from a working class family, I have been taught about failure, about no’s and how to celebrate your yeses. Now I get to celebrate a yes, I never expected.
‘I want to thank the women who taught me how to be in this industry as a dark skinned women. Thank you for laying the foundations for people like me. I appreciate it. Thank you.’
And No Time To Die was a big winner on the night with Tom Cross and Elliot Graham winning Best Editing, beating Belfast, Dune, Licorice Pizza and Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
Important: After vows from organisers to improve diversity among the stars being nominated, the ceremony saw the likes of Bond star Lashana take to the stage, hailing her working class background after winning the Rising Star award
Bond girl: The actress portrayed MI6 agent Nomi inJames Bond’s No Time to Die
Girl power! Last year’s Rising Star winner Bukky Bakray and Lady Gaga took to the stage to present the award
Busty: Gaga teased a hint of cleavage as she went braless in the dress which had a dramatic train
Leading lady: The songstress, who was nominated for Best Actress in House Of Gucci looked incredible in a plunging forest green gown
Ariana DeBose was awarded the gong for Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story. The 31-year-old portrayed Anita in the adaptation of the 1957 musical. West Side Story also scooped Best Casting with Cindy Tolan.
The actress was against tough competition in the category as she went head-to head with Caitríona Balfe (Belfast), Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Ann Dowd (Mass), Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) and Ruth Negga (Passing).
Ariana said her win for best supporting actress in West Side Story is ‘the wildest ride of my life’ but she is ‘thrilled’ to see diversity at the London ceremony.
Ariana DeBose was awarded the gong for Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story. The actress was against tough competition in the category as she went head-to head with Caitríona Balfe (Belfast) and Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)
The 31-year-old portrayed Anita in the adaptation of the 1957 musical. West Side Story also scooped Best Casting with Cindy Tolan
Over the moon: Ariana said her win for best supporting actress in West Side Story is ‘the wildest ride of my life’ but she is ‘thrilled’ to see diversity at the London ceremony
Speaking backstage after her win, DeBose said: ‘Go in and show them what you have to offer, you are absolutely worthy, that is what this experience has taught me. It has been the wildest ride of my life and getting wilder every day.
‘I will say it has been so overwhelming and exciting, this doesn’t happen every day, but I am excited by the opportunity to work with different people – there is a rumour I am going to be in a Sony Marvel film, I am looking for new art to make.’
Belfast won Outstanding British Film, with director Kenneth Branagh saying: ‘This is a black and white film about The Troubles, it was not an easy pitch but with the great talent in this room please remember if you build it, they will come.
‘Believe in the uniqueness of your story, your voice and the imagination of the public to embrace any story well told. Thank you very much for being so kind to ours, we deeply appreciate it.’
The actor also presented Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer which was awarded to Jeymes Samuel for The Harder They Fall.
The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Colin Morgan. The film, which Branagh has described as his ‘most personal film’, follows a young boy’s childhood in Belfast during The Troubles
Belfast’s director Kenneth Branagh (pictured) presented Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer which was awarded to Jeymes Samuel for The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall is loosely based on real cowboys, lawmen, and outlaws of the 19th-century American West. The film stars Regina King, Idris Elba and Lakeith Stanfield
Troy Kotsur took home Supporting Actor for Coda – following a teenager being the only hearing member of a deaf family, who struggles to balance her attempts to help her family’s struggling fishing business and her own life aspirations.
Millie Bobby Brown and Florence Pugh gave him the award. The deaf actor, 53, said winning the BAFTA is a ‘big pay-off for many years of hellish times’.
He said: ‘I am extremely thrilled… I feel like a survivor, at times I sofa-surfed, I slept on the bed on set, all the choices I made, I was such a risk-taker… I just kept on in this crazy journey and I believed in myself.
Here come the girls: Millie Bobby Brown and Florence Pugh joined forces to present Best Supporting Actor
Dress code: Both ladies took to the stage in black dresses, with the colour a popular choice on the night as the stars showed solidarity to Ukraine
The deaf actor, 53, said winning the BAFTA is a ‘big pay-off for many years of hellish times’. He said: ‘I am extremely thrilled… I feel like a survivor, at times I sofa-surfed, I slept on the bed on set, all the choices I made, I was such a risk-taker’
‘I feel like I have been an outsider for so long, you have to push your way in but now it feels like filmmakers are thinking outside of the box, trust me there are some great work to come.
‘It took a long time for Hollywood to accept actors who happen to be deaf, there was so much fear, you have to cast A-listers and are afraid of losing money… we are trying to encourage filmmakers to fight for that authenticity.
‘Hearing people are quite ignorant but after this film it feels that separation is being pulled together… the only difference between us is a different language.
‘Our film has had such a great impact. Deaf people are not seen as a victim, my character was a hard-working father and he’s fun, a vulgar sense of humour and he is a hero, I hope it influences culture,’ he added.
Stealing the show: Sienna Miller looked incredible in a plunging gold gown with a pleated hemline and black lace gloves as she took to the stage to present an award
Stealing the show: Sienna Miller looked incredible in a plunging gold gown with a pleated hemline and black lace gloves as she took to the stage to present an award
Best Costume Design went to Cruella, with Disney also scooping Best Animated film for Encanto, which follows The Madrigals family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto.
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye came out top in the Hair and Make-Up category while Drive My Car triumphed in Film Not In The English Language.
Prince William made a virtual appearance to speak about the Breakthrough charity initiative. He added: ‘Congratulations to all the nominees, I wish you a wonderful evening.’
Host Rebel looked incredible in a plunging red sequin gown. The actress, 42, referenced her incredible five stone weight loss as she told the audience: ‘I might look a bit different from the last time you saw me here. That was me two years ago and I have had a transformation. I hope J.K Rowling still approves.
‘Everybody is asking me why did you lose weight? Well clearly it was to get the attention of Robert Pattinson. You know how they say ‘once you have Bat, you can’t go back’. I’m just joking.
‘Guys, seriously I didn’t lose weight just for a guy, I did it to get more acting roles. I’m now so excited I can play the non-funny love interest in an Adam Sandler movie.’
BAFTAs 2022: THE WINNERS
Best Film
The Power of the Dog- WINNER
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Dune
Licorice Pizza
Outstanding British Film
Belfast- WINNER
After Love
Ali & Ava
Boiling Point
Cyrano
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
House of Gucci
Last Night in Soho
No Time To Die
Passing
Best Film: Dune is up for the big going as well as 10 more gongs
Leading Actress
Joanna Scanlan, After Love – WINNER
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones, CODA
Renata Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
Tessa Thompson, Passing
Leading Actor
Will Smith, King Richard- WINNER
Adeel Akhtar, Ali & Ava
Mahershala Ali, Swansong
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up
Stephen Graham, Boiling Point
Supporting Actress
Victory: Ariana DeBose was awarded the gong for Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story – WINNER
Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ruth Negga, Passing
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ann Dowd, Mass
Supporting Actor
Congrats: Troy Kotsur got Supporting Actor for his role in Coda
Troy Kotsur, CODA- WINNER
Mike Faist, West Side Story
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Director
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog- WINNER
Aleem Khan, After Love
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Audrey Diwan, Happening
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Julia Ducournau, Titane
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
The Harder They Fall- WINNER
After Love
Boiling Point
Keyboard Fantasies
Passing
Adapted Screenplay
CODA- WINNER
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay
Licorice Pizza- WINNER
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
EE Rising Star Award
EE Rising Star Award: Bond star Lashana Lynch won
Lashana Lynch -WINNER
Harris Dickinson
Millicent Simmonds
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Ariana DeBose
Cinematography
Dune- WINNER
Nightmare Alley
No Time To Die
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Animated Film
Encanto- WINNER
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs The Machines
Documentary
Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)- WINNER
Becoming Cousteau
Cow
Flee
The Rescue
Film Not in the English Language
Drive My Car- WINNER
The Hand of God
Parallel Mothers
Petite Maman
The Worst Person in the World
Costume Design
Costume Design: Cruella won the gong
Cruella- WINNER
Cyrano
Dune
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
Make Up & Hair
The Eyes of Tammy Faye- WINNER
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
House of Gucci
Original Score: Don’t Look Up is up for a gong
Original Score
Dune – WINNER
Being The Ricardos
Don’t Look Up
The French Dispatch
The Power of the Dog
Editing
No Time To Die- WINNER
Belfast
Dune
Licorice Pizza
Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Production Design
Dune – WINNER
Cyrano
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Sound
Dune – WINNER
Last Night in Soho
No Time to Die
A Quiet Place Part II
West Side Story
Special Visual Effects
Dune- WINNER
British Short Animation
Casting
Boiling Point
The Hand of God
King Richard
West Side Story
Editing: Black and white film Belfast is nominated
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