Oppenheimer and Poor Things are big BAFTA winners

Rising Star award for Mia McKenna-Bruce

by Jennie Kermode

BAFTA best Actress Emma Stone in Poor Things
BAFTA best Actress Emma Stone in Poor Things

Oppenheimer was the big winner at tonight's BAFTAs, with seven awards in total, including Best Film, but it was also a fantastic night for Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, which scored five, with Emma Stone taking Best Actress.

Christopher Nolan accepted his Best Director award with his customary humility, thanking cast and crew for what he clearly feels was a team effort. He also highlighted the fact that, despite the grim note on which his film ends, in the real world there are lots of people who have worked to reduce the presence of nuclear weapons.

D'Vine Joy Randolph was thrilled to add another Best Supporting Actress win to her quiver, and also to have the opportunity to flirt with Chiwetel Ejiofor, who presented it to her.

The big losers of the night were All Of Us Strangers and Saltburn, which had both begun with high hopes but ended up winning nothing.

BAFTA has a strong record for supporting new talent, and this year saw Mia McKenna Bruce win the coveted EE Rising Star award for her work in How To Have Sex. Meanwhile, in the short film categories, there were prizes for emerging talents Ross Stringer (Crab Day) and Yasmin Afifi (Jellyfish And Lobster).

Those awards in full:

Best Film

Outstanding British Film

Outstanding Début by a British Writer, Director or Producer

  • Earth Mama

Best Film not in the English Language

Best Documentary

Best Animated Film

Best Director

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Leading Actress

Best Leading Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Casting

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

Best Editing

Best Make-Up & Hair

Best Original Score

Best Production Design

Best Special Visual Effects

Best Sound

Best British Short Animation

Best British Short Film

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