Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led the way for nominations at this year’s BAFTAs, one ahead of the genre-defying, Michael B. Jordan-led Sinners.
There were plenty of records broken over the night, most notably Marty Supreme’s return of zero wins from 11 nominations and the aforementioned Sinners being the most-honoured film by a black director.
One of the most popular winners of the night was My Father’s Shadow in the Outstanding Debut by a Brit and, on the flipside, the censorship of director Akinola Davies Jnr’s speech was one of the least popular events.
It wasn’t a night without controversy and the discourse continues to roll on, but rather than adding to this, let’s look at the big winners.
In the acting categories, a win for Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) was a foregone conclusion to many and this proved to be the case, her performance at the forefront of Chloé Zhao’s emotionally masterful adaptation taking it from great to brilliant.
OBAA claimed the most prizes on the night, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn’s unforgettable character Steven J. Lockjaw. There were plenty of tears on the night for everyone associated with the film as several people on stage paid tribute to their late producer Adam Somner.
On that note, Jessie Ware offered up a moving rendition of ‘The Way We Were’ as everyone paused to remember those we lost in the last 12 months, from Rob Reiner to Diane Keaton, from Gene Hackman to Catherine O’Hara, and many more. Another huge musical number saw HUNTR/X smash their song ‘Golden’ from the beloved KPop: Demon Hunters.
Sinners’ leading man may not have prevailed but supporting actress Wunmi Mosaku was duly recognised on home soil. In her speech, she heaped praise on director Ryan Coogler who was himself recognised, winning Best Original Screenplay and also claiming Best Score on behalf of Ludwig Göransson.
Perhaps the biggest shocker was that I Swear star Robert Aramayo, having already beaten Miles Caton, Chase Infiniti, Archie Madekwe and Posy Sterling to the EE Rising Star prize, pipped the likes of Leonardo di Caprio and Timothée Chalamet to Best Actor.
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein had a strong evening on the technical front whilst Hamnet was the Outstanding British Film in a massively stacked category and Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value took home the Best Film Not in the English Language prize.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Best film
- Winner: One Battle After Another
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Outstanding British film
- Winner: Hamnet
- 28 Years Later
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy
- Die My Love
- H Is For Hawk
- I Swear
- Mr Burton
- Pillion
- Steve
Leading actress
- Winner: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
- Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
- Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue
- Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
- Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value
- Emma Stone – Bugonia
Leading actor
- Winner: Robert Aramayo – I Swear
- Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
- Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
- Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
- Michael B Jordan -Sinners
- Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Supporting actress
- Winner: Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
- Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
- Carey Mulligan – The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
- Emily Watson – Hamnet
Supporting actor
- Winner: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
- Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another
- Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal – Hamnet
- Peter Mullan – I Swear
- Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Director
- Winner: One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
- Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos
- Hamnet – Chloé Zhao
- Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie
- Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier
- Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
- Winner: My Father’s Shadow
- The Ceremony
- Pillion
- A Want In Her
- Wasteman
Film not in the English language
- Winner: Sentimental Value
- It Was Just An Accident
- The Secret Agent
- Sirât
- The Voice of Hind Rajab
Documentary
- Winner: Mr Nobody Against Putin
- 2000 Meters to Andriivka
- Apocalypse in the Tropics
- Cover-Up
- The Perfect Neighbor
Animated film
- Winner: Zootropolis 2
- Elio
- Little Amélie
Children’s and family film
- Winner: Boong
- Arco
- Lilo & Stitch
- Zootropolis 2
Original screenplay
- Winner: Sinners
- I Swear
- Marty Supreme
- The Secret Agent
- Sentimental Value
Adapted screenplay
- Winner: One Battle After Another
- The Ballad of Wallis Island
- Bugonia
- Hamnet
- Pillion
EE Bafta rising star award (voted for by the public)
- Winner: Robert Aramayo
- Miles Caton
- Chase Infiniti
- Archie Madekwe
- Posy Sterling
Original score
- Winner: Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
- Bugonia – Jerskin Fendrix
- Frankenstein – Alexandre Desplat
- Hamnet – Max Richter
- One Battle After Another – Jonny Greenwood
Casting
- Winner: I Swear
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sentimental Value
- Sinners
Cinematography
- Winner: One Battle After Another
- Frankenstein
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Train Dreams
Costume design
- Winner: Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Editing
- Winner: One Battle After Another
- F1
- A House of Dynamite
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
Production design
- Winner: Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
Make-up and hair
- Winner: Frankenstein
- Hamnet
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Wicked: For Good
Sound
- Winner: F1
- Frankenstein
- One Battle After Another
- Sinners
- Warfare
Special visual effects
- Winner: Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1
- Frankenstein
- How to Train Your Dragon
- The Lost Bus
British short film
- Winner: This Is Endometriosis
- Magid / Zafar
- Nostalgie
- Terence
- Welcome Home Freckles
British short animation
- Winner: Two Black Boys in Paradise
- Cardboard
- Solstice