The 72nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place 10 February 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. We break down the biggest talking points from the awards ceremony.
The Favourite wins big
Already a favourite among critics, The Favourite scooped up seven awards on the evening, more than any other, including Outstanding British Film, Best Actress (Olivia Colman) & Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz). Will The Favourite win big at The Oscars later this month? We’ll have to wait to find out.
Letitia wins EE Rising Star Award
The EE Rising Star Award is special as it is the only fan-voted award in the BAFTAs. This year’s winner was Letitia Wright, she had a stellar year in 2018 appearing in Black Panther, Ready Player One & Avengers: Infinity War. Letitia follows 2018 winner Daniel Kaluuya, who also starred in Black Panther
Netflix wins big with Roma
Roma picked up three awards for Best Film, Best Director (Alfonso Cuarón) & Best Foreign Language Film. Roma has been the first Netflix original film to garner such praise and recognition from the major industry awards – it is also nominated for 10 Oscar Awards. Netflix was infamously banned from The Cannes Film Festival in 2018.
First Man leaves empty handed
Despite being nominated in seven categories, First Man failed to pick up any awards. First Look tells the story of Neil Armstrong and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
See the full list of winners below
BEST FILM: ROMA Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodríguez
LEADING ACTRESS: OLIVIA COLMAN The Favourite
LEADING ACTOR: RAMI MALEK Bohemian Rhapsody
DIRECTOR: ROMA Alfonso Cuarón
COSTUME DESIGN: THE FAVOURITE Sandy Powell
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: ROMA Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodríguez
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: BLACK PANTHER Geoffrey Baumann, Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack, Dan Sudick
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER: BEAST Michael Pearce (Writer/Director), Lauren Dark (Producer)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: ROMA Alfonso Cuarón
SUPPORTING ACTOR: MAHERSHALA ALI Green Book
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: THE FAVOURITE Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
ORIGINAL MUSIC: A STAR IS BORN Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Lukas Nelson
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: BLACKkKLANSMAN Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public): LETITIA WRIGHT
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: RACHEL WEISZ The Favourite
MAKE UP & HAIR: THE FAVOURITE Nadia Stacey
DOCUMENTARY: FREE SOLO Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
EDITING: VICE Hank Corwin
SOUND: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY John Casali, Tim Cavagin, Nina Hartstone, Paul Massey, John Warhurst
BRITISH SHORT FILM: 73 COWS Alex Lockwood
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION: ROUGHHOUSE Jonathan Hodgson, Richard Van Den Boom
PRODUCTION DESIGN: THE FAVOURITE Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton
ANIMATED FILM: SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: THE FAVOURITE Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
