Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things lead the pack of winners at this year’s British Academy Film Awards, hosted by David Tennant.

The biggest event in the British film calendar took place at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night, celebrating the best in international and British cinema. Stars from all over the globe, including Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Idris Elba, Sandra Hüller and many more, flocked to the red carpet in all their finery to support and celebrate this year’s nominees. 

 

Spotlight member, and national treasure, David Tennant took on the role of this year’s BAFTA host and opened the show with a comedic skit in the style of his popular television series Staged. Tennant was joined by fellow actor, Michael Sheen as they approached some familiar faces to dog sit Sheen’s Maltese puppy Bark Ruffalo, including the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Tom Hiddlestone and Stanley Tucci among others.

 

As well as Tennant’s comedic presenting style, which carried the show in a relaxed manner, performances from Sophie Ellis-Bexter, singing Murder on the Dancefloor from nominated British film Saltburn and Hannah Waddingham’s beautiful rendition of Time After Time for the In Memoriam section of the show provided entertainment and pause for thought. 

 

A selection of star studded presenters graced the stage for each award, including on screen legend, and BAFTA nominee, Michael J Fox, who presented the highly anticipated Best Film category.

 

Spotlight members filled the audience, including Rising Star nominees Phoebe Dynevor, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Sophie Wilde and leading performers Cillian Murphy, Carey Mulligan, Emily Blunt and Vivian Oparah. As well as performers, Spotlight Casting Directors Kahleen Crawford, Susan Shopmaker, Isabella Odoffin, Ellen Lewis and Rene Hayes were all nominated in the Best Casting category. 

 

Three award categories remain unique to the British Academy Film Awards; “Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema” and “BAFTA Fellowship”, both of which this year went to two remarkable women celebrated for their unique contributions. As well as “EE Rising Star”, which recognises the works of up and coming, new talents within the performance sector. 

The winners for these three categories are:

 

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema:

• June Givanni

Founder and curator of the June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive.

 

BAFTA Fellowship: 

• Samantha Morton

Actor, writer, director and social activist.

 

EE Rising Star Award:

• Phoebe Dynevor 
• Ayo Adebiri 
• Jacob Elordi 
• Mia McKenna-Bruce (WINNER)
• Sophie Wilde 

 

Alongside these three unique awards, BAFTA celebrates four categories which recognise achievements in British filmmaking: 

 

British Short Animation:

• Crab Day (WINNER)
• Visible Mending
• Wild Summon

 

British Short Film:

• Festival of Slaps
• Gorka
• Jellyfish and Lobster (WINNER)
• Such a Lovely Day
• Yellow

 

Outstanding British Film:

• All of Us Strangers
• How to Have Sex
• Napoleon
• The Old Oak
• Poor Things
• Rye Lane
• Saltburn
• Scrapper
• Wonka
• The Zone of Interest (WINNER)

 

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer:

• Blue Bag Life
• Bobi Wine: The People’s President
• Earth Mama (WINNER)
• How to Have Sex
• Is There Anybody Out There?

 

And now, for the rest!

 

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

 

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)

 

Casting:

• Kahleen Crawford – All of Us Strangers
• Cynthia Arra – Anatomy of a Fall
• Susan Shopmaker – The Holdovers (WINNER)
• Isabella Odoffin – How to Have Sex
• Ellen Lewis – Killers of the Flower Moon

 

Adapted Screenplay:

• All of Us Strangers
• Cord Jefferson – American Fiction (WINNER)
• Oppenheimer
• Poor Things
• The Zone of Interest

 

Original Screenplay:

• Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall (WINNER)
• Barbie
• The Holdovers
• Maestro
• Past Lives

 

Film Not in the English Language:

• 20 Days in Mariupol
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Past Lives
• Society of the Snow
• The Zone of Interest (WINNER)

 

Animated Film:

• The Boy and the Heron (WINNER)
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Elemental
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

 

Make-up and Hair:

• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Maestro
• Napoleon
• Oppenheimer
• Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston – Poor Things (WINNER)

 

Original Score:

• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer (WINNER)
• Poor Things
• Saltburn
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

 

Cinematography:

• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Maestro
• Hoyte Van Hoytema – Oppenheimer (WINNER)
• Poor Things
• The Zone of Interest

 

Costume Design:

• Barbie
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Napoleon
• Oppenheimer
• Holly Waddington – Poor Things (WINNER)

 

Documentary:

• 20 Days in Mariupol (WINNER)
• American Symphony
• Beyond Utopia
• Still: A Michael J Fox Movie
• Wham!

 

Production Design:

• Barbie
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Oppenheimer
• Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek – Poor Things (WINNER)
• The Zone of Interest

 

Sound:

• Ferrari
• Maestro
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
• Oppenheimer
• The Zone of Interest (WINNER)

 

Editing:

• Anatomy of a Fall
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer (WINNER)
• Poor Things
• The Zone of Interest

 

Special Visual Effects:

• The Creator
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
• Napoleon
• Simon Hughes – 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

 

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)

 

Director:

• Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers
• Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
• Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
• Bradley Cooper – Maestro
• Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (WINNER)
• Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest

 

Best Film:

• Anatomy of a Fall
• The Holdovers
• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas – Oppenheimer (WINNER)
• Poor Things

 

Congratulations to all the winners! You can watch the ceremony now on BBC iPlayer.

 

From all of us at Spotlight, a massive congratulations to all the winners! Take a look at our website for more awards news and industry advice.