Hollywood's finest descended on London's Royal Opera House for the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2016 on Sunday,the Revenant was the biggest winner on the night, with a Leading Actor prize for Leonardo DiCaprio as well as Best Film and Best Director accolades.
Mad Max: Fury Road won a respectable four prizes, including Editing and Costume Design.Brie Larson was named Leading Actress, while Kate Winslet and Mark Rylance picked up the Supporting Actress and Actor awards. Brooklyn won Outstanding British Film, The Big Short won Adapted Screenplay and Spotlight was named Original Screenplay.
The Revenant was the big winner at The EE British Academy Film Awards 2016 on Sunday night.The
gritty revenge drama took home five of the major awards including Best
Film, best Director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Leading Actor for
Leonardo DiCaprio at the star-studded ceremony, held at London's Royal
Opera House.
It
also scooped the gongs for Cinematography and Sound, bringing its total
wins to five and narrowly beating Mad Max: Fury Road, which took home
four trophies.
This marks Leonardo's very first BAFTA
win; he has been nominated on three previous occasions but failed to
receive the coveted prize until now, making him a frontrunner in the
same category at the Academy Awards on February 28
He beat
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl), Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon
(The Martian), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs) to the Leading Actor
crown.
The Revenant centres on 1820s frontiersman Hugh Glass, who is left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
He
treks across the wilderness, hellbent on tracking down John Fitzgerald
(Tom Hardy), the former confidant who betrayed and abandoned him.
The
Cinematography award went to The Revenant's Emmanuel Lubezki, marking
the film maven's his fourth BAFTA overall and third win in a row.
Mad
Max: Fury Road was another success story on the night - the blockbuster
was presented with the trophies for Make Up and Hair, Editing,
Production Design and Costume Design.
The
coveted Leading Actress prize went to breakout star Brie Larson for
Room, however, the 26-year-old beauty was a no-show at the ceremony due
to filming commitments in Australia.
Bridge
Of Spies star Mark Rylance was awarded the Supporting Actor gong, while
Kate Winslet was presented with Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs.
Back together again! Kate Winslet - who took home Best Supporting
Actress for her role in Steve Jobs - reunited with her Titanic co-star
Leonardo at the ceremony
The veteran
actress - who enjoyed a friendly reunion with her Titanic co-star
Leonardo DiCaprio in the winners' room - delivered an emotional speech,
telling the crowd, 'What an incredible year to be nominated, what an
incredible year to be in this room.
'It
has been an extraordinary year for women and I am so proud to stand
alongside you Jennifer Julie Rooney and Alicia your performances are so
extraordinary. I really am quite overwhelmed actually.'
Brooklyn
took home the first prize of the night at the BAFTAs, receiving the
Outstanding British Film accolade for the big screen adaptation of the
Colm Tóibín novel.
Director
John Crowley enthused: 'One of the things this film is about is the
kindness of strangers and as the film has made its way out in the world
the warmth of the response has been amazing.'
First
win: Saoirse Ronan-fronted drama Brooklyn was crowned Outstanding
British Film as The EE British Academy Film Awards 2016 got underway on
Sunday
What a line up: Brooklyn's stars including Julie Walters, Domhnall Gleeson and Saoirse celebrated their win
Quentin
Tarrantino's The Hateful Eight - which was snubbed in the major
categories - was awarded Original Music for Ennio Morricone's score.
The Amy Winehouse film Amy, directed by Asif Kapadiaand James Gay-Rees, took home the best Documentary award.
Asif
explained: 'We really fell in love with her when making the film. And
our aim and mission was really to try and tell the truth about her.
'To
show the world what an amazing person she was, how intelligent, how
witty, how beautiful she was, before it all kind of got out of control
and went a bit crazy.'
The British Short Film prize was presented to Operator, while British Short Animation went to Edmond.
Star
Wars: The Force Awakens emerged triumphant in the Special Visual
Effects category - and it was a lucky night for the franchise since John
Boyega was awarded the EE Rising Star prize, beating hot favourite
Dakota Johnson.
The
23-year-old British actor also beat Taron Egerton, Brie Larson and Bel
Powley to the win in the category, which celebrates young actors under
the age of 30.
He
said: 'I want to thank God for this moment. I have some very special
people in my life... I'm going to share this award with all the young
dreamers who are hard-working... This is for you.'
Inside Out
was crowned top Animated Film, while Outstanding Debut went to Naji Abu
Nowar for Theeb, and best Adapted Screenplay went to The Big Short.
Spotlight's
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer were given the Original Screenplay prize,
while the Film Not in the English Language prize went to Wild Tales.
Angels
Costumes received a special shout out thanks to the Outstanding British
Contribution to Cinema award and the Fellowship Recipient was Sir
Sidney Poitier, the highest accolade that BAFTA can bestow, in
recognition of his outstanding career in film.
Sir
Sidney was not in attendance due to ill health, so the award was
presented to him by Jamie Foxx and his daughter, Sydney Tamiia Poitier,
in his Los Angeles home.
During the ceremony filmed tributes were given by Oprah Winfrey, Noel Clarke and his To Sir, With Love co-star, Lulu.
The Awards were hosted for an eleventh year by Stephen Fry and held at London’s Royal Opera House .
Here is the Full List of Winners
THE EE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS 2016 WINNERS
LEADING ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant - WINNER
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
LEADING ACTRESS
Brie Larson, Room - WINNER
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Dame Maggie Smith, The Lady In The Van
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST FILM
The Revenant - WINNER
Carol
Bridge Of Spies
The Big Short
Spotlight
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies - WINNER
Benicio del Toro, Sicario
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Idris Elba, Beasts Of No Nation
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs - WINNER
Rooney Mara, Carol
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Julie Walters, Brooklyn
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Brooklyn - WINNER
45 Years
Amy
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster
DIRECTOR
Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant - WINNER
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes, Carol
Ridley Scott, The Martian
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short - WINNER
Room
Steve Jobs
Brooklyn
Carol
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight - WINNER
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Ex Machina
Bridge of Spies
EE BAFTA RISING STAR
John Boyega - WINNER
Dakota Johnson
Brie Larson
Taron Egerton
Bel Powley
DOCUMENTARY
Amy - WINNER
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen To Me Marlon
Sherpa
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant - WINNER
Janusz Kamiński, Bridge of Spies
Ed Lachman, Carol
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Roger Deakins, Sicario
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Wild Tales - WINNER
The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
ANIMATED FILM
Inside Out - WINNER
Minions
Shaun The Sheep
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
NajiI Abu Nowar (Writer/Director) Rupert Lloyd (Producer) Theeb - WINNER
Alex Garland (Director) Ex Machina
Debbie Tucker Green (Writer/Director) Second Coming
Sean McAllister (Director/Producer), Elhum Shakerifar (Producer) A Syrian Love Story
Stephen Fingleton (Writer/Director) The Survivalist
EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel - WINNER
The Big Short, Hank Corwin
Bridge Of Spies, Michael Kahn
The Martian, Pietro Scalia
The Revenant, Stephen Mirrione
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road, Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson - WINNER
Bridge Of Spies, Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
Carol, Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
The Martian, Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales
COSTUME DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road, Jenny Beavan - WINNER
Brooklyn, Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Carol, Sandy Powell
Cinderella, Sandy Powell
The Danish Girl, Paco Delgado
MAKE UP AND HAIR
Mad Max: Fury Road, Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin - WINNER
Brooklyn, Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
Carol, Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan
The Danish Girl, Jan Sewell
The Revenant, Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini
SOUND
The Revenant, Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A Montano, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom - WINNER
Bridge Of Spies, Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom
Mad Max: Fury Road, Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White
The Martian, Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan - WINNER
Ant-Man, Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke
Ex Machina, Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst
Mad Max: Fury Road, Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams
The Martian, Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Edmond, Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy - WINNER
Manoman, Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
Prologue, Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton
BRITISH SHORT FILM
Operator, Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan - WINNER
Elephant, Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith
Mining Poems or Odes, Callum Rice, Jack Cocker
Over, Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister
Samuel-613 Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway
BAFTA Fellowship
Sidney Poitier
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