“Banshee Inishreena” and “Elvis” won four BAFTAs each, and Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett were honored as best actor and actress.
On February 19, the 76th British Oscar ceremony – the BAFTA 2023 film awards – was held at the Royal Festival Hall in London, where the winners were announced in 25 categories.
Directed by Edward Berger, based on Erich Maria Remarque’s novel of the same name, On the Western Front Without Change, it received a record number of BAFTA nominations (14) and won 7.
Netflix’s anti-war epic won BAFTAs for Best Film, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Original Score.
Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s Banshee Inishreen won four awards (including two for best supporting actor and best supporting actress for Barry Keoghan and Carrie Condon).
Austin Butler won the award for playing the main role in the biopic “Elvis”, and Cate Blanchett – for the role of conductor Lydia Tarr. Here is a list of some of the nominees and winners:
The best movie
- “No changes on the Western Front”
- “Inisherina’s Banshee”
- “Elvis”
- “Everything everywhere and at once”
- “Tar”
The best director
- Edward Berger – “Unchanged on the Western Front”
- Park Chan Wook – “The Decision to Leave”
- Todd Field – “Tar”
- Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – “Everything everywhere and at once”
- Martin McDonagh – “Inisherina’s Banshee”
- Gina Prince-Bythewood – “Warrior Queen”
Best Male Role
- Austin Butler – “Elvis” – for the role of Elvis Presley
- Colin Farrell – “Banshee Inisherina” – for the role of Patrick
- Brendan Fraser – “The Cat” – for the role of Charlie
- Daryl McCormack – “Love Challenge” – as Leo Grand
- Paul Mescal – “My Sun” – for the role of Colum
- Bill Nighy – “Live” – for the role of Mr. Williams
Best Female Role
- Cate Blanchett – “Tar” – for the role of Lydia Tar
- Viola Davis – “Warrior Queen” – for the role of Naniski
- Ana de Armas – “Blonde” – for the role of Marilyn Monroe
- Daniel Deadweiler – “Till” – for the role of Mamie Till
- Emma Thompson – “Love on Call” – for the role of Nancy Stokes
- Michelle Yeoh – “Everything everywhere and at once” – for the role of Evelyn
Best Supporting Actor
- Barry Keoghan – “Banshee Inishreena” – for the role of Dominic Kearney
- Brendan Gleeson – “Banshee Inishreen” – for the role of Colm Doherty
- Jonathan Kae Kwan – “Everything everywhere and at once” – for the role of Waymond
- Eddie Redmayne – “The Good Nurse” – for the role of Charles Cullen
- Albrecht Schuh – “On the Western Front without changes” – for the role of Kat
- Michael Ward – “Empire of Light” – for the role of Steven
Best Supporting Actress
- Carrie Condon – “Banshee Inisherina” – for the role of Siobhan Sullivan
- Angela Bassett – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” – as Ramonda
- Hong Chau – “Cat” – for the role of Liz
- Jamie Lee Curtis – “Everything everywhere and at once” – for the role of Deirdre Bobairdre
- Dolly de Leon – “Triangle of Sorrow” – for the role of Abigail
- Carey Mulligan – “She Said” – for the role of Megan Twoy
The best animated film
- Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro
- “Marcel the Turtle in Boots”
- “Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish”
- “I’m a Panda”
Best Documentary
- “Navalny” – Daniel Roer, Diane Becker, Shane Borys, Melanie Miller and Odesa Ray
- “All That Breathes” – Shonak Sen, Teddy Leifer and Aman Mann
- “All Beauty and Bloodshed” – Laura Poitras, Howard Hertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov and John Lyons.
- “Volcano of Love” – Sarah Dosa, Shane Boris and Inna Fichman
- “Moonage Daydream” – Brett Morgen
The best visual effects
- “Avatar: The Path of Water” – Richard Bayingham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon.
- “Unchanged on the Western Front” – Markus Frank, Kamil Jafar, Victor Müller and Frank Petzold
- “Batman” – Russell Earle, Dan Lemmon, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy
- “Everything Everywhere and At Once” – Benjamin Brewer, Ethan Feldbaugh, Jonathan Combrink and Zach Stoltz
- Top Gun: Maverick – Seth Hill, Scott R. Fisher, Brian Litson and Ryan Tudhope
“Oscar-2023”. “House of Rocks” about children from Eastern Ukraine is claiming the award, while “Everything everywhere and at once” is leading with 11 nominations
Source: THR
