One Battle After Another’ wins big at BAFTA awards

Dark comedy “One Battle After Another” was the big winner at Britain’s top movie awards on Sunday, picking up six BAFTAs including best film and best director for Paul Thomas Anderson.
It beat home favourite, the tearjerker “Hamnet”, and vampire thriller “Sinners”, which has a record number of Oscar nominations, in the big two categories in the ceremony, where Prince William and Princess Kate were guests of honour.
“We have a line from Nina Simone that we stole in our film. She says ‘I know what freedom is, it’s no fear’,” Anderson said.
“So let’s keep making things without fear, it’s a good idea.”
Anderson also picked up the award for best adapted screenplay, while Sean Penn beat his co-star Benicio del Toro among others for best supporting actor.
The critical hit also won best cinematography and best editing to total six prizes.
“Sinners”, which has 16 Oscar nods, won best original screenplay for writer and director Ryan Coogler, best supporting actress for Wunmi Mosaku, and best original score.
Here are the winners of this year’s BAFTA Film Awards.
Best Film
WINNER: “One Battle After Another” — Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson.
Best Director
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”.
Leading Actress
WINNER: Jessie Buckley, “Hamnet”.
Leading Actor
WINNER: Robert Aramayo, “I Swear”
Supporting Actress
WINNER: Wunmi Mosaku, “Sinners”.
Supporting Actor
WINNER: Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another”.
Outstanding British Film
WINNER: “Hamnet” — Chloé Zhao, Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Steven Speilberg, Sam Mendes, Maggie O’Farrell.
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
WINNER: “My Father’s Shadow” — Akinola Davies Jr. (Director), Wale Davies (Writer).
Adapted Screenplay
WINNER: “One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson.
Original Screenplay
WINNER: “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler.
Children’s & Family Film
WINNER: “Boong” — Lakshmipriya Devi, Ritesh Sidhwani.
Film Not in the English Language
WINNER: “Sentimental Value” — Joachim Trier, Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar.
Costume Design
WINNER: “Frankenstein,” Kate Hawley.
Special Visual Effects
WINNER: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” — Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon.
Documentary
WINNER: “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” — David Borenstein, Helle Faber, Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková.
Animated Film
WINNER: “Zootropolis 2” — Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino
Casting
WINNER: “I Swear,” Lauren Evans
Cinematography
WINNER: “One Battle After Another,” Michael Bauman.
Editing
WINNER: “One Battle After Another,” Andy Jurgensen.
Make-Up & Hair
WINNER: “Frankenstein” — Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Megan Many.
Original Score
WINNER: “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson.
Production Design
WINNER: “Frankenstein,” Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau.
Sound
WINNER: “F1” — Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta.
British Short Animation
WINNER: “Two Black Boys in Paradise” — Baz Sells, Dean Atta, Ben Jackson.
British Short Film
WINNER: “This Is Endometriosis” — Georgie Wileman, Matt Houghton, Harriette Wright.
EE Rising Star Award (voted on by the public)
WINNER: Robert Aramayo. (Reuters/ Variety)