The BAFTAs have once again drawn the crème de la crème of Hollywood into London. Check out the full list of winners and all the highlights from the night.
This year’s ceremony took place at the Royal Festival Hall instead of the Royal Albert Hall, which had been the home of the BAFTAs since 2017. The Royal Festival Hall is a somewhat modest location, capacity-wise, seating a mere 2,700 people instead of Royal Albert Hall’s 5,200. But the location was spot-on otherwise, the Thames glistening in the background as the stars arrived on the red carpet. For the first time, the ceremony aired live on TV, kind of. The last four categories – Best Actor, Best Actress, EE Rising Star and Best Film – were broadcast live on BBC One. The awards show had been broadcast a few hours after the initial ceremony in previous years.
One winner had already been announced prior to the ceremony. Legendary costume designer Sandy Powell was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship, the highest honour given by the organisation for her body of work. The Fellowship was on hold for a year after Noel Clarke, who received the honour in 2021, was embroiled in a scandal.
In his opening monologue, a slightly nervous host Richard E. Grant joked: “Nobody on my watch gets slapped tonight”, referring, of course, to the infamous slap by Will Smith at last year’s Oscars.
The public voted for one category, the EE Rising Star Award. Following in the footsteps of people like Tom Holland, Daniel Kaluuya and Black Panther star Letitia Wright, Sex Education and Emily star Emma Mackey took home the coveted award.
Going into the night, All Quiet On The Western Front led the nominations with 14. It ultimately walked away with seven, including Best Director and Best Film, in what might have been the biggest upset of the night.
Everything Everywhere All At Once, one of the most prominent Oscar frontrunners, had a slow night. It only took home one gong – Best Editing – and Michelle Yeoh lost Best Actress to Tár’s Cate Blanchett.
Other slight surprises included Barry Keoghan beating Ke Huy Quan in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in The Banshees of Inisherin and, similarly, Kerry Condon beating Black Panther’s Angela Bassett in the Supporting Actress category.
There was some confusion too as last year’s Best Supporting Actor winner Troy Kotsur, who is deaf, announced Condon as the winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award but the interpreter providing voiceover for the audience accidentally announced Carey Mulligan as the winner. The mistake was corrected for the broadcast and Kotsur and the on-stage interpreter immediately rectified the mistake with only Condon walking to the stage.
Find the full list of winners below.
This year’s ceremony took place at the Royal Festival Hall instead of the Royal Albert Hall, which had been the home of the BAFTAs since 2017. The Royal Festival Hall is a somewhat modest location, capacity-wise, seating a mere 2,700 people instead of Royal Albert Hall’s 5,200. But the location was spot-on otherwise, the Thames glistening in the background as the stars arrived on the red carpet. For the first time, the ceremony aired live on TV, kind of. The last four categories – Best Actor, Best Actress, EE Rising Star and Best Film – were broadcast live on BBC One. The awards show had been broadcast a few hours after the initial ceremony in previous years.
James Friend poses with the Cinematography Award beside Malte Grunert and Edward Berger, posing with the Film Not In The English Language Award for ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2023 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 19, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin. Credit: Searchlight Pictures
Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár. Credit: Universal Pictures
