Baftas: All Quiet On The Western Front dominates with seven awards
ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar was on the red carpet
All Quiet On The Western Front won big at the Baftas, having claimed seven awards, including best film.
The Netflix anti-war epic, directed by German filmmaker Edward Berger and based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, also claimed wins in categories including best director, sound and original score.
It broke the record for the highest number of Baftas for a foreign language film previously held by Italian coming-of-age drama Cinema Paradiso, which claimed five in 1988.
Taking to the stage just after the halfway point in the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Berger hailed the other filmmakers in his category who “inspire” him, and he also paid tribute to those fighting in Ukraine.
He told the audience he was able to get over his “doubt” thanks to his daughter Matilda.
Berger said his daughter Matilda had helped him turned his “doubts into trust” after telling him he had to make the movie of the novel she was reading in school.
German composer Volker Bertelmann said the film had showed him that “humanity, empathy and embracing diversity of human beings and nations” is “the most important in our world” as he won the original score category.
Meanwhile, dark comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin had four wins including outstanding British film, best supporting actor and supporting actress for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon respectively, and original screenplay.
Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis also secured four wins, with its star Austin Butler beating favourite Colin Farrell to the best actor gong in a shock decision from the voting academy. Farrell, who took the starring role in Banshees, had been in contention for his first leading actor Bafta in his 25-year career.
Accepting the prize on stage, Butler thanked the Presley family for their involvement in the film, saying: “I cannot thank you enough for your love… this means the world to me.”
Last year’s rising star award winner, No Time To Die actress Lashana Lynch, presented this year’s trophy to Emma Mackey.
Mackey was encouraged to the stage by her smiling Sex Education co-star Aimee Lou Wood, who also received a nomination in the category.
Everything Everywhere All At Once had a disappointing night, securing only one Bafta – for best editing – out of 10 nominations.
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UK success was almost wholly confined to those categories that honoured achievements behind the camera. None of the “big four” acting categories was won by British talent – only the sixth time this has happened since the current format of the Baftas was established in 1969.
The Prince and Princess of Wales received a warm welcome as they arrived at the ceremony and were told of the late Queen’s support for the academy.
Dame Helen Mirren remembered the Queen as the “nation’s leading star” as she lead a special tribute to the late monarch.
Cate Blanchett, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis were among the stars wearing a blue ribbon to show their solidarity and support for refugees and displaced people around the world.
Earlier in the night, Carey Mulligan was incorrectly announced as the winner of the supporting actress award after a translation error while deaf actor Troy Kotsur was presenting.
Oscar-winner Kotsur was delivering the announcement by sign language before a miscommunication resulted in Mulligan’s name being called for her performance in She Said.
The announcer quickly corrected the call and said Condon was the winner.
Taking to the stage, Condon paid tribute to her director McDonagh, adding: “Thank you for all the parts you gave me throughout my career. You make me so proud to be an Irish woman.”
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The mistake did not feature in the final broadcast on BBC One, which aired slightly behind the ceremony until the final four awards. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse by Charlie Mackesy won the Bafta for best British short animation.
Mackesy praised those involved in the adaptation of his illustrated book and hailed those who strive to be “kind” and “brave” in life.
Best costume design went to Catherine Martin for the biopic Elvis, with her husband, the film’s director Baz Luhrmann, accepting in her place.
The Bafta for documentary went to Navalny, while Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won the Bafta for animated film.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Anya Taylor-Joy presented the outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer to Charlotte Wells for Aftersun.
Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading also made a surprise performance on stage alongside Little Simz.