Last night saw the 2016 BAFTA Film Awards confirming its praise for some of the year’s best movies and with The Revenant quite rightly leading the way in terms of wins on the night it looks like it’s been a good call by the judging panel overall. You can see the details for all of the winners and nominees below and what it lacks in surprises or too much in the way of debate it should give you at least a few movies to add to your watch list.
Overshadowing the whole event though is the sad fact that Stephen Fry has taken himself off Twitter as a result of a joke he made as the host, referring to Best Costume Design winner, Jenny Beavan, as looking a bit like a bag lady after she’d been given her award. We don’t really follow him, so it’s no skin off our nose as such, but it does seem a bit like a storm in a teacup and it will mean that his online comments will now be free to become more verbose, so it could end up being a bit of a double edged sword (unlike Rebel Wilson’s comments below, that isn’t meant as a penis joke).
Luckily, there were a few other choice incidents to take a little of the heat off Stephen Fry as there has also been a lot of comment on the Twit-o-sphere about the sphericality of Tom Cruise’s kisser, as he looked a bit like he may have come down with a mild case of the mumps or he’s taken to storing little pockets of food in his cheeks like a Scientologist gerbil. From our point of view we’d have to say a lot of the jokes are pretty far fetched, but ironically this was probably the right time for some kind onlooker to squirt some water on his face to reduce at least a little of the swelling. However, in all fairness, Ruth Davidson, Leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, stretched things a bit far when she compared him to a 90s-era Sandy Toksvig.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s mom-loving speech touched a lot of hearts, but to be honest we were probably more moved by his horse tent rebirth scene in The Revenant. There was also some solace for girls with big bones from the lovely Kate Winslet during her speech, where she took the opportunity to humiliate her ridiculous drama school teacher who told her that she’d only stand a chance in fat girl roles. Who’s laughing now Mrs. Nobody Fatty Fatty Bum Bum Face?
Additionally, Rebel Wilson took a firm look at the line and decided she’d judo roll effortlessly over it with her comments about racial diversity, but you know what they say… rebel by name, racial activist by nature (they say it where we’re from, so don’t judge us). Her presentation of the Best Supporting Actor Award was probably the funniest moment of the night as she started out by saying, “I have never been invited to the Oscars, because as you know they are racist.” She followed that up with the genius line, “But the Baftas have diverse members, and that’s what we all want to see in life isn’t it… diverse members.” If that wasn’t enough she managed to make Idris Elba blush by saying, “You’re making me a bit nervous, but I’m just socially programmed to want chocolate on Valentine’s Day.”
However, the crowning moment of the 2016 BAFTA Film Awards ceremony was the fact that Sidney Poitier was awarded the Academy Fellowship for his incredible contribution to cinema. With more than 50 films throughout his 70-year career with classics including To Sir, with Love, The Lost Man and Lilies Of The Field, for which he won the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actor, it was a very fitting tribute.
The night also had some of the coolest brochures we’ve seen in a long time, which you can see the in the artwork pictures above. The 2016 BAFTA Film Awards Brochure covers were designed to represent each of the five Best Film nominees with illustration by artist Levente Szabó and creative direction and design from Human After All and they look smashing.
2016 BAFTA Film Award, list of winners and nominees:
Best Film
Winner:
The Revenant – Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, and Keith Redmon
Nominees:
The Big Short – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Brad Pitt
Bridge of Spies – Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, and Steven Spielberg
Carol – Elizabeth Karlsen, Christine Vachon, and Stephen Woolley
Spotlight – Steve Golin, Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin, and Michael Sugar
Best Director
Winner:
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Nominees:
Todd Haynes – Carol
Adam McKay – The Big Short
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner:
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Nominees:
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner:
Brie Larson – Room
Nominees:
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner:
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Nominees:
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Benicio del Toro – Sicario
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner:
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Nominees:
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Julie Walters – Brooklyn
Best Original Screenplay
Winner:
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – Spotlight
Nominees:
Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies
Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, and Meg LeFauve – Inside Out
Alex Garland – Ex Machina
Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner:
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph – The Big Short
Nominees:
Emma Donoghue – Room
Nick Hornby – Brooklyn
Phyllis Nagy – Carol
Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs
Best Cinematography
Winner:
Emmanuel Lubezki – The Revenant
Nominees:
Roger Deakins – Sicario
Janusz Kamiński – Bridge of Spies
Edward Lachman – Carol
John Seale – Mad Max: Fury Road
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Winner:
Naji Abu Nowar (Writer/Director) and Rupert Lloyd (Producer) – Theeb
Nominees:
Stephen Fingleton (Writer/Director) – The Survivalist
Alex Garland (Director) – Ex Machina
Debbie Tucker Green (Writer/Director) – Second Coming
Sean McAllister (Director/Producer) and Elhum Shakerifar (Producer) – A Syrian Love Story
Outstanding British Film
Winner:
Brooklyn – John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Nick Hornby, and Amanda Posey
Nominees:
45 Years – Tristan Goligher and Andrew Haigh
Amy – James Gay-Rees and Asif Kapadia
The Danish Girl – Tim Bevan, Lucinda Coxon, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Tom Hooper, and Gail Mutrux
Ex Machina – Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, and Allon Reich
The Lobster – Ceci Dempsey, Efthimis Filippou, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Lee Magiday
Best Documentary
Winner:
Amy – James Gay-Rees and Asif Kapadia
Nominees:
Cartel Land – Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin
He Named Me Malala – Davis Guggenheim, Laurie MacDonald, and Walter Parkes
Listen to Me Marlon – John Battsek, George Chignell, R. J. Cutler, and Stevan Riley
Sherpa – Bridget Ikin, Jennifer Peedom, and John Smithson
Best Original Music
Winner:
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Nominees:
Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman
The Revenant – Carsten Nicolai and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sicario – Jóhann Jóhannsson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams
Best Sound
Winner:
The Revenant – Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernández, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, and Randy Thom
Nominees:
Bridge of Spies – Richard Hymns, Drew Kunin, Andy Nelson, and Gary Rydstrom
Mad Max: Fury Road – Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, and David White
The Martian – Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, and Mark Taylor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, and Matthew Wood
Best Production Design
Winner:
Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson
Nominees:
Bridge of Spies – Rena DeAngelo and Adam Stockhausen
Carol – Judy Becker and Heather Loeffler
The Martian – Celia Bobak and Arthur Max
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, and Lee Sandales
Best Special Visual Effects
Winner:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, and Neal Scanlan
Nominees:
Ant-Man – Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, and Alex Wuttke
Ex Machina – Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, and Andrew Whitehurst
Mad Max: Fury Road – Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, and Andy Williams
The Martian – Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, and Steven Warner
Best Costume Design
Winner:
Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan
Nominees:
Brooklyn – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Carol – Sandy Powell
Cinderella – Sandy Powell
The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado
Best Makeup and Hair
Winner:
Mad Max: Fury Road – Damian Martin and Lesley Vanderwalt
Nominees:
Brooklyn – Morna Ferguson and Lorraine Glynn
Carol – Jerry DeCarlo and Patricia Regan
The Danish Girl – Jan Sewell
The Revenant – Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman, and Robert Pandini
Best Editing
Winners:
Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
Nominees:
The Big Short – Hank Corwin
Bridge of Spies – Michael Kahn
The Martian – Pietro Scalia
The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione
Best Film Not in the English Language
Winner:
Wild Tales – Argentina – Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Esther García, Matías Mosteirín, Felipe Photiades, Gerardo Rozín and Hugo Sigman
Nominees:
The Assassin – Taiwan – Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Force Majeure – Sweden – Erik Hemmendorff and Marie Kjellson
Theeb – Jordan – Diala Al Raie, Bassel Ghandour, Nasser Kalaj, Yanal Kassay, Rupert Lloyd, Laith Majali and Nadine Toukan
Timbuktu – Mauritania – Sylvie Pialat
Best Animated Film
Winner:
Inside Out – Pete Docter
Nominees:
Minions – Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Shaun the Sheep Movie – Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
Best Short Animation
Winner:
Edmond – Nina Gantz and Emilie Jouffroy
Nominees:
Manoman – Simon Cartwright and Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
Prologue – Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
Best Short Film
Winner:
Operator – Caroline Bartleet and Rebecca Morgan
Nominees:
Elephant – Nick Helm, Alex Moody, and Esther Smith
Mining Poems of Odes – Jack Cocker and Callum Rice
Over – Jeremy Bannister and Jörn Threlfall
Samuel-613 – Cheyenne Conway and Billy Lumby
EE Rising Star Award
Winner:
John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Nominees:
Taron Egerton (Eddie The Eagle Movie)
Dakota Johnson (Black Mass)
Brie Larson (Room)
Bel Powley (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl)
