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What is BAFTA?
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) presents the esteemed British Academy Film Awards, also known as the BAFTA Awards. They honor and recognize the greatest contributions made to video games, television, and film by British and foreign artists. A wide range of categories are covered by the awards, such as Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and many more.
Several well-known members of the film and television industry, such as actors, directors, producers, and other professionals, attend the fancy BAFTA Awards ceremony. Professionals from the film, television, and journalism industries, known as BAFTA members, cast their votes for the awards.
A BAFTA Award is an impressive achievement that often opens doors for the winners in terms of recognition and opportunity. The promotion and celebration of the art of the film industry and other visual storytelling forms is another key objective of the awards.
BAFTA Awards 2024: Rising stars and Winners
Actor David Tennant took over as the host of the 2024 BAFTA ceremony. With five awards in total, Emma Stone’s sensual gothic comedy “Poor Things” took home the leading actress award. Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who portrayed a girl in a comedy set at a boys’ boarding school, took home the award for best supporting actress. The original script for the courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall” won the top spot of honor of the evening.
“The Zone of Interest“—a historical drama film with sound and a story about an Auschwitz commandant and his family who lived close to the Nazi death camp—won awards for best British film.
“20 Days in Mariupol“, a documentary that captured journalist Mstyslav Chernov’s first hand story of the invasion of the Ukrainian city in 2022, won best documentary.
Oppenheimer: Winner of the big night!
Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, was the big winner at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards, which was held on Sunday in London. Along with best picture, best director (Christopher Nolan), best actor and supporting actor (Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.), and best original score (Ludwig Göransson), Oppenheimer took home seven awards. During the BAFTA Film Awards, Nolan was somewhat taken aback by the overwhelming amount of praise he was receiving. As he accepted the best director award, he called it “an incredible honor.”. Murphy appeared surprised as well when he accepted the best actor award. “Holy moly!” he exclaimed before expressing gratitude to Nolan and his wife, producer Emma Thomas, for giving him the opportunity to play Oppenheimer, a “colossally, knotty, complex character.”