BAFTA The RECAP: Awards Winners - Oppenheimer

 

 

Lights, camera, and all eyes on Oppenheimer!

 

The BAFTA Film Awards in London turned into a star-studded affair with Christopher Nolan's gripping masterpiece "Oppenheimer" stealing the show, scooping up an impressive seven awards. This epic flick, delving into the atomic bomb's genesis, detonated expectations and set the stage for what's sure to be a nuclear Oscars showdown.

 

The buzz around "Oppenheimer" reached a fever pitch as it snagged coveted titles like Best Film, Best Director for the maestro Nolan himself, and acting accolades for powerhouse performers Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. Murphy's portrayal of the conflicted physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer earned him the Best Actor crown, while Downey Jr. clinched Best Supporting Actor, proving once again that his star power is truly atomic.

 

With a box office explosion exceeding $1 billion, "Oppenheimer" had already struck gold at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, cementing its frontrunner status in Hollywood's glittering race.

 

In a charming twist, Cillian Murphy, basking in his inaugural BAFTA win, humbly thanked Nolan for having the foresight to cast him, admitting, "I didn't even see it in myself!"

 

 

Meanwhile, Downey Jr., in a delightful nod to his earlier BAFTA triumph three decades ago, joked about Nolan's sage advice to keep his performance low-key and his credibility intact.

 

But the spotlight wasn't solely on "Oppenheimer." The darkly humorous romp "Poor Things" had its moment in the limelight, bagging five awards, including a dazzling Best Actress win for Emma Stone. Stone, known for her versatility, resurrected her career with a spellbinding turn as a Victorian zombie with a bone to pick.

 

As the curtain falls on this blockbuster night, Hollywood's elite are left wondering: Will "Oppenheimer" continue its reign at the Oscars, or will another contender steal its thunder? One thing's for sure in Tinseltown: the drama never ends, and the awards season is always full of surprises.

 

 

Best film not in the English language

Winner: The Zone of Interest

 

 

20 Days in Mariupol

Anatomy of a Fall

Past Lives

Society of the Snow

 

Best Documentary

Winner: 20 Days in Mariupol

American Symphony

Beyond Utopia

Still: A Michael J Fox Movie

Wham!

 

Best animated film:

Winner: The Boy and the Heron

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Elemental

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

 

Best Director

Winner: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers

Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

Alexander Payne, The Holdovers

Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

 

Best original screenplay

Winner: Anatomy of a Fall 

Barbie

The Holdovers

Maestro

Past Lives

 

Best adapted screenplay

Winner: American Fiction 

All of Us Strangers

Oppenheimer

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

 

Best leading actress

Winner: Emma Stone, Poor Things

 

 

Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple

Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall

Carey Mulligan, Maestro

Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane

Margot Robbie, Barbie

 

Best leading actor

Winner: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer

 

 

Bradley Cooper, Maestro

Colman Domingo, Rustin

Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

Barry Keoghan, Saltburn

Teo Yoo, Past Lives

 

Best supporting actress

Winner: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers 

Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer

Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple

Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers

Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest

Rosamund Pike, Saltburn

 

Best supporting actor

Winner: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer

Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon

Jacob Elordi, Saltburn

Ryan Gosling, Barbie

Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers

Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

 

Best casting

Winner: The Holdovers 

All of Us Strangers

Anatomy of a Fall

How to Have Sex

Killers of the Flower Moon

 

Best Cinematography

Winner: Oppenheimer 

 

 

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

 

Best Editing

Winner: Oppenheimer 

Anatomy of a Fall

Killers of the Flower Moon

Poor Things

The Zone of Interest

 

Best costume design

Winner: Poor Things 

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

 

Best makeup and hair

Winner: Poor Things 

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Napoleon

Oppenheimer

 

Best original score

Winner: Oppenheimer 

Killers of the Flower Moon

Poor Things

Saltburn

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

 

Best production design

Winner: Poor Things 

Barbie

Killers of the Flower Moon

Oppenheimer

The Zone of Interest

 

Best sound

Winner: The Zone of Interest 

Ferrari

Maestro

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Oppenheimer

 

Best special visual effects

Winner: Poor Things 

The Creator

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Napoleon

 

Best British short animation

Winner: Crab Day

Visible Mending

Wild Summon

 

Best British short film

Winner: Jellyfish and Lobster 

 

 

Festival of Slaps

Gorka

Such a Lovely Day

Yellow

 

EE Rising Star award (voted for by the public)

Winner: Mia McKenna-Bruce 

 

 

Phoebe Dynevor

Ayo Edebiri

Jacob Elordi

Sophie Wilde