It was a gala night for this year’s surprise awards hit at the EE BAFTAs. Netflix’s Great War epic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ walked away with seven awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Edward Berger and Best Film Not in the English Language.
All were richly deserved for this, the third on-screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic antiwar novel, a century-old story with tragic contemporary resonance.
The night’s other big winners were ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, which won four BAFTAs, including Best Supporting Actress and Actor gongs for Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan, and ‘Elvis’, which saw Austin Butler win Best Actor.
As expected, Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for ‘Tár’, while Charlotte Wells won Outstanding Debut for the emotionally devastating ‘Aftersun’. ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ picked up Best Animated Film and blistering Russian dissident doc ‘Navalny’ won Best Documentary.
All Quiet on the Western Front
Wins: Best Picture, Best Director (for Edward Berger), Cinematography, Best Film Not in the English Language, Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score
Where to watch it: Netflix
The Banshees of Inisherin
Wins: Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon), Best Supporting Actor (Barry Keoghan), Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film
Where to watch it: Disney+ in the UK, HBO Max in the US
Elvis
Wins: Best Actor (for Austin Butler), Best Costume Design, Best Casting, Best Make-up and Hair
Where to watch it: Available via PVOD in the UK (Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, iTunes, etc)
Tár
Win: Best Actress (Cate Blanchett)
Where to watch it: In cinemas in the UK, streaming on Peacock in the US
Aftersun
Win: Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer (for Charlotte Wells)
Where to watch it: MUBI (subscription), MUBI on Amazon Prime (rental)
Navalny
A surprise hit at last year’s Sundance (partly in the sense that no one even knew it existed), this portrait of heroic anti-Putin dissident Alexei Navalny has only grown relevance ever since. It beat Bowie doc ‘Moonage Daydream’ and volcanologist romance ‘Fire of Love’ to win Best Documentary.
Win: Best Documentary
Where to watch it: Available via PVOD in the UK (Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, iTunes, etc)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Win: Best Editing
Where to watch it: Amazon Prime (subscription)
Avatar: The Way of Water
Win: Best Special Visual Effects
Where to watch it: In cinemas
Babylon
Win: Best Production Design
Where to watch it: In cinemas in the UK, on Paramount+ in the US from Feb 21
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Win: British Short Animation
Where to watch it: BBC iPlayer in the UK (free), Apple TV+ in the US
An Irish Goodbye
Win: British Short Film
Where to watch it: Not currently available online
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