“The power of the dog & rdquor ;, the filmmaker’s western Jane Champion which started with 8 nominations, was the winner at the BAFTAs, the annual awards of the British Film Academy, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in this edition. The film by the New Zealander, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, achieved the two great awards, for best direction and best film, against ‘Dune’, ‘Belfast’, ‘Don’t look up’ and ‘Licorice Pizza’. Champion’s tape, already awarded at the Golden Globes, makes its way as a great favorite to the Oscars in two weeks.
The gala held at Royal Albert Hall, packed to the brim like the old days before the pandemic, kicked off with the evergreen Shirley Bassey performing the James Bond theme that made her famous, ‘Diamonds are forever’. The presentation was commissioned by the Australian actress rebel wilsonwho knew how to lead the ceremony with good humor and a cut of the sleeves to Vladimir Putin.
Smith and Scanlan
Will Smith He won the award for best leading actor for the role of Richard, the father and coach of the tennis players Venus and Serena Williams in the biographical film “The Williams method”. The best leading actress went to the British Joanna Scanlan for her portrayal of Mary Hussain in “After love”. Scanlan left behind among others Lady Gagacandidate for “The Gucci house”, one of the few international stars, along with Salma Hayek, present at the London gala.
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Belfast, autobiographical tape Kenneth Brangh about his childhood in the northern Irish city at the beginning of the sectarian unrest won the award for best British film. ‘Licorice Pizza’ for best original screenplay. The distinction for the best non-English language film went to the Japanese “Drive my car” of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, prevailing over “Parallel mothers & rdquor; by Pedro Almodovar, also nominated.