Operator won the British Short Film award, while the BAFTA for British Short Animation was presented to Edmond. The Revenant has earned DiCaprio his sixth Oscar nomination – and, many believe, his best shot at finally winning.
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He is the favourite for best director in this year’s Oscars and has already been the first director to win back-to-back at the Directors Guild of America awards.
The British awards, known as BAFTAs, are considered a portent of success at Hollywood’s February 28 Academy Awards.
Set during the early 1800s in America’s uncharted frontier, the film also won big at the Golden Globe Awards last month.
George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” left the field with four BAFTAs – all in the more technical fields – including costume design, production design, make up and hair and editing.
The issue was also mentioned b y British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen made a reference to the debate as he stood on stage introducing the best actress prize.
Brooklyn won the first prize of the night, after being named outstanding British film.
Brie Larson was named best actress for her leading role in claustrophobic drama Room.
Kate Winslet, who won best supporting actress for her turn as a loyal assistant in the biopic “Steve Jobs”, said it had been an “extraordinary year for women”. Alejandro González Iñárritu also won.
British comedian Stephen Fry hosted the 69th edition of the awards. Mark Rylance won in the best supporting actor category for his role of a Russian spy in Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies”.
Crowned for his portrayal of the close collaborator of Apple’s Steve Jobs creator Danny Boyle, she told a press conference “have had to fight” to send to the script before dedicating his award to “all girls who doubt themselves, “remembering a theater professor had predicted a great career in” big roles”.
Asked about how he feels about all the support he has received from people wanting him to win an Oscar, including from his Titanic co-star Kate Winslet, he laughed at the idea of the actress being his “main groupie”, and added: “It feels incredible, honestly”. Spotlight was successful in theOriginal Screenplay category, and the BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to The Big Short.
The black comedy anthology Wild Tales, written and directed by Argentine Damian Szifron, won for non-English language film. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” got some love this awards season for Special Visual Effects.
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The obituary section included tributes to Alan Rickman, Maureen O’Hara, Omar Sharif, David Bowie, Ron Moody, Frank Finlay, Saeed Jaffrey and Christopher Lee.
