With seven awards, including best film, the World War One epic All Quiet on the Western Front dominated the Baftas.
The best adapted screenplay, best non-English-language film, and best director awards went to Edward Berger.
With its seven victories, it has surpassed the Bafta record for the most awards a foreign language film has ever won.
The Banshees of Inisherin, which won awards for outstanding British film and two acting performances, was one of the other notable winners.
- Seventh: All Quiet on the Western Front.
- The Inisherin Banshees are number 4.
- 4 - Elvis.
The 1928 novel by Erich Maria Remarque was made into the movie All Quiet on the Western Front. The filmmakers "grew up with a responsibility to tell the story," Berger said in his acceptance speech for best film not in the English language, and they were grateful the public "accepted it with overwhelming love.".
In addition, he paid tribute to the Ukrainian combatants and informed the audience that his daughter Matilda, who had encouraged him after reading the book in school, was responsible for helping him overcome his own "doubt" about making the movie.
Despite having an Irish setting and plot, the film received awards for best British film and best supporting actress and actor for Irish actors Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan.
After receiving that honor, director Martin McDonagh first jokingly remarked, "Best 'what' award?," but later clarified that the film qualified for the category because of Channel 4's financial support.
Additionally, he accepted the award for the best original screenplay. It shouldn't have been this much fun to make such a depressing a movie, but it was because of [the cast], he said in his speech. " .
Born in Dublin and raised in foster care for a time as a child, Keoghan dedicated his supporting actor award to "the kids from the area that I came from who are dreaming to be something.".
Thank you for all the roles you've given me throughout my career, Condon said to McDonagh in her own acceptance speech. They truly inspire me to be immensely proud to be Irish. ".
Another notable triumph was Baz Luhrmann's biopic about Elvis Presley, which won four awards in total for best leading actor, costume design, make-up, and hair.
"This is truly extraordinary," Austin Butler, who portrayed the legendary singer in Elvis, said in his acceptance speech. I am so proud of you, fellow nominees. I'm incredibly appreciative of all the opportunities we've had to spend time together. ".
The Presley family, I cannot express my gratitude for your love enough, he continued. Hope I did you proud.". " .
Shortly after the movie won the Golden Globes, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis's daughter, passed away last month.
The brutally violent but critically acclaimed All Quiet on the Western Front was one of the favorites to win best picture at the upcoming Oscars even before the Baftas. Its momentum will only increase as a result of the British Academy's endorsement.
The acting categories at the ceremony on Sunday had the bigger surprises. Austin Butler, a relative newcomer, might surpass Colin Farrell and Brendan Fraser, who are more seasoned rivals, thanks to his victory for best actor.
It is noteworthy that Farrell didn't win at the Baftas because many people thought he would. Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan, his co-stars, won awards in the supporting categories instead.
Wait until March 12 to find out if the duo can repeat their unexpected Oscar victories; Wakanda Forever's Angela Bassett and Everything Everywhere All At Once's Ke Huy Quan are the heavy favorites to win the supporting categories.
Everything Everywhere All At Once, which was only nominated for one of the 10 awards, was by far the biggest loser at the Baftas. The outrageous science fiction adventure has received more Oscar nominations than any other movie, but the big win that many were anticipating now seems less likely.
For her role as a renowned orchestra conductor whose career implodes after she is accused of abuse in the movie Tár, Cate Blanchett won the award for best actress.
The Australian actress claimed that the idea that women's experiences are not "monolithic" has been disproved in the last year, adding that playing Lydia Tár "was a dangerous and potentially career-ending undertaking.".
She added that 2022 had been an "extraordinary year for women" and thanked her mom and the movie's director Todd Field.
Inadvertently declaring Carey Mulligan as the winner of best supporting actress earlier in the evening, before Condon was corrected.
Using sign language and an interpreter, deaf actor Troy Kotsur, who won a Bafta for Coda last year, was announcing the winner when the error occurred. The BBC One broadcast that followed was edited to remove it.
Other winners included Pinocchio (best animated feature), Babylon (best production design), and Aftersun (outstanding British debut) from Guillermo del Toro.
Charlotte Wells, the director of Aftersun, jokingly said to her mother, "This is for you," as she held up her trophy on stage. literally speaking, as I overpacked. ".
Investigative journalist Christo Grozev, who was unable to attend the award ceremony due to "a public security risk," was honored in the producer Odessa Rae's acceptance speech for her work on the best documentary, Navalny.
During the week, Grozev, a character in the movie about the assassination of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, claimed that Bafta had withdrawn an invitation after acting on police advice.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse, an adaptation of Charlie Mackesy's illustrated book, won the Bafta for best British short animation.
Mackesy commended those who worked on the adaptation and praised people who try to live "kind" and "brave" lives.
Emma Mackey, the star of Sex Education, was named the winner of the rising star award. She called the honor "really special" and expressed gratitude to "all the casts and crews I've had the pleasure of working with so far.".
Before All Quiet on the Western Front's victories on Sunday, Italian coming-of-age drama Cinema Paradiso, which won five awards in 1991, held the record for the most Baftas for a non-English language film.
Richard E. Grant, who presided over the event, did so with assurance and humor that was both self-deprecating and resonant with the audience.
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