The Revenant was this year’s big winner at BAFTA
The BAFTAs have been and gone for this year, leaving the usual accusations of political incorrectness in the on-stage gags, and the moans about the lack of drunken antics compared to the more boozy Golden Globes, in their wake. It would be hard to argue that the results were surprising. Overall, The Revenant, from Birdman director Alejandro González Iñárritu, continued its path to domination at the Oscars with four wins, including nabbing the main prizes of best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, best director and best film. Was it deserving? Smoke Screen gave the film four stars, but noted the film succeeded more as a spectacle of technical and physical achievement than a deeply resonant emotional experience. There were better films this year.
Sweeping up the technical prizes in second place as expected was Mad Max: Fury Road (hair and make up, editing, costume design and production design). If there was a notable loser, it was Carol from Todd Haynes, despite being the critical darling of last year it went home empty-handed, which feels wrong somehow. And this was yet another year where the quality of the best animated film award- Pixar’s Inside Out– really raised the question as to why this should not have been allowed to compete in the best film category. It was Smoke Screen’s second favourite film of 2015. Brie Larson however was well-rewarded with a best actress award for her impressive turn in the drama Room.
The full results, with links to the Smoke Screen reviews, are below:
Outstanding British film
45 Years
Amy
WINNER: Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster
Best makeup and hair
Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Best cinematography
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
WINNER: The Revenant
Sicario
Best documentary
WINNER: Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Sherpa
Best original music
Bridge of Spies
WINNER: The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best British short film
Elephant
Mining Poems or Odes
WINNER: Operator
Over
Samuel-613
Best British short animation
WINNER: Edmond
Manoman
Prologue
Best editing
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Best sound
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
WINNER: The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best special visual effects
Ant-Man
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
WINNER: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
EE Rising Star (voted for by the public)
Bel Powley
Brie Larson
Dakota Johnson
WINNER: John Boyega
Taron Egerton
Best supporting actor
Benicio del Toro – Sicario
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
WINNER: Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Best animated film
WINNER: Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep the Movie
Best supporting actress
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Julie Walters – Brooklyn
WINNER: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara – Carol
Best costume design
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Alex Garland (director, Ex Machina)
Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director, Second Coming)
WINNER: Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director, Theeb), Rupert Lloyd (producer, Theeb)
Sean McAllister (director/producer, A Syrian Love Story), Elhum Shakerifar (producer, A Syrian Love Story)
Stephen Fingleton (writer/director, The Survivalist)
Best adapted screenplay
WINNER: The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs
Outstanding British contribution to cinema
Angels Costumes (have a look here for our behind-the-scenes gallery on the costume supplier).
Best original screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
WINNER: Spotlight
Best film not in the English language
The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
WINNER: Wild Tales
Best production design
Bridge of Spies
Carol
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Fellowship recipient
Sidney Poitier
Best director
Adam McKay – The Big Short
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes – Carol
Ridley Scott – The Martian
WINNER: Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
Best actress
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
WINNER: Brie Larson – Room
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Best actor
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Matt Damon – The Martian
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Best film
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
WINNER: The Revenant
Spotlight