The awards season is turning into one long, continuous shot. Victorious at so many events since the Golden Globes first anointed it, Sam Mendes’ 1917 [+leggi anche:
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It was also a good night for other British films set on the battlefields. For Sama [+leggi anche:
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Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir won big for her work on Joker, a film that went into the night with a leading 11 nominations and ended the evening with three gongs, including Best Casting, marking the first time that BAFTA has celebrated the work of casting directors. In the end, it was Shayna Markowitz who picked up the inaugural prize.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Film
1917 [+leggi anche:
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Outstanding British Film
1917 – Sam Mendes

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Bait [+leggi anche:
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Best Film Not in the English Language
Parasite - Bong Joon Ho (South Korea)

Best Documentary
For Sama [+leggi anche:
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Best Animated Film
Klaus [+leggi anche:
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Best Director
Sam Mendes - 1917

Best Original Screenplay
Han Jin Won, Bong Joon Ho - Parasite

Best Adapted Screenplay
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit [+leggi anche:
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Best Leading Actress
Renée Zellweger - Judy [+leggi anche:
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Best Leading Actor
Joaquin Phoenix - Joker (USA)

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern - Marriage Story (USA)

Best Supporting Actor
Brad Pitt - Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (USA)

Best Original Score
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker

Best Casting
Shayna Markowitz - Joker

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins - 1917

Best Editing
Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker - Le Mans ’66

Best Costume Design
Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan - Bombshell (USA)

Best Production Design
Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales - 1917

Best Sound
Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson - 1917

Best Hair and Make-up
Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan - Bombshell

Best Special Visual Effects
Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy - 1917

Best British Short Animation
Grandad Was a Romantic - Maryam Mohajer (UK)

Best British Short Film
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) - Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva

EE Rising Star Award
Micheal Ward