The 2024 British Academy Film Awards noticed an amusing trade between Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as she took to the stage throughout Sunday’s ceremony.
The star was awarded the Leading Actress prize for her efficiency in Poor Things, and whereas making her strategy to the rostrum, Ryan winked at her.
The pair beforehand starred collectively in La La Land and Crazy, Stupid Love, and have been each nominated at this yr’s ceremony, Ryan for his efficiency in Barbie, and Emma for Poor Things.
As she took to the stage, Emma paid tribute to her mom Krista for believing in her desires.
She mentioned: ‘She sort of made me consider this loopy concept that I can do one thing like this.’
The 2024 British Academy Film Awards noticed an amusing trade between Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as she took to the stage throughout Sunday’s ceremony
The star was awarded the Leading Actress prize for her efficiency in Poor Things, and whereas making her strategy to the stage, Ryan winked at her
The Cruella star she was ‘in awe’ of all the group behind the surreal comedy, the place she performs a girl who’s reanimated and implanted with the mind of a child.
She paid tribute to the writers for arising with the road ‘I have to go punch that child’ in a memorable dinner scene, and in addition hailed director Yorgos Lanthimos for ‘our friendship and the reward of Bella’.
The actress fought off competitors from Maestro star Carey Mulligan, Rye Lane’s Vivian Oparah and former American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino – who had been nominated for her position in The Color Purple – for the gong.
Oppenheimer gained Best Film in addition to sweeping the board in main classes on the BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.
The epic biographical thriller led the wins with seven gongs, together with Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr and Best Director for Christopher Nolan. It had essentially the most nominations with 13.
The greatest evening in British movie returned with actor David Tennant as host and an array of visitor presenters readily available to ship awards all through the evening.
Murphy, 47, – who performs the titular position in Nolan’s atomic bomb saga – picked up the prize on the prestigious British awards ceremony.
He triumphed in opposition to Bradley Cooper for Maestro, Colman Domingo for Rustin, Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers, Barry Keoghan for Saltburn and Teo Yoo for Past Lives.
The pair beforehand starred collectively in La La Land and Crazy, Stupid Love, and have been each nominated on the ceremony, Ryan for his efficiency in Barbie, and Emma for Poor Things
As she took to the stage, Emma paid tribute to her mom Krista for believing in her desires
Accepting the trophy he mentioned: ‘Oh boy, holy moly, thanks very, very a lot BAFTA.’
He paid tribute to ‘essentially the most dynamic, kindest producer-director partnership in Hollywood: Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas, thanks for seeing one thing in me that I in all probability did not see in myself.’
The Irish actor mentioned to Nolan: ‘Thank for all the time pushing me and demanding excellence as a result of that’s what you ship time and time once more.’
He additionally acknowledged his ‘fellow nominees and my Oppenhomies’, including: ‘I do know it is a cliche to say, however I’m in awe of you.’
He mentioned J Robert Oppenheimer was a ‘colossally knotty character’, including: ‘We have an area to debate and interrogate and examine that complexity and it is a privilege to be part of this neighborhood with you all
Downey Jr, 58, additionally collected a BAFTA for his position as Lewis Strauss within the Hollywood blockbuster, which has swept the board throughout the 2024 awards season.
Robert admitted he owes the award to Nolan, producer Emma Thomas and main man Murphy, in addition to ‘British affect’.
Gesturing to Nolan, he mentioned: ‘Recently that dude urged I try an understated strategy as a final ditch effort to resurrect my dwindling credibility.’
After accepting the gong, Emma was in excessive spirits as she posed backstage
Downey Jr’s win set a brand new file for the longest hole between wins by any performer because it comes 31 years after his earlier BAFTA, for the 1993 movie Chaplin.
The earlier file was 27 years, set by Sir Anthony Hopkins in 2021 when he gained the award for greatest actor for The Father, almost three many years after his 1994 win for Shadowlands.
Nolan gained the Best Director BAFTA for Oppenheimer, his epic story of how the nuclear bomb was created.
Before accepting the award from actor Hugh Grant, Nolan hugged Murphy.
Nolan joked that his brother ‘beat him up right here’ by being in a refrain of a manufacturing 40 years in the past.
Nolan has beforehand misplaced out regardless of quite a few industrial successes corresponding to Inception and The Dark Knight, the UK-born filmmaker gained out in opposition to Jonathan Glazer [The Zone of Interest], Justine Triet [Anatomy of a Fall], Alexander Payne [The Holdovers], Bradley Cooper [Maestro] and Andrew Haigh [All of Us Strangers].
He paid tribute to Murphy and added to those that backed the movie: ‘Thank you for taking up one thing darkish’.
The director additionally acknowledged the efforts of nuclear disarmament organisations to convey peace.
Oppenheimer swept up within the massive title classes, nevertheless it was intently adopted by the surreal black comedy Poor Things.
Meanwhile, Da’Vine Joy Randolph was topped victorious within the Best Supporting Actress class for her half in The Holdovers as she continues her march to Oscars glory.
Director Jonathan Glazer and producer James Wilson’s The Zone Of Interest gained the BAFTA for excellent British movie.
Wilson informed the viewers they have been ‘surprised’ the movie had gained three awards throughout the ceremony, and whereas it was shot in Poland, the group who made it was assembled from the UK.
The evening kicked off with French authorized drama Anatomy Of A Fall successful the Original Screenplay award after premiering in Cannes again in May.
Collecting the award, co-writer and director Justine Triet, mentioned: ‘The final time I I used to be in London, a girl mentioned to me: ‘After I noticed your film I referred to as my ex and informed him to see it to grasp why I dumped him.’
‘Someone else mentioned ‘Did you place a mic in my kitchen?’
Gesturing to her co-writer and companion Arthur Harari, Triet mentioned ‘I wish to make an announcement tonight: it is a fiction and we’re moderately superb.’
Harari referred to the plot of the courtroom drama when he joked that he had lately discovered himself close to a window in an attic.
He added: ‘I would like this room as my witness, if one thing occurs to me, I liked insulating that attic and I’m fairly joyful tonight.’
Next up, black comedy Poor Things gained the BAFTA for particular visible results.
Following this, drama movie Earth Mama was honoured with the BAFTA excellent debut by a British author, director or producer, offered by David Beckham.
The director was given the award alongside Irish producers Shirley O’Connor and Medb Riordan.
The Zone Of Interest gained the BAFTA for a movie not within the English language.
Comedy drama American Fiction gained greatest tailored screenplay on the Bafta movie awards ceremony.
Composer Ludwig Goransson gained the BAFTA for unique rating for epic biopic Oppenheimer whereas Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers scooped the honour for greatest sound for Holocaust movie The Zone Of Interest.
The Bafta for manufacturing design went to Shona Heath, James Price and Zsuzsa Mihalek for surreal comedy Poor Things, a few girl who’s reanimated and begins a brand new life.
It was beforehand introduced the BAFTA for excellent British contribution to cinema would go to programmer and archivist June Givanni, founding father of the Pan African Film Archive, who collected the prize throughout the ceremony from Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh.
Northern Ireland actor James Martin, from Oscar-winning movie An Irish Goodbye, offered the British quick movie Bafta to Yasmin Afifi and Elizabeth Rufai for Jellyfish And Lobster, a story about care dwelling residents.
Samantha Morton collected the BAFTA Fellowship from producer David Heyman, who she labored with on Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
The BAFTA Rising Star award was gained by Mia Mckenna-Bruce following a public vote.
The star of coming-of-age movie How To Have Sex appeared emotional on stage as she thanked her household and her ‘stunning child boy’.