Baftas 2024 - as it happened: Oppenheimer wins big at star-studded movie awards ceremony
Host David Tennant led the high-profile event honouring the best films, actors and directors of the past year
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Your support makes all the difference.The Baftas 2024 have taken place, with the biggest film stars in the world in attendance at a ceremony that honoured the best movies and actors of the last year.
Hollywood actors, including Emma Stone, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, were present at the ceremony, which took place at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (18 February).
The winners were named exactly one month after the nominated films, actors, directors and writers were revealed by former EE Rising Star nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir during a live press conference.
This year’s Baftas, which aired on BBC One, were presented by actor David Tennant. This marked the Scottish actor’s first TV appearance since returning for a series of Doctor Who specials in 2023.
Films in contention at this year’s ceremony included Oppenheimer, which swept the board at both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards earlier this month, as well as its rival blockbuster Barbie, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things, starring Stone.
Find all of the Bafta 2024 updates – as they happened – below
Next up, Callum Turner and Sheila Atim present Best Cinematography, which goes to...
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer WINNER
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Here’s Bryce Dallas Howarnd Kingsley Ben-Adir to announce Best Adapted Screenplay.
Aaaand the winner is:
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction WINNER
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Gillian Anderson is here to present Best Supporting Actor
The award goes to...
Robert De Niro – Killers of The Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer WINNER
Jacob Elordi – Saltburn
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Paul Mescal – All of Us Strangers
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers
Da’Vine Joy Randolph's time to shine
And now, it’s Chiwetel Ejiofor to present Best Supporting Actress to Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who, upon arriving on stage, looks at Ejiofir and exclaims: ‘You are so handsome.;
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
Claire Foy – All of Us Strangers
Sandra Hüller – The Zone of Interest
Rosamund Pike – Saltburn
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Taylor Russell is here to present the Best Documetaru Bafta to Ukraine documentary 20 Days in Mariupol.
20 Days in Mariupol WINNER
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Wham!
A message from the director of 20 Days in Mariupol
The director of 20 Days in Mariupol, a documenatry about Ukraine.
“This is not about us – this is about Ukraine, about the people of Mariupol. I want to keep focus on that. The day before yesterday another Ukrainian city has fallen – Russia has occupeid it, and many cities before that, so the story of Mariupol is a symbol of everything that happened, and a symbol of struggle and a symbol of faith. Thank you for empowering our voice. Let’s just keep fighting.
Industry star Marisa Abela, who will next be seen as Amy Winehouse in a forthcoming biopic, and Himesh Patel awarded Best Original Score to:
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer WINNER
Poor Things
Saltburn
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Finally! Another win for The Zone of Interest! This time in the Best Sound category. Perhaps the most deserving award of the evening so far.
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest WINNER
Best Production Design goes to...
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things WINNER
The Zone of Interest
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