Explore the BAFTA Awards 2024 Winners List with Key Facts For upcoming competitive exams.
Introduction
- The British Academy Film Awards, known as the BAFTA Awards, is an annual event by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
- It honors outstanding contributions to film, both British and international.
- Initially held at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square, London, it later moved to the Royal Opera House (2007-2016), Royal Albert Hall (2017-2022), and Royal Festival Hall (2023 onwards).
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- The iconic award statue features a theatrical mask.
- The first BAFTA Awards took place in 1949, with the ceremony first televised in 1956, hosted by Vivien Leigh.
- Originally held in April or May, the ceremony has been held in February since 2001.
BAFTA Awards 2024: Important list of winners
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Film | Oppenheimer |
| Best Leading Actress | Emma Stone (Poor Things) |
| Best Leading Actor | Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) |
| Best Director | Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Da’vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) |
| Special Visual Effects | Poor Things |
| EE Rising Star | Mia McKenna (Bruce) |
| Outstanding British Film | Jonathan Glazer and James Wilson (The Zone of Interest) |
| Original Score | Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer) |
| Best Documentary | Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath, and Michelle Mizner (20 Days in Mariupol) |
| Best Film Not In The English Language | Jonathan Glazer and James Wilson (The Zone of Interest) |
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Savanah Leaf, Shirley O’Connor and Medb Riordan (Earth Mama) |
| Animated Film | Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki (The Boy and the Heron) |
| Original Screenplay | Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall) |
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Key Facts About BAFTA Award 2024
- The 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards were hosted by David Tennant at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
- “Oppenheimer” led with the most nominations (13) and won seven categories, including Best Film.
- Other notable nominees included “Poor Things” with 11 nominations and five wins.
- The awards show is considered the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars and was aired in the U.S. on BritBox International.
- The ceremony featured various categories, including Outstanding British Film, Documentary, Animated Film, and Director.
- Cillian Murphy won the Leading Actor category for “Oppenheimer,” while Emma Stone won Leading Actress for “Poor Things.”
- The film “The Zone of Interest” won in multiple categories, including Outstanding Debut and Film Not in the English Language.
- The ceremony included awards for categories like Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, and Editing.
- Other winners include Mia McKenna-Bruce for the EE Rising Star Award and “Poor Things” for Makeup & Hair and Special Visual Effects.
- The British Short Film category saw “Jellyfish and Lobster” as the winner.
- Rihanna was reported to perform at the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in India, attended by notable figures like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.
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