/ 21 February 2023

All excitement on the BAFTAs front

Image source: Unsplash
Image source: Unsplash

German war drama All Quiet on the Western Front has dominated at the British Academy Film Awards – you might know them as the BAFTAs – taking home a record number of awards for a non-English movie. Its 7 wins included best picture and best director, among others… The WWI tale is an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s book from 1928 by the same name, and filmmaker Edward Berger said his daughter encouraged him to make it after reading the book in school. The Banshees of Inisherin also won big, taking out the best British film category (despite its Irish roots…), and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic also secured several wins, including Austin Butler taking out best actor. And Aussie Cate Blanchett came away with the best actress award for Tár – she said although the prize was “wonderful”, acting in the film had “changed her life”. Of course, here’s your high-class red carpet gallery

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