A week away from the US Oscars, the historic 1917 action movie by Sam Mendes triumphed in London on Sunday night during the British film awards ceremony, beating Joker , a huge box office hit that started as a favorite . Already awarded the Golden Globes, the war film won seven Baftas, including those for the best film and the best director. In these two queens categories, he won against The Irishman by Martin Scorsese, Joker by Todd Philipps, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino and Parasite by Bong Joon-Ho.
Conversely, it is disappointment for Joker , given a big favorite with 11 nominations but who is satisfied with three awards, or for The Irishman , empty-handed, produced by Netflix, while the platform had demonstrated its essential place last year in winning the main prizes for Roma by Alfonso Cuaron.
Joaquin Phoenix and Renée Zellweger crowned
Joaquin Phoenix, impressive and disturbing in his incarnation of the eponymous character, was nonetheless crowned with the title of best actor by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta), facing Leonardo DiCaprio ( Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood ) , Adam Driver ( Marriage Story ), Taron Egerton ( Rocketman ) and Jonathan Pryce ( The Two Popes ).
Todd Phillips' film star had arrived in a tuxedo and sunglasses on the red carpet of the Royal Albert Hall, followed by Hugh Grant, Al Pacino, Scarlett Johansson and Prince William, the honorary president of institution. Environmental concerns oblige, all had been asked to recycle outfits already worn.
On the women's side, the American Renée Zellweger won the Bafta for best actress for her interpretation of the legendary actress Judy Garland, deeply moving at the end of her career, in the biopic Judy . In particular, she won against Jessie Buckley ( Wild Rose ), Scarlett Johansson ( Marriage Story ), Saoirse Ronan ( The Daughters of Doctor March ) and Charlize Theron ( Scandal ).
"Exasperating" absence of black actors
The Baftas have shown their concern for the climate crisis by giving up bags of little gifts that are not very respectful of the environment and by unfolding a red carpet in recycled materials. But this selection, carried out for most of the categories by the approximately 6,500 members of the Bafta, in particular professionals of the cinematographic industry, was strongly criticized for its lack of diversity.
Shortly before the ceremony, the president of Bafta Pippa Harris herself deplored the absence of women nominations in the best director category, while they "represent the future of the industry", judging moreover "exasperating" and "disappointing" that no black actor has been named within the main categories. She promised a “far-reaching review,” which “will look at everything related to the award process,” but said it was a “problem across the board. film industry ', the rewards of which are only the bottom rung.
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