Another round ”, with Mads Mikkelsen in the lead role, is about a group of friends in their 40s who investigate what life would be like if you were always salon drunk.

The film was nominated in three more categories: best director, best original screenplay and Mads Mikkelsen for best male lead.

But in the end, it was just a prize at the BBC-broadcast gala.

To the daughter

In his digital thank you speech, Thomas Vinterberg addressed his daughter Ida, born in 2002, who would have appeared in the film in the role of Mads Mikkelsen's teenage daughter.

Four days into the filming, she died in a car accident in Paris.

This was 2019 and the production of the film was paused immediately, but resumed after the funeral.

- Most of all, I want to thank my daughter Ida who is no longer here.

She was more enthusiastic about this film than I was.

She missed her hometown Copenhagen and now we miss her.

We made this movie for her sake.

This is an honor and means more to us than you can ever imagine, he told Baftagalan's presenters.

Four women

It was in many ways a historic year for Bafta.

For the first time, four women were nominated for best director, which can be compared with last year when only men were nominated in that category.

It was Chloé Zhao's "Nomadland" that took home the category and the film received three more awards, for best film, best female lead and best photo.

- I think I just made my teacher at Brighton College very proud.

I want to thank my producers and a big thank you to Frances McDormand, who is a storyteller in her own right, said Chloé Zhao, who was born in China but trained in the UK, when she received Baftan for best direction.

Made about rules

Bafta has changed its rules, after criticism for not being inclusive enough.

A total of 120 changes have been presented, including for the actor and director awards, which now have six nominees in the final phase, instead of five.

In addition, 1,000 new people from under-represented groups have been invited as new members.

Bafta was organized this year partly digitally, with all nominees and without an audience, but with live music on site.

With only two weeks left until the Oscars in Los Angeles, the Bafta Awards usually give a hint as to which films may also be relevant for bringing home Oscar statuettes.

It looks like "Nomadland" is doing well this year.