The papal selection thriller “Conclave” And the era drama “The Brutalist” were the great winners of the BAFTA Film Awards On Sunday, when taking four awards each.
“Conclave”, which led the nominations with 12 candidacies, won the most coveted award of the night, the best film, as well as those of best British film, best adapted script and best assembly.
“We live in a time of crisis of democracy and institutions that are normally used to unite are used to separate,” said the director of “conclave”, Edward Bergerin his speech to accept the award for the best British film.
“AND Sometimes it is difficult to maintain faith in that situation, But that’s why we make movies and that’s why we made this movie. “
“The Brutalist”, a three and a half -hour story about a Hungarian immigrant architect who tries to rebuild his life in the United States after World War II, had also been considered a favorite for the best film. He won the best director’s award, Brady Corbet, and best actor, Adrien Brody.
“This film really is about the search to leave something significant and I think it is something that we can all identify,” Brody said in his acceptance speech.
“The Brutalist” He also won the original soundtrack award and photography.
In one of the big surprises of the night, Mikey Madison It was imposed in the main actress category to play an exotic dancer who lies with the son of a Russian oligarch in “Anora.”
Many considered that the favorites were Demi Moorewhich has received multiple awards for its interpretation in the horror film “The substance”, and the British Marianne Jean-Baptiste, for her acclaimed interpretation of a woman who fights depression in “Hard Truths”.
“The truth is that I didn’t expect it,” Madison said. “I want to take advantage of a time to recognize the community of sex professionals (…) deserve respect and human decency. I will always be her friend.”
“Anora”, considered a firm candidate for the awards of the season after both her and its director, Sean Baker, triumphed in the Choice Awards critics, as well as in the producers and directors Guild of America Awards prior to the Oscars of the month That is coming, he also opted for the best film, like the biographical film of Bob Dylan “A Complete Unknown”.
Saldaña and Culkin won
The best film also “Emilia Pérez”that mixes the various genres of musical and crime, triumphed in the film category not in English.
“This is too nice, I shouldn’t have done it,” The director Jacques Audiard said when collecting his prize. “This award is not only for me, but for all those who have worked tirelessly on this movie.”
Thanked the members of the film, including an absent Karla Sofía Gascónwhich had been nominated as the main actress.
Zoe Saldaña He won as a cast actress for his interpretation of a lawyer who helps the leader of a Mexican cartel, played by Gascón, to pretend his death and make the transition from man to woman.
“Emilia Pérez” He had been one of the first candidates for the awards, but his campaign lost strength after the controversy raised around Gascón, who has apologized by previous publications in the social networks in which he denigrated the Muslims and other groups, and said that I would keep silent to help the movie for the Oscars.
In the category of secondary actor, Kieran Culkin won by the dramatic comedy to Real Pain “. The film also won the Best Original Screenplay for screenwriter and director Jesse Eisenberg.
