The 74th British Academy Film Awards, also known as the BAFTAs, took place at Royal Albert Hall in London on the 11th April 2021, giving accolades to the best national and foreign films of 2020 and early 2021. BAFTAs is one of British biggest nights in celebration of films and TVs but the Covid pandemic means a skeleton red-carpet moments. The event took place both virtually and physically, allowing only a few mostly the hosts and presenters at the venue while others attended virtually via zoom.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge couldn’t attend the event due to the sudden passing away of their beloved grand father and father in law his royal highness Prince Philip. Having taken the footstep of his grandfather who was the former President of BAFTAs, had his apperance cancelled as the Royal President of BAFTA.
BAFTAs released a statement: ‘In light of The Duke of Edinburgh’s passing, The Duke of Cambridge will no longer be part of BAFTA programming this weekend,’ ‘Our thoughts are with the Royal Family, to whom we offer our deepest sympathy at this time.’
The event was hosted by Clara Amfo, Dermot O’Leary and Edith Bowman. Clara Amfo announced as the show started saying:
‘Tonight we want to say on behalf of BAFTA that we are extremely saddened by the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on Friday.
‘The Duke was BAFTA’s very first president over 60 years ago, and was the first in a line of royal patronages all the way through to BAFTA’s current president, his grandson, the Duke of Cambridge.’
‘It was Prince Philip and Her Majesty the Queen’s support throughout these years that in many ways allowed BAFTA, a leading charity in the arts, to continue in difficult times and to be here today in 2021 celebrating another outstanding year of achievement in film.
‘The Duke of Edinburgh occupies a very special place in BAFTA history. He will be missed. Our thoughts are with the royal family.’
The winners of the 2021 BAFTAs Awards are as follow:
Best film
The Father
The Mauritanian
WINNER: Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Outstanding British film
Calm With Horses
The Dig
The Father
His House
Limbo
The Mauritanian
Mogul Mowgli
WINNER: Promising Young Woman
Rocks
Saint Maud
Best actress
Bukky Bakray, Rocks
Radha Blank, The Forty-Year-Old Version
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
WINNER: Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Wunmi Mosaku, His House
Alfre Woodard, Clemency
Best actor
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Adarsh Gourav, The White Tiger
WINNER: Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round
Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian
Best supporting actress
Niamh Algar, Calm With Horses
Kosar Ali, Rocks
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Dominique Fishback, Judas and the Black Messiah
Ashley Madekwe, County Lines
WINNER: Yuh-jung Youn, Minari
Best supporting actor
WINNER: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Barry Keoghan, Calm With Horses
Alan Kim, Minari
Leslie Odom Jr, One Night in Miami
Clarke Peters, Da 5 Bloods
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal
Best film not in the English language
WINNER: Another Round
Dear Comrades!
Les Misérables
Minari
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best documentary
Collective
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
The Dissident
WINNER: My Octopus Teacher
The Social Dilemma
Best animated film
Onward
WINNER: Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best director
Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
Shannon Murphy, Babyteeth
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
WINNER: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Jasmila Žbanić, Quo Vadis, Aida?
Sarah Gavron, Rocks
Best original screenplay
Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
Jack Fincher, Mank
WINNER: Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson, Rocks
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best adapted screenplay
Moira Buffini, The Dig
WINNER: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller, The Father
Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, MB Traven, The Mauritanian
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Ramin Bahrani, The White Tiger
Best original score
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Promising Young Woman
WINNER: Soul
Best casting
Calm With Horses
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
WINNER: Rocks
Best cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
The Mauritanian
News of the World
WINNER: Nomadland
Best editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
WINNER: Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best production design
The Dig
The Father
WINNER: Mank
News of the World
Rebecca
Best costume design
Ammonite
The Dig
Emma.
WINNER: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Best make up and hair
The Dig
Hillbilly Elegy
WINNER: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
Best sound
Greyhound
News of the World
Nomadland
Soul
WINNER: Sound of Metal
Best special visual effects
Greyhound
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
WINNER: Tenet
Best British short animation
The Fire Next Time
WINNER: The Owl and the Pussycat
The Song of a Lost Boy
Best British short film
Eyelash
Lizard
Lucky Break
Miss Curvy
WINNER: The Present
EE Rising Star award
WINNER: Bukky Bakray
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Morfydd Clark
Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù
Conrad Khan
Despite the scaled back redcarpet, we were still able to get our hands on the looks, trend, and fashion statements the star of the night made via instagram. There were fludity, bold colours, delicate beadings e.t.c.
Here are the best dressed at the 74th British Academy Film Awards:
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