Winners of British BAFTA Awards: Oppenheimer and 20 Days in Mariupol
The winners of the British BAFTA Awards were announced in London the day before. The American film Oppenheimer won the awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. The Ukrainian film 20 Days in Mariupol won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary. This is the first BAFTA in the history of Ukrainian cinema. "20 Days in Mariupol" was produced by Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press and Frontline.
It was as a team from the Associated Press that Mstislav Chernov, together with photographer Yevhen Malolhetka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko, arrived in Mariupol on 24 February, an hour before the invasion began. Thanks to them, the whole world learned what was happening in Mariupol in the spring of 2022. When Russian troops were destroying the city day after day.
The film about Mariupol was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award.
However, the winner in this category was Jonathan Glazer's Area of Interest, a co-production between the UK and Poland about a German guard at the Auschwitz concentration camp. The same film also won awards in the Best Sound and Best British Film categories, collecting 3 wins out of 9 nominations.
BAFTA chairman Sarah Putt opened the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday evening.
Among the star-studded audience was Prince William, who is the president of the BAFTAs. He arrived alone as his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, continues to recover at home from surgery.
William did not give a speech. Last month, his father, King Charles III, was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment.
The BAFTA ceremony was not broadcast live. It was broadcast on BBC One in the UK and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer and BritBox.
The full list of BAFTA nominees and winners can be found on the award website.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards have been presented in London since 1948.
