The
British
Academy
Film
Awards
(BAFTA)
took
place
over
the
weekend,
at
the
Royal
Albert
Hall
in
London,
Britain.
Along
with
celebrities,
Scarlett
Johansson,
Joaquin
Phoenix,
Brad
Pitt,
Renée
Zellweger
and
more,
Prince
William
and
Kate
Middleton
were
also
present
during
the
awards
night.
While
the
nominees
were
similar
to
other
awards
during
the
season,
many
have
expressed
their
distress
regarding
the
lack
of
diversity
in
the
nominations.
While
all-white
names
were
shortlisted
for
leading
actor
and
actress
category,
all-male
names
were
seen
for
the
director's
category.
The
committee
received
quite
the
backlash
for
the
same
on
social
media
as
well,
hashtag
#BaftasSoWhite
soon
began
trending
on
social
media.
Actor
Joaquin
Phoenix
also
opened
up
about
the
lack
of
diversity
during
his
acceptance
speech
for
Best
Actor.
Here
is
the
full
winners'
list
for
BAFTA
2020,
Sam
Mendes'
1917
went
on
to
receive
seven
awards
including
Best
Film,
Outstanding
British
Film,
Best
Director,
Best
Cinematography,
Best
Production
Design,
Best
Sound,
and
Best
Special
Visual
Effects.
Best
Leading
Actress
-
Renée
Zellweger
(Judy)
Best
Leading
Actor
-
Joaquin
Phoenix
(Joker)
Best
Supporting
Actress
-
Laura
Dern
(Marriage
Story)
Best
Supporting
Actor
-
Brad
Pitt
(Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Hollywood)
Best
Original
Score
and
Best
Casting
-
Joker
Best
Film
Not
In
English
Language
and
Best
Original
Screenplay
-
Parasite
Outstanding
Debut
by
a
British
writer,
director
or
producer
-
Bait
Best
Documentary
-
For
Sama
Best
Animated
Film
-
Klaus
Best
Adapted
Screenplay
-
Jojo
Rabbit
Best
Editing
-
Le
Mans
'66
Best
Costume
Design
-
Little
Women
Best
Make-up
&
Hair
-
Bombshell
Best
British
Short
Animation
-
Grandad
Was
A
Romantic
Best
British
Short
Film
-
Learning
to
skateboard
in
a
warzone
(if
you're
a
girl)
EE
Rising
Star
Award
-
Michael
Ward
The
night
did
present
a
few
diverse
honours
including
Micheal
Ward
from
Top
Boy
and
Blue
Story
who
won
the
Rising
Star
Award.
Apart
from
him,
Korea's
Bong
Joon-ho
also
took
home
two
awards,
including
best
original
screenplay.
Taika
Waititi
who
is
of
Maori
descent
was
honoured
with
best-adapted
screenplay
for
Jojo
Rabbit.
ALSO
READ:
Jojo
Rabbit
Movie
Review:
Taika
Waititi
Brings
Hope
With
Laughs
And
Tears
ALSO
READ:
Parasite
Movie
Review:
Bong
Joon-ho's
Oscar
Nominated
Film
Will
Make
You
Anxious
Days
Later