It was a win-win state of affairs for period dramas at the 2019 British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night as the 18th century-set “The Favourite” won seven honours, and the Mexican black and white drama “Roma” registered four big wins each.
Netflix drama ‘Roma’ won the top prize at the 72nd edition of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts or BAFTA awards. However, with seven BAFTAs in its kitty, director Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite emerged top winner in 2019.
Actress Olivia Colman picked best actress BAFTA for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite. Roma, for which director Alfonso Cuaron also picked a trophy, rounded off with four BAFTAs while Bohemian Rhapsody – the Golden Globes favourite – went home with just one BAFTA for lead actor Rami Malek.
Here’s the complete list of winners for the 72nd edition of the BAFTA Awards:
Outstanding British film – The Favourite
Best Animated Film – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Best production design – The Favourite
Best British short animation – Th Roughhouse
Best British Short Film – The Crows
Best Sound – Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Editing – Vice
Best Documentary – Free Solo
Best Make-Up and Hair – The Favourite
Outstanding British contribution to cinema – Number 9 Films (Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley)
Best Supporting Actress – Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
EE Rising Star Award (voted for b the public) -Letitia Wright
Best adapted screenplay – BlacKkKlansman – Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott
Best Original Music – A Star is Born
Best Original Screenplay – The Favourite – Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Best cinematography – Roma
Best Costume Design – The Favourite
Best Director – Roma, Alfonso Cuarón
Best Actor – Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Best Actress – Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Best Film – Roma
Bafta fellowship – Thelma Schoonmaker
