Oppenheimer emerged as the top winner at several major ceremonies this award season, and its domination continued at the BAFTAs. Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb epic came into the night with 13 nominations and ended up taking seven trophies home, including the best film prize.
Oppenheimer was competing against Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things in the coveted best picture field, and managed to beat them all to take the ceremony’s main award home.
Nolan was finally honored with his first best director BAFTA, while the film’s stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. won acting awards for their respective performances. Oppenheimer also emerged as the leader in several technical fields, including best cinematography, editing, and original score.
Poor Things was right behind with five wins, but all the major awards slipped through its fingers, with the exception of Emma Stone’s best actress trophy. It lost the outstanding British film award to The Zone of Interest, which was also named the best film not in the English language.
The 2024 BAFTA Awards were held on February 18 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant taking over hosting duties for the first time.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 BAFTA AWARDS:
BEST FILM
Oppenheimer; Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
LEADING ACTRESS
Emma Stone; Poor Things
LEADING ACTOR
Cillian Murphy; Oppenheimer
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Mia McKenna-Bruce
DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan; Oppenheimer
MAKE UP & HAIR
Poor Things; Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston
COSTUME DESIGN
Poor Things; Holly Waddington
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Crab Day; Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
BRITISH SHORT FILM
Jellyfish and Lobster; Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Poor Things; Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek
SOUND
The Zone of Interest; Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers
ORIGINAL SCORE
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson
DOCUMENTARY
20 Days in Mariupol; Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath, Michelle Mizner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph; The Holdovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr.; Oppenheimer
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction; Cord Jefferson
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oppenheimer; Hoyte van Hoytema
EDITING
Oppenheimer; Jennifer Lame
CASTING
The Holdovers; Susan Shopmaker
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Earth Mama; Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O’Connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)
ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron; Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Poor Things; Simon Hughes
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall; Justine Triet, Arthur Harari