BAFTA Awards: 1917 shines with seven honors

Sam Mendes wins best director for war epic, Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger crowned best actor and actress

By Erdogan Cagatay Zontur

ANKARA (AA) - 1917, a World War I drama, stole the show at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2020, taking home seven prizes including best film.

Sam Mendes won best director for the war epic, which also picked up trophies for best British film and best cinematography.

At a glitzy ceremony in London on Sunday, Joaquin Phoenix grabbed the best actor award for his title role in Joker, while Renee Zellweger was crowned best actress for the biopic Judy.

South Korean film Parasite, which was also in the run for best film, took the honors for original screenplay and best foreign language film.

Brad Pitt was also among the winners as best supporting actor for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood.

Here is the full list of winners and categories:

Best Film

1917


Outstanding British Film

1917


Best Director

Sam Mendes - 1917


Leading Actress

Renee Zellweger - Judy


Leading Actor

Joaquin Phoenix - Joker


Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt - Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood


Supporting Actress

Laura Dern - Marriage Story


Adapted Screenplay

Taika Waititi - Jojo Rabbit


Original Screenplay

Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin Won - Parasite


Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, and Linn Waite - Bait


Original Score

Hildur Gudnadottir - Joker


Cinematography

Roger Deakins - 1917


EE Rising Star Award

Micheal Ward


Film Not in the English Language

Parasite


Documentary

For Sama


Animated Film

Klaus


Casting

Shayna Markowitz - Joker


Editing

Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker - Le Mans '66


Production Design

Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales - 1917


Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran - Little Women


Makeup and Hair

Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, and Anne Morgan - Bombshell


Sound

Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson - 1917


Special Visual Effects

Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, and Dominic Tuohy - 1917


British Short Animation

Maryam Mohajer - Grandad Was a Romantic


British Short Film

Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva - Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)

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