BAFTA 2024: 'Oppenheimer' sweeps with 7 wins, 'Poor Things' bags 5

The 77th edition of the BAFTA Film Awards, the most coveted honours in the British movie industry, took place on Sunday night in London. 'Oppenheimer' swept the award night with seven Golden BAFTA masks. Director Christopher Nolan and actor Cillian Murphy emerged as winners in their respective categories, and 'Oppenheimer' won the best film honour. 'Poor Things' was the other stand-out winner of the ceremony with five wins, including Emma Stone’s award for lead actress.

Christopher Nolan secures his first BAFTA win

Christopher Nolan won his first Best Director BAFTA for "Oppenheimer", the hit biopic on the father of the atomic bomb. The celebrated filmmaker won out against Jonathan Glazer ('The Zone of Interest'), Justine Triet ('Anatomy of a Fall'), Alexander Payne ('The Holdovers'), Bradley Cooper ('Maestro') and Andrew Haigh ('All of Us Strangers').

Check out the complete list of BAFTA 2024 winners:

Best Film – Oppenheimer

Leading Actress – Emma Stone (Poor Things)

Leading Actor – Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)

Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)

Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr (Oppenheimer)

Director – Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

EE Bafta Rising Star Award – Mia McKenna-Bruce

Outstanding British Film – The Zone of Interest

Film Not in the English Language – The Zone of Interest

Animated Film – The Boy and the Heron

Documentary – 20 Days In Mariupol

Original Screenplay – Anatomy of a Fall

Adapted Screenplay – American Fiction

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer – Earth Mama

Original Score – Oppenheimer

Make-up and Hair – Poor Things

Costume Design – Poor Things

Production Design – Poor Things

Sound – The Zone of Interest

Cinematography – Oppenheimer

Editing – Oppenheimer

Casting – The Holdovers

Special Visual Effects – Poor Things

British Short Animation – Crab Day

British Short Film – Jellyfish and Lobster

Bafta Fellowship – Samantha Morton

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema – June Givanni

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