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Belfast wins Outstanding British Film award at this year's BAFTAs

Belfast has won the Outstanding British Film award at this year's BAFTAs.

The film which is based on the childhood of Kenneth Branagh during the Troubles picked up the award at the at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards on Sunday night in London.

The film been nominated for a number of other awards including Best Film, with stars Caitríona Balfe and Ciaran Hinds missing out on Best Supporting Actress and Actor.

Read more: Man gives Belfast one star review after not realising it's in black and white

Accepting the award, writer and director Kenneth Branagh said: "Thank you to British cinema audiences for watching in tonnage a UK and Irish cinema film at UK and Ireland cinemas.

"All hail the streaming revolution, but all hail the big screen too. It's alive, and long may they live together.

"This is a black and white film about the Troubles. It was not an easy pitch, but when the great talent in this room dreams up anything similarly unlikely to make or to finance, please remember if you build it, they will come.

"Build it with passion and truth and believe in the originality and uniqueness of your story and your voice and believe in the imagination of the public to embrace every and any kind of story well told.

"We are so proud to be included in this year's films; they are all outstanding. Thank you very much for being so kind to ours, we deeply appreciate it."

Here is the full winner's list from this year's British Academy Film Awards...

Best Film WINNER: THE POWER OF THE DOG Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman

Nominees:

  • BELFAST Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas
  • DON'T LOOK UP Adam McKay, Kevin Messick
  • DUNE Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve
  • LICORICE PIZZA Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner

BAFTA Award for Outstanding British film WINNER: BELFAST Kenneth Branagh, Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas

Nominees:

  • AFTER LOVE Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier
  • ALI & AVA Clio Bernard, Tracy O’Riordan
  • BOILING POINT Philip Barantini, Bart Ruspoli, Hester Ruoff, James Cummings
  • CYRANO Joe Wright, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Guy Heely, Erica Schmidt
  • EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Jonathan Butterell, Peter Carlton, Mark Herbert, Tom MacRae
  • HOUSE OF GUCCI Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Giannina Scott, Kevin J Walsh, Roberto Bentivegna, Becky Johnston
  • LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Edgar Wright, Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Nira Park, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
  • NO TIME TO DIE Cary Joji Fukunaga, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Neal Pervis, Robert Wade, Phoebe Waller-Bridge
  • PASSING Rebecca Hall, Margot Hand, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker

BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer WINNER: THE HARDER THEY FALL Jeymes Samuel (Writer/Director) [also written by Boaz Yakin]

Nominees:

  • AFTER LOVE Aleem Khan (Writer/Director)
  • BOILING POINT James Cummings (Writer), Hester Ruoff (Producer) [also written by Philip Barantini and produced by Bart Ruspoli]
  • KEYBOARD FANTASIES Posy Dixon (Writer/Director), Liv Proctor (Producer)
  • PASSING Rebecca Hall (Writer/Director)

BAFTA Award for Film not in the English Language WINNER: DRIVE MY CAR - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Teruhisa Yamamoto

Nominees:

  • THE HAND OF GOD Paolo Sorrentino, Lorenzo Mieli
  • PARALLEL MOTHERS Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar
  • PETITE MAMAN Céline Sciamma, Bénédicte Couvreur
  • THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Joachim Trier, Thomas Robsahm

BAFTA Award for Documentary WINNER: SUMMER OF SOUL (OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel

Nominees:

  • BECOMING COUSTEAU Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan
  • COW Andrea Arnold, Kat Mansoor
  • FLEE Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Monica Hellström
  • THE RESCUE Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, John Battsek, P. J. van Sandwijk

BAFTA Award for Animated Film WINNER: ENCANTO Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino, Clarke Spencer

Nominees:

  • FLEE Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Monica Hellström
  • LUCA Enrico Casarosa, Andrea Warren
  • THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

BAFTA Award for Director WINNER: THE POWER OF THE DOG Jane Campion

Nominees:

  • AFTER LOVE Aleem Khan
  • DRIVE MY CAR Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
  • HAPPENING Audrey Diwan
  • LICORICE PIZZA Paul Thomas Anderson
  • TITANE Julia Ducournau

BAFTA Award for Original Screenplay WINNER: LICORICE PIZZA Paul Thomas Anderson

Nominees:

  • BEING THE RICARDOS Aaron Sorkin
  • BELFAST Kenneth Branagh
  • DON'T LOOK UP Adam McKay
  • KING RICHARD Zach Baylin

BAFTA Award for Adapted Screenplay WINNER: CODA Siân Heder

Nominees:

  • DRIVE MY CAR Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
  • DUNE Eric Roth, John Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve
  • THE LOST DAUGHTER Maggie Gyllenhaal
  • THE POWER OF THE DOG Jane Campion

BAFTA Award for Leading Actress WINNER: JOANNA SCANLAN After Love

Nominees:

  • LADY GAGA House of Gucci
  • ALANA HAIM Licorice Pizza
  • EMILIA JONES CODA
  • RENATE REINSVE The Worst Person in the World
  • TESSA THOMPSON Passing

BAFTA Award for Leading Actor WINNER: WILL SMITH King Richard

Nominees:

  • ADEEL AKHTAR Ali & Ava
  • MAHERSHALA ALI Swan Song
  • BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH The Power of the Dog
  • LEONARDO DICAPRIO Don’t Look Up
  • STEPHEN GRAHAM Boiling Point

BAFTA Award for Supporting Actress WINNER: ARIANA DEBOSE West Side Story

Nominees:

  • CAITRÍONA BALFE Belfast
  • JESSIE BUCKLEY The Lost Daughter
  • ANN DOWD Mass
  • AUNJANUE ELLIS King Richard
  • RUTH NEGGA Passing

BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor WINNER: TROY KOTSUR CODA

Nominees:

  • MIKE FAIST West Side Story
  • CIARÁN HINDS Belfast
  • WOODY NORMAN C’mon C’mon
  • JESSE PLEMONS The Power of the Dog
  • KODI SMIT-MCPHEE The Power of the Dog

BAFTA Award for Original Score WINNER: DUNE Hans Zimmer

Nominees:

  • BEING THE RICARDOS Daniel Pemberton
  • DON'T LOOK UP Nicholas Britell
  • THE FRENCH DISPATCH Alexandre Desplat
  • THE POWER OF THE DOG Jonny Greenwood

BAFTA Award for Casting WINNER: WEST SIDE STORY Cindy Tolan

Nominees:

  • BOILING POINT Carolyn McLeod
  • DUNE Francine Maisler
  • THE HAND OF GOD Massimo Appolloni, Annamaria Sambucco
  • KING RICHARD Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman

BAFTA Award for Cinematography WINNER: DUNE Greig Fraser

Nominees:

  • NIGHTMARE ALLEY Dan Laustsen
  • NO TIME TO DIE Linus Sandgren
  • THE POWER OF THE DOG Ari Wegner
  • THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Bruno Delbonnel

BAFTA Award for Editing WINNER: NO TIME TO DIE Tom Cross, Elliot Graham

Nominees:

  • BELFAST Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
  • DUNE Joe Walker
  • LICORICE PIZZA Andy Jurgensen
  • SUMMER OF SOUL (OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) Joshua L. Pearson

BAFTA Award for Production Design WINNER: DUNE Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos

Nominees:

  • CYRANO Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
  • THE FRENCH DISPATCH Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
  • NIGHTMARE ALLEY Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau
  • WEST SIDE STORY Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo

BAFTA Award for Costume Design WINNER: CRUELLA - Jenny Beavan

Nominees:

  • CYRANO Massimo Cantini Parrini
  • DUNE Robert Morgan, Jacqueline West
  • THE FRENCH DISPATCH Milena Canonero
  • NIGHTMARE ALLEY Luis Sequeira

BAFTA Award for Make Up & Hair WINNER: THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram, Justin Raleigh

Nominees:

  • CRUELLA Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne
  • CYRANO Alessandro Bertolazzi, Siân Miller
  • DUNE Love Larson, Donald Mowat
  • HOUSE OF GUCCI Frederic Aspiras, Jane Carboni, Giuliano Mariana, Sarah Nicole Tanno

BAFTA Award for Sound WINNER: DUNE Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Doug Hemphill, Theo Green, Ron Bartlett

Nominees:

  • LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Colin Nicolson, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin, Dan Morgan
  • NO TIME TO DIE James Harrison, Simon Hayes, Paul Massey, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor
  • A QUIET PLACE PART II Erik Aadahl, Michael Barosky, Brandon Proctor, Ethan Van Der Ryn
  • WEST SIDE STORY Brian Chumney, Tod Maitland, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom

BAFTA Award for Special Visual Effects WINNER: DUNE Brian Connor, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Gerd Nefzer

Nominees:

  • FREE GUY Swen Gillberg, Brian Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Daniel Sudick
  • GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Aharon Bourland, Sheena Duggal, Pier Lefebvre, Alessandro Ongaro
  • THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS Tom Debenham, Hew J Evans, Dan Glass, J. D. Schwaim
  • NO TIME TO DIE Mark Bokowski, Chris Corbould, Joel Green, Charlie Noble

BAFTA Award for British Short Animation WINNER: DO NOT FEED THE PIGEONS Jordi Morera

Nominees:

  • AFFAIRS OF THE ART Joanna Quinn, Les Mills
  • NIGHT OF THE LIVING DREAD Ida Melum, Danielle Goff, Laura Jayne Tunbridge, Hannah Kelso

BAFTA Award for British Short Film WINNER: THE BLACK COP Cherish Oleka

Nominees:

  • FEMME Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping, Sam Ritzenberg, Hayley Williams
  • THE PALACE Jo Prichard
  • STUFFED Theo Rhys, Joss Holden-Rea
  • THREE MEETINGS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY COMMITTEE Michael Woodward, Max Barron, Daniel Wheldon

BAFTA Award for EE Rising Star Award WINNER: LASHANA LYNCH

Nominees:

  • ARIANA DEBOSE
  • HARRIS DICKINSON
  • MILLICENT SIMMONDS
  • KODI SMIT-MCPHEE
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