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Jamie Roberts

Oscars 2022: Sir Kenneth Branagh and Riz Ahmed lead Brits success

Brits missed out on the big awards at this year's Oscars ceremony in Hollywood, but there was still success in the technical categories.

Sir Kenneth Branagh and Riz Ahmed were the most high-profile British winners at the Dolby Theatre on the 94th annual edition of the Academy Awards.

Sir Kenneth, 61, lifted the gong for the first time despite having previously been nominated on eight occasions.

His win for best original screenplay for the film Belfast comes four decades after he first appeared on our screens on the BBC in 1982.

Riz, 30, was among the winners for his part in The Long Goodbye - an 11-minute feature that won the Oscar for best short film.

Riz stars in the film and also co-wrote the script, which is set in the near-future and depicts a south Asian family in London being terrorised by an all-white militia force.

Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia take pictures as they pose with their Oscars for Best Live Action Short Film (REUTERS)


His success follows last year's nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a hearing-impaired drummer in Sound Of Metal.

Like Sir Kenneth, Riz failed to lift a gong on that occasion as he lost out to Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Unfortunately for British talent elsewhere, they failed to pick up any of the "big four" acting awards this year.

However, there were a number of wins in the technical categories to celebrate.

Joe Walker won the Oscar for best editing, for the sci-fi epic Dune, making it third-time lucky for him after previously missing out despite being nominated for best editing in 2014 (for his work on 12 Years A Slave) and 2017 (Arrival)

The composer and music producer Theo Green was among the winners for best sound, again for the film Dune.

His won comes four years after he received his first Oscar nomination for Blade Runner 2049.

Jenny Beavan also picked up an award as she received the accolade for best costume design for the film Cruella.

Sir Kenneth Branagh arrives for the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre (DAVID SWANSON/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)



Paul Lambert and Tristan Myles were also part of the team that collected the prize for best visual effects for their work on the film Dune.

It means Paul now has a hat-trick of Oscars after he had previously won for visual effects in 2018 for Blade Runner 2049 and in 2019 for First Man.

Tristan on the other hand won his second award after winning alongside Paul for First Man three years ago.

Overall, British talent picked up six Oscars, which was slightly down on last year's total of eight.

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