2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards

Industry News  |  20 February 2023

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio wins Best Animated Film and Avatar: The Way of Water wins Best Special Visual Effects.

Photo by Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA

Celebrating the very best in film, this year’s ceremony on 19 February was hosted by Richard E. Grant and Alison Hammond at The Royal Festival Hall and broadcasted on BBC One and iPlayer. The evening was opened by a performance from BAFTA award-winner Ariana DeBose.

All Quiet on the Western Front won seven BAFTAs including Best Film; Director for Edward Berger; Film Not in the English Language; Adapted Screenplay; Cinematography; Original Score and Sound.

The Banshees of Inisherin won four BAFTAs including Outstanding British Film; Original Screenplay; Supporting Actor for Barry Keoghan and Supporting Actress for Kerry Condon.

Elvis won four BAFTAs including Leading Actor for Austin Butler; Casting; Costume Design and Make Up and Hair.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won Animated Film. The film’s iconic puppets were crafted by Mackinnon & Saunders. MPC also worked on the project. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse won the British Short Animation award.

Avatar: The Way of Water won Special Visual Effects.

Leading Actress was won by Cate Blanchett for Tár. Charlotte Wells won Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Aftersun. Navalny won Documentary. Everything Everywhere All At Once won Editing. Babylon won Production Design. An Irish Goodbye won British Short Film.

The BAFTA Fellowship was presented to renowned British costume designer Sandy Powell. The Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA in recognition of an individual’s outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, television or games across their career.

The EE Rising Star Award, the only award voted for by the public, went to Emma Mackey.

This marks a first BAFTA win for Edward Berger, Austin Butler, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan. Tonight, Cate Blanchett has won her fourth BAFTA. All winners were in attendance and accepted their awards on stage, except for Costume Design which was accepted by director Baz Luhrmann on behalf of Catherine Martin.

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