Ques: Which film won the award of Best Film in 69th BAFTA Award-2016?
(a) Bridge of Spies
(b) Carol
(c) Mad Max: Fury Road
(d) The Revenant
Ans (d)
Related facts:
- The69th British Academy Film Awards held on 14 February 2016 in London. It has taken place in Central London at the Royal Opera House.
- “The Revenant” won the award for the best film, best actor and best director awardsat the 69th edition of British Academy Film Awards.
- The other award of BAFTA’s are as follow :
- Outstanding British Film: Brooklyn.
- Best Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant).
- Best Actor: Leonardo Di Caprio (The Revenant).
- Best Actress: Brie Larson (Room).
- Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies).
- Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs).
- Best Original Screenplay: Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight).
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (The Big Short).
- Best Editing: Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road).
- Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant).
- Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan (Mad Max: Fury Road).
- Best Original Music: Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight).
- Best Makeup and Hair: Damian Martin and Lesley Vanderwalt (Mad Max: Fury Road).
- Best Sound: The Revenant.
- Best Visual Effects: Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Best Film Not in the English Language: Wild Tales (Argentina).
- Best Animated Film: Inside Out.
- Best British Short Film: Edmond.
- The EE Rising Star Award: John Boyega.
- Most awards are won by the film “The Revenant” (5 wins).
- Most nominated film was “Bridge of Spies” and “Caro” (9 nominations each).
- Outstanding British contribution to Cinema: Angels costumes
- Bahamian-American actor, film director, author and diplomat Sir Sidney Poitier was honoured with the academy’s highest accolade, the Bafta Fellowship.
Reference:
http://www.bafta.org/press/press-releases/ee-british-academy-film-awards-winners-announced-2016
http://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/film