Baftas 2024 review: A very British reminder that 2023 was more than just Barbenheimer
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Baftas 2024 review: A very British reminder that 2023 was more than just Barbenheimer

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At last year’s Baftas, a number of things happened: a two-hour-and-a-half German-language film won Best Picture; Irish actors swept the supporting categories; and a Californian heartthrob picked up the Best Actor award for playing a Mississippian heartthrob. “Tonight is going to go smoother than Ken’s chest,” host David Tennant announced at the off, his kilt somehow fluttering in the airless atmosphere of the Royal Festival Hall. open image in gallery Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed a number from 2001 The In Memoriam segment – always an opportunity for something a bit mad – featured another Ted Lasso cast member, Hannah Waddingham, warbling “Time After Time” – though she missed a trick by omitting “Ariana DeBose’s career” in the list of recently deceased. “We’re very surprised,” the producer of The Zone of Interest told the crowd after beating Poor Things and Saltburn to Best British Film.

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