The Baftas forget Carlos Saura in the night of Erich Maria Remarque

The Bafta Awards forgot this Sunday about Spanish director Carlos Saura, who died on February 10, by not including in its tribute video the influential people of the film industry who passed away this year. Saura, who directed among many other works Breeding of ravens, Ay Carmela and Hunting, catchalso won a Bafta in 1985 for Carmen. The audiovisual work, which annually brings together people who have died in the last twelve months, has also included other artists and directors such as Ray Liotta, Jean-Luc Godard and Gina Lollobrigida. The recent death of the director, one of the most important on the Spanish scene, is not a justification for some awards that were added by Raquel Welch, who died on February 15. Saura, in addition to the Bafta he received in 1985, was nominated three times for the Oscar, his films won four Golden Palms, three Golden Bears from Berlin.

At the British Cinema Night, Australian actress Cate Blanchett won the Bafta for Best Actress for her role in the film tar a despot and a brilliant conductor, a fact that rejected the candidacy of Ana de Armas for her role as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde. They also aimed to win a statuette of Viola Davis, candidate for King of women; Danielle Deadwyler, for to; Emma Thompson, for Good luck to you, Big Leoand Michelle Yeoh, for Everything everywhere and at once.

war tape All calm on the western front [Sin novedad en el frente] – directed by the German director Edward Berger, who also won the award for best director – won the Bafta for the best film, the most precious award of the evening. The historical drama, based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, tells about the true cruelty of war through the eyes of its soldiers. The German film won seven Baftas this Sunday – it had fourteen nominations – more than any other film at the British Academy gala held in London. Malte Grunert, the producer of the play, accepted the award from actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and thanked Netflix for supporting the play, but also for sending a message against war.

Reimagining pinocchio, directed by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, won the Bafta for Best Animated Film. The reinterpretation of the character created in the 19th century by the writer Carlo Collodi, with a new story presented in the interwar period, repeats the success he already achieved at the Golden Globes, where he also won the award for best animated film. race for the Oscar, where she was nominated in the same category.

war drama All calm on the western front was the big winner of the night with seven Baftas, including Best Picture, and then Elvis and Banshee of Inisherin, who took four each. Here is the complete list of winners:

– Best film: “All Quiet on the Western Front”.

– Best director: Edward Berger (“All Quiet on the Western Front”).

– Best actor: Austin Butler (“Elvis”).

– Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (“Tár”)

– Best supporting actress: Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”).

– Best Supporting Actor: Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”).

– Best foreign language film: “All Quiet on the Western Front”

– Best original screenplay: «The Banshees of Inisherin».

– Best adapted screenplay: «All Quiet on the Western Front».

– Best animated film: «Pinocchio».

– Best documentary film: «Navalny».

– Best cast: “Elvis”.

– Best cinematography: “All Quiet on the Western Front”.

– Best costume design: “Elvis”.

– Best editing: “Everything everywhere and at once.”

– Best makeup: «Elvis».

– Best soundtrack: “All Quiet on the Western Front”.

– Best production design: «Babylon».

– Best sound: «All Quiet on the Western Front».

– Best special effects: “Avatar: The Path of Water”.

– Best English film: «The Banshees of Inisherin».

– Best debut of a British director, screenwriter or producer: «Aftersun».

– The best British short animated film: “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”.

– Best British short film: «An Irish Goodbye».

– Honorary Bafta: Sandy Powell.

– Best Rising Actor/Actress: Emma Mackey.