The winners of the EE British Academy Film Awards were announced on Sunday, February 14, 2016 with voters throwing their support behind the gritty action drama The Revenant. The critically acclaimed film increased its odds of winning the Best Picture Oscar with BAFTA voters naming The Revenant Best Film, Alejandro G. Iñárritu best director, and Leonardo DiCaprio the winner in the Leading Actor category.
Complete List of BAFTA Winners:
BEST FILM
THE REVENANT – Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon
LEADING ACTOR
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – The Revenant
LEADING ACTRESS
BRIE LARSON – Room
DIRECTOR
THE REVENANT – Alejandro G. Iñárritu
PRODUCTION DESIGN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WILD TALES – Damián Szifron
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
SPOTLIGHT – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BIG SHORT – Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
NAJI ABU NOWAR (Writer/Director) RUPERT LLOYD (Producer) – Theeb
COSTUME DESIGN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Jenny Beavan
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
KATE WINSLET – Steve Jobs
ANIMATED FILM
INSIDE OUT – Pete Docter
SUPPORTING ACTOR
MARK RYLANCE – Bridge Of Spies
THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
JOHN BOYEGA
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan
SOUND
THE REVENANT – Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom
EDITING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Margaret Sixel
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
EDMOND – Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy
BRITISH SHORT FILM
OPERATOR – Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan
ORIGINAL MUSIC
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Ennio Morricone
DOCUMENTARY
AMY – Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE REVENANT – Emmanuel Lubezki
MAKE UP & HAIR
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
BROOKLYN – John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Nick Hornby