Oppenheimer came into this year’s award season as an early front-runner, and it lived up to this reputation at the BAFTA Awards on Sunday night. Christopher Nolan’s historic blockbuster came into the night with 13 nominations and eventually walked away with seven trophies.
Oppenheimer was one of the nominees for the coveted best film trophy at this year’s BAFTAs and defeated Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things to take this award home.
Its director Christopher Nolan finally won his first BAFTA for the best director, while Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. picked up acting accolades for their work on this film. Oppenheimer was also one of the leaders in the technical categories with three awards – best cinematography, editing, and original score.
Poor Things was right behind with five wins, most notably the best actress trophy, collected by its leading lady Emma Stone. Despite its impressive track record, Yorgos Lanthimos’s film struggled in all the other main categories and lost the outstanding British film award to The Zone of Interest.
The 2024 BAFTA Awards celebrated the best cinematic achievements of the past year at the Royal Festival Hall on February 18, with David Tennant hosting the show.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 BAFTA AWARDS:
BEST FILM
Oppenheimer; Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
LEADING ACTRESS
Emma Stone; Poor Things
LEADING ACTOR
Cillian Murphy; Oppenheimer
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Mia McKenna-Bruce
DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan; Oppenheimer
MAKE UP & HAIR
Poor Things; Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston
COSTUME DESIGN
Poor Things; Holly Waddington
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Crab Day; Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
BRITISH SHORT FILM
Jellyfish and Lobster; Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Poor Things; Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek
SOUND
The Zone of Interest; Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers
ORIGINAL SCORE
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson
DOCUMENTARY
20 Days in Mariupol; Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath, Michelle Mizner
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph; The Holdovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr.; Oppenheimer
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction; Cord Jefferson
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oppenheimer; Hoyte van Hoytema
EDITING
Oppenheimer; Jennifer Lame
CASTING
The Holdovers; Susan Shopmaker
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Earth Mama; Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O’Connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)
ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron; Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Poor Things; Simon Hughes
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall; Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
