76th British Academy Film Awards
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The 76th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 19 February 2023, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2022, at the Royal Festival Hall within London's Southbank Centre.[1][2] Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2022.
76th British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 19 February 2023 |
Site | Royal Festival Hall, London |
Hosted by | Richard E. Grant Alison Hammond |
Highlights | |
Best Film | All Quiet on the Western Front |
Best British Film | The Banshees of Inisherin |
Best Actor | Austin Butler Elvis |
Best Actress | Cate Blanchett Tár |
Most awards | All Quiet on the Western Front (7) |
Most nominations | All Quiet on the Western Front (14) |
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The nominations were announced on 19 January 2023 via a global livestream, hosted by actors Hayley Atwell and Toheeb Jimoh, from the arts charity's newly redeveloped HQ at 195 Piccadilly, London.[3][4][5] The Rising Star Award nominees, which is the only category voted for by the British public, were announced on 17 January 2023.[6]
The German language epic anti-war drama All Quiet on the Western Front received the most nominations with fourteen, tying the record set by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) as the most nominated non-English language film in the awards' history; winning seven of these, including Best Film, Best Director (Edward Berger) and Best Film Not in the English Language, the World War I epic set a new record for the most BAFTA wins for a non-English language film.[7]
The ceremony was co-hosted by Swazi-English BAFTA- and Academy Award-nominated actor Richard E. Grant and British television personality Alison Hammond, who also helmed the backstage interviews. Presenters Vick Hope and BBC Radio 1 film critic Ali Plumb hosted the red carpet pre-show.[8][9][10] The broadcast aired on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and was simulcast globally in eight countries.[3][11][12][13]