EE BAFTA Film Awards Winners List 2017
The winners of the EE British Academy Film Awards 2017 are listed in full below :
BEST FILM
LA LA LAND Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
I, DANIEL BLAKE Ken Loach, Rebecca O’Brien, Paul Laverty
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Under the Shadow: BABAK ANVARI (Writer/Director), EMILY LEO, OLIVER ROSKILL, LUCAN TOH (Producers)
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SON OF SAUL László Nemes, Gábor Sipos
DOCUMENTARY
13th Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Howard Barish
ANIMATED FILM
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS Travis Knight
DIRECTOR
LA LA LAND Damien Chazelle
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Kenneth Lonergan
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
LION Luke Davies
LEADING ACTOR
CASEY AFFLECK Manchester by the Sea
LEADING ACTRESS
EMMA STONE La La Land
SUPPORTING ACTOR
DEV PATEL Lion
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
VIOLA DAVIS Fences
ORIGINAL MUSIC
LA LA LAND Justin Hurwitz
CINEMATOGRAPHY
LA LA LAND Linus Sandgren
EDITING
HACKSAW RIDGE John Gilbert
PRODUCTION DESIGN
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Stuart Craig, Anna Pinnock
COSTUME DESIGN
JACKIE Madeline Fontaine
MAKE UP & HAIR
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS J. Roy Helland, Daniel Phillips
SOUND
ARRIVAL Sylvain Bellemare, Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariépy Strobl
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE JUNGLE BOOK Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones, Adam Valdez
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
A LOVE STORY Khaled Gad, Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara, Elena Ruscombe-King
BRITISH SHORT FILM
HOME Shpat Deda, Afolabi Kuti, Daniel Mulloy, Scott O’Donnell
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
TOM HOLLAND
The LEGO Batman Movie Review
The Plot
In LEGO Gotham Batman finds his comfortable existence of single handily saving the city interrupted when the Joker’s latest scheme sees all the familiar villains suddenly out of action. Meanwhile he has to deal with a hotshot new police commissioner and the boy Bruce Wayne accidentally adopted.
The Good
In the LEGO Movie Will Arnett’s boastful hard rocking Batman was an unexpected delight. It’s rare that supporting comedy figures are so instantly popular that they are immediately given their own starring vehicle. The resulting Lego Batman film has the same glorious visual style as the eye catching Lego movie, which turned the universally popular children’s toy into big screen delight. In addition to an immensely fun and colourful visual appeal, the new film in the rapidly emerging Lego Franchise share much of the same playful comedy tone that made the Lego movie such a sure-fire hit with fans of any age.
The LEGO Batman Movie manages to strike a pretty perfect balance, combining frequent nods to the rich comicbook and cinematic history of the Batman franchise with an entirely original take on DC’s most famous creations. The team behind the film succeed in integrating all the familiar characters and gadget packed Batman action with the unique properties of the even more wildly imaginative LEGO universe. As with the very best parody there’s also a strong undercurrent of affection for the character that will be shared and appreciated by fans.
Leading man Arnett remains a magnificent vocal fit for the costume clad role, using his trademark flare for hilarious delusional narcissism to create the perfect parody of the iconic bat suited billionaire vigilante. Watching him dispatching villains whilst performing his own hard rocking theme songs is pure ridiculous joy.
The rest of the film’s vocal stars are all equally familiar and well-chosen talents. Michael Cera is a perfect foil for his Arrested Development co-star Arnett’s bluster, playing a wide eyed and eager to please young Robin. Rosario Dawson does a good job of playing a frequently exasperated New Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon and Zach Galifianakis has plenty of fun playing an emotionally fragile Joker who really just wants Batman to give him some proper attention. Finally Ralph Fiennes lends some authentic British pomp to Batman’s long suffering man servant Alfred.
Enjoyable comedy performances, and constant laugh packed action consistently maintains the attention of audiences of any age. A somewhat spectacular action climax featuring musical numbers and cameos from some unexpected characters is just one of the treats the film offers Batman and LEGO fans.
The Bad
The harshest of critics might suggest that Arnett’s arrogant Batman parody is effectively an entirely one note joke. While Arnett no doubt excels at this kind of humour, lampooning misplaced egotism, it’s fair to say for much of the film he’s treading in very familiar waters. Though undeniably a good fit for this Batman send up, it is definitely the same comedy stich that Arnett has offered up in Arrested Development, Bojack Horseman and just about every big screen cameo he’s turned in. Though a welcome and often scene stealing delight in small doses of ensemble casts or episodic TV, it’s fair to say that those that aren’t so impressed by it will find it harder to tolerate in full feature length glory.
The Ugly Truth
The LEGO Batman movie serves as both a magnificent expansion of the newly created LEGO cinematic universe and playful comic book homage. Young fans and older Batman devotees alike will equally enjoy the experience. The film also serves as a total antidote to the increasingly drab and dreary world of Zach Synder’s live action DC Universe.
Review by Russell Nelson
Max Irons Bitter Harvest Interview
Max Irons spoke exclusively to Red Carpet News about upcoming historical drama Bitter Harvet. Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events the film conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the largely forgotten genocidal famine engineered by Stalin.
The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union. With an exceptional cast of established and rising stars, the film recreates one of the most dramatic and dangerous episodes in the history of 20th Century Europe.
Check out the interview below where Max talks about preparing for the role, the importance of the painful subject matter and working with costars like Samantha Barks & Terrence Stamp.
Craig Roberts Talks Red Oaks Final Season 3
While being celebrated in London as a rising British star by the Newport Beach Film Festival, Craig Roberts spoke to Red Carpet News about the frankly awesome Amazon original series Red Oaks.
Craig confirmed that while he still remains in the dark about exactly what’s in store for David and how the show will ultimately end, the cast will start filming the new series soon with a likely release date before the end of the year.
While fans will be delighted to see the cult favorite show get another batch of episodes, sadly Craig also confirms that this third season will definitely be the last.
Speaking about the climactic events of the season two’s final episode that saw David turn his back on everything and moving to New York, Robert’s compared it to the iconic closing moments of The Graduate. Time will tell whether season three will pick up with the characters in their new lives or find everyone conveniently brought back to Red Oaks yet again for one last summer.
One thing that remains to be seen after his dramatic change of circumstance at the end of season two is whether or not Paul Reiser will be back as grumpy club president Getty. Craig jokes that they may have ‘lost him to the dark side’ as Reiser has now joined the principal cast of Netflix’s own award winning series Stranger Things. Though filming has already wrapped on the second season of Stranger Things it remains to be seen whether Reiser will be able to juggle commitments on both 1980s set shows for the rival streaming services.
In any case for now fans can at least feel excited for more awful fashion, catchy retro pop hits and note perfect comedy drama when Red Oaks Returns. Till then check out the interview below:
Charles Dance Pays Tribute To Sir John Hurt
Speaking at the London awards ceremony for the Newport Beach Film Festival Charles Dance paid tribute to Sir John Hurt following the recent tragic loss of the iconic British actor. Dance worked with the veteran actor on what sadly proved to be Hurt’s final screen appearance . Sir John plays a terminally ill screenwriter in the yet to be released drama That Good Night, made all the more poignant by real life events. Charles Dance talks about his experiences working with Sir John below and what he thinks made Hurt such a unique and talented performer.