Oppenheimer and Poor Things shine at the 77th BAFTA Film Awards, with Oppenheimer securing seven awards and Poor Things winning five. (Warner Bros.)
The 77th BAFTA Film Awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall in London on February 18, 2024, saw Oppenheimer and Poor Things emerge as the major winners. Hosted by David Tennant, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards 2024 recognized Oppenheimer with seven awards, while Poor Things secured five. Notably, despite competing with Oppenheimer on multiple award nights, the Barbie movie failed to secure any awards at the BAFTA Film Awards 2024.
Oppenheimer, with a total of 13 nominations, won seven awards across various categories, including cinematography and editing. The winners of the BAFTA Awards 2024 are as follows:
- Best Film: Oppenheimer
- Outstanding British Film: Poor Things
- Outstanding debut by a British writer, director, or producer: Earth Mama - Savanah Leaf (writer, director, producer), Shirley O’Connor (producer), Medb Riordan (producer)
- Best film not in the English language: The Zone of Interest
- Best documentary: 20 Days in Mariupol
- Best animated film: The Boy and the Heron
- Best director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Best original screenplay: Anatomy of a Fall
- Best adapted screenplay: American Fiction
- Best leading actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things
- Best leading actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
- Best supporting actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
- Best supporting actor: Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer
- Best casting: The Holdovers
- Best cinematography: Oppenheimer
- Best Editing: Oppenheimer
- Best costume design: Poor Things
- Best makeup and hair: Poor Things
- Best original score: Oppenheimer
- Best production design: Poor Things
- Best sound: The Zone of Interest
- Best special visual effects: Poor Things
- Best British short animation: Crab Day
- Best British short film: Jellyfish and Lobster
- EE Rising Star award: Mia McKenna-Bruce
The BAFTA Film Awards 2024 celebrated excellence in filmmaking, with Oppenheimer and Poor Things standing out as the night's most celebrated films.
