Belfast wins Outstanding British Film award at this year's BAFTAs
msn.comRead more: Man gives Belfast one star review after not realising it's in black and white Accepting the award, writer and director Kenneth Branagh said: "Thank you to British cinema audiences for watching in tonnage a UK and Irish cinema film at UK and Ireland cinemas. "All hail the streaming revolution, but all hail the big screen too.
It's alive, and long may they live together. "This is a black and white film about the Troubles. It was not an easy pitch, but when the great talent in this room dreams up anything similarly unlikely to make or to finance, please remember if you build it, they will come. "Build it with passion and truth and believe in the originality and uniqueness of your story and your voice and believe in the imagination of the public to embrace every and any kind of story well told. "We are so proud to be included in this year's films; they are all outstanding.
Thank you very much for being so kind to ours, we deeply appreciate it. "Here is the full winner's list from this year's British Academy Film Awards. . . Best Film WINNER: THE POWER OF THE DOG Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman Nominees: BAFTA Award for Outstanding British film WINNER: BELFAST Kenneth Branagh, Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas Nominees: BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer WINNER: THE HARDER THEY FALL Jeymes Samuel (Writer/Director) [also written by Boaz Yakin] Nominees: BAFTA Award for Film not in the English Language WINNER: DRIVE MY CAR - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Teruhisa Yamamoto Nominees: THE HAND OF GOD Paolo Sorrentino, Lorenzo Mieli BAFTA Award for Documentary WINNER: SUMMER OF SOUL (OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED).
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