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 The British Academy of Film and
Television Arts ceremony was held virtually over
two nights, with nominees joining in by video,
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However film stars Hugh Grant and Priyanka
Chopra Jonas appeared in person at London's
Royal Albert Hall while Renee Zellweger and Anna
Kendrick joined from a Los Angeles studio to
present the awards.
"Nomadland", which has already picked up prizes
this awards season, stars 63-year-old McDormand
as a widow, who in the wake of the U.S. economic
recession, turns her van into a mobile home and
sets out on the road, taking on seasonal jobs
along the way.
"We would like to dedicate this award to the
nomadic community who so generously welcomed us
into their lives," Zhao, who won the director
category, said in her acceptance speech.
"Thank you for showing us that ageing is a
beautiful part of life, a journey that we should
all cherish and celebrate. How we treat our
elders says a lot of about who we are as a
society and we need to do better."
"Nomadland" also won for cinematography.
Outstanding British film went to #MeToo revenge
movie "Promising Young Woman", which also won
original screenplay.
The academy also paid tribute to Prince Philip,
Queen Elizabeth’s husband, who died on Friday,
aged 99. Philip was named BAFTA's first
president in 1959. His grandson Prince William
is BAFTA's current president.
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 Following an outcry last year
when BAFTA presented an all-white acting
contenders list, more than half of this year’s
24 nominees were actors of colour.
Film veteran Anthony Hopkins won the leading
actor category for portraying a man with
dementia in "The Father".
"I'm at a time in my life where I never expected
to get this," the 83-year-old told reporters of
the award, adding his age had made making the
movie "easy".
Youn Yuh-jung won supporting actress for "Minari",
in which she plays a grandmother who travels
from South Korea to the United States to look
after her grandchildren.
The 73-year-old, who has won a Screen Actors
Guild award and has been nominated for an Oscar
for her performance, drew laughs in her
acceptance speech when she jokingly said it was
particularly meaningful to be recognised by
"British people, known as very snobbish people".
Daniel Kaluuya, who has swept this awards season
for his portrayal of late Black Panther activist
Fred Hampton in "Judas and the Black Messiah",
won supporting actor.
"Brokeback Mountain" and "Life of Pi" director
Ang Lee received the BAFTA Fellowship, the
academy's top honour, for his contribution to
film.
 (Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Editing by
Diane Craft)
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