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New Zealand filmmaker Campion wrapped up a
successful weekend for her comeback feature film, after winning
the top honours at the Directors Guild of America awards in
Beverly Hills the day before.
Based on the 1967 novel by Thomas Savage, the
critically-acclaimed movie set on a 1920s Montana ranch marks
the return of Oscar winner Campion to feature films since 2009’s
“Bright Star”.
"Jane ... you are a visionary whose trail blazed through the
last 30 years of cinema with stories about the silenced, the
under-represented and the misunderstood," producer Tanya
Seghatchian said as she accepted the award on behalf of Campion,
who was absent.
"You've inspired legions of women to find their voices. We're
here because of you."
Campion later briefly appeared via a video call on the phone of
one of the film's producers during the winners' press
conference, and said she was "overwhelmed".
Hosted by Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson, this
year's ceremony, known as the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film
and Television Arts) returned as a usual glitzy red carpet event
at London's Royal Albert Hall, following a virtual event last
year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There were references to the war in Ukraine, with some nominees
wearing ribbons and badges in the blue and yellow colours of the
Ukrainian flag or speaking about the crisis on the red carpet
and on stage.
"Dune", a mammoth adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, had
lead nominations with 11 nods, mainly in the creative and
technical categories. It won five awards.
"Belfast", Kenneth Brannagh's semi-autobiographical black and
white comedy drama set at the onset of Northern Ireland's three
decades of conflict, won outstanding British film.
Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" remake won two awards,
including best supporting actress for Ariana DeBose.
Fresh from his win at the Screen Actors Guild awards, Troy
Katsur, who is deaf, won supporting actor for "CODA", a
coming-of-age story about the only hearing member of a deaf
family.
"This is a historic moment because it's been an extremely long
time for folks to really accept a different perspective of the
deaf community and deaf actors," Kotsur told Reuters on the red
carpet via an interpreter.
"Finally they look at me not as a deaf person, but as an artist
and an actor who happens to be deaf."
An absent Will Smith won the leading actor award for playing the
father of tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams in "King
Richard", while Joanna Scanlan won leading actress for
portraying a widow who discovers her late husband's devastating
secret in "After Love".
For a Factbox on the key winners, click here
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Additional reporting by
Hanna Rantala; Editing by Susan Fenton and Andrew Heavens)
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