BAFTA Awards 2024: Oppenheimer, Poor Things Win Major Awards

“Oppenheimer” won big at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, including best film and accolades for actor Cillian Murphy and director Christopher Nolan.

The film won seven golden BAFTA masks in total; “Poor Things” came in second with five wins.

Inaugurating the event at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night, BAFTA chair Sarah Putt greeted the star-studded crowd, among them Prince William, who came by himself while his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, is still recovering at home from surgery. William, the president of BAFTA, refrained from giving a speech, presumably due in part to his father King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis last month, which rekindled interest in his personal life.

Here’s the list of winners:

Best Film

“Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas

Best Director                                                                              

“Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan

Leading Actress 

Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

Leading Actor

Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”

Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer” 

Rising Star Award

Mia McKenna-Bruce

Original Screenplay

“Anatomy of a Fall” — Justine Triet, Arthur Harari

Adapted Screenplay

“American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson

Non-English Film

“The Zone of Interest” — Jonathan Glazer

Animated Film

“The Boy and the Heron” — Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki

Documentary

“20 Days in Mariupol” — Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath

Casting

“The Holdovers” — Susan Shopmaker

Cinematography

“Oppenheimer,” Hoyte van Hoytema

Editing

“Oppenheimer,” Jennifer Lame

Original score

“Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Göransson

Sound

“The Zone of Interest” — Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers

Special Visual Effects

“Poor Things” — Simon Hughes