THE REVENANT Wins Big At 2016 BAFTA’s With Five; MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Wins Four

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As we head into the final two weeks leading up to the 88th Academy Awards, the British Academy Awards were handed out Sunday evening. The Awards were hosted for an eleventh year by Stephen Fry and held at London’s Royal Opera House.

THE REVENANT was named Best Film with Alejandro G. Iñárritu winning Director and Leonardo DiCaprio receiving the award for Leading Actor. Emmanuel Lubezki won for Cinematography – his fourth BAFTA overall and third win in a row, and the film also won for Sound.

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD won four awards for its return to the big screen: Costume Design, Production Design, Make Up & Hair and Editing.

In a ceremony that reflected an outstanding year of filmmaking, 12 further features received BAFTA awards:

Leading Actress was presented to Brie Larson for her portrayal of a young mother held captive in ROOM, while the award for Supporting Actress went to Kate Winslet for her performance in STEVE JOBS. Mark Rylance received the BAFTA for Supporting Actor in BRIDGE OF SPIES, with Steven Spielberg onstage to accept the award on his behalf.

The award for Outstanding British Film went to BROOKLYN, a transatlantic love story about a young woman caught between a future in New York and her home in Ireland. British film AMY triumphed against domestic and international competition to receive the BAFTA for Documentary.

The award for Original Music went to Ennio Morricone for his work on THE HATEFUL EIGHT, marking the composer’s sixth BAFTA in this category. SPOTLIGHTwas successful in the Original Screenplay category, and the BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay went to THE BIG SHORT.