Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler appeared in nice spirits on the 76th EE British Academy Movie Awards held on the Royal Pageant Corridor on Sunday night time.
The pair, who gained awards for greatest actor and actress respectively, shared a heartfelt hug on the purple carpet hours earlier than receiving their gongs.
Cate, 53, displayed her famously elegant style sense in a form-fitting black velvet robe with an array of pearl necklaces.
The Blue Jasmine star swept her blonde tresses into a classy up-do, and her costume boasted a easy full-length skirt
In the meantime Austin, 31, regarded dapper in a black Alexander McQueen tuxedo as they posed for a slew of snaps collectively.
Friends: Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler appeared in nice spirits on the 76th EE British Academy Movie Awards held on the Royal Pageant Corridor on Sunday night time
Candy second : The pair, who’ve been nominated for greatest actor and actress, shared a heartfelt hug on the purple carpet
Heartfelt: That they had a mini reunion earlier than heading into the awards ceremony
The largest night time in British movie returned on Sunday night with actor Richard E. Grant taking the helm to current the 76th EE British Academy Movie Awards.
Held on the Royal Pageant Corridor, Richard, 65, was joined by Alison Hammond to host the star-studded ceremony, whereas movie critic Ali Plum was on the purple carpet with Vick Hope.
Austin was awarded Finest Actor on the awards, beating out favorite Colin Farrell in a shock upset.
The actor fought again tears as he paid tribute to the Presley household whereas accepting the honour, after portraying the late King Of Rock within the Baz Lurhmann biopic.
Thanking the entire crew and group he labored with on the movie, Austin admitted he was ‘simply making an attempt to take all of it in,’ as he fought again tears whereas accepting the honour.
‘This implies the world to me,’ Butler instructed the ceremony, nonetheless utilizing the Elvis drawl that he discovered for Baz Luhrmann’s film.
He additionally paid tribute to the Presley household who provided perception into Elvis’ life for the biopic, including he ‘hopes he made them proud.’
Cate Blanchett was additionally awarded Finest Main Actress for her efficiency within the biopic Tar, the movie’s solely huge win of the night time.
Tearfully, she accepted the gong as she thanked her mom and director Todd Discipline, including that Blanchett additionally stated that 2022 had been an ‘extraordinary 12 months for girls’.
Image of magnificence! Cate, one of many favourites to scooped Finest Actress for her position in Tar, displayed her famously elegant style sense in a form-fitting black velvet robe with an array of pearl necklaces
Glammed up! The Blue Jasmine star swept her blonde tresses into a classy up-do, and her costume boasted a easy full-length skirt
She added that it had damaged down that ladies’s expertise just isn’t ‘monolithic’, and that her position as Lydia Tar ‘was a harmful and career-ending potential enterprise’.
Netflix’s German warfare epic All Quiet On The Western Entrance was the massive winner of the night time with a complete of seven gongs, together with Finest Movie, whereas The Banshees of Inisherin was shut behind with 5, together with Finest British Movie and Finest Supporting Actor and Actress respectively.
The movie, which is predicated on the 1929 novel of the identical identify by Erich Maria Remarque, equals Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2001) because the movie which isn’t spoken within the English language with essentially the most nominations in BAFTA’s historical past.
Directed by Edward Berger, it stars Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Sebastian Hülk, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic and Devid Striesow.
Throughout his opening monologue, Richard referenced Will Smith’s notorious slap ultimately 12 months’s Oscars, telling audiences that ‘on my watch nobody will get slapped tonight’.
Smith stormed onto the stage in the course of the 94th annual Academy Awards in March and slapped presenter Chris Rock after the comic made a joke about his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith.
The actor, who went on to win the coveted greatest actor Oscar moments later, was later banned from all Academy occasions for the following 10 years and resigned from the organisation.
Talking on the Baftas, Grant stated that the one slaps being obtained on Sunday can be ‘on the again’.
‘What a fantastic 12 months to be internet hosting the Baftas,’ he stated.
‘In 2022, film audiences have been effectively and actually again and there has by no means been a greater time to go to the cinema till proper now.’
He added: ‘Effectively, not proper now, I am making an attempt my greatest and no person on my watch will get slapped tonight… besides on the again.’
Dashing: Austin, 31, regarded dapper in a black tuxedo as they posed for a slew of snaps collectively
Star-studded: The largest night time in British movie is again with actor Richard E. Grant taking the helm to current the 76th EE British Academy Movie Awards
Because the ceremony received underway, Carey Mulligan was incorrectly introduced because the winner of the Supporting Actress award after a translation gaffe whereas deaf actor Troy Kotsur was presenting.
Oscar-winner Kotsur was delivering the announcement by signal language earlier than a miscommunication resulted in Mulligan’s identify being known as for her efficiency in She Stated.
The announcer shortly corrected the decision and introduced The Banshees Of Inisherin star Kerry Condon because the winner.
Barry Keoghan gained Supporting Actor for The Banshees Of Inisherin, and the 30-year-old Irish actor stated he ‘ought to have deliberate this, actually’ earlier than thanking his co-stars and Eire.