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Ellen DeGeneres ‏@TheEllenShow Wow. What a sweep. Congratulations @Adele and of course the incredible @Beyonce. #GRAMMYs Bafta Film Awards 2017 London ollywood musical “La La Land” picked up five BritishH Bafta film awards on Sunday, including best director and actress, paving the way for Oscar success later this month. The dreamy tribute to the heyday of Hollywood musicals was named best film, while also picking up gongs for cinematography and original Best Film: La La Land music, in the ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Best Director: Accepting the award for Damien Chazelle, La La Land best director -- beating off Best British Film: I, Daniel Blake competition from the likes of Los Angeles and Song of the Year -- along with two other at songwriting, for her ubiquitous hit “Hello” Ken Loach and Tom Ford -- Best Actor: Casey Affleck, dele on Sunday triumphed once again at pop awards. Beyonce walked away with two and Album of the Year for “25.” Damien Chazelle said it was Manchester by the Sea Athe Grammys with five awards for her trophies. And in a sentimental homage to Adele made a similar sweep in 2012 with an “incredible honour” and a Best Actress: latest blockbuster album of ballads, but she late rock icon David Bowie, his final album her last album “21” -- which remains the only pleasure to be there along with Emma Stone, La La Land used her moment in the sun to heap praise “Blackstar” earned five awards, including four album to have outsold “25” in the past decade. those behind the film. on Beyonce, whom she bested for top posthumous prizes for the singer. Fighting back tears, Adele took the podium Leading actress Emma Best Supporting Actor: honours. Adele, who has stood by her winning style and paid tribute to Beyonce, who had led the Stone, who plays an aspiring Dev Patel, Lion The English balladeer swept of heart-wrenching songs of loss and regret, night’s nominations with nine for her politically actress in “La La Land”, took Best Supporting Actress: up the trio of major prizes became the first act ever to sweep the three key edgy “Lemonade.” on a political tone in her Viola Davis, Fences at the music industry’s categories in two different years. “My idol is Queen Bey and I adore you. You acceptance speech. “In a time Best foreign film: biggest night -- She won Record of the Year, which recognizes move my soul every day,” Adele said as she that is so divisive I think it’s in January and has been Flying the flag for UK the bureaucracy of Britain’s Son of Saul (Hungary) Album, Record overall song, and Song of the Year, which looks looked at Beyonce. (AFP) really special we were all able to nominated for 14 Oscars. filmmaking was Ken Loach’s social welfare system. come together tonight, thanks The best actor Bafta award “I, Daniel Blake”, which won Accepting the award for Special Effects: The Jungle Book to Bafta, and to celebrate the went to Casey Affleck, for his the outstanding British film outstanding British film, Animated Film: positive,” she said. role in the drama “Manchester but lost out in four other 80-year-old Loach said Kubo and the Two Strings A throwback to Hollywood’s By The Sea”, beating Ryan categories. Set in Newcastle, filmmakers stand “with the Pictures: Sundance Selects, Lionsgate, Golden Age, “La La Land” took Gosling who was nominated northeast England, the film people” and took aim at the Focus Features, Roadside Attractions, Los Angeles pregnant. home seven Golden Globes for “La La Land”. tells of one man’s battle against government. (AFP) Paramount Pictures © GRAPHIC NEWS eyonce made her performance Beyonce chose not to play it safe, debut as the expecting mother instead putting on an extravagant and ofB twins on Sunday with a New Age abstract performance with touches of celebration of women at the Grammy Indian spirituality and ancient Egypt. Los Angeles Awards. Beyonce was introduced by her hance the Rapper on Sunday won three The pop superstar, who leads the proud mother before an image of the Grammys including Best New Artist, night’s nominations, appeared for the 35-year-old singer, her baby bump Cvalidating the rapid rise of the hip-hop star first time in public since she set the openly visible, flashed on the screen. who has released his music only through internet ablaze with news that she is (AFP) MOVIES... COMING SOON... next week streaming. The rapper, who has been open about his Christianity, told the televised Grammys 2017 Winners in the main categories gala: “I claim the victory in the name of the Lord.” “I know people think that Album of independence means you do it the year by yourself, but independence “25” means freedom,” Chance said. Adele The 23-year-old rapper from Best rock song “Blackstar” Chicago, whose real name Record of David Bowie* is Chancelor Bennett, the year won Best New “Hello” Best new artist Best rock Artist, Best Rap Adele Chance the Rapper performance Performance “Blackstar” Song of Best rap album David Bowie and Best Rap the year Best pop solo Best pop “Coloring Book” Album, going “Hello” Best alternative up against performance vocal album Chance the Rapper “Hello” “25” Adele and music album Greg Kurstin A-listers Adele Adele “Blackstar” including David Bowie his mentor *Died on Jan 10, 2016 Kanye West and chart- topper Drake. Beyonce (center) performs during the 58th Grammy Awards Rock Dog Tulip Fever Bitter Harvest Logan The Shack Best pop duo/group Best urban contemporary album Best R&B album Director: Ash Brannon Director: Justin Chadwick Director: George Mendeluk Director: James Mangold Director: Stuart Hazeldine performance “Lemonade” “Lalah Hathaway Live” Stars: Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dane Stars: Terence Stamp, Max Irons, Stars: Doris Morgado, Hugh Stars: Sam Worthington, Octavia “Stressed Out” Beyonce Lalah Hathaway Twenty One Pilots J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Zach Barry Pepper, Tom Austen Jackman, Boyd Holbrook, Dafne Spencer, Tim McGraw, Radha Best music video Best rock album Best country album Galifianakis Keen Mitchell Keener “Formation” “Tell Me I’m Pretty” “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” Beyonce Cage the Elephant Sturgill Simpson Source : Grammy.com/AFP Photo/Valerie Macon (www.imdb.com)