lifestyle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2016 Awards ‘The Revenant’ and DiCaprio are winners at BAFTA film awards he UK film industry showered Valentine’s amazing.” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” won Day love on “The Revenant” Sunday, the BAFTA for visual effects. The black comedy Tawarding the endurance epic five prizes, anthology “Wild Tales,” written and directed by including best picture and best actor, at the Argentine Damian Szifron, won for non- British Academy Film Awards. Leonardo English language film. The famed Italian film DiCaprio cemented his Oscar-favorite status composer, Ennio Morricone at age 87 received by taking the best-actor trophy for playing a the music award for his score to Quentin bear-battling fur trapper in a brutally wild Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight.” American West. Alejandro G Inarritu was named best director for what he called a A lifetime achievement “human and tender story,” and “The Revenant” The movie awards season has been domi- also won prizes for cinematography and nated by debate about why the film industry sound. remains dominated by white men. All the act- DiCaprio, who has been nominated three ing nominees for the Oscars both this year times before at the British awards without and last have been white. The BAFTAs are winning, said in his acceptance speech that he slightly more diverse, with two black actors was “absolutely humbled” to beat “The nominated - Boyega and Idris Elba, a support- US actor Leonardo DiCaprio poses with the award for a leading actor for Martian” star Matt Damon, “Trumbo”“s Bryan ing-actor contender for “Beasts of No Nation.” his work on the film ‘The Revenant’. Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu poses with the award for a Cranston, Michael Fassbender for “Steve Jobs,” Pioneering black American actor Sidney director for the film ‘The Revenant’ which won the award for best film at and Eddie Redmayne for “The Danish Girl.” He Poitier - the first black best-actor Oscar winner, the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards. — AP/AFP photos cited the influence on his work of British in 1963 - received a lifetime achievement actors including Tom Courtney, Peter O’Toole, award, the BAFTA fellowship. Winners Daniel Day Lewis and his “Revenant” co-star A group called Creatives of Colour Network Tom Hardy, and sent thanks and greetings to organized a protest beside the red carpet Film - “The Revenant” his mother, whose birthday fell on Sunday. against a lack of racial diversity in show busi- British Film - “Brooklyn” The British awards, known as BAFTAs, are ness. Demonstrators rallied under the hashtag Director - Alejando G Inarritu, “The Revenant” considered a portent of success at #baftablackout, and distributed leaflets Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” Hollywood’s Feb 28 Academy Awards. “The declaring the awards “male, pale and stale.” Actress - Brie Larson, “Room” Revenant” has earned DiCaprio his sixth Oscar The head of the British film academy said she Supporting Actor - Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” nomination - and, many believe, his best shot supported the protesters’ aims. “Our industry Supporting Actress - Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs” at finally winning. DiCaprio said it was out of isn’t diverse enough, so the pool of people to Rising Star - John Boyega his hands, but expressed pride in what he draw award winners from isn’t diverse British Debut - Director/producer Naji Abu Nowar and producer Rupert called “not just a film, but an epic journey we enough,” chief executive Amanda Berry told Lloyd, “Theeb” all went on.” “We put our heart and soul into the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Like Original Screenplay - “Spotlight” this movie ... It’s up to the world now and vot- Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts Adapted Screenplay - “The Big Short” ers to decide,” he said at a post-ceremony and Sciences, the British film academy says it Film Not in the English Language - “Wild Tales” news conference. The best-actress trophy will work to make sure its 6,500 voting mem- Music - Ennio Morricone, “The Hateful Eight” went to Brie Larson as a mother trying to bers become a more diverse group. On the Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Revenant” shield her son from a terrible reality in “Room.” red carpet, Boyega said he was glad the issue Editing - “Mad Max: Fury Road” US actor Leonardo DiCaprio (right) poses with the award for a leading She won out over Alicia Vikander for “The was being aired. “I just think a larger conversa- Production Design - “Mad Max: Fury Road” actor for his work on the film ‘The Revenant’ with award presenter US Danish Girl,” Cate Blanchett for “Carol,” Maggie tion is being had and I think that’s a very, very Costume Design - “Mad Max: Fury Road” actor Tom Cruise (left). Smith for “The Lady in the Van” and Saoirse positive thing,” he said. — AP Sound - “The Revenant” Ronan for “Brooklyn.” Visual Effects - “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Makeup and Hair - “Mad Max: Fury Road” Doubt themselves Animated Feature - “Inside Out” Supporting performer prizes went to Mark Short Film - “Operator” Rylance, a soft-spoken Soviet agent in “Bridge Short Animation - “Edmond” of Spies,” and Kate Winslet, an Apple executive Documentary - “Amy” in “Steve Jobs.” Winslet dedicated the prize to Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema - Angels Costumes “all those young women who doubt them- Academy Fellowship - Sidney Poitier.-AP selves,” recalling that she once had been told to go for “the fat-girl parts.” “Look at me now!” Winslet said. “The Revenant” beat several hotly tipped awards contenders, including Steven Spielberg’s Cold War thriller “Bridge of Spies” and Todd Haynes’ lesbian romance “Carol.” Each had nine BAFTA nominations, but Sound editors Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A Montano, “Bridge of Spies” won only for Rylance’s per- Jon Taylor and Randy Thom pose with their awards for sound for their formance, while “Carol” was shut out. work on the film ‘The Revenant’. Irish emigrant saga “Brooklyn” was named best British film, a distinct category, while the documentary prize went to “Amy,” a powerful portrait of the rise and fall of singer Amy Winehouse. George Miller’s dystopian thrill ride “Mad Max: Fury Road” took four prizes: editing, production design, costume design, and hair and makeup. Two leading Oscar con- tenders also won awards: “Spotlight,” the dra- ma about newspaper reporters investigating sex abuses in the Catholic Church, for original screenplay, nd “The Big Short,” the financial cri- sis dramedy, for adapted screenplay. On a crisp, cool London winter evening, hundreds of fans gathered to watch the stars arrive at the Royal Opera House. Among the arrivals were nominees DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Fassbender, Blanchett, Spielberg, Winslet, and “Star Wars” action hero John Boyega. Inside the plush auditorium, actor-comedian Stephen Fry hosted a ceremony that included a Valentine’s-themed kiss-cam stunt which saw seatmates including DiCaprio and Maggie Producer Steve Golin (third right), Mexican director, writer and producer Smith smooch onscreen. Alejandro G Inarritu (third left), winner also of the award for a director, US pro- Boyega won the Rising Star award - decid- ducer Mary Parent (second left) and US producer Keith Redmon (second right) ed by public vote - and dedicated it to “all the and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio (right), winner of the leader actor award, pose Lily Donaldson British actress Gwendoline young dreamers who are hard-working, who with the award for best film for ‘The Revenant’ with award presenter Tom Cruise Christie are determined and who quite frankly are (left). Sonoya Mizuno British actor Idris Elba British actor Eddie Redmayne British actor John Boyega British actor John Boyega Award presenter British actor Sacha Baron Cohen Award presenter British actor and director Stanley Tucci. Argentinian director Damian Szifron (right) poses with the award for a film not in the English lan- Director Naji Abu Nowar, left, and producer Rupert Lloyd pose with their guage for ‘Wild Tales’ with Hugo Sigman (second left) and award presenters Irish actor Domhnall awards for Outstanding Debut for the film ‘Theeb’. Gleeson (left) and US actress Carrie Fisher (second right)..