Oppenheimer and Poor Things dominated at this year's awards - but what about the best of the rest?
Oppenheimer and Poor Things dominated at this year's awards - but what about the best of the rest?If you thought the Baftas might shake up the trajectory of the awards season so far, you were mistaken: it was another big night for, which has already swept the Golden Globes and looks set to dominate the Oscars, too. Christopher Nolan’s already much-adorned biopic took home seven awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for its lead, Cillian Murphy.
Elsewhere, though, there were nods across the categories for films without mega marketing budgets, veteran Hollywood actors or controversial sex scenes, all of which have a tendency to dominate both headlines and conversation – so here’s a guide to all the winners that you might not have heard of.Won: Outstanding British Film, Best Film Not in the English Language, Best Soundis a Holocaust film like no other.
This debut feature film written and directed by Savanah Leaf – who was born in London and moved to San Francisco when she was eight – is a stark portrait of Gia , a black single mother with two children in care and another on the way.
In this powerhouse of a debut from director Molly Manning Walker, we are confronted with the uncomfortable realities of teen sexuality – peer pressure, gender dynamics, misunderstandings and consent. It follows a group of three 16-year-old girls on a rite-of-passage holiday in Malia – only one of them, Tara is a virgin, and when they make friends with a few lads on the adjacent balcony, she’s quickly faced with a series of life altering decisions and events.