‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ sweeps 7 awards at BAFTA 2023
The Hindu
Anti-war German drama won prizes including best picture and best director, at the British Academy Film Awards
Hollywood stars and U.K. royalty converged on London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday for the British Academy Film Awards, where German-language antiwar drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” led the pack of nominees.
“All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards.
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The visceral depiction of life and death in the World War I trenches was up for 14 awards, including best picture. It received a handful of early awards for best adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, score and a film not in English, and cemented its favourite status when filmmaker Edward Berger was named best director.
Irish tragicomedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” took four trophies, including best British film, while rock biopic “Elvis” also won four on Sunday night in London.
“Banshees” won the separate award for best British film.