British and Hollywood stars light up the BAFTA red carpet
This were a bit different at this year’s BAFTA awards in comparison to past years. Gone were the leopard skin seats of the Leicester Square Odeon and the classic British wit of Stephen Fry and instead the stars of the UK and Hollywood were dazzled by the grand surroundings of the Royal Opera House and the somewhat lesser wit of Jonathan Ross. Still, the BAFTA red carpet was continued to go from strength to strength with stars coming from all corners of the celebrity globe to attend to BAFTA awards ceremony.
Daniel Craig was without a doubt the most striking of the male actors to grace the red carpet on the night. Sadly for Daniel, the latest Bond film, which was the first to be nominated for a BAFTA, only picked up one award on the night despite being nominated for nine awards. The award it did win was a technical award for sound but nonetheless it is hard to deny Daniel Craig’s success as the new Bond.
The same could not be said for the British film “The Queen”, which picked up a number of awards including best picture and best actress for Helen Miren who looked suitably regal on the BAFTA red carpet before the ceremony.
The other big winner of the night was “The Last King of Scotland” which won best British film and best actor for Forest Whitaker. Paul Greengrass took best director for United 93, a film about the film that crashed into a Pennsylvania field on September 11, 2001.
Overall this year’s BAFTAS ceremony was more serious than past years but it is hard to think that the loss of the classic British wit of Stephen Fry was a mistake. That sense of whimsy is what made the awards feel British and set the ceremony apart from the dozens of other awards ceremonies in the awards season. Hopefully next year the British film awards will feel British again.
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