77th British Academy Film Awards facts for kids

The 77th British Academy Film Awards, also known as the BAFTAs, happened on February 18, 2024. This event celebrates the best movies from 2023, both from the UK and other countries. It took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts gives out these awards. They honor the best full-length movies and documentaries shown in British cinemas during 2023.

This year, the show was hosted by David Tennant for the first time. He was very excited to celebrate the amazing films and the talented people who make them. The awards show was shown live on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK. People in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, and the US could watch it on BritBox International.

The list of movies that might be nominated was shared on January 5, 2024. The actual nominees were announced on January 18, 2024. This was done live by former EE Rising Star Award nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir. You could watch it on BAFTA's Twitter and YouTube pages. The nominees for the EE Rising Star Award, which is chosen by the public, were announced on January 10, 2024. The winners were finally revealed on February 18, 2024.

Celebrating the Winners

The BAFTA longlists were announced on January 5, 2024. The nominees were announced on January 18, 2024. The winners were announced on February 18, 2024.

Special Honors

These are special awards given to people for their amazing work over many years.

BAFTA Fellowship

The BAFTA Fellowship is the highest honor the Academy can give to a person.

• Samantha Morton received this special award.

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

This award celebrates someone who has made a huge difference to British movies.

• June Givanni was honored with this award.

Award Categories and Winners

Here are the winners for each category. The winners are listed first and are in bold letters.

About the Ceremony

The awards show was streamed live in the UK on BBC One and iPlayer. It was also available on BritBox International in several other countries. People in Australia could watch it later because of the time difference.

Before the main show, Clara Amfo and Alex Zane hosted the red carpet event. This was streamed live on BAFTA's Facebook, X, and YouTube pages. Zainab Jiwa also shared live updates from the red carpet on BAFTA's TikTok channel.

Three big movies, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Oppenheimer, started with the most possible nominations, each having fifteen. This was a record, matching the movie All Quiet on the Western Front from the year before. In the end, Oppenheimer got the most actual nominations with thirteen. Poor Things was next with eleven.

However, the popular movie Barbie only received five nominations. It didn't get nominated for Best Film or Best Director (for Greta Gerwig). Some people were surprised by this. Another surprise was that Lily Gladstone was not nominated for Best Actress for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon. Many fans shared their confusion about this on social media.

The two big movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer, which were part of the "Barbenheimer" trend, together received eighteen nominations. They competed against each other in three categories.

English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed her song "Murder on the Dancefloor" at the ceremony. This song became very popular again after being featured in the movie Saltburn. It was a huge hit online, especially on Instagram and TikTok, and even re-entered music charts around the world. Also, British actress Hannah Waddingham sang "Time After Time" during a special part of the show that remembered people in the film industry who had passed away.

Prince William attended the BAFTAs this year without his wife, Catherine. She was recovering from surgery. Kensington Palace shared this news before the event. Prince William watched the awards and then met some of the winners and nominees.

The BAFTA Awards show was not broadcast completely live this year. It was shown with a two-hour delay on the BBC. The three-hour ceremony was edited down to two hours for TV. The producers explained that they try different things each year to make the show enjoyable for viewers. Even though there's a delay for TV, everything happens live in the room.

Award Statistics

These tables show which films received the most nominations and awards.

Images for kids

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  Christopher Nolan, Best Film co-winner and Best Director winner

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  Cillian Murphy, Best Actor winner

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  Emma Stone, Best Actress winner

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  Robert Downey Jr., Best Supporting Actor winner

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  Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Best Supporting Actress winner

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  Justine Triet, Best Original Screenplay co-winner

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  Hayao Miyazaki, Best Animated Film co-winner

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  Mstyslav Chernov, Best Documentary co-winner

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  Jonathan Glazer, Best Film Not in the English Language winner and Outstanding British Film co-winner

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  Ludwig Göransson, Best Original Score winner

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  Mia McKenna-Bruce, EE Rising Star Award winner

Remembering Those We Lost

The "In Memoriam" part of the show honored people from the film industry who passed away. During this segment, Hannah Waddingham sang the song "Time After Time".

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Premios BAFTA 2023 para niños