[ Admirably slick, with few major incidents or huge shocks, this year’s BAFTAs were a pretty classy affair. For the most part, the winners were thoroughly deserving and respectable choices all-around — Christopher Nolan’s pessimistic, cerebral biopic Oppenheimer took Best Film, while Nolan took Best Director, and his leading man, Cillian Murphy, snagged Best Actor. … Read more
[ Oppenheimer, the film about the father of the atomic bomb, swept the board at the Bafta Film Awards, taking home seven gongs including best film, director, leading actor and supporting actor. The best film award was presented by actor Michael J Fox, who was greeted with a standing ovation as he came on stage … Read more
[ “I find it the oddest thing when people refer to me as a Black actor,” says Jeffrey Wright. “What is a Black actor? Is the process different for a Black actor? Is the outcome different? It makes absolutely no sense.” At the same time, he thinks, considering the history “of limitations and false judgements” … Read more
