At the Golden Globes, the German production "Nothing New in the West" was still empty in January. At the British film prize Bafta, on the other hand, the classic film adaptation does justice to its role as a favourite. Among other things, Edward Berger is honored as best director.
The German anti-war film has been awarded prizes in several categories by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), including "Best Film" and "Best Foreign Language Film". Filmmaker Edward Berger was honored with the award for best director for World War II drama. The 53-year-old prevailed against fellow nominees Martin McDonagh, Park Chan-wook, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Todd Field and Gina Prince-Bythewood at the evening gala in London.
In addition, "Nothing New in the West" won in the categories "Best Sound" and "Best Camera". Berger's film was nominated a total of 14 times - making it one of the foreign films with the most nominations in British film history.
The Netflix production is a remake of Erich-Maria Remarque's 1928 anti-war novel of the same name about the experiences of a young German soldier in World War I. There was already a US film adaptation. In the German version, actor Felix Kammerer plays the leading role. At the Golden Globes in Los Angeles on January 11, "Nothing New on the West" was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, but went away empty-handed.
There were surprises at the Baftas for Best Actor, where Cate Blanchett ("Tár") and Austin Butler ("Elvis") took home the trophies. Previous favorites were Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All At Once") and Colin Farrell ("The Banshees Of Inisherin").
The tragic comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin received four Baftas. Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan received the Gold Mask trophy for their performance in supporting roles. The film, directed by Martin McDonagh, also won Best Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film.
The biopic "Elvis" also received a total of four awards. In addition to the Butler Lead Actor award, the film also received Baftas for casting, costumes, and makeup and hair. The crazy fantasy film "Everything Everywhere All At Once", which was nominated in ten categories, only received the award for editing.
The award ceremony in London's Royal Festival Hall was moderated by British actor Richard E. Grant. After the Oscars and the Golden Globes, the Bafta Awards are among the most coveted awards in the industry. A pointer to the Oscars, which will be awarded three weeks later in Los Angeles, they have rarely been in recent years.
