‘Navalny’, about jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, won the documentary category
Edward Berger poses with his award for Best Director for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' during the 2023 BAFTA awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London on February 19 2023. Picture: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
It won seven awards overall: best film, adapted screenplay, film not in the English language, director for Edward Berger, cinematography, sound and original score. Austin Butler won the leading actor prize for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in “Elvis”. He thanked the Presley family in his acceptance speech.Cate Blanchett won the leading actress prize for her portrayal of a gay conductor of a Berlin orchestra whose career comes tumbling down due to an abuse scandal in “Tár”, an undertaking she described as “very dangerous and career-ending potentially”.
Grozev, whom Russia put on a wanted list in December, said on Friday he had been “banned by British police from attending” the Baftas for security reasons.
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