Saoirse Ronan lost out on the Best Actress award at the 2018 BAFTAs to Frances McDormand.
Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which Frances starred in, was the big winner at Sunday night’s British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
The film won five awards, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, and Best Original Screenplay for writer-director Martin McDonagh.
Upon winning Outstanding British Film, Martin avoided giving a winners speech, as he told the audience, “I’m half irish so I’m not able to make a speech for this.”
Martin laughed and quickly let his team accept the award on his behalf.
During his acceptance speech for Best Original Screenplay, the London-Irish filmmaker paid tribute to the film’s lead Frances McDormand.
“I think what we’re most proud of about this film, especially in this Time’s Up year, is that it’s a film about a woman who refuses to take any s*** any more, played by a woman who always refuses to take any s***,” he said.
“I’d like to thank Frances McDormand for a performance that was as unapologetic as it was fearsome – I love you, and let’s do it again, too.”
Check out the full list of BAFTA winners below:
Best Film – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Outstanding British Film – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Leading Actress – Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Leading Actor – Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Supporting Actress – Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Supporting Actor – Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Director – The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro
Original Screenplay – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh
Adapted Screenplay – Call Me by Your Name, James Ivory
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer – I Am Not a Witch, Rungano Nyoni (Writer/Director), Emily Morgan (Producer)
Film Not in the English Language – The Handmaiden
Documentary – I Am Not Your Negro
Animated Film – Coco
Original Music – The Shape of Water
Cinematography – Blade Runner 2049
Editing – Baby Driver
Production Design – The Shape of Water
Costume Design – Phantom Thread
Make Up & Hair – Darkest Hour
Sound – Dunkirk
Special Visual Effects – Blade Runner 2049
British Short Animation – Poles Apart
British Short Film – Cowboy Dave
EE Rising Star Award (Voted for by the public) – Daniel Kaluuya
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