Lashana Lynch has won the Rising Star award at the BAFTA 2022 Film Awards.
The actress, who played MI6 agent Nomi in the latest Bond film, No Time To Die, took the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday to accept the award.
Lashana, 34, praised her “supportive” parents and her “working class foundation” for teaching her everything, and thanked the women who came before her for “laying the groundwork”.
Congratulations! Lashana Lynch, 34, won the Rising Star award at the BAFTA 2022 Film Awards
Lashana accepted her award and said, “Thank you to everyone who voted. I don’t know how people don’t stand up here and fear their hearts.
“I have very supportive parents, whose parents came here thanks to the windrush generation. I have to thank them for my existence.
“I’m grateful to come from a working-class foundation that taught me everything I need to know about failure, about ‘no’ and what ‘no’ means and how to celebrate your ‘yes’. Now , I can celebrate a yes that I did not expect.
“I would like to thank the women in this country who have taught me what it is to be in this industry as a dark-skinned woman. Thank you for laying the groundwork for people like me.
A star! The actress, who played MI6 agent Nomi in the latest Bond film, No Time To Die, took the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday to accept the award.
Speaking backstage, the actress revealed she was going to give her mum the trophy because “I don’t know what to do with it”.
Dune topped the British Academy Film Awards which took place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night, while The Power Of The Dog took home Best Picture.
The sci-fi flick swept the board as it picked up five of its eleven nominations for the 75th ceremony which saw diversity triumph, with Lashana Lynch winning rising star, deaf actor Troy Kotsur awarded for supporting actor and West Side Story’s Ariana Debose accepting the supporting actress. gong.
Joanna Scanlan, 60, won the lead actress award for her performance in the Aleem Khan-directed drama After Love and Will Smith, 53, won the lead actor gong for his role in King Richard.
The politically charged show returned after a two-year delay with host Rebel Wilson giving Vladmir Putin the middle finger, while many stars wore black and Ukrainian ribbons as a sign of solidarity.
Grateful: Lashana accepted her award and said, “Thank you to everyone who voted. I don’t know how people don’t get up here and shirk’
Dune received the award for Special Visual Effects, Sound, Production Design, Cinematography, and Original Score.
The first of a two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, directed by Denis Villeneuve, was awarded Best Cinematography by Naomi Campbell and Ru-Paul.
Hans Zimmer was again recognized in the Original Music category after battling against Being The Ricardos, Don’t Look Up, The French Dispatch and The Power of the Dog.
Grateful: “I have very supportive parents, whose parents came here thanks to the windrush generation. I owe them to thank for my existence’
However, Dune lost the Best Picture gong to the gritty Western film The Power of the Dog. Director Jane Campion was unable to attend the ceremony, so producer Tanya Seghatchian accepted it on her behalf.
Lead actress Joanna admitted to being overwhelmed by her success when she took the stage.
She said, ‘Oh come on! Some stories have surprising endings, don’t they?
Starred: Lashana received the award from Bukky Bakray and Lady Gaga
Joanna faced competition from Lady Gaga, Alana Haim, Emilia Jones, Tessa Thompson and Renate Reinsve for the award.
But she explained on stage that the film – which tells the story of a widow who discovers her late husband’s secret family – was made with “blood, sweat and tears”.
Earlier in the night, Will Smith won the best actor gong for his role in ‘King Richard’. The Hollywood star starred as Richard Williams – the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams – in the hit film.
The success marked the first BAFTA win of Will’s career, but he was unable to attend the ceremony in London.
Special moment: The two actresses kissed on the red carpet after the presentation
Ariana DeBose has received the gong for Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story. The 31-year-old played Anita in the 1957 musical adaptation. West Side Story also won Best Cast with Cindy Tolan.
The actress faced stiff competition in the category as she took on Caitríona Balfe (Belfast), Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Ann Dowd (Mass), Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) and Ruth Negga (Passing) .
Ariana said her win for Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story was “the craziest ride of my life”, but she is “thrilled” to see the diversity at the London ceremony.
Speaking backstage after his victory, DeBose said: “Go and show them what you have to offer, you are absolutely worthy, that’s what this experience has taught me.” It’s been the craziest ride of my life and it’s getting wilder every day.
‘I will say it’s been so overwhelming and exciting, it doesn’t happen every day, but I’m excited for the opportunity to work with different people – there’s a rumor that I’ll be in a Sony Marvel movie , I am looking for a new art to create.
Belfast won the Outstanding British Film award, with director Kenneth Branagh saying: “It’s a black and white film about The Troubles, it wasn’t an easy pitch, but with the great talent in this room, remember you that if you build it, they will come.”
BAFTA 2022: THE WINNERS
Best film
The Power of the Dog – WINNER
Belfast
Don’t look up
Dunes
Licorice Pizza
Outstanding British Film
Belfast – WINNER
After Love
Ali and Ava
Boiling point
Cyrano
Everybody’s talking about Jamie
Gucci House
Last night in Soho
no time to die
Who passed
Main actress
Joanna Scanlan, After Love – WINNER
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, licorice pizza
Emilia Jones, CODA
Renata Reinsve, the worst person in the world
Tessa Thompson, pass
Main actor
Will Smith, King Richard – WINNER
Adel Akhtar, Ali and Ava
Mahershala Ali, the swan song
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up
Stephen Graham, boiling point
supporting actress
Victory: Ariana DeBose received the gong for Best Supporting Actress
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story – WINNER
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
Jessie Buckley, the lost girl
Ruth Negga, by the way
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ann Dowd, Mass
Supporting actor
Congratulations: Troy Kotsur got a supporting actor role for his role in Coda
Troy Kotsur, CODA – WINNER
Mike Faist, West Side Story
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
Woody Norman, come on come on
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Director
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog – WINNER
Aleem Khan, After Love
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Audrey Diwan, Happening
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Julia Ducournau, Titanium
Outstanding first steps by a British writer, director or producer
The more they fall – WINNER
After Love
Boiling point
Keyboard fantasies
Who passed
Adapted scenario
CODA – WINNER
drive my car
Dunes
The lost girl
The power of the dog
Original screenplay
Licorice Pizza – WINNER
Be the Ricardos
Belfast
Don’t look up
King Richard
EE Rising Star Award
EE Rising Star Award: Bond star Lashana Lynch won
Lashana Lynch – WINNER
Harris Dickinson
Millicent Simmonds
Kodi Smit McPhee
Ariana DeBose
Cinematography
Dune – WINNER
alley of nightmares
no time to die
The power of the dog
Macbeth’s Tragedy
Animation Film
Encanto – WINNER
To run away
Lucas
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Documentary
Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Couldn’t Be Televised) – WINNER
Become Cousteau
Cow
To run away
The rescue
Movie not in english
Drive My Car – WINNER
God’s hand
Parallel mothers
Little mom
The worst person in the world
costume design
Costume design: Cruella won the gong
Cruella – WINNER
Cyrano
Dunes
The French Dispatch
alley of nightmares
Make-up and hairstyle
Tammy Faye’s eyes – WINNER
Cruel
Cyrano
Dunes
Gucci House
Original score
Dune – WINNER
Be the Ricardos
Don’t look up
The French Dispatch
The power of the dog
Editing
No time to die – WINNER
Belfast
Dunes
Licorice Pizza
Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Couldn’t Be Televised)
production design
Dune – WINNER
Cyrano
The French Dispatch
alley of nightmares
West Side Story
His
Dune – WINNER
Last night in Soho
no time to die
A Quiet Place Part II
West Side Story
Special visual effects
Dune – WINNER
British animated short
Foundry
Boiling point
God’s hand
King Richard
West Side Story
