BAFTAs 2020: Sam Mendes' '1917' Nabs 7 Trophies, 'Joker' Takes Home 3

Sam Mendes’ war-epic “1917” is creating all the right buzz before the Academy Awards will be handed out on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. The movie won a staggering seven trophies at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), including Best Picture.

According to the organization, Mendes took home the Best Director trophy for the movie and made the Oscars race even more interesting. The helmer faced stiff competition from the likes of Marin Scorsese (“The Irishman”), Todd Phillips (“Joker”), Bong Joon-Ho (“Parasite”) and Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”).

Other notable wins for the movie came in the categories like Visual Effects, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound and Outstanding British Film.

“Joker” turned out to be another major winner at the star-studded ceremony. The movie won three trophies, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. This is Phoenix’s fifth major award after winning a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, a Screen Actors Guild Award and London Film Critics Circle awards for the movie.

The star is considered to be a frontrunner at the Academy Awards, which will take place next month.

He will be running for the trophy with the likes of Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”), Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”) and Antonio Banderas (“Pain And Glory”).

The movie also won Best Original Score and Best Casting awards.

Meanwhile, Renee Zellweger continued her winning streak at the BAFTAs and took home the Best Actress trophy for the movie “Judy.” Zellweger also emerged victorious in the same category at the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice, Screen Actors Guild awards and London Film Critics Circle awards.

Brad Pitt (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”) and Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”) won the Supporting Actor trophies.

“Klaus” was named the Best Animated Feature while “Parasite” won the trophies for Original Screenplay and Best International Feature.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Picture

"1917" - (WINNER)

"The Irishman"

"Joker"

"Once Upon A Time In Hollywood"

"Parasite"

Best Director

Sam Mendes ("1917") - WINNER

Martin Scorsese ("The Irishman")

Todd Phillips ("Joker")

Quentin Tarantino ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood")

Bong Joon-ho ("Parasite")

Leading Actress

Jessie Buckley ("Wild Rose")

Scarlett Johansson ("Marriage Story")

Saoirse Ronan ("Little Women")

Charlize Theron ("Bombshell")

Renée Zellweger ("Judy") – WINNER

Leading Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood")

Joaquin Phoenix ("Joker") - WINNER

Adam Driver ("Marriage Story")

Taron Egerton ("Rocketman")

Jonathan Pryce ("The Two Popes")

Supporting Actress

Laura Dern ("Marriage Story") - WINNER

Scarlett Johansson ("Jojo Rabbit")

Florence Pugh ("Little Women")

Margot Robbie ("Bombshell")

Margot Robbie ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood")

Supporting Actor

Tom Hanks ("A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood")

Anthony Hopkins ("The Two Popes")

Al Pacino ("The Irishman")

Joe Pesci ("The Irishman")

Brad Pitt ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood") – WINNER

Adapted Screenplay

Steven Zaillian ("The Irishman")

Taika Waititi ("Jojo Rabbit") - WINNER

Todd Phillips, Scott Silver ("Joker")

Greta Gerwig ("Little Women")

Anthony McCarten ("The Two Popes")

Original Screenplay

Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman ("Booksmart")

Rian Johnson ("Knives Out")

Noah Baumbach ("Marriage Story")

Quentin Tarantino ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood")

Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho ("Parasite") – WINNER

Original Score

Thomas Newman ("1917")

Michael Giacchino ("Jojo Rabbit")

Hildur Guđnadóttir ("Joker") - WINNER

Alexandre Desplat ("Little Women")

John Williams ("Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker")

Cinematography

Roger Deakins ("1917") - WINNER

Rodrigo Prieto ("The Irishman")

Lawrence Sher ("Joker")

Phedon Papamichael ("Ford v Ferrar”)

Jarin Blaschke ("The Lighthouse")

Film Not In The English Language

Lulu Wang, Daniele Melia ("The Farewell")

Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts ("For Sama")

Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar ("Pain And Glory")

Bong Joon-ho ("Parasite") - WINNER

Céline Sciamma, Bénédicte Couvreur ("Portrait of A Lady On Fire")

Animated Film

“Frozen 2”

“Klaus” – WINNER

“Toy Story 4”

“A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon”

Casting

Shayna Markowitz ("Joker") - WINNER

Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler ("Marriage Story")

Victoria Thomas ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood")

Sarah Crowe ("The Personal History Of David Copperfield")

Nina Gold ("The Two Popes")

Production Design

Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales ("1917") - WINNER

Bob Shaw, Regina Graves ("The Irishman")

Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková ("Jojo Rabbit")

Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran ("Joker")

Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh ("Once Upon A Time In Hollywood")