In the directorial categories, Sean Baker took home director of the year for The Florida Project, while God’s Own Country director Francis Lee received the Phillip French award for breakthrough British film-maker. The Darkest Hour star was beaten to actor of the year by Call Me By Your Name’s Timothée Chalamet. But there was no award for the odds-on favourite for the best actor Oscar, Gary Oldman. The best supporting actress award also went to a British performer, with Lesley Manville honoured for her performance in Phantom Thread, and Daniel Kaluuya received the British/Irish actor of the year award for his performance in Jordan Peele’s satirical horror Get Out. “Brexit, Trump and now me getting a prize … we’re living in the end of days here,” he said. In his victory speech, Grant compared his unlikely win to other major upsets in recent times. Guillermo Del Toro’s fantasy drama managed only a British/Irish actress of the year award for Sally Hawkins, who was jointly honoured for her performances in Maudie and Paddington 2.Īnother Paddington 2 star, Hugh Grant, took home the supporting actor of the year award. though there was disappointment for Academy Awards frontrunner The Shape of Water. One of Three Billboards’ Oscar rivals, Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, took home the British/Irish film of the year award.
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