Irish stars won a number of prestigious awards at the BAFTAs on Sunday evening.
Martin McDonagh, the writer-director of The Banshees of Inisherin, and stars Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan were among the winners at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) in London.
Irish filmmaker McDonagh was honoured with Best Original Screenplay; Condon and Keoghan won Best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively, and the Banshees of Inisherin wasnamed Best British Film – it was made by Film4, among others.
Accepting his Best Supporting Actor award, Keoghan said he “should have planned this, really” before thanking his co-stars and Ireland. He also dedicated the award to children from the area he comes from in Dublin, Summerhill.
Taking to the stage, Condon paid tribute to writer-director McDonagh, adding: “Thank you for all the parts you gave me throughout my career. You make me so proud to be an Irish woman.” She also thanked the “amazing cast” and her family as well as her horses and dogs.
The Banshees of Inisherin star Colin Farrell was shortlisted for Best Actor, but the award went to Elvis star Austin Butler.
The hit Irish-language film An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), an adaptation of the Claire Keegan book Foster, missed out on the awards.
A wide range of talent attended the event in the Royal Festival Hall, which is part of the Southbank Centre, where the winners of the many categories were announced.
The winners in full:
Adapted Screenplay
All Quiet on the Western Front
Supporting Actress
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Supporting Actor
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Film Not in the English Language
All Quiet on the Western Front
Casting
Elvis
Editing
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Aftersun, Charlotte Wells, writer-director
Animated Film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Original Screenplay
The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh
Special Visual Effects
Avatar: The Way of Water,Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
Documentary
Navalny
Original Score
All Quiet on the Western Front
Sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Costume Design
Elvis
British Short Film
An Irish Goodbye, Tom Berkeley, Ross White
British Short Animation
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
Outstanding British Film
The Banshees of Inisherin
Production Design
Babylon
Director
Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front
Make-Up and Hair
Elvis
BAFTA Fellowship
Sandy Powell
Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Emma Mackey
Leading Actor
Austin Butler, Elvis
Leading Actress
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Best Film
All Quiet on the Western Front