LONDON, February 19. /TASS/. The biographical drama Oppenheimer (2023) by British-American director Christopher Nolan has won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award as the Best Film.

The 77th British Academy Film Awards were held at the Southbank Center’s Royal Festival Hall in London.

In total Oppenheimer won seven awards, including best picture, best director (Christopher Nolan), best actor and supporting actor (Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.) and best original score (Ludwig Goransson).

The main award of the evening - for best film - was presented by American actor Michael J. Fox, star of the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990).

"Poor Things" (2023) by Yorgos Lanthimos ranks second for the number of "bronze masks." The film won five awards including best actress (Emma Stone).

Other winners

Da'Vine Joy Randolph won the supporting actress BAFTA for 'The Holdovers' (2023) by Alexander Payne.

Jonathan Glazer’s historical drama "The Zone of Interest" was awarded three BAFTAs: for best film not in the English Language, Outstanding British Film and Best Sound.

"American Fiction" (2023) by Cord Jefferson won the award for best adapted screenplay, drama "Anatomy of a Fall" (2023) by the Frenchwoman Justine Trieu received the award for best original screenplay.

The Japanese film "The Boy and the Heron" (2023) by Hayao Miyazaki won as the best animated film.

"20 Days in Mariupol" (2023) by Ukrainian director Mstislav Chernov won the best documentary.

About BAFTA

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy. In 1949, it presented the first awards for the best films. Since 1955, awards have also been given for the best television programs. In 1958, the Academy merged with The Guild of Television Producers and Directors to form The Society of Film and Television, which eventually became The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976.

BAFTA traditionally announces the names of its film award winners between the ceremonies of the two main American film awards: the Golden Globe (held on January 7 in Los Angeles) and the Oscar (held in Hollywood on March 10).

This year's ceremony was hosted by British actor David Tennant, and among those presenting awards were actors Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, and former footballer David Beckham.