Baftas 2023 highlights: From the Batmobile to drunken Pinocchio

Inisherin and Elvis’ Banshees were also successful at the event, which took place at London’s Royal Festival Hall for the first time, with four wins each.

But while you may have an idea of ​​who won what, here are some clips from the ceremony and backstage that you may have missed.

Well, not exactly. But he did arrive at the Thamesside venue in the Batmobile at the suggestion of Hollywood star Steve Martin. However, Grant chose to ignore another piece of advice from the veteran star – don’t wear white.

In fact, Grant was wearing white—and then some. Not content with a white evening gown, he added a striking white vampire-inspired floor-length cape to complete his grand entrance. Sadly, it was dropped too quickly for our liking, but it was fun while it lasted.

Before the event, Grant had promised not to hype any actors, and he kept his word, though he did mention last year’s infamous Oscars.

“Nobody on my watch will get slapped tonight – except the back.”

Some viewers on social media thought they’d see more of the star around Grant – as this year’s co-hosts, they were indeed a lovely couple when they appeared together sporadically throughout the evening.

But the plan was always to have the ITV presenter host the behind-the-scenes on some plush sofas offstage (which looks like a slightly more glamorous version of this morning’s set).

Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, Alison couldn’t convince Lady Helen Mirren to party with her later. “I have to get up at six in the morning. I have to fly to Berlin,” the actress explained. There is no rest for the wicked.

Last year’s Best Supporting Actress winner Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) performed a medley that included “Sisters Live For Theirselves,” a rap segment that nominated several of the night’s women nominee.

Cringe or Cool? You decide. Kerry Condon looked confused, Danielle Deadwyler looked totally surprised, and Emma Thompson and Jamie Lee Curtis seemed genuinely engaged.

This year’s Best Supporting Actress Kerry Condon (“Banshees of Inisherin”) said backstage that she had a “weird moment” when she realized she had won (in an unfortunate incident, Troy Kotsur’s translator accidentally translated Carey Mulligan was named the winner, not Condon before it was promptly corrected).

During an interview with reporters, Condon watched live TV from the corner of the press room as Banshee writer-director Martin MacDonald took the stage to accept the award for best original screenplay. “Oh, go away! I miss it. Come on! Shall we listen for a minute?” Be our guest.

Thankfully, MacDonald paid tribute to her (otherwise, it might have been a little awkward).

He describes her as “the amazing Kerry Condon, who I first worked with on a play at the RSC 21 years ago. She’s amazing in that – even though over 12 people saw this!”

Condon’s co-star, Barry Keoghan, was equally pleased with his Best Supporting Actor win.

“It encourages the arts at home and we’re an island of storytelling. It helps the industry tremendously at home. I mean, 14 nominations for the Oscars are Irish…I wear red. Should be Wear green!”

He planned to put his Bafta over a picture of his late mother – though he almost left it in the press room and had to run back to get it.

Guillermo del Toro won best animated feature for his dark adaptation of the classic children’s tale Pinocchio.

“Is Pinocchio with you?” someone asked backstage. “Yes, but he got drunk somewhere!”

While the famous puppet may have gone AWOL, David Bradley, who voices Geppetto, is carrying a puppet identical to his character. A unique plus one.

He even brought his own little Bafta!

The Elvis star, who won the Best Actor award, was a bit of a downer, with many expecting Colin Farrell to pick up his first BAFTA for The Banshees of Inisherin.

But he’s back in the good Irish books by revealing that “someone told me the other day they thought I was Irish”. (Although he still sounds a lot like Elvis to us).

“Is Butler an Irish surname?” (sorry, we thought it was Norman French).

After learning that Elvis may (or may not) have some kind of Irish connection, he was asked if he felt any Irish connection while filming. “Yeah, that’s what I thought,” he deadpanned.

Navalny – a film about the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny – won best documentary. The creators regretted the absence of him and investigative journalist Christo Grozev, who was unable to attend the ceremony due to “public safety risks”.

Activist and journalist Maria Pevchikh said: “The message to the Kremlin is to immediately release Navalny and all political prisoners and immediately stop the war (in Ukraine).

“Before Navalny went to prison, I promised him that while he was in prison, I would spend my time climbing the highest mountain, shouting his name and making sure people don’t forget what he did for my country . I believe it’s quite a mountain to be on stage tonight.”