... Actor, producer, director and musician Idris Elba won The BAFTA Special Award this year. Best Supporting Actress . • The first film awards ceremony took place in May 1949 when "The Best Years of Our Lives" won Best Film. It was designed in 1955 by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe. … THE Bafta TV Awards 2019 winners have been revealed with Killing Eve winning three major awards. It’s no secret that there was an air of resentment towards the • The bronze Bafta award is modeled on the traditional theatrical tragicomic mask. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actor winner.. Naomi Ackie won the Best Supporting Actress for The End of the F****ing World. Streep has won three Oscars, nine Golden Globes, three Emmys, and two BAFTAs. Likewise in 2016, they opted for “The Revenant” instead of the academy’s choice “Spotlight.” The UK's BAFTA Film Awards were presented Sunday. Actress Jodie Comer took home the best actress gong, Fiona Shaw picked up best supporting actress an… This year, she earned several best supporting actress nominations for her role as Mary Louise Wright in Big Little Lies. This year's event will take place on February 16, ... She also scripted and starred in Sense and Sensibility for which she won a BAFTA for Best Actress. This year's BAFTA Awards took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Last modified on Feb 10, 2019 22:58 GMT Hollie Richardson Find out the BAFTA 2019 winners live as they are announced - including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress and many more. It was undoubtedly 1917's night at the Baftas, with seven awards including best film, but the ceremony's hottest topic was diversity. The World War I drama "1917" led among the winners with six awards, including best film and best director for Sam Mendes. In 2015 the BAFTAs went with “Boyhood” while “Birdman” won Best Picture at the Oscars. First up, the legend herself, Meryl Streep. The Academy Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). However, it didn’t stop Joaquin Phoenix walking away with best lead actor. London, Sunday 2 February 2020: At tonight’s EE British Academy Film Awards, 1917 won for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, with Sam Mendes receiving the BAFTA for Director and Roger Deakins taking Cinematography. 1917 also won for Production Design, Sound and Special Visual Effects.