«All Quiet on the Western Front» Netflix's German-language adaptation of the Erich Maria Remarque classic won 7 awards at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) on Sunday.
Edward Berger's anti-militarist picture was nominated in 14 categories and won awards in the main ones: as the best film and for the best director. After the London Royal Festival Hall, the film crew is expected at the Los Angeles Dolby Cinema on March 12, where the 95th Academy Awards will take place. «All Quiet on the Western Front» was presented in nine categories.
The story of young people who, poisoned by nationalist propaganda, go to war, thinking that this is an adventure, and return as representatives of the “lost generation”, which, due to bodily and mental injuries received in the First World War, can no longer settle in civilian life, sounds as relevant as ever in the contest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, producer Malte Grünert emphasized at the BAFTA ceremony.
The film was released both on Netflix and in UK cinemas. Nominated in 14 categories, it tied Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000) for the most nominations for a non-English language film.
Australian star Cate Blanchett won a BAFTA for best actress for her role as a ruthless conductor in Tar. Receiving the award, she called this year «outstanding for women.» Austin Butler won Best Actor for portraying the king of rock and roll in the Elvis biopic.
45 films were nominated this year. The award for the best documentary went to «Navalny«, a biography of a Russian opposition leader with elements of a thriller by Canadian director Daniel Roer. Hristo Grozev, the executive director of the investigation site Bellingcat, who helped Navalny find out the details of his poisoning, wanted to attend the ceremony, but the London police did not allow him to enter the hall, citing the risk of «hostile intentions from foreign states.»