By Marie-Louise Gumuchian<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Dark Western \u201cThe Power of the Dog\u201d scooped the top two honours at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, winning best film and director for Jane Campion, while sci-fi epic \u201cDune\u201d picked up the most prizes.<\/p>\n New Zealand filmmaker Campion wrapped up a successful weekend for her comeback feature film, after winning the top honours at the Directors Guild of America awards in Beverly Hills the day before.<\/p>\n Based on the 1967 novel by Thomas Savage, the critically-acclaimed movie set on a 1920s Montana ranch marks the return of Oscar winner Campion to feature films since 2009\u2019s \u201cBright Star\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cJane \u2026 you are a visionary whose trail blazed through the last 30 years of cinema with stories about the silenced, the under-represented and the misunderstood,\u201d producer Tanya Seghatchian said as she accepted the award on behalf of Campion, who was absent.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve inspired legions of women to find their voices. We\u2019re here because of you.\u201d<\/p>\n Campion later briefly appeared via a video call on the phone of one of the film\u2019s producers during the winners\u2019 press conference, and said she was \u201coverwhelmed\u201d.<\/p>\n Hosted by Australian actress and comedian Rebel Wilson, this year\u2019s ceremony, known as the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) returned as a usual glitzy red carpet event at London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall, following a virtual event last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n There were references to the war in Ukraine, with some nominees wearing ribbons and badges in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag or speaking about the crisis on the red carpet and on stage.<\/p>\n \u201cDune\u201d, a mammoth adaptation of Frank Herbert\u2019s 1965 novel, had lead nominations with 11 nods, mainly in the creative and technical categories. It won five awards.<\/p>\n \u201cBelfast\u201d, Kenneth Brannagh\u2019s semi-autobiographical black and white comedy drama set at the onset of Northern Ireland\u2019s three decades of conflict, won outstanding British film.<\/p>\n Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cWest Side Story\u201d remake won two awards, including best supporting actress for Ariana DeBose.<\/p>\n Fresh from his win at the Screen Actors Guild awards, Troy Katsur, who is deaf, won supporting actor for \u201cCODA\u201d, a coming-of-age story about the only hearing member of a deaf family.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a historic moment because it\u2019s been an extremely long time for folks to really accept a different perspective of the deaf community and deaf actors,\u201d Kotsur told Reuters on the red carpet via an interpreter.<\/p>\n \u201cFinally they look at me not as a deaf person, but as an artist and an actor who happens to be deaf.\u201d<\/p>\n An absent Will Smith won the leading actor award for playing the father of tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams in \u201cKing Richard\u201d, while Joanna Scanlan won leading actress for portraying a widow who discovers her late husband\u2019s devastating secret in \u201cAfter Love\u201d.<\/p>\n Source <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Marie-Louise Gumuchian Dark Western \u201cThe Power of the Dog\u201d scooped the top two honours at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, winning best film and director for Jane Campion, while sci-fi epic \u201cDune\u201d picked up the most prizes. 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