Based on Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name, the Western psychological drama came into the night with eight nominations.
The ceremony at Royal Albert Hall in London also brought Warner Bros plenty to celebrate, as its sci-fi epic “Dune” dominated in the technical categories categories, five trophies which is the most for the night. The film won for Production Design, Special Visual Effects, Cinematography, Sound and Original Score.
For the top acting cateogires, Joanna Scanlan won leading actress for After Love, and Will Smith won best actor for King Richard.
This year’s BAFTA Awards, which was hosted by Rebel Wilson, saw the return of a full in person ceremony, after last year’s mostly virtual show.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
BEST FILM
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman
LEADING ACTRESS
JOANNA SCANLAN
After Love
DIRECTOR
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Jane Campion
LEADING ACTOR
WILL SMITH
King Richard