Grand Budapest Hotel and Theory of Everything dominate BAFTA wins

The Theory of Everything won outstanding British film, while Grand Budapest Hotel received five BAFTAs and Boyhood racked up the top-tier wins.

15:38 09 February 2015

The Theory of Everything, which is based on the life of Stephen Hawking, was crowned this year’s outstanding British film at the BAFTA awards with the film’s leading actor Eddie Redmayne also scooping an academy award while Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel was the overall big winner with five awards including best screenplay, best score, best production design, best costume, and best make-up and hair.

Julianne Moore won the leading actress award for her performance as an Alzheimer’s sufferer in Still Alice. Meanwhile, Boyhood, which was filmed over the course of 12 years, received the BAFTA for best film as well as best director is Richard Linklater and best supporting actress for
Patricia Arquette while JK Simmons was announced as best supporting actor for playing a tyrannical music teacher in Whiplash.

Ralph Fiennes collected the original screenplay award for the film on behalf of Wes Anderson for Grand Budapest Hotel.

A letter written by the director and delivered on stage read: "If Ralph Fiennes is reading this… I must have won a BAFTA. I was already most unhappy to be missing the ceremony – now I am really, really angry and resentful. I am furious."

Meanwhile, Prince William praised former BAFTA president Sir Richard Attenborough for his “passion for nurturing, supporting, and developing talent” in a heartfelt tribute to the late film legend.  

"I hope that everyone who watches his films and learns about him as a person will be encouraged to follow his example," Prince William added.