Emma Stone poses in the press room after winning the Best Leading Actress award for Poor Things during the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, 18 February 2024. The ceremony is hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). EPA/ANDY RAIN
It was also a good night for the surreal dark comedy "Poor Things" during the BAFTA Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London, Britain, on 18 February 2024. The film won five awards including for best actress for Emma Stone, who also won the gong in 2017 for "La La Land".
In the film, Stone plays a Victorian reanimated corpse brought back to life with the spirit of a child by a mad scientist in a female "Frankenstein" story.
The US actress has already scooped Golden Globe and Critics Choice Best Actress awards for her no-holds-barred performance.
She beat off competition from "Barbie" star Margot Robbie, with both earlier hitting the red carpet along with fellow Hollywood heavyweights Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper.
Britain's royal family was represented at the ceremony, hosted by Scottish actor David Tennant, by Prince William in his capacity as BAFTA president.
It was his most important engagement since returning to duties following his wife Catherine's abdominal operation, and news of his father King Charles III's cancer diagnosis. /BGNES-AFP
