Somali actor Barkhad Abdi makes a debut win at this year’s British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) taking home Best Supporting Actor for the film, Captain Philips. His remarkable big splash abroad seems so familiar with Kenyan beauty Lupita Nyong’O and her first major win at 2014 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years A Slave.
Somalian Barkhad Abdi Wins First Award + See Full List Of Winners
Captain Philips actor has what it takes to get a reward in Great Britain.
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Receiving his awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February .6 from British actress Emma Thompson, Abdi the pirate told the audience,
"I want to thank BAFTA for this honour. I want to thank Paul Greengrass for believing in me before I believed in myself. I want to thank Tom Hanks, Sony Pictures, my producers and my family and my friends. I love you! Last but not least, I want to thank the other pirates in the film, my friends. We came from nothing and we get this! Thank you!"
Maybe his bow tie needed some adjustment to suit the huge win!
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Full list of winners below and weigh in - did any of your favourites got snubbed?
Outstanding British Film: Gravity
Best British Short Film: Room 8
Best British Short Animation: Sleeping With The Fishes
Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby
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Best Sound: Gravity
Best Editing: Rush
Best Documentary: The Act Of Killing
Best Make-Up & Hair: American Hustle
Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby
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Best Original Music: Gravity
Best Animated Film: Frozen
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Kieran Evans, Kelly + Victor
Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Best Cinematography: Gravity
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Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Peter Greenway
Best Original Screenplay: American Hustle
Best Adapted Screenplay: Philomena
EE Rising Star Award: Will Poulter
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Best Special Visual Effects: Gravity
Best Film Not in the English Language: The Great Beauty
Best Leading Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Leading Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
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Best Film: 12 Years a Slave
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