Olivia Colman and 'The Favourite' rule at the BAFTAs
- by Lana Bennett
- in Life&Culture
- — Feb 11, 2019
"She doesn't take herself too seriously and she enjoys what she's doing", Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos said after winning the Bafta for outstanding British film.
Olivia Colman holds the award for leading actress for her performance in The Favourite.
Colman thanked her co-stars Weisz and Emma Stone while accepting the award at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday evening, United Kingdom time.
"I'm surprised it did so well at the Klan Film Festival".
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Who was Queen Anne, as played by Olivia Colman in The Favourite?
Addressing the other winners from The Favourite, Olivia continued: "We are having an wonderful night aren't we?"
More news: Childish Gambino takes four Grammys for 'This Is America'The royal couple sat in the front row for the star-studded awards ceremony and greeted some of the night's winners, including best actress victor Olivia Coleman, who is also an Oscar nominee for her portrayal of Queen Anne in The Favourite. Colman said. "We're going to get so pissed (drunk) later".
"This isn't for the lead it's for 'a' lead and as far as I'm concerned all three of us are the same and should be the lead and it's weird that we can't do that. It's got my name on it, but we can scratch in some other names".
Nominated in the leading actor category are Christian Bale for "Vice", Steve Coogan for "Stan & Ollie", Rami Malek for "Bohemian Rhapsody", Viggo Mortensen for "Green Book" and Bradley Cooper for "A Star Is Born".
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