Film4 films Room and Amy honoured at the British Academy Film Awards

 Film4 backed films were on fine display at the BAFTAs last night with nominations for an extraordinary range of films from Room, Carol, Ex_Machina, Amy, 45 Years, The Lobster and Second Coming.

Congratulations to Brie Larson who took the BAFTA award for leading actress for her stunning performance in Lenny Abahamson's Room. This latest award follows a host of other wins for her, including a Golden Globe and SAG Award.

And our congratulations too go to director Asif Kapadia and producer James Gay Rees who collected the award for Best Documentary for the much-loved, Amy.  Again this follows on the back of wins at the Critics’ Choice Awards and The Evening Standard British Film Awards.

Both films also feature in a nominations list for this year’s Academy Awards later this month, alongside Carol, Ex_Machina, 45 Years and Youth, which see Film4-backed films receive a record 15 nominations.

Having had his first big screen role in Film4’s Attack the Block, we are delighted too that John Boyega won the EE Rising Star award last night.