On Saturday evening, the penultimate night of the 59th London Film Festival, the festival award ceremony takes place, honouring the best films playing this year.
Cate Blanchett received the BFI Fellowship this year, with two films playing at the festival as well as being a visible proponent of the festival’s focus of the female presence in front of, and behind the camera.
Other awards handed out include the Sutherland award for a First Feature, as well as the Short Film award, the Grierson award for Best Documentary and the official competition.
Cassam Looch and Colin braved yet another carpet to interview those attending the awards, here’s how they got on.
Cate Blanchett
Yorgos Pyrpassopoulos, Panos Koronis & Athina Rachel Tsangari
Desiree Akhavan
James Vanderbilt
and on his role writing Independence Day 2
Anya Taylor Joy
Image Gallery
Festival Director Clare Stewart
Trey Edward Shults
Kate Dickie
Ralph Ineson
Allen Leech
Mai Masri & Sabine Sidawi
James Kent
Amanda Nevill
Krisha Fairchild
The Winners
The full list of tonight’s winners are below.
Best Film Award
CHEVALIER – Athina Rachel Tsangari
The Sutherland Award (Best First Feature)
THE WITCH – Robert Eggers
Grierson Award (Best Documentary)
SHERPA – Jennifer Peedom
Best Short Film Award
AN OLD DOG’S DIARY – Shai Heredia and Shumona Goel
