All Quiet on the Western Front

Based on the 1928 novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque about the horrors of World War One from the perspective of a young German soldier, the Netflix ...

"Navalny", about jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, won the documentary category. "'All Quiet on the Western Front' tells a story of a young man who, poisoned by right-wing political nationalist propaganda, goes to war thinking it's an adventure, and war is anything but an adventure. FILE PHOTO: Albrecht Schuch, Edward Berger, and Malte Grunert arrive at the world premiere of "All Quiet on the Western Front" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 12, 2022.

It was a big night for the German film, which took hom seven prizes at last night's EE BAFTA Film Awards in London, one of which was for Original Score.

Michael specialises in film and television music and was the Editor of MusicfromtheMovies.com. On the small screen he has written music for the likes of Patrick Melrose, Life After Life and Barbarians. Michael is the Reviews Editor of BBC Music Magazine. Tár is showing in select cinemas now and will be available on DVD/Blu-ray in June in the UK. With a whopping 14 nominations, Edward Berger’s film of All Quiet on the Western Front had the most to lose at last night’s BAFTA Film Awards. It marks Bertelmann’s first BAFTA win, following a prior nomination at the 2017 awards for his score for Lion, a nomination he shared with Dustin O’Halloran.

The German anti-war film All Quiet on the Western Front won 7 awards at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) on Sunday, after receiving 14 nominations.

Austin Butler won the Best Actor gong for his performance in Elvis. While the film received broadly positive reviews, some German critics especially took issue with the film’s decision to stray from Remarque’s novel, adding parallel storylines and changing the ending. Director Edward Berger also took home the Best Director award.

The movie now has the highest number of Baftas for a foreign language film, a record previously held by the Italian coming-of-age drama Cinema Paradiso, which ...

Cate Blanchett and Austin Butler were the winners of the biggest acting awards of the night, while the German anti-war epic swept the board.

The movie’s German director, Edward Berger, also paid tribute to those fighting in Ukraine. [Find the full list of the night’s winners here.](/arts-entertainment/films/news/bafta-film-award-winners-2023-b2282881.html) [incorrectly announced as the winner of the Supporting Actress award](/arts-entertainment/films/news/baftas-best-supporting-actress-winner-b2285401.html) after a translation error while deaf actor Troy Kotsur was presenting. It beat out competition for Best Film from [welcomed the fact that the film, which is somewhat of a sleeper hit, is causing chaos this awards season.](/arts-entertainment/films/features/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-baftas-b2285446.html) [Baftas](/topic/baftas) on Sunday for the anti-war epic [All Quiet on the Western Front](/topic/all-quiet-on-the-western-front), which became the most celebrated foreign language film in the organisation’s history with seven wins.

Netflix's WW1 film swept the Baftas to become a frontrunner for best picture at this year's Oscars. It's both an unlikely – and predictable – turn of events ...

[the country's critics have slated the film](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/27/oscar-all-quiet-on-the-western-front-germany-critics), and one key theme of their damning reviews is that Berger has a severe case of "Oscar-Geilheit" or "lust for an Oscar". [Coda](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210809-coda-and-the-films-finally-treating-deaf-people-with-respect)), a semi-improvised docudrama ( [Nomadland)](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200914-nomadland-review-overflowing-with-humanity-and-tenderness), a poetic meditation on race and sexuality ( [Moonlight](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160915-film-review-moonlight-is-what-festivals-were-made-for)), and so on. The director didn't even make a legitimate adaptation of the novel, argues Hubert Wetzel [in Süddeutsche Zeitung](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/im-westen-nichts-neues-netflix-roman-1.5683370). It might be German, but in many respects, it is the most obvious best picture nominee of the lot. There was a time, in the 1990s and 2000s, when everyone knew what an "Oscar movie" was. In other words, they watched the kind of film that used to win best picture on a regular basis. [Top Gun: Maverick](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-top-gun-maverick-hits-its-target-with-explosive-force) was a commercial and critical smash, so that was always a shoo-in, too. And they watched a film whose scenes of death, destruction and misery resonated with reports from the invasion of Ukraine. As well as funding All Quiet on the Western Front, Netflix has done an exemplary job of promoting it, ensuring that it is hard to log on to the platform without being reminded of its existence. But the new rule has led to more unusual films appearing in the best picture line-up – and more films that aren't in English, too. The film is adapted from a first-person, present-tense account of a German soldier's dehumanising ordeal in the trenches. [The Fabelmans](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-spielbergs-the-fabelmans-review-an-emotional-crowd-pleaser) is the venerable Steven Spielberg's love letter to cinema, for instance, so that was a dead cert.

The German epic film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' dominates the BAFTA Awards in London with seven wins. Read on.

The ceremony was hosted by “Loki” actor Richard E. The prince is President of BAFTA, an honorary role. [Google News](https://news.google.com/s/CBIwo7yAqUE) BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar opened the ceremony by paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died last September. The previous record was held by 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso”, which won five BAFTAs, reports ‘Variety’. Writer and director Martin Mcdonagh also won for Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film.

20/02/2023 - Edward Berger's new adaptation of the anti-war classic, a US-German co-production from Netflix, picked up an impressive seven gongs at the ...

Now, it’s tempting to recall that film’s emotionally charged closing sequence, as the procession of the awards season finally rolls its curtain: this is our last dance, indeed… Notwithstanding recent backlash over diversity, inclusion and best practices, the ceremony is often seen as overlooking the UK’s best auteur directors, with Ken Loach and, more recently, Joanna Hogg nowhere to be found amidst its Hollywood-courting glitz. A co-production between the USA and Germany steered by Netflix, it had only a nominal theatrical release, and would have been widely viewed exclusively on the platform, where viewer word of mouth seemed to bring it to further prominence.

As expected, Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for 'Tár', while Charlotte Wells won Outstanding Debut for the emotionally devastating 'Aftersun'. 'Guillermo del ...

[We asked a military historican to evaluate 15 Great War movies](https://www.timeout.com/film/best-world-war-1-movies-of-all-time). Where to watch it: In cinemas in the UK, on Paramount+ in the US from Feb 21 Where to watch it: In cinemas in the UK, streaming on Peacock in the US Where to watch it: MUBI (subscription), MUBI on Amazon Prime (rental) ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ picked up Best Animated Film and blistering Russian dissident doc ‘Navalny’ won Best Documentary. Where to watch it: Disney+ in the UK, HBO Max in the US

Edward Berger won best director for the anti-war epic, which tied a BAFTA record with 14 nominations. The German-language movie also won best film not in the ...

The German based on the classic anti-war novel surprised many observers by winning over 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' and 'The Banshees of Inisherin.'

“All Quiet on the Western Front” is nominated for nine categories at those awards, including for best film. “All Quiet on the Western Front” was expected to do well at the awards, Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars. The Netflix movie was named best picture at the awards, commonly known as the BAFTAs.