Leonardo DiCaprio felt ‘Revenant’ set was colder than ‘Titanic’ scene

Brooklyn was declared Best British Film, Amy Best Documentary and Inside Out Best Animated Movie. The EE Rising star Bafta award, the only award voted for by the public, went to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Attack the Block” British star John Boyega.

Oscar contenders “Spotlight” and “The Big Short” won the top awards for screenwriting from the Writers Guild of America at a ceremony Saturday that was held in Los Angeles and NY.

Winslet won the best supporting actress award for her performance in Steve Jobs, the biopic on Apple’s co-founder.

Local hero Mark Rylance won the BAFTA for his excellent outing in Bridge of Spies.

Famed Italian film composer Ennio Morricone, 87, received the music award for his score to Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight”. Last night DiCaprio won a Bafta for best actor in the movie The Revenant, which won the Bafta 2016 for best film.

The Carlow native told reporters on Sunday that she’s enjoyed the fans’ response to the love story, more than the awards recognition – specifically fans who can relate to the storyline.

Mexico’s Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu scooped best director for the picture, and Leonardo DiCaprio won best actor for his leading role as grizzled trapper Hugh Glass.

He said she is “incredibly honoured” to receive the award and he described her as “one of the best actors of her generation”.

Earlier in the evening, the surprise came from Mad Max: Fury Road, which won the majority of technical BAFTA with four trophies for best makeup, editing, costumes and sets.

The British awards, known as BAFTAs, are considered a portent of success at Hollywood’s February 28 Academy Awards.

Australian actress Rebel Wilson made light of the diversity issue on stage when she presented the award for best supporting actor, saying she had been “practicing my transgender face” in the hope of winning a future award.

Bryan Cranston also spoke out in support of the calls for diversity on the red carpet and said that “change needs to happen”.

“The Revenant” beat several hotly tipped awards contenders, including Steven Spielberg’s Cold War thriller “Bridge of Spies” and Todd Haynes’ lesbian romance “Carol”.

The American, who was the overwhelming favourite for the award, was unable to attend the event because she was filming elsewhere. We have the list of BAFTA winners.