<span style="color: #222222;">British filmmaker Sam Mendes' war drama &quot;1917&quot; ruled the 2020 edition of Baftas with seven wins, including best film, best British film and best director. However, it was best actor winner Joaquin Phoenix calling out the &quot;systemic racism&quot; of the industry that received a lot of attention at the awards ceremony. Phoenix, who was awarded the Bafta for his titular performance in &quot;Joker&quot;, accused the industry of sending out &quot;a clear message to people of colour that you are not welcome at the award.<br />”</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">&quot;1917&quot; also took home the Baftas for cinematography, production design, sound and special visual effects.</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Actor Rebel Wilson took a potshot at the Academy for not nominating women directors.<br />”</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Besides Phoenix's predicted win, Todd Phillips' &quot;Joker&quot; managed two more awards in the best original score and casting categories.</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Actor Renee Zellweger took home the best actress honour for her role as legendary singer-actor Judy Garland in &quot;Judy&quot;.<br />”</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Brad Pitt and Laura Dern continued their winning streak in the supporting categories as they bagged one more for their performances in Quentin Tarantino's revisionist period piece &quot;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood&quot; and divorce drama &quot;Marriage Story&quot;, respectively.<br />”</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's &quot;Parasite&quot; scooped two Baftas — for original screenplay and film not in the English language.</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The award for best adapted screenplay went to writer-director Taika Waititi for &quot;Jojo Rabbit&quot;.<br />”</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">Micheal Ward, known for &quot;Top Boy&quot; and &quot;Blue Story&quot;, was named the Bafta rising star.<br />”<br />” &quot;Sama&quot;, a film about a young mother's experience of the Syrian civil war, won best documentary Bafta.</span><br />” <span style="color: #222222;">&quot;Bait&quot; was named outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer.</span><br />