National Film Awards 2022 winners announced; Anita Dobson honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
by Ana Walia | Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:19:33 GMT
Kate Beckinsale won the award for Best Actress for her work in Jolt. Image Source: Maxim 

The eighth annual National Film Awards were held at Porchester Hall in London, England on Monday where actors from film and TV were honored with prestigious awards.

The National Film Academy produces the National Film Awards in the UK and the National Film & TV Awards ceremony in the USA annually. The third edition of the NFTA returns to Los Angeles on the 5th of December. The 9th annual National Film Awards 2023 returns on the 4th of July 2023.

The National Film Awards UK is yearly awards show honoring the accomplishments of well-known and up-and-coming directors, actors, and actresses, as well as casting directors, production firms, and other team members that support the motion picture industry. The Academy members and movie and television viewers cast ballots for all NFA nominees. The National Film Academy, which also organizes the National Film and TV Awards in the USA, is responsible for the National Film Awards.

Here is the list of winners for the 2022 National Film Awards UK:

Best Actress- Kate Beckinsale

Best Actor- Jude Law

Best Newcomer: Olive Tennant

Best Actress in a TV Series 2022- Lily Collins

Best Actor in a TV Series 2022- Ben Miller

Best Supporting Actor 2022- Matthew Horne

Best Supporting Actress 2022- Helen Mirren

Best Drama 2022- SaveThe Cinema

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series 2022- Emma Naomi

Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series 2022- Lucien Laviscount

Best TV Drama Series 2022- Emily in Paris

Best Thriller 2022-Last Night in Soho

Best Action in a Film/Series 2022- Top Boy

Best Independent Film 2022- A Violent Man

Best Screenplay 2022- StephenBrown, Marcelo Grion, Stephen Karandy

Best Documentary 2022- The Tinder Swindler

Best British Film 2022- Belfast

Best Comedy 2022- People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan

Best Outstanding Performance 2022- Craig Fairbrass

Best Feature Film 2022- Belfast

Best Director 2022- Martin Owen

Best Foreign Language Film 2022- 9- MartínBarrenechea and Nicolás Branca

Best International Film- Citation

Best Film Porduction Company 2022- DarrenStar Productions

Best Film Distribution Company- Vertigo Relesing

Global Contribution to Motion Pictures- Anthony Hopkins

Lifetime Achievement Award- Anita Dobson

Anthony Hopkins, on receiving the Global Contribution to Motion Pictures award, said in a statement that he would like to thank the National Film Academy and the fans nationwide for voting for him for the awards and he is humbled by his win.

Anita Dobson was presented to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award in person, and while accepting the award, she said a massive thank you to everyone and added that she is inordinately happy to be there on the stage and wants to thank the members of the academy for nominating her for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Anita added that every individual struggles to achieve some achievement in life and shared that she can only think of one thing, which is the fact that she has been incredibly lucky in terms of having good friends, great family, and being surrounded by love. The actress said that she has been fortunate throughout her career and her life as she has had lots of people who guided her, advised her, shared magical moments with her, laughed with her, and made her think and strive to be better at what she does.

The actress added that we individuals need a little bit of appreciation or a pat on the shoulders to remind them that they are doing good. The Lifetime Achievement Award is exactly like that for her, and she concluded that she is thankful for the honor.

Last year, during the virtual/in-person awards held in London, British actor Rowan Atkinson was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Global Contribution to Motion Picture Award.

Congratulations to the winners! 

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