Jessie Waresanga moving version ofBarbra Streisand’s ‘The Way We Were’ during the In Memoriam segment of theBAFTAs– watch below.
The biggest night of the year in British cinema went down at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night (February 22), withPaul Thomas Anderson’sOne Battle After Anotherbeing the ceremony’s biggest winner,taking home six gongs, including Best Picture and Best Director.
As is traditional, the show also included asombremoment in which those who have passed away in the year since last year’s awards show were commemorated in a video package set to a live musical performance.
This time, Jessie Ware played an emotional version of ‘The Way We Were’,an especially poignant choice as the song was written for the 1973 romantic drama film of the same name,the male lead of which wasRobert Redford, who featured as the final name honoured in the In Memoriam montage.
Jessie Ware performing “The Way We Were” during ‘In Memoriam’ segment.#EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/E2CYnG4f2x
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The package highlighted thesheeramountof major figures in the film industry that have been lost since early 2025 –Diane Keaton,Gene Hackman,Catherine O’Hara,Terence Stamp,Robert Duvall,Rob Reiner,Tom Stoppard,Brigitte Bardot,Lalo Schifrin, Michael MadsenandVal Kilmeramong them.
The other musical performance on the show was fromthe singing voices ofKPopDemon Hunters, EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, who played ‘Golden’ for the first time outside of the United States.
It was also a huge night for the British indie dramaI Swear, which caused a major shock by winning Best Actor for its lead actor Robert Aramayo, who also took home the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Aramayo beat out A-listers such asLeonardo DiCaprioandTimothée Chalametto win Best Actor, registering one of the biggest upsets in BAFTA history.
I Swear, which also won for Best Casting, tells the story of John Davidson, a Scottish man with severe Tourette’s syndrome, who learns to live with the condition and grows in confidence, eventually becoming a leading campaigner, advocate and educator on the subject.
Jessie Buckleytook home BestActressfor her turn inHamnet, which also won Best British Film, whileWunmiMosakuwas a surprise winner in Best SupportingActressforSinners, which also won Best Screenplay and Best Score.