Nomadland, a film about a woman who lives in a van in the American West after the financial crash, has taken top honours at the Bafta Film Awards.

It scooped four prizes including best film, best actress for its star Frances McDormand and best director.

That made Chloe Zhao only the second woman to win best director in 53 years of Bafta history.

Meanwhile, Sir Anthony Hopkins won best actor for The Father, 24 years after his last competitive Bafta win.

Most winners were watching live and delivered acceptance speeches remotely, with none of the nominees at the Royal Albert Hall in person.

Zhao, who was born in China and is based in the US, referred to her education in the UK when she told the ceremony: “I think I just made my teacher at Brighton College very proud.”

Her win comes 11 years after Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win best director for The Hurt Locker, and Zhao’s victory means she is the first woman of colour to pick up the prize.

The prize for best British film went to Promising Young Woman.

Following the confirmation at the Disney Investors Presentation in December that the next film was a go, Lucasfilm and director James Mangold look to have their sights set on Harrison Ford’s first new co-star in the next installment of the “Indiana Jones” franchise.

Sources say that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to co-star opposite Ford in the fifth installment, with Ford returning as everyone’s favorite fedora-wearing, whip-slinging archaeologist.

Mangold is taking over directing reins from Steven Spielberg, who is still serving as a producer and is very much involved in various elements of the film. Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Simon Emanuel will join Spielberg as producers. John Williams, who has worked on every score in the franchise including its iconic theme, will also return as composer.

The hope is to start production this summer, with Mangold meeting with other talent for other roles in preparation for production. Plot details are still vague on what new adventure awaits Jones, as are details behind who Waller-Bridge will play. The film is set to bow on July 29, 2022.

Cast members from “The Crown,” which depicts the British royal family over the years, are paying tribute to the late royal- Prince Philip.

“I’d like to offer my condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family. Prince Philip was the man. And he knew it. 99 and out, but what an innings. And what style. Thank you for your service old chap – it won’t be the same without you,” Matt Smith, who played Philip in the first two seasons of the series, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

Tobias Menzies, who played Philip in seasons three and four of the show, also issued a statement.

“If I know anything about the Duke of Edinburgh, I’m fairly sure he wouldn’t want an actor who has portrayed him on television giving their opinion on his live, so I’ll leave it to Shakespeare, ‘O good old man! How well in thee appears, The constant service of the antique world…’ Rest in peace,” he said in a statement.

The royal family announced the news of the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing on Friday, issuing a statement on social media.

The biggest night in the British film calendar, the Baftas, has kicked off with a tribute to the organisation’s first president, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Co-host Edith Bowman said Prince Philip “occupies a very special place in Bafta’s history, and our thoughts are with the Royal Family”.

The prince was president of the British film and TV academy from 1959 to 1966.

Some craft winners were revealed on Saturday, with the main ceremony now taking place at the Royal Albert Hall.

Because of the pandemic, the winners are delivering their acceptance speeches remotely.

Two films received the most nominations with seven each – Rocks, a low-budget British film starring a group of teenage girls, many of whom had not acted before; and Nomadland, which stars Frances McDormand as a US woman living a nomadic life in a van after the financial crash.

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has revealed what she cannot step out without. She said that no matter what happens, she can’t step out of her house without applying her lipstick.

In an interview, she spoke a bit on fashion, “My most valuable fashion accessory is lip gloss and lipstick, and my favourite colour of that is red, while I can never be caught wearing black lipstick. I can’t step out without wearing a lipstick”.

On how long it takes her to get ready for events, she enthused, “It depends. Sometimes, it takes about an hour or two.” Ini Edo (born 23 April 1982) began her film career in 2000 and has featured in more than 100 movies since her debut.