La La Land dominates at BAFTA, Dev Patel wins Best Supporting Actor award business-standard.com

Hollywood romantic musical "La La Land" on Sunday won five awards out of its eleven nominations at the 70th BAFTA Awards. The ceremony, where Indian-origin British actor Dev Patel bagged the Best Supporting Actor honour for "Lion", also saw celebrities making political statements uninhibitedly.

"La La Land", a feel-good movie exuding an old world charm, clinched the Best Film title, along with a Best Director for Damien Chazelle, Best Leading Actress for Emma Stone, Best Cinematography for Linus Sandgren and Best Original Music for Justin Hurwitz.