Letitia Wright stuns in a quirky dress with dramatically fluted sleeves as she accepts the Best Actress Together award at the 25th British Independent Film Awards
Letitia Wright stunned as she walked the red carpet at the British Independent Film Awards at Old Billingsgate in London on Sunday.
The 29-year-old actress looked incredible in a quirky dress for the star-studded event, where she received the Best Joint Leading Actor award for her role in The Silent Twins.
Her sensational dress featured dramatically fluted sleeves and a structured blazer that clung to her tiny waist before falling to the floor in pleated layers.
Sophisticated: Letitia Wright, 29, stunned as she walked the red carpet at the British Independent Film Awards at Old Billingsgate in London on Sunday
The Silent Twins is based on the remarkable true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real life identical twins who would only communicate with each other.
Letitia from Marvel’s Black Panther series stars June alongside Tamara Lawrance (Prince Harry’s revolutionary girlfriend in the TV adaptation of King Charles III) as Jennifer.
The duo took home the joint prize for their portrayal of the twins, who after a string of petty crimes were sentenced to Broadmoor Hospital, where they ended up serving 11 years due to their inability to speak.
WINNER OF BIFA 2022
Best British Independent Film – AFTERSUN (Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson)
Best Director sponsored by Sky Cinema – CHARLOTTE WELLS (Aftersun)
Best Actress – ROSY McEWEN (Blue Jeans)
Best Supporting Actress – KERRIE HAYES (Blue Jeans)
Best Joint Lead – TAMARA LAWRANCE, LETITIA WRIGHT (The Silent Twins)
Best Ensemble Performance – OUR RIVER… OUR SKY (Ensemble with Zainab Joda, Darina Al Joundi, Amed Hashimi, Mahmoud Abo Al Abbas, Basim Hajar, Labwa Arab, Meriam Abbas, Siham Mustafa)
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film – CHARLOTTE WELLS (Aftersun)
Best International Independent Film Funded by Champagne Taittinger – THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm)
Breakthrough Performance sponsored by Netflix – SAFIA OAKLEY-GREEN (The Origin)
Best Screenplay – Aftersun (Charlotte Wells)
Best Debut Director – Documentary – KATHRYN FERGUSON (Nothing Compares)
The Richard Harris Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film by an Actor – SAMANTHA MORTON
Winner: She looked incredible in a quirky dress as she received the Best Joint Leading Actor award for her role in The Silent Twins (pictured with co-star Tamara Lawrance)
Sleek: Her sensational dress featured dramatically fluted sleeves and a structured blazer that clung to her tiny waist before falling to the floor in pleated layers
The film is based on the 1986 book of the same name by British journalist Marjorie Wallace.
Screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May, The Silent Twins was described by Screen Daily as “a wantonly challenging, at times aggressive, drama”.
It will be released in the UK later this year.
Whimsical: Letitia upped her height with a pair of chunky-heeled boots
Amazing: The Silent Twins is based on the remarkable true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life fraternal twins who would only communicate with each other
Stylish: Letitia looked sleek in the clean-cut ensemble with a grungy eyeshadow
Agnieszka Smoczynska, the film’s Polish director, says adapting the story for the screen was very moving: at the heart of its story is “the collision of their two worlds”.
“Reality confronted with their imagination; full of color and full of energy”.
The sophisticated BIFA award ceremony honored the best independent filmmakers of the past year.
Well done: Her awards were presented by actor Phil Davis, who joined them for a photo on the red carpet
Synopsis: The duo took home the joint prize for their portrayal of the twins, who were sentenced to Broadmoor Hospital for being unable to speak, where they ended up serving 11 years
Stars: Agnieszka Smoczynska (centre), the film’s Polish director, says adapting the story for the screen has been very moving: at the heart of her story is “the clash of their two worlds.”
The star-studded evening took place at London’s Billingsgate and was hosted by actor Ben Bailey Smith.
Other nominees included Living with Bill Nighy, Florence Pugh’s drama The Wonder and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande with Dame Emma Thompson.
Aftersun was the big winner of the ceremony after the film was awarded seven gongs, including the evening’s grand prize for Best Picture.
Admiring crowds: The swanky BIFA awards ceremony honored the best independent filmmakers of the past year