Transgender girl, 6, 'tried to tear off her penis'

A six-year-old transgender child tried to pull off her penis and refused to drink water at school to avoid using the boy's toilets in a desperate attempt to become a little girl.

Briella Carmichael was born a boy but she has been identifying as a girl since she was a toddler. The year one student from Melbourne was diagnosed with gender dysphoria last September after her parents, Scotty and Kirra, sought help when their son Baylin said he wanted to live as a girl. 

Six-year-old Briella Carmichael was born a boy but was diagnosed with gender dysphoria last September and now attends her Melbourne school as a female student 'Since she could even walk she's gone for the girly things (toys, dresses). But then she started telling me when she looked in the mirror she sees a girl,' Mrs Carmichael told Daily Mail Australia.

'Once she asked if she was going to grow up and look like her dad with facial hair. She was hysterical and uncontrollably crying when I said yes. She would ask 'why wasn't I born a girl?' and 'will my willy go away?'.

'I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I didn't have the answers. I knew this wasn't normal and thought we needed to get help. 

'People had said Baylin was going to be gay, but I had no idea it would be to this extent.'

Mrs Carmichael said the final straw came when her child started to 'self harm'.

Briella Carmichael was born as a boy named Baylin before he started identifying as a girl as a toddler

Briella, pictured here as Baylin, was diagnosed with gender dysphoria last September after her parents, Scotty and Kirra, sought help when their son Baylin said he wanted to live as a girl 'She started to harm herself downstairs. It was over a period of time and I don't know how long for. She tried to rip (her penis) off and it swelled up and got infected,' she said.

'She was also off school for a week for being dehydrated. She stopped drinking because she didn't want to use the boy's toilets. She was so dehydrated her lips were all chapped.'

Briella's parents started attending transgender information sessions before they decided to see a gender specialist with their child.

She was then diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

'At home we were calling her Briella and the family started using female pronouns - she requested us to. Slowly over time we started buying girl stuff. It made her so happy,' Mrs Carmichael said. 

Briella's parents started attending transgender information sessions before they decided to see a gender specialist with their child. She was then diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

Briella's two-year-old sister Shaylah (left) and eight-year-old brother Brock (right) have been very supportive and always use female pronouns when talking about their sister

Ever since she was a toddler, Briella has opted for girl's toys and clothes with the six-year-old loving Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Frozen 'But then she would go to school and they would call her Baylin and ask if she was a boy or girl. I then thought we needed to transition.'

ranbourne South Primary School, in Melbourne's east, helped Baylin make the change to Briella and organised for the Safe Schools program to come in, which helps teach students about their gay, transgender and gender-diverse peers.

'Before she didn't have one friend because Baylin was shy, withdrawn and sad. Now she’s Briella she is invited places, she’s in the girl group and she’s got best friend necklaces.

'She has attitude just like every little girl... I find her dancing in her room with a hairbrush. She is a different kid.'

Briella's parents Scotty (pictured) and Kirra decided to allow their son to transition to a girl. She is pictured here with her eight-year-old brother Brock on her first day officially being Briella.

Briella's mother Kirra said her daughter would become so upset by the thought of growing into a man that she started to 'self harm', which is when the mum of three decided things had to change.

Her parents and staff at Cranbourne South Primary School, in Melbourne's east, helped Baylin make the change to Briella and organised for the Safe Schools program to come in, which helps teach students about their gay, transgender and gender-diverse peers.

Mrs Carmichael said the next step will be legally changing her daughter's name to Briella, but admitted it would be a difficult step. 'It’s a huge thing, but I know that she’s not going to go back,' she said. 'People don’t understand what us parents have to go through to get to this point.

'I had so many sleepless nights where I'd cry thinking is this the right thing?' Mrs Carmichael said she won't speak about other options like hormone therapy with her daughter until she approaches her about it when she is older. 

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Mother Accidentally Kills Three-year Old Son

Liam Turner, 3, was playing outside with his sister when his mother, Lyndsay Turner, 34, ran him over on her first time ever getting behind the wheel of the family car. The car which is a Citroen C4 hit the boy as his mother’s foot ‘slipped’ and the car ‘jerked forward’ and ran over little Liam.

Lyndsay was pulling into a parking spot near her home in Adland Road, Norfolk, when she hit the boy who was playing nearby with his sister. Liam’s father, Stephen Turner, 37, hurriedly moved the boy from underneath the vehicle and drove him towards the hospital, stopping to flag down an enrouten ambulance.

 

Despite being airlifted to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Liam could not be saved.

The incident which occurred last year, June 7, held its inquest at the Norwich Coroner’s Court today. It heard, ”Liam was playing outside with his older sister on a hot summer’s day when he died”.

‘My foot slipped and it jolted suddenly forward,’ Mrs Turner told police during her interrogation.

In a statement, Mrs Turner described how she had requested driving lessons from her husband and attempted moving the car a short way to get parked. It was the first time she had driven a car, ever. She also did not have provisional driving license and was not insured.

Mr Turner also revealed he had supervised Lyndsay while she moved the car to where she would park it. Neighbour Amy Jones saw Mrs Turner pulling into the space in a ‘stuttering’ manner and heard Mr Turner shouting ‘stop’ followed by a loud crunch.

When Pc Forbes Scott informed the court ‘Mrs Turner was on a public road and should not be driving’, Crown Prosecution Service said ”it was not in the public interest to bring charges.” ‘There are no plans to bring any criminal proceedings in this case,’ he added.

He also noted there was no fault with the car.

According to the inquest, Liam suffered ”irreversible brain damage and  serious head injury after which he died at the hospital’s accident and emergency department at 8.16pm that day.

Deputy Coroner Nicholas Holroyd who recorded the conclusion of accidental death informed the couple: ‘This was an appalling tragedy and you both have my profound sympathy for this loss. There are very few parents who when looking back have not said to themselves “that was a near thing”, tragically this ended as disastrously as it did.’

In a statement issued shortly after his death, the couple said: ‘We are devastated by the loss of our darling little man. Liam was a happy, content little boy who was always smiling and laughing. He had a wonderful sense of humor and brought joy to the lives of everyone who knew him. He was deeply loved.

‘Life will not be the same without him.’

Mr and Mrs Turner deferred from commenting further after the inquest.

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MUSIC: Terry G – Shayo (Prod. Killertunes)

Terry G comes through with his first single of the year 2016 titled Shayo, which is a sample from the song Head high by Mr Vegas, listen and enjoy.

  DOWNLOAD: Terry G - Shayo (prod. Killertunes) (3.7 MiB, 149 hits)

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Afropolitan Vibes Announces Lineup For February Gig + President of Germany Shows Support

Bantu have announced the lineup for the 34th edition of Afropolitan Vibes which features Naija Ninja, Sound Sultan as the headlining act.

Also performing will be Afro-Folk vocal legend BLACKMAN AKEEB KAREEM, Singer-songwriter FALANA & Yoruba-Reggae singer ORANMIYAN all sharing the stage with the 13 piece BANTU collective with aftershow party with DJ JAVA & DJ raybeez Browne.

The date for the event is this Friday, 15 February at Freedom Park, Lagos.

 

Also, earlier last week, German president Joachim Gauck and his wife Daniela Schadt paid an official visit to Freedom Park in Lagos where they met with Nigerian-German artist Ade Bantu, leader of the Bantu Crew.

His visit to the former colonial prison where the monthly Afropolitan Vibes concert series holds was seen by many as an endorsement of Ade Bantu and his band’s efforts at establishing a live music event of international standard and repute.

Their conversation centered around the achievements of Afropolitan Vibes since its inception 3 years ago and the cross-cultural works of Bantu. It was also a reunion of sorts for Bantu who had been invited with his band to perform in September 2016 at the annual Citizens Party of the President at his official residence in Berlin, Germany. They shared fond memories of the band’s visit to the German capital.

Speaking afterwards, Ade Bantu said he was thrilled that President Gauck had now officially joined the Afropolitan Vibes movement as he posed next to the president who proudly held up a copy of the Afropolitan Vibes magazine for a group shot.

 

 

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President Buhari Fires DGs Of NTA, VON, NAN, NBC, VOA, FRCN

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has wielded the big stick at the Directors General of Nigeria Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Voice of Nigeria, News Agency of Nigeria, Nigerian Broadcasting Commission and the National Orientation Agency.

Their dismissal was announced in a statement by Segun Adeyemi, the Special Adviser to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Monday, February 15, 2016.

The statement read: “The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the disengagement during a meeting he held with the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria (VON), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Monday.”

“The Minister directed the disengaged Chief Executives to hand over to the most senior officials in their various establishments.”
Their replacements are yet to be announced by the federal government.

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Adorable First Photo Of Tyra Banks & Her Son

Top American TV host, Supermodel, Actress and Entrepreneur Tyra Banks revealed sometime in September 2015 she had been undergoing IVF treatments to try to become pregnant. But the sexy star and her boyfriend Erik Asla welcomed their first child York Banks Alsa, via a surrogate last month. Read This: 42 year old Tyra Banks Welcomes her first child.

The happy new mom took to Instagram to reveal first photos of her son. She captioned the photo: ‘This is the Happiest Valentine’s Day of my life. York, Daddy @erikasla and I send you so much love’.

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VIDEO: Eddy Kenzo Ft. Patoranking – Roya

Uganda and Nigeria join forces as Eddy Kenzo unveils his brand new single and visuals to ‘Royal’ featuring Patoranking.

Watch, download and let’s know your thoughts.

  DOWNLOAD AUDIO: Eddy Kenzo ft. Patoranking – Royal (7.4 MiB, 40 hits)

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VIDEO: F-Singz Ft. Ayo Jay – Gbadun

 

Checkout the official video for ‘Gabdun’ by F_Singz featuring Ayo Jay. Visual was shot by Sesan for Film Factory, on location in Johannesburg, South Africa. Audio was produced by the hit making stallion – Shizzi.

 

DOWNLOAD AUDIO HERE 

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MUSIC: Ceeza x Ketchup – Beautiful (Nakupenda)

“Ceeza teams up with Dancehall king Ketchup on New song ‘Beautiful’ (Nakupenda) as a Valentine’s Day Special.

  DOWNLOAD AUDIO: Ceeza x Ketchup – Beautiful (Nakupenda) (5.7 MiB, 22 hits)

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MUSIC: Softty – Nwayi Obim

In celebration of Valentine, the multi-talented fast rising vocalist ‘Softty’ premieres a very romantic soul music titled ‘Nwayi Obim‘.

Download and Enjoy!

  Softty - Nwayi Obim (7.1 MiB, 13 hits)

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MUSIC: Tmax – Inasonki ft Jaff Jackson (Prod. Grandp)

 

Tmax has been out of the music scene for a while but returns with a new tune in the spirit of valentine titled ‘Inasonki’ which is a hausa word meaning I Love You to a female. Tmax features Jaff Jackson on this new piece.

 

Download and enjoy.

  DOWNLOAD AUDIO: Tmax - Inasonki ft Jaff Jackson (Prod. Grandp) (5.5 MiB, 18 hits)

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Police Crash Gay Marriage In Abuja, Arrest Persons Involved

The Abuja Police Command has confirmed that it disrupted a gay wedding from taking place at a hotel in Jiwa Community of Abuja, King’s Land Hotel, last week Saturday.

 

According to the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Anjuguri Manzah, the proceeding was prevented from holding following a tip off report.

He said, “We acted based on the provisions of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act signed into law in 2013.

“We received an intelligence report and acted fast by moving to the venue of the event to stop it.”

The spokesman, who gave the names of the couple as Ibrahim Lawal (husband) and Umar Tahir (wife), added that the men were both from Kaduna State.

He said, “We also arrested the sponsors of the wedding and the owner of the hotel where the event was billed to hold.”

Manzah said the police were investigating the case and would charge the couple and other persons involved in the ceremony to court. Bear in mind, in 2013, the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law the Same-Sex Prohibition Act.

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Panic hit Ogun State As Lassa Fever Victim Dies

 

Panic hit Ogun state on Saturday, February 13, following the death of a 28-year-old lady confirmed to be a victim of the first case of lassa fever in the state.

The deceased, simply identified as Eze was said to have been admitted into the isolation unit of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu and had spent nine days before she gave up the ghost.

Confirming the sad development during a press conference in Abeokuta on Sunday evening, the Ogun State Commissioner of Health, Babatunde Ipaye, disclosed that the deceased had travelled back to the State from a burial ceremony in Ebonyi State on the 15th of January after she was admitted into two private hospitals in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government where the lassa fever virus was detected in her system.

The government however did its best to save the victim before she finally passed on.

Ipaye said: “Ogun state government under the leadership of Sen Ibikunle Amosun announces regrettably the death of the first case of Lassa fever in Ogun state today.
“We have contacted the family and gotten necessary consents and approvals to bury the remains according to WHO guidelines and the national protocol.

“Eze was admitted into the isolation unit of OSUTH, which was specifically equipped, strafed and funded by the state government to manage confirmed cases of Lassa in the course of this national epidermic.

” Upon confirmation at a private hospitals in Ota, Eze was received the best medical attentions from varying numbers of medical specialists, well trained nurses, volunteer medical officers and several well kitted support staff. The patient has received a nine day course of ribavirine, potent antibiotics, appropriate blood transfusions and necessary psychosocial support.

“We were only waiting to celebrate the completion of medication today and take a blood sample to confirm cure, when unexpected complication set in yesterday, Saturday 13, February, 2016.”

Meanwhile, another victim has been identified in the state and she too is undergoing monitoring presently at the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital (OSUTH), Sagamu,Ogun state.

“Like the first case, she also travelled into Abeokuta from Kogi State. As a responsible government we have taken full responsibility for her care and she has been on medication with ribavirin for three days now.

“We have been in contact with her family members and presently have mounted active surveillance on the 60 primary contacts of this patient,” Ipaye said.

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15 Year Old Girl Narrates Adam Johnson Meeting: “He Put My Hand On His Penis

A 15-year old girl who allegedly had sexual interactions with former Sunderland winger Adam Johnson has narrated her part of the ordeal.

The girl cried as she told the court of how her relationship with Johnson began after she sent him a friend request on Facebook. They began texting each other shortly afterwards, and Johnson gave her a jersey when they met, and asked for a “thank you kiss and more” in return.

“He knew when my birthday was,” she said when asked by the court if he knew her age. “He knew when I was going to turn 16, and he asked what year I was in at school. I told him I was in Year 10.”

She added: “After the first meeting, he kept on messaging me and he asked for a thank you kiss. At the time I idolised him, and it was surreal. Then he said he wanted to ‘give me a kiss and more’.

“He said ‘you owe me for this’ and to be honest I can’t remember what I replied, I think it was ‘ha ha’ or whatever, then he said about a thank you kiss’ but he said he was not sure I wanted to and I said ‘why would I not want to?’”

Most of the sexual acts occurred during their second meeting in the former England player’s Range Rover. She told police: “He said ‘can I have my thank you kiss’ and then I said ‘aye, go on then’ and he was kissing me for quite a while.”

“He put his hand down my trousers and started putting his hand down my knickers and that went on for quite a while.

“He put my hand on his penis in his trousers if that makes sense. I said ‘don’t you have to go’ and he said ‘no, I will be all right’, it was getting slightly awkward.”

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Death of Scalia Puts Court's Gun Stance into Question

Remembered for his conservative view and vivid writing, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died this weekend, authored notable dissents and several groundbreaking majority opinions during his decades serving on the U.S. Supreme Court. Perhaps the biggest decision he wrote was in District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court’s most significant ruling on guns in modern times.

In the case, the court considered the meaning of the Second Amendment for the first time in 70 years by determining whether the U.S. Constitution protects an individual right to possess firearms or protects gun possession connected to serving in a state militia group.

Scalia, 79, was found dead on Saturday at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in Texas. A staunch conservative, the first-ever Italian-American justice had served on the country’s highest court for 30 years, and in June 2008 scripted the court’s controversial majority decision on the landmark case. In a 5-4 ruling that split the conservative and liberal justices, the court weighed in on gun ownership and took the view that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to own a firearm for personal use. The decision also struck down a decades-old ban on handgun possession and a safe-storage law in Washington, D.C.

The Second Amendment states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The dissenting justices argued that the Second Amendment was created to ensure states could form militias to combat an overly powerful government, if necessary.

But Scalia rejected their view, saying: “Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and where gun violence is a serious problem. That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.”

In early 2008, a Gallup poll found a clear majority of Americans—73 percent—believed the Second Amendment guarantees the rights of Americans to own guns. And almost 7 out of 10 were opposed to the law that would make the possession of a handgun illegal, except by the police.

The court’s ruling was a radical departure from a previous decision on the Second Amendment. It arguably is also a decision that advocates on both sides of the gun debate have misunderstood. Despite the court’s ruling that Americans constitutionally can keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense, Heller also allows for certain restrictions to gun ownership, such as who can own them, and where they guns can be carried. Today, scholars continue to debate the clauses in the Second Amendment.

In the syllabus of the court’s brief, Scalia wrote: “Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.”

As the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence points out, the court in Heller didn’t address the issue of whether the Second Amendment restricts state and local governments. But the question was addressed two years later in McDonald v. City of Chicago , in which the justices ruled the Second Amendment applies to individual states.

As the justices prepare to start hearing arguments in just a few weeks, there isn’t an incoming case involving the Second Amendment. But Scalia’s unexpected death comes amid political turbulence in an election year, and brings into question the Supreme Court’s standing on gun rights. Despite calls from top Republicans for the Senate to refuse considering a replacement from President Barack Obama, he has said he will fulfill his constitutional obligations by nominating a replacement to Scalia’s now-vacant seat.

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7 people killed, 8 presumed dead in Syria

 

An airstrike in the northern Syrian province of Idlib destroyed a makeshift clinic supported by an international aid group on Monday, killing and wounding several people, activists and the group said. In the neighboring Aleppo province, a missile struck a children's hospital in the town of Azaz, killing at least five people and wounding dozens on Monday. And in a nearby village, an air raid hit a school, killing seven and wounding others.

Doctors Without Borders — also known by its French acronym MSF — said in a statement that the hospital in the town of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province was hit with four times in at least two attacks. It said the attacks were minutes apart, adding that at least eight members of staff are currently missing.

"This appears to be a deliberate attack on a health structure, and we condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms," said Massimiliano Rebaudengo, MSF's mission chief. "The destruction of the hospital leaves the local population of around 40,000 people without access to medical services in an active zone of conflict."

The aid group said the hospital had 30 beds, 54 staff members, two operating theatres, an outpatients department and an emergency room. The statement added that MSF has been supporting the hospital since September and covered all its needs, including providing medical supplies and running costs.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Russian warplanes targeted the makeshift hospital, destroying it and killing nine people. The Observatory, which tracks the casualties in Syria's five-year civil war, said dozens were also wounded in the attack. Over the past week, Syrian troops have been on the offensive in the country's north under the cover of Russian airstrikes. The ground offensive has been focused on the northern province of Aleppo while Monday's airstrike struck the clinic in the nearby Idlib province.

"The entire building has collapsed on the ground," said opposition activist Yahya al-Sobeih, speaking by telephone from Maaret al-Numan. He added that five people were killed near the clinic and "all members of the medical team inside are believed to be dead."

Paramedics and volunteers were now working on removing the rubble, he added. The four-story building once was a cement company but had served as a makeshift clinic during the war, said al-Sobeih. In the missile attack in Azaz near the Turkish border, five were killed at the hospital and more than 30 were wounded, the Observatory said. Activist Bahaa al-Halaby who is based in the northern city of Aleppo says it was a ballistic missile adding that it killed 10. The Observatory said the dead include three children and a pregnant woman.

In Turkey, the private Dogan news agency reported that more than 30 of those wounded in Russian air strikes in Azaz, primarily children, were transferred to a hospital in southern Turkey. It showed footage of ambulances arriving at the Kilis State hospital and medical personnel unloading children on stretchers and a girl wrapped in a blanket as well as a handful of adults

"They hit the school, they hit the school," wailed a Syrian woman who was unloaded from an ambulance onto a wheelchair.

The Observatory and al-Halaby also reported an air raid on the village of Kaljibrin near Azaz. Al-Halaby said the air raid hit a school, killing seven and wounding others while the Observatory said five were killed. Meanwhile in Brussels, European Union officials on Monday called on Turkey to halt its military action in Syria after Turkish forces shelled positions held by a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia over the weekend.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said that "only a few days ago, all of us including Turkey, sitting around the table decided steps to de-escalate and have a cessation of hostilities."

She said more fighting "is obviously not what we expect."

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, said "we have the plan for a cessation of hostilities and I think everybody has to abide by that."

Syria's main Kurdish faction, the People's Protection Units, has been most effective in combating the Islamic State group, but Turkey appears uneasy over the group's recent gains.

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MUSIC: Mr Eazi x DJ Juls – Shitor

BBnZ Live presents yet another feel good tune from their usual suspects “Mr Eazi” and DJ Juls dubbed ‘Shitor’ for you to download and listen to.

  DOWNLOAD: Mr Eazi x DJ Juls – Shitor (5.4 MiB, 3 hits)

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2016 BAFTA Award Winners: Leonardo Di Caprio Continues Award-Winning Form

2016 BAFTA award winners – The 2016 British Academy Film Awards held on the 14th of February, 2016 at the Royal Opera House in London.

 

Leonardo di Caprio continued his fine award form, winning the award for Best Lead Actor for his role in The Revenant.

Di Caprio won the same award for the same role at the Golden Globes and the Australian Film Institute Awards, and it is expected that he’d win the big prize at the Academy Awards.

See the full winners list below!

Outstanding British film

45 Years
Amy
WINNER: Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster

Best makeup and hair

Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best cinematography

Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
WINNER: The Revenant
Sicario

Best documentary

WINNER: Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Sherpa

Best original music

Bridge of Spies
WINNER: The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best British short film

Elephant
Mining Poems or Odes
WINNER: Operator
Over
Samuel-613

Best British short animation

WINNER: Edmond
Manoman
Prologue

Best editing

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best sound

Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
WINNER: The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best special visual effects

Ant-Man
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
WINNER: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

EE Rising Star (voted for by the public)

Bel Powley
Brie Larson
Dakota Johnson
WINNER: John Boyega
Taron Egerton

Best supporting actor

Benicio del Toro – Sicario
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
WINNER: Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Best animated film

WINNER: Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep the Movie

Best supporting actress

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Julie Walters – Brooklyn
WINNER: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara – Carol

Best costume design

Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

Alex Garland (director, Ex Machina)
Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director, Second Coming)
WINNER: Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director, Theeb), Rupert Lloyd (producer, Theeb)
Sean McAllister (director/producer, A Syrian Love Story), Elhum Shakerifar (producer, A Syrian Love Story)
Stephen Fingleton (writer/director, The Survivalist)

Best adapted screenplay

WINNER: The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

Outstanding British contribution to cinema

Angels Costumes

Best original screenplay

Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
WINNER: Spotlight

Best film not in the English language

The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
WINNER: Wild Tales

Best production design

Bridge of Spies
Carol
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Fellowship recipient

Sidney Poitier

Best director

Adam McKay – The Big Short
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes – Carol
Ridley Scott – The Martian
WINNER: Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant

Best actress

Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
WINNER: Brie Larson – Room
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Best actor

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Matt Damon – The Martian
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs

Best film

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
WINNER: The Revenant
Spotlight

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Red Carpet Style From The 2016 BAFTA Awards

Forget fashion week for a minute as style just decamped to London’s Royal Opera House for one of the film industry’s biggest events—the 2016 BAFTA Awards.

The awards show which happens to be the 69th saw some of the world’s biggest film stars like Emilia Clarke, Kate Winslet, Alicia Vikander and more grace the red carpet in stylish ensembles.

Check out photos from the red carpet below;

Alicia Vikander

Angela Bassett

Cate Blanchett

Emilie Clarke

Idris Elba

Julianne Moore

Kate Winslet

Laura Whitmore

Saoirse Ronan

Dakota Johnson

Bel Powley

Gemma Chan

Gwendoline Christie

Hannah Bagshawe & Eddie Redmayne

John Boyega

Olga Kurylenko

Leonardo Di Carprio

Heida Reed

Dree Hemingway

Kate Winslet & Michael Fassbender

Poppy Jamie

Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher

Lily Donaldson

Luciana Barroso & Matt Damon

Rooney Mara

Sunrise Coigney & Mark Ruffalo

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