Chiwetel Ejiofor Trumps Leonardo DiCaprio For BAFTA, DiCaprio Applauds

Chiwetel Ejiofor triumphed at Sunday night’s BAFTA honours ceremony, beatings his fellow nominees for the best actor award (obviously, that’s how award shows work). The 12 Years a Slave actor beat out The Wolf of Wall Street’s Leonardo Dicaprio, Nebraska's Bruce Dern, American Hustle lead Christian Bale and two time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, but all of them took it in stride. Leonardo DiCaprio in particular was very sportsmanlike. When the winner was revealed at last night’s ceremony in Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House, DiCaprio proved there were no hard feelings and gave Ejiofor a standing ovation along with the rest of the room.

Part of the reason why DiCaprio proved to be such a gracious loser may be that he’s still firmly in the running for the biggest honor of the season – the best actor Oscar. As the dust settles from the awards race, Ejiofor, DiCaprio and Dallas Buyers Club’s Matthew Mcconaughey have emerged as the frontrunners for Best Actor. With the Oscars in two weeks, it’s anyone’s game.