WATCH: My Octopus Teacher wins a Bafta Award!

Published on

12 April 2021

The Bafta Awards took place virtually last night, due to the coronavirus pandemic and a South African documentary took home one of the top prizes.

The awards went ahead despite a period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, on Friday.

South Africa’s entry My Octopus Teacher won the prize for Best Documentary.

The 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest.

An excited and emotional Pippa Ehrlich accepted the award on behalf of the team.

The team behind My Octopus Teacher give an ecstatic speech as they accept the BAFTA for Documentary at the #EEBAFTAs 🐙 @EE pic.twitter.com/QNBAVJV8eD

— BAFTA (@BAFTA) April 11, 2021

My Octopus Teacher picks up the Documentary BAFTA with all of her arms! #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/CLLlelTEcu

— BAFTA (@BAFTA) April 11, 2021

Liesl Smit

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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