In case you didn’t know, because it wasn’t hailed as a big event anywhere much but the UK this year, but the BAFTA’s were held over the weekend. That’s the British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
It was an excellent show, which I watched in a hotel room recovering from eating far too much and following it with York brewed ale. Nice. Stephen Fry is the funniest man and presented extremely well, although his sharp humour was often lost on those not from the UK.
The winners? Well you will remember the nominees, so to be brief, here they are:
Best film: The Aviator
Best British film: My Summer of Love
Best actor in a leading role: Jamie Foxx – Ray
Best actress in a leading role: Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake
Best actor in a supporting role: Clive Owen – Closer
Best actress in a supporting role: Cate Blanchett – The Aviator
Original screenplay: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Adapted screenplay: Sideways
The David Lean Award for achievement in direction: Mike Leigh – Vera Drake
The Carl Foreman Award for special achievement by a British Director/Producer or Writer in their first feature film: Amma Asante – Director/Writer (for A Way of Life)
Best film not in the English language: Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music: The Motorcycle Diaries
Cinematography: Collateral
Editing: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Production design: The Aviator
Costume design: Vera Drake
Sound: Ray
Achievement in special visual effects: The Day After Tomorrow
Make Up and Hair: The Aviator
Short animation film: Birthday Boy
Short Film: The Banker
Orange Film of the Year (public vote): Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
…and for those of you who want reminded of the what they were up against, simply check out the BAFTA site itself. Some more observational comments to follow.
