SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE WINS 7 BAFTA AWARDS INCLUDING BEST FILM
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Slumdog Millionaire was named Best Film at tonight’s Orange British Academy Film Awards, held at London’s Royal Opera House. The film also won six other awards: Director for Danny Boyle, Adapted Screenplay, Music, Cinematography, Editing and Sound.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won three BAFTAs; for Production Design, Make Up & Hair and Special Visual Effects.
Kate Winslet was awarded the BAFTA for Leading Actress for The Reader.Supporting Actress BAFTA went to Penélope Cruz for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The
Mickey Rourke won the Leading Actor award for The Wrestler and the Supporting Actor award was presented posthumously to Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight.
In a very good night for British film, In Bruges won the BAFTA for Original Screenplay and The Duchess won the BAFTA for Costume Design.
Director/writer Steve McQueen received The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film for Hunger.
The BAFTA for Outstanding British Film went to the documentary Man on Wire.
I’ve Loved You So Long took away the Film Not in the English Language BAFTA and the award for Animated Film went to Wall•E.
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death won the Short AnimationShort Film award was presented to September. award and the
Two awards were announced earlier this week: the Academy Fellowship was awarded to Terry Gilliam and the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema was presented to Pinewood and Shepperton Studios.
The Orange Rising Star Award was presented to Noel Clarke, director and star of Adulthood. This award recognises an international actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and has begun to be recognised as a film star in the making. This award, now in its fourth year, was created in honour of Mary Selway, the highly respected casting director, who died in 2004.
The complete list of winners:
BEST FILM
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Christian Colson
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
MAN ON WIRE – Simon Chinn, James Marsh
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD
for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film
STEVE McQUEEN (Director/Writer) – Hunger
DIRECTOR
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Danny Boyle
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
IN BRUGES – Martin McDonagh
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Simon Beaufoy
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG – Yves Marmion, Philippe Claudel
ANIMATED FILM
WALL
·E – Andrew Stanton
LEADING ACTOR
MICKEY ROURKE – The Wrestler
LEADING ACTRESS
KATE WINSLET – The Reader
SUPPORTING ACTOR
HEATH LEDGER – The Dark Knight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
PENÉLOPE CRUZ – Vicky Cristina Barcelona Read more of this article »
