Sunday, February 12, 2012

2012 BAFTAs Name "The Artist" Best Film

The Orange British Academy Film Awards (also known as the BAFTAs) are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is the British counterpart of the Oscars.

The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at London's Royal Opera House.  To no one's surprise, the black and white, silent film, The Artist, was the big winner, capturing the best film prize and winning in 7 of the 12 categories in which it was nominated.

2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards winners:

BEST FILM
WINNER: THE ARTIST - Thomas Langmann

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
WINNER: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
WINNER: TYRANNOSAUR - Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)

DIRECTOR
WINNER: THE ARTIST - Michel Hazanavicius

DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: SENNA - Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Manish Pandey

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
WINNER: THE ARTIST - Michel Hazanavicius

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WINNER: THE SKIN I LIVE IN - Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar

ANIMATED FILM
WINNER: RANGO - Gore Verbinski

LEADING ACTOR
WINNER: JEAN DUJARDIN - The Artist

LEADING ACTRESS
WINNER: MERYL STREEP - The Iron Lady

SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER: CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER - Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER: OCTAVIA SPENCER - The Help

ORIGINAL MUSIC
WINNER: THE ARTIST - Ludovic Bource

CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: THE ARTIST - Guillaume Schiffman

EDITING
WINNER: SENNA - Gregers Sall, Chris King

PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER: HUGO - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER: THE ARTIST - Mark Bridges

SOUND
WINNER: HUGO - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery

MAKE UP & HAIR
WINNER: THE IRON LADY - Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland, Marese Langan

SHORT ANIMATION
WINNER: A MORNING STROLL - Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

SHORT FILM
WINNER: PITCH BLACK HEIST - John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn

ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD
WINNER: ADAM DEACON

ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Martin Scorsese

OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
John Hurt

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