The BAFTA Awards: Who Went Home a Winner?
by Shannon Keirnan
The BAFTA Awards (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) have presented their awards to each deserving winner in a ceremony often considered the British Oscars. Will these wins set, as they often do, a pattern for the approaching Academy Awards?
One big winner that certainly won’t be showing up on Oscar night is Ben Affeck for his extremely well-received “Argo.” Although the film took home the BAFTA award for both Best Film and Best Director, Affleck has notably been “snubbed” this year in the Academy Award nominations.
“Les Miserables” also cleaned up, with Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Best Production Design, Best Sound, and Best Make Up and Hair.
Here is the list of winners. Did you favorite make the cut—and will that help them when it comes Academy Award time?
Best Film: “Argo”
Leading Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Leading Actress: Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
Director: Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
Original Screenplay: “Django Unchained”
Adapted Screenplay: “Silver Linings Playbook”
Animated Film: “Brave”
Film Not In The English Language: “Amour”
Outstanding British Film: “Skyfall”
Documentary: “Searching For Sugar Man”
Cinematography: “Life of Pi”
Editing: “Argo”
Special Visual Effects: “Life of Pi”
Production Design: “Les Miserables”
Sound: “Les Miserables”
Original Music: “Skyfall”
Costume Design: “Anna Karenina”
Make Up and Hair: “Les Miserables”
Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director, or Producer: Bart Layton (director), Dimitri Doganis (producer), “The Imposter”
EE Rising Star Award: Juno Temple
Short Film: “Swimmer”
Short Animation: “The Making of Longbird”