Though they were understandably overshadowed by the Grammys, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts also held its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, in London. The reason we're paying attention, of course, is to get even more Oscar buzz. In case you weren't sure already, both Helen Mirren's and Forest Whitaker's chances are looking pretty sweet right now. Here's a list of who and what won.
FILM
The Queen
THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
The Last King of Scotland
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
Andrea Aarnold (Director) - Red Road
THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction
United 93, Paul Greengrass
To see the rest, including acting winners, read more
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Little Miss Sunshine - Michael Arndt
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Last King of Scotland - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Pan's Labyrinth - Alfonso Cuarón/Alvaro Augustin/Guillermo del Toro
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Happy Feet - George Miller
ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
Helen Mirren - The Queen
ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music
Babel - Gustavo Santaolalla
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Children of Men - Emmanuel Lubezki
EDITING
United 93 - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Children of Men - Jim Clay/Geoffrey Kirkland/Jennifer Williams
COSTUME DESIGN
Pan's Labyrinth - Lala Huete
SOUND
Casino Royale - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson/Allen Hall
MAKE UP & HAIR
Pan's Labyrinth - José Quetglas/Blanca Sànchez
SHORT ANIMATION FILM
Guy 101 - Ian Gouldstone (to view, click here)
SHORT FILM
Do Not Erase- Asitha Ameresekere
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Eva Green
THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Anne V Coates
THE MICHAEL BALCON AWARD for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Nick Daubeny
Tod's
Gosh, I love watching this award show. It's to-the-point, no bologna, and very classy and fun. Too bad I don't get BBC America anymore....
1Hurrah for Alan Arkin!
2We had a BAFTA Awards party. No one who came had ever watched them before - neither had we, actually; but everyone stayed way after they were over. Good party!
And yeah: Hooray for Alan Arkin, kscincotta. He completely deserved that award.
3I am disapointed Leonardo missed out on the best actor award for the departed he was inspiring in this you could really feel his anxiety and pain and ultimately fight for survival he should have won this
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