BAFTA 2012

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a charity in the United Kingdom that holds annual awards shows for merits in movie, television, television craft, video games and animation. The British Film Academy was founded in 1947 by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Laurence Olivier, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Roger Manvell and other leading people in the British film industry. In 1958, the Academy merged with the Guild of Television Producers and Directors to form the Society of Film and Television Arts, which eventually became the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1976.

This year Hollywood’s movie moguls are left empty-handed as the French The Artist cleans up. These poor loves came all the way to London for the 2012 awards ceremony. But there’ll be tears on the plane home as some of the film industry’s biggest names went unnoticed.

Silent film The Artist was the big winner at the 2012 BAFTAs ceremony, taking home seven awards, and besting a number of big names to the post – including Brad Pitt for Moneyball and George Clooney for The Descendants. Both movies failed to win any award at the Royal Opera House movie event.

My Week With Marilyn‘s leading actress Michelle Williams was beaten to the Best Actress gong by Meryl Streep for her amazing playing of Maggie Thatcher in The Iron Lady.

Let’s wish Golden Globe winner Michelle good luck at the Oscars at the end of the month, for which she’s nominated in the Best Actress category for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe.

Best Supporting Actress went to Octavia Spencer for her role as Minnie Jackson in the critically warm accepted movie The Help. She bested over her fellow nominees Carey Mulligan, her The Help co-star Jessica Chastain, Judi Dench and Melissa McCarthy. Octavia, 39, accepted her award from Woman In Black star Daniel Radcliffe who said:

I’m glad I don’t have to choose the winner out of such an outstandingly talented group!”

Octavia, on her turn, told the audience:

It’s been said that The Help is an American movie about American problems in American history and I’m so grateful to you for seeing beyond that.”

Christopher Plummer scooped the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Beginners.

Here’s the list of winners and nominations in full:

BEST FILM
The Artist (Winner)
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

OUSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Winner)
My Week With Marilyn
Senna
Shame
We Need to Talk About Kevin

LEADING ACTOR
Jean Dujardin (George Valentin) – The Artist (Winner)
Brad Pitt (Billy Beane) – Moneyball
Gary Oldman (George Smiley) – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney (Matt King) – The Descendants
Michael Fassbender (Brandon) – Shame

LEADING ACTRESS
Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady (Winner)
Berenice Bejo (Peppy Miller) – The Artist
Michelle Williams (Marilyn Monroe) – My Week With Marilyn
Tilda Swinton (Eva) – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis (Aibileen Clark) – The Help

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer (Hal) – Beginners (Winner)
Jim Broadbent (Denis Thatcher) – The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill (Peter Brand) – Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh (Sir Laurence Olivier) – My Week With Marilyn
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Paul Zara) – The Ides Of March

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Octavia Spencer (Minny Jackson) – The Help (Winner)
Carey Mulligan (Irene) – Drive
Jessica Chastain (Celia Foote) – The Help
Judi Dench (Dame Sybil Thorndike) – My Week With Marilyn
Melissa McCarthy (Megan) – Bridesmaids

DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist (Winner)
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Martin Scorses – Hugo
Tomas Alfredson – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Lynne Ramsay – We Need To Talk About Kevin

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Artist (Winner)
Bridesmaids
The Guard
The Iron Lady
Midnight in Paris

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Winner)
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides Of March
Moneyball

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Skin I Live In (Winner)
Incendies
Pina Potiche
A Separation

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist (Winner)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

EDITING
Senna (Winner)
The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Hugo (Winner)
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

MAKE-UP AND HAIR
The Iron Lady (Winner)
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Hugo
My Week With Marilyn

COSTUME DESIGN
The Artist (Winner)
Hugo
Jane Eyre
My Week With Marilyn
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Winner)
The Adventures Of Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn
Hugo
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
War Horse

DOCUMENTARY
Senna (Winner)
George Harrison: Living In The Material World
Project Nim

SOUND
Hugo (Winner)
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

ORIGINAL MUSIC
The Artist (Winner)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

ANIMATED FILM
Rango (Winner)
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Arthur Christmas

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