Finally, I was able to watch a telecast of the British Academy Film Awards.
And by accident, at that.
I was channel surfing this morning and suddenly came across a telecast of the award show. I was so surprised, I wasn't able to take note of my comments, best of show picks and random questions. Also, I was too lazy to get off my seat to get a pen and paper, and I was enjoying the superb hosting skills of Stephen Fry.
Since my exposure to British comedic hosting was largely limited to Rick Gervais (in his many Golden Globe Awards outings) and Russell Brandt (can't remember which MTV awards show that was), it was refreshing to watch a British comedian whose humor wasn't grounded in making controversial, risque or offensive statements. Stephen Fry moved on from one topic or joke to another with ease, and never once made anyone uncomfortable (as far as I could see) even when making jokes at their expense.
Anyway, listed below are the winners of the EE British Academy Film Awards (formerly known as the Orange British Academy Film Awards).
Film: Argo
Outstanding British Film: Skyfall
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Bart Layton and Dmitri Doganis, The Impostor
Director: Ban Affleck, Argo
Leading Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Leading Actress: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Film Not in the English Language: Amour
Documentary: Searching for Sugar Man
Animated Film: Brave
Short Animation: The Making of Longbird
Short Film: Swimmer
Academy Fellowship: Alan Parker
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Tessa Ross
EE Rising Star Award: Juno Temple
Original Film Music: Thomas Newman, Skyfall
Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Editing: William Goldenberg, Argo
Production Design: Eve Stewart and Anna Lynch-Robinson, Les Miserables
Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran, Anna Karenina
Sound: Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Jonathan Allen, Lee Walpole and John Warhurst, Les Miserables
Special Visual Effects: Bill Wastenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott, Life of Pi
Make-up and Hair: Lisa Westcott, Les Miserables
You can get the full list of nominees from the official BAFTA Film Awards website.
Happy viewing!! :)
Labels: Award Show, BAFTA, Film
