BAFTAs
Feb 18, 2014 12:03:18 GMT -5
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Cinema stormed the high arts on Sunday night at the Royal Opera House. Steve McQueen’s slavery drama 12 Years a Slave took best film and best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor at this year’s British Academy Film Awards. With a total of six prizes, Gravity was the night’s most-awarded film, sweeping up in four technical categories as well as the gongs for outstanding British film and best director for Alfonso Cuarón. Writing for BBC News, Tim Masters reports thus:
BBC News - Baftas 2014: Certainties, surprises and Oscar predictions
American Hustle claimed three awards: best original screenplay, best makeup/hair and an award for Jennifer Lawrence as best supporting actress. Cate Blanchett won best actress for the title role in Blue Jasmine, while newcomer Barkhad Adbi was named best supporting actor for his part as a Somali pirate in Captain Phillips.
The best adapted screenplay award went to Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Philomena, which they adapted from Martin Sixsmith’s book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee. Directed by Stephen Frears, Philomena was backed by the BFI Film Fund.
Gravity’s technical wins included recognition for best visual effects, best cinematography, best music and best sound. The Great Gatsby took both best production design and best costume design. Peter Greenaway was honoured with the award for outstanding contribution to British film. As previously announced, Dame Helen Mirren was made a BAFTA Fellow. Amanda Nevill, CEO of the BFI says:
12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Captain Phillips, Philomena, and Kelly and Victor (which won the outstanding British debut award for writer/director Kieran Evans) all received their first UK screenings at the 57th BFI London Film Festival. The awards were announced at a ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry at the Royal Opera House.
BFI - BAFTAs 2014: the winners in full
For the record, kleines c was impressed. I thought that all the films shortlisted were really good, even if a lot of people walked out of 12 Years a Slave. Some of the scenes were particularly grim!
Don't fall for dinner!
"This year's Baftas may not have had any big shocks, but there were enough surprises to make the Oscar ceremony in two weeks' time look like it might have a few twists in store ... "
BBC News - Baftas 2014: Certainties, surprises and Oscar predictions
American Hustle claimed three awards: best original screenplay, best makeup/hair and an award for Jennifer Lawrence as best supporting actress. Cate Blanchett won best actress for the title role in Blue Jasmine, while newcomer Barkhad Adbi was named best supporting actor for his part as a Somali pirate in Captain Phillips.
The best adapted screenplay award went to Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Philomena, which they adapted from Martin Sixsmith’s book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee. Directed by Stephen Frears, Philomena was backed by the BFI Film Fund.
Gravity’s technical wins included recognition for best visual effects, best cinematography, best music and best sound. The Great Gatsby took both best production design and best costume design. Peter Greenaway was honoured with the award for outstanding contribution to British film. As previously announced, Dame Helen Mirren was made a BAFTA Fellow. Amanda Nevill, CEO of the BFI says:
"The eyes of the world were on the UK’s film industry and creative talent as BAFTA celebrated creative vision, powerful story-telling and film craftsmanship of the highest order. I congratulate all the winners and the nominees, led by Steve McQueen and his team with the momentous 12 Years a Slave, alongside Alfonso Cuarón’s profound and spectacular Gravity.
With such a broad range of UK talent being recognised, from Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant, Stephen Frears’ Philomena, Paul Greengrass’s Captain Phillips and the UK-produced Rush and to bright new talents in Paul Wright, Kieran Evans, Will Poulter and George MacKay, as well as the honours bestowed upon John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary and newcomer Yann Demange’s ’71 at the Berlin International Film Festival over the weekend, UK films and filmmakers have once again given us much to be proud of."
With such a broad range of UK talent being recognised, from Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant, Stephen Frears’ Philomena, Paul Greengrass’s Captain Phillips and the UK-produced Rush and to bright new talents in Paul Wright, Kieran Evans, Will Poulter and George MacKay, as well as the honours bestowed upon John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary and newcomer Yann Demange’s ’71 at the Berlin International Film Festival over the weekend, UK films and filmmakers have once again given us much to be proud of."
12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Captain Phillips, Philomena, and Kelly and Victor (which won the outstanding British debut award for writer/director Kieran Evans) all received their first UK screenings at the 57th BFI London Film Festival. The awards were announced at a ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry at the Royal Opera House.
BFI - BAFTAs 2014: the winners in full
For the record, kleines c was impressed. I thought that all the films shortlisted were really good, even if a lot of people walked out of 12 Years a Slave. Some of the scenes were particularly grim!
Don't fall for dinner!