The UK’s biggest annual awards, the BAFTA’s were held tonight. If you were smart, you tuned in to the live blog of our friends at the UK film site Filmstalker. They were there, in the audience, with their laptop delivering a blow by blow.
For those of you who weren’t following along with Brunton, we’ve got a full breakdown of the awards given. Anyone hoping for big surprises will be sorely disappointed. Slumdog Millionaire won everything. Here’s the complete list of this year’s BAFTA film winners:
Best Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Outstanding British Film: Man on Wire
The Carl Foreman Award (Achievement by British director): Steve McQueen, Hunger
Director: Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle
Original Screenplay: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire, Simon Beaufoy
Film Not In The English Language: I’ve Loved You So Long, Yves Marmion, Philppe Claudel
Animated Film: WALL-E
Leading Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Leading Actor: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruse, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Music: Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire, Anthony Dod Mantle
