BAFTA Awards held earlier this week are considered the most prestigious awards outside of the US.
The Artist took away 7 awards including best actor, best director and best film. Do the BAFTA awards reflect what will happen at the Oscars. Yes and no.
Meryl Streep won the best actress award, then again she did portray former British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher in the movie Iron Lady. Seriously, Viola Davis was not going to win a BAFTA over her. Race between the two might be close at the Oscars, but I expect Viola to win over Meryl.
Martin Scorsese lost his best director slot to Michel Hazanavicius who directed The Artist. However Scorsese is very popular with the members of the Academy Awards.
Christopher Plummer became the oldest actor to win a BAFTA. Not sure that’s a honor any actor would want, but the honor is his just the same.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Outstanding British Film – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Supporting Actor – Christopher Plummer
Supporting Actress – Octavia Spencer
Production Design – Hugo
Outstanding Debut By A British Director, Producer or Writer – Paddy Considine and Diarmid Scrimshaw for Tyrannosaur
Special Visual Effects – Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
Outstanding contribution to British cinema – John Hurt
Orange Rising Star Award – Adam Deacon
Best documentary – Senna
Best Director – Michel Hazanavicius – ‘The Artist’
Best actress – Meryl Streep
Best actor – Jean Dujardin
Best film – ‘The Artist’
Best animated film – Rango
Best film not in the English language – Pedro Almodóvar – ‘The Skin I live In’.
Best production and sound – Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best editing – Senna
Best Original Screenplay – The Artist
Original music – The Artist
Best costume design – The Artist
Best cinematography – The Artist
Best adapted screenplay – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BAFTA Fellowship – Martin Scorsese
