65th British Academy Film Awards
The 65th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2011. The nominations were announced on 17 January 2012 by actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Holliday Grainger.[1] Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2011. Stephen Fry, who hosted from 2001 to 2006, returned to host the ceremony.[2] The Artist won seven awards out of its twelve nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for The Iron Lady. Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners and Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for The Help. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, directed by Tomas Alfredson, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2011.[3] Director Martin Scorsese was given the BAFTA Fellowship and Sir John Hurt garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.[4]
65th British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 12 February 2012 |
Site | Royal Opera House, London |
Hosted by | Stephen Fry |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Artist |
Best British Film | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
Best Actor | Jean Dujardin The Artist |
Best Actress | Meryl Streep The Iron Lady |
Most awards | The Artist (7) |
Most nominations | The Artist (12) |
Winners and nominees
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Statistics
Nominations | Film |
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12 | The Artist |
11 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
9 | Hugo |
6 | My Week with Marilyn |
5 | The Help |
War Horse | |
4 | Drive |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | |
The Iron Lady | |
3 | The Descendants |
Moneyball | |
Senna | |
We Need to Talk About Kevin | |
2 | The Adventures of Tintin |
Bridesmaids | |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | |
The Ides of March | |
Shame |
Awards | Film |
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7 | The Artist |
2 | Hugo |
The Iron Lady | |
Senna | |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
In Memoriam
- Jane Russell
- Bingham Ray
- Michael Gough
- Richard Leacock
- Shammi Kapoor
- Ken Russell
- Syd Cain
- Eva Monley
- Nicol Williamson
- Whitney Houston
- Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Laura Ziskin
- Arthur Laurents
- Hugh Martin
- Richard Pointing
- Ben Gazzara
- Shelagh Delaney
- Bubba Smith
- Steve Jobs
- Sidney Lumet
- Farley Granger
- John Mackenzie
- Michael Cacoyannis
- John Calley
- Bridget O'Connor
- Elizabeth Taylor
See also
- 1st AACTA International Awards
- 84th Academy Awards
- 37th César Awards
- 17th Critics' Choice Awards
- 64th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 69th Golden Globe Awards
- 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 27th Independent Spirit Awards
- 17th Lumières Awards
- 2nd Magritte Awards
- 23rd Producers Guild of America Awards
- 16th Satellite Awards
- 38th Saturn Awards
- 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 64th Writers Guild of America Awards
References
- BAFTA Film Awards Nominations in 2012, bafta.org, 17 January 2012.
- Stephen Fry Returns to British Academy Film Awards, bafta.org.
- Reynolds, Simon (12 February 2012). "Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list – in full". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- Pond, Steve (12 February 2012). "'The Artist' Dominates at BAFTA Awards". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2012.