The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, a.k.a. the BAFTAs were held tonight in London. The awards offered up little by way of surprises with The King’s Speech winning heavily as expected. One slight surprise however was the awarding of Best Director to David Fincher for his work on The Social Network, rather than the expected win for The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper.
Three of the acting awards went to The King’s Speech, with Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter picking up Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively, while the other, for Best Actress went to favourite Natalie Portman for Black Swan.
Sir Christopher Lee was awarded a Fellowship of the Academy, a kind of lifetime acheivement award, and was gracious, humble and rather funny in his acceptance, which was greeted with a rousing standing ovation.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Film – The King’s Speech
Best Foreign Film – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Director – David Fincher
Best Actor – Colin Firth
Best Actress – Natalie Portman
Best Supporting Actor – Geoffrey Rush
Best Supporting Actress – Helen Bonham Carter
Best Editing – The Social Network
Best Music – The King’s Speech
Best Cinematography – Roger Deakin
Best Screenplay – The King’s Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay – The Social Network
Best Animation – Toy Story 3
Best Production Design – Inception
Best Special Effects – Inception
Best Makeup – Alice in Wonderland
Best Costume – Alice in Wonderland
Best Short Film – Until the Rivers Run
Best Short Animation – The Eagleman Stag
Best British Film – The King’s Speech
Best British Debut – Four Lions
Orange Rising Star – Tom Hardy
