Helen Mirren won a Bafta! NO you don't say? I didn't see that one coming?
The BIG winners were -
Best film - The Queen
Best Actor - Forrest Whitikar (The last King of Scotland)
Best Actree - Dame Helen Mirren (The Queen)
Best Support Actor - Alan Arkin (Litle Miss Sunshine)
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
I know Dame Helen, to use her official title, is a brilliant actress but I can't help thinking the only reason this film has won the accolade of best film is because of the subject matter? The Princess of Wales' death was a tragedy and one that a huge proportion of this nation found difficult if not impossible to deal with. I, personally took a train ride up to London and placed flowers up at the gates of Kensington Palace. I found the experience eiry and to see thousands of others feeling the same way was awsome.I queued for over 2 hours to sign a book of rememberence and made friends with people I'm never going to see again but I know how strongly people felt back then and I know that some would still carry such strong passion about this sensitive subject.
Whatever the case, the awards this side of the world are over and it's up to the Americans now.
Full List of Winners:
THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP - Anne V Coates
THE MICHAEL BALCON AWARD for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema - Nick Daubeny
FILM - THE QUEEN - Andy Harries/Christine Langan/Tracey Seaward
THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the year - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film - ANDREA ARNOLD (Director) - Red Road
THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction - UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Michael Arndt
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEAPOCALYPTO - PAN'S LABYRINTH - Alfonso Cuarón/Alvaro Augustin/Guillermo del Toro
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM CARS - HAPPY FEET - George Miller
ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE- FOREST WHITAKER - The Last King of Scotland
ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE- HELEN MIRREN - The Queen
ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE - ALAN ARKIN - Little Miss Sunshine
ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE - JENNIFER HUDSON - Dreamgirls
THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music - BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla
CINEMATOGRAPHY - CHILDREN OF MEN - Emmanuel Lubezki
EDITING - UNITED 93 - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson
PRODUCTION DESIGN - CHILDREN OF MEN - Jim Clay/Geoffrey Kirkland/Jennifer Williams
COSTUME DESIGN - PAN'S LABYRINTH - Lala Huete
SOUND - CASINO ROYALE - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson/Allen Hall
MAKE UP & HAIR - PAN'S LABYRINTH - José Quetglas/Blanca
SHORT ANIMATION FILM - GUY 101 - Ian Gouldstone
SHORT FILM - DO NOT ERASE - Asitha Ameresekere
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD - EVA GREEN
The BIG winners were -
Best film - The Queen
Best Actor - Forrest Whitikar (The last King of Scotland)
Best Actree - Dame Helen Mirren (The Queen)
Best Support Actor - Alan Arkin (Litle Miss Sunshine)
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
I know Dame Helen, to use her official title, is a brilliant actress but I can't help thinking the only reason this film has won the accolade of best film is because of the subject matter? The Princess of Wales' death was a tragedy and one that a huge proportion of this nation found difficult if not impossible to deal with. I, personally took a train ride up to London and placed flowers up at the gates of Kensington Palace. I found the experience eiry and to see thousands of others feeling the same way was awsome.I queued for over 2 hours to sign a book of rememberence and made friends with people I'm never going to see again but I know how strongly people felt back then and I know that some would still carry such strong passion about this sensitive subject.
Whatever the case, the awards this side of the world are over and it's up to the Americans now.
Full List of Winners:
THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP - Anne V Coates
THE MICHAEL BALCON AWARD for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema - Nick Daubeny
FILM - THE QUEEN - Andy Harries/Christine Langan/Tracey Seaward
THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the year - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film - ANDREA ARNOLD (Director) - Red Road
THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction - UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Michael Arndt
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEAPOCALYPTO - PAN'S LABYRINTH - Alfonso Cuarón/Alvaro Augustin/Guillermo del Toro
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM CARS - HAPPY FEET - George Miller
ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE- FOREST WHITAKER - The Last King of Scotland
ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE- HELEN MIRREN - The Queen
ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE - ALAN ARKIN - Little Miss Sunshine
ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE - JENNIFER HUDSON - Dreamgirls
THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music - BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla
CINEMATOGRAPHY - CHILDREN OF MEN - Emmanuel Lubezki
EDITING - UNITED 93 - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson
PRODUCTION DESIGN - CHILDREN OF MEN - Jim Clay/Geoffrey Kirkland/Jennifer Williams
COSTUME DESIGN - PAN'S LABYRINTH - Lala Huete
SOUND - CASINO ROYALE - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson/Allen Hall
MAKE UP & HAIR - PAN'S LABYRINTH - José Quetglas/Blanca
SHORT ANIMATION FILM - GUY 101 - Ian Gouldstone
SHORT FILM - DO NOT ERASE - Asitha Ameresekere
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD - EVA GREEN
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