Sunday, February 21, 2010

British Academy Award Winners Announced!

A couple of much needed surprises occured at tonights BAFTA awards. For one thing the lead acting categories chose the once frontrunning british actors over the current favorites in the Oscar race. Colin Firth took Best Actor for A Single Man, and Carey Mulligan took Best Actress for An Education. Hopefully her win will knock enough sense into the Academy to score her a win. An Education also missed out on Best British Film, which was seized by the mysterious Fish Tank. The last surprise was Un Prophete taking Best Foreign Language Film, beating out The White Ribbon. This may count as a significant event if it comes to pass that Un Prophete wins the Oscar. Below is the full list of winners.

Best Film - The Hurt Locker
Best Actor - Colin Firth (A Single Man as George Falconer)
Best Actress - Carey Mulligan (An Education as Jenny Miller)
Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds as Col. Hans Landa)
Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique (Precious as Mary Lee Johnston)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Up in the Air (Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner)
Best Original Screenplay - The Hurt Locker (Mark Boal)
Best Animated Film - Up (Pete Docter)
Best Cinematography - The Hurt Locker
Best Costume Design - The Young Victoria
Best Director - Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Best Editing - The Hurt Locker
Outstanding British Film - Fish Tank
Best Film Not in the English Language - Un Prophete • France
Best Makeup and Hair - The Young Victoria
Best Music (Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music) - Up (Michael Giacchino)
Best Production Design - Avatar
Best Sound - The Hurt Locker
Best Special Visual Effects - Avatar

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