British Academy Film Awards 2011
The 64th British Academy Film Awards ceremony took place on February 13, 2011 at the Royal Opera House , London . The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) film awards were presented in 23 categories. As in previous years, the event was hosted by the British presenter Jonathan Ross .
Tom Hooper's historical film The King's Speech received the most awards, with a total of seven prizes, including best film and best British film. With leading actors Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush as best supporting actors, three actor awards went to The King's Speech . Natalie Portman was honored as the best leading actress for the role of a ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller Black Swan . The life work of British actor Christopher Lee was honored with the BAFTA Academy Fellowship .
The King's Speech was already the favorite for the award ceremony with a total of 14 nominations, which were announced on January 18, 2011 . This was followed by Black Swan with twelve nominations and Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Inception with nine nominations.
Favorite films
All feature films released between January 1 and December 31, 2010 in the UK , or those with a planned release by February 11, 2010 by the distributor in advance of the Academy, were considered for a nomination for the 64th BAFTA Film Awards were presented. Special rules applied to short films and animated short films , so only British productions were allowed in these categories. A total of 207 films met these conditions.
After the first round of voting, BAFTA published a long list with 15 candidates per category. The British production The King's Speech and the American psychological thriller Black Swan were each named 15 times on the longlist and were therefore previously favorites for the BAFTA film awards.
Award winners and nominations
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| The King's Speech | 14th | 7th |
| Black Swan | 12 | 1 |
| Inception | 9 | 3 |
| 127 hours | 8th | 0 |
| True grit | 8th | 1 |
| The social network | 6th | 3 |
| Alice in Wonderland | 5 | 2 |
| The kids are all right | 4th | 0 |
| We want sex | 4th | 0 |
| The Fighter | 3 | 0 |
| Toy Story 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Delusion | 3 | 1 |
| Another year | 2 | 0 |
| Biutiful | 2 | 0 |
| How to train your dragon | 2 | 0 |
| Four Lions | 2 | 1 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | 2 | 0 |
Best movie
The King's Speech - Director: Tom Hooper
- Black Swan - Director: Darren Aronofsky
- Inception - Director: Christopher Nolan
- The Social Network - Directed by David Fincher
- True Grit - Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
Best British Film (Alexander Korda Award)
The King's Speech - Director: Tom Hooper
- Another Year - Director: Mike Leigh
- Four Lions - Director: Chris Morris
- 127 Hours - Director: Danny Boyle
- We Want Sex (Made in Dagenham) - Director: Nigel Cole
Best director
David Fincher - The Social Network
- Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
- Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
- Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
- Christopher Nolan - Inception
Best Actor
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
- Javier Bardem - Biutiful
- Jeff Bridges - True Grit
- Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
- James Franco - 127 Hours
Best main actress
- Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
- Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
- Noomi Rapace - Delusion (Man som hatar kvinnor)
- Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Best supporting actor
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
- Christian Bale - The Fighter
- Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
- Pete Postlethwaite - The Town - without mercy (The Town)
- Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
The best supporting actress
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
- Amy Adams - The Fighter
- Barbara Hershey - Black Swan
- Lesley Manville - Another Year
- Miranda Richardson - We Want Sex (Made in Dagenham)
Best adapted script
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
- Nikolaj Arcel , Rasmus Heisterberg - Delusion (Män som hatar kvinnor)
- Michael Arndt - Toy Story 3
- Ethan Coen , Joel Coen - True Grit
- Simon Beaufoy , Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
Best original script
David Seidler - The King's Speech
- Stuart Blumberg , Lia Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
- Andrés Heinz , Mark Heyman , John McLaughlin - Black Swan
- Eric Johnson , Scott Silver , Paul Tamasy - The Fighter
- Christopher Nolan - Inception
Best camera
- Enrique Chediak , Anthony Dod Mantle - 127 Hours
- Danny Cohen - The King's Speech
- Matthew Libatique - Black Swan
- Wally Pfister - Inception
Best production design
Larry Dias , Guy Hendrix Dyas , Doug Mowat - Inception
- Thérèse DePrez , Tora Peterson - Black Swan
- Judy Farr , Eve Stewart - The King's Speech
- Jess Gonchor , Nancy Haigh - True Grit
- Karen O'Hara , Robert Stromberg - Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
Best costumes
Colleen Atwood - Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- Jenny Beavan - The King's Speech
- Louise Stjernsward - We Want Sex (Made in Dagenham)
- Amy Westcott - Black Swan
- Mary Zophres - True Grit
Best mask
Paul Gooch , Valli O'Reilly - Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- Judy Chin , Geordie Sheffer - Black Swan
- Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou - We Want Sex (Made in Dagenham)
- Frances Hannon - The King's Speech
- Amanda Knight , Lisa Tomblin - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Best film score
Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
- AR Rahman - 127 Hours
- Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- John Powell - to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon)
- Hans Zimmer - Inception
Best cut
Kirk Baxter , Angus Wall - The Social Network
- Tariq Anwar - The King's Speech
- Jon Harris - 127 Hours
- Lee Smith - Inception
- Andrew Weisblum - Black Swan
Best tone
Lora Hirschberg , Richard King (sound engineer) , Ed Novick , Gary A. Rizzo - Inception
- Douglas Axtell , Craig Berkey , Peter F. Kurland , Skip Lievsay , Greg Orloff - True Grit
- Douglas Cameron , Glenn Freemantle , Steven C. Laneri , Richard Pryke , Ian Tapp - 127 Hours
- Paul Hamblin , John Midgley , Lee Walpole - The King's Speech
- Craig Henighan , Ken Ishii , Dominick Tavella - Black Swan
Best visual effects
Peter Bebb , Chris Corbould , Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley - Inception
- Sean Phillips , Ken Ralston , David Schaub , Carey Villegas - Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- Dan Schrecker - Black Swan
- Nicolas Ait'Hadi , Tim Burke , John Richardson , Christian Manz - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1)
- Michael Fong , Guido Quaroni , David Ryu - Toy Story 3
Best animated feature film
- To Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon) - Dean DeBlois , Chris Sanders
- I - Despicable (Despicable Me) - Pierre Coffin , Chris Renaud
Best animated short film
The Eagleman Stag - Michael Please
Best short film
Until the River Runs Red - Poss Kondeatis , Paul Wright
- Connect - Samuel Abrahams , Beau Gordon
- Lin - Simon Hessel , Piers Thompson
- Rite - Ross McKenzie , Michael Pearce
- Turning - ´ Karni Arieli , Kat Armor-Brown , Saul Freed , Alison Sterling
Best young talent (Carl Foreman Award)
Chris Morris (Director, Screenplay) - Four Lions
- Clio Barnard (Director), Tracy O'Riordan (Production) - The Arbor
- Banksy (Director), Jaimie D'Cruz (Production) - Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Gareth Edwards (Director, Screenplay) - Monsters
- Nick Whitfield (Director, Screenplay) - Skeletons
Best Non-English Language Film
Verblendung (Män som hatar kvinnor) , Sweden - Director: Niels Arden Oplev
- Biutiful , Mexico - Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
- I Am Love (Io sono l'amore) , Italy - Director: Luca Guadagnino
- In her eyes (El secreto de sus ojos) , Argentina - Director: Juan José Campanella
- Of people and gods (Des hommes et des dieux) , France - Director: Xavier Beauvois
Best Young Actor (Orange Rising Star Award)
The Orange Rising Star Award is an audience award , the winner is determined by a telephone vote. The candidates were presented on January 10, 2011.
Prizes of honor
Academy Fellowship
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
The writer Joanne K. Rowling and the film producer David Heyman accept the award on their behalf.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Guardian : Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board , February 14, 2011.
- ↑ Sir Christopher Lee to receive Academy Fellowship , BAFTA press release of February 8, 2011.
- ↑ The Guardian : Baftas 2011: The King's Speech leads parade with 14 nominations , January 18, 2011.
- ↑ Rules for the 64th BAFTA Film Awards ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , BAFTA website of July 28, 2010.
- ↑ Rules for the 64th BAFTA Film Awards ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , BAFTA website of June 11, 2010.
- ^ The Longlist for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2011 , BAFTA press release of January 7, 2011.
- ↑ New Musical Express : 'Black Swan' and 'The King's Speech' lead BAFTA nominations , January 10, 2011.
- ↑ Nominees Are Unveiled For the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award 2011 , BAFTA press release of January 10, 2011.
- ↑ Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in 2011 - The Harry Potter Films ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , BAFTA press release of February 3, 2011.
Web links
- Official website of BAFTA
- Transcripts of the victory speeches at bafta.org (English)