The 2012 BAFTA Film Awards took place at London's Royal Opera House last night (February 12th) with silent film The Artist stealing the show scooping seven awards. Other highlights of the night were Meryl Streep winning the Best Actress BAFTA for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady and Adam Deacon winning the Rising Star award. See below for pics and all of the winners:
ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Martin Scorsese
BEST FILM
The Artist
BEST ACTOR
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Octavia Spencer – The Help
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH CINEMA
John Hurt
RISING STAR AWARD (VOTED BY THE PUBLIC)
Adam Deacon
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Senna
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Skin I Live In (Spain)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Rango
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Artist – Ludovic Bource
EDITING
Senna – Gregers Sall, Chris King
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Hugo
COSTUME DESIGN
The Artist
SOUND
Hugo
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
MAKE-UP AND HAIR
The Iron Lady
SHORT ANIMATION
A Morning Stroll
SHORT FILM
Pitch Black Heist
