Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire continues its clean sweep of awards season just two weeks before the Oscars – it won a total of seven awards, including best film and best director, at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAS) on 7 February at the Royal Opera House in London.
Three other Oscar favourites triumphed, namely Mickey Rourke (best actor – The Wrestler), Kate Winslet (best actress – The Reader), the late Heath Ledger (best supporting actor – The Dark Knight). Penelope Cruise was awarded best supporting actress for her performance in Woody Allen’s Vicky Christina Barcelona.
Here is a full list of winners:
FILM – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM – Man on Wire
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film – STEVE McQUEEN (Director/Writer) – Hunger
DIRECTOR – Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – In Bruges (Martin McDonagh)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE – I’ve Loved You So Long
ANIMATED FILM – WALL•E
LEADING ACTOR – Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
LEADING ACTRESS – Kate Winslet (The Reader)
SUPPORTING ACTOR – Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
MUSIC – Slumdog Millionaire (A.R. Rahman)
CINEMATOGRAPHY – Slumdog Millionaire (Anthony Dod Mantle)
