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61st British Academy Film Awards

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61st British Academy Film Awards
Date10 February 2008
SiteRoyal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Hosted byJonathan Ross
Highlights
Best FilmAtonement
Best British FilmThis Is England
Best ActorDaniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood
Best ActressMarion Cotillard
La Vie en Rose (La Môme)
Most awardsLa Vie en Rose (La Môme) (4)
Most nominationsAtonement (14)

The 61st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 10 February 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2007. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2007.[1]

The nominees were announced on 16 January 2008 by Naomie Harris and Kelly Reilly.[2][3] Atonement won Best Film, while Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, won Best Director for No Country for Old Men, which also went on to win Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for There Will Be Blood, Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for La Vie en Rose (La Môme), and Tilda Swinton won Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton. This Is England, directed by Shane Meadows, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2007.

Jonathan Ross hosted the ceremony for the second consecutive year.

Winners and nominees

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Coen brothers, Best Director winners
Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor winner
Marion Cotillard, Best Actress winner
Javier Bardem, Best Supporting Actor winner
Tilda Swinton, Best Supporting Actress winner
Diablo Cody, Best Original Screenplay winner
Shia LaBeouf, Orange Rising Star Award winner

BAFTA Fellowship

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Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

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  • Barry Wilkinson

Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

  • The Pearce SistersJo Allen and Luis Cook
    • The Crumblegiant – Pearse Moore and John McCloskey
    • Head Over Heels – Osbert Parker, Fiona Pitkin and Ian Gouldstone

Statistics

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In Memoriam

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baftas 2008: Atonement wins top prize". The Telegraph. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2008: The nominations". BAFTA. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "'Atonement' leads BAFTA longlist". Variety. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2024.