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61st British Academy Film Awards
2008 film award ceremony
2008 film award ceremony
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 61 |
| award | British Academy Film Awards |
| date | 10 February 2008 |
| site | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| host | Jonathan Ross |
| best_film | *Atonement* |
| best_british | *This Is England* |
| best_actor | Daniel Day-Lewis |
| best_actor_film | There Will Be Blood |
| best_actress | Marion Cotillard |
| best_actress_film | La Vie en Rose (La Môme) |
| most_wins | *La Vie en Rose (La Môme)* (4) |
| most_nominations | *Atonement* (14) |
| last | 60th |
| next | 62nd |
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.
The nominees were announced on 16 January 2008 by Naomie Harris and Kelly Reilly. 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
BAFTA Fellowship
Main article: BAFTA Fellowship
- Anthony Hopkins
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
- Barry Wilkinson
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Statistics
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 14 | Atonement |
| 9 | No Country for Old Men |
| There Will Be Blood | |
| 7 | La Vie en Rose |
| 6 | The Bourne Ultimatum |
| 5 | American Gangster |
| The Lives of Others | |
| Michael Clayton | |
| 4 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age |
| 3 | Control |
| The Kite Runner | |
| 2 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
| Eastern Promises | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | |
| Juno | |
| Lust, Caution | |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | |
| This Is England |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | La Vie en Rose |
| 3 | No Country for Old Men |
| 2 | Atonement |
| The Bourne Ultimatum |
In Memoriam
- Lois Maxwell
- Alex Phillips
- Betty Hutton
- Freddie Francis
- Calvin Lockhart
- Brad Renfro
- Charles Lane
- Laszlo Kovacs
- Fernando Fernan-Gomez
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Gordon Scott
- Mali Finn
- Michel Serrault
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Victoria Hopper
- Christopher Greenbury
- Russell Lloyd
- Jane Wyman
- Brian Eatwell
- Frank Capra Jr.
- Alex Thomson
- Peter Handford
- Marcel Marceau
- Marit Allen
- Deborah Kerr
- Richard Franklin
- Ulrich Mühe
- Golda Offenheim
- Ingmar Bergman
- Peter Zinner
- Peter Ellenshaw
- Heath Ledger
References
References
- (10 February 2008). "Baftas 2008: Atonement wins top prize". [[The Daily Telegraph.
- (16 January 2008). "Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2008: The nominations". [[BAFTA]].
- (4 January 2008). "'Atonement' leads BAFTA longlist". [[Variety (magazine).
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