The BAFTAs marked the one last pit stop for The Artist before its upcoming big night at the Oscars. The film won seven awards from the Brits: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, and Original Score.
While no one can say that The Artist winning was unexpected, I have to say that its dominance at the BFTAs was a bit more pronounced than I might have thought. I mean, seven? I have doubts that it can translate that many of its Oscar nods into wins, but you never know. Even though I'm currently predicting different films to come out on top in Screenplay, Cinematography, and Costume Design, those are all still reasonable gets for The Artist.
The Oscar-snubbed doc Senna enjoyed a pair of wins for Best Documentary and Film Editing (I'm very pleased for editor Chris King, who should have been in the Oscar discussion last year for Exit Through the Gift Shop). Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy also took home a deuce for Best British Film and Adapted Screenplay, a bittersweet moment for Peter Straughan, whose wife and writing partner Bridget O'Connor's win came posthumously. Hugo also won for Best Production Design (unsurprising) and Sound. I do feel that those sound awards at the Oscars are ripe for the taking, but I'm sticking to my guns on War Horse.
All winners after the cut.
Best Film: The Artist
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Original Screenplay: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Adapted Screenplay: Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Animated Film: Rango
Best Foreign Language Film: The Skin I Live In
Best Documentary: Senna
Best Cinematography: Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist
Best Film Editing: Gregers Sall and Chris King, Senna
Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti, Hugo
Best Costume Design: Mark Bridges, The Artist
Best Music: Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Best Sound: Hugo
Best Visual Effects: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best Makeup: The Iron Lady
Best Live Action Short: Pitch Black Heist
Best Animated Short: A Morning Stroll
Best British Film: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best British Debut: Paddy Considine, Tyrannosaur
Rising Star Award: Adam Deacon
