Gravity dominated at the 62nd BAFTA Film Awards, picking up six awards including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón and, weirdly, Outstanding British Film. (American studio Warner Bros. can thank British producer David Heyman for getting them into that category.) However, it couldn’t topple 12 Years a Slave for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ top […]
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Argo wins big at BAFTAs; Skyfall named Outstanding British Film
February 11, 2013 
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Ben Affleck’s Argo took out the major prizes at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards this morning, while many of its Oscar competitors shared the remaining accolades. Argo won Best Film, Best Director, and Best Editing, clearing its path for the Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards. Skyfall was named Outstanding British Film, the first […]
Continue readingThe Artist, Tinker Tailor dominate at BAFTAs
February 13, 2012 0 Comments
In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Oscar favourite The Artist collected a number of major prizes at the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. The silent black-and-white pic nabbed Best Film, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Best Original Screenplay (Hazanavicius), Best Leading Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Original Music (Ludovic Bource), Best Cinematography (Guillaume Schiffman) and […]
Continue readingThe Eye of the Storm, The Hunter, Snowtown and Red Dog lead AACTA nominations
November 30, 2011 0 Comments
The nominations for the first official Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards were announced in Sydney today, with acclaimed local productions The Hunter and The Eye of the Storm leading a pack that also included box office success stories Snowtown, Red Dog, and Oranges and Sunshine. In an effort to align itself with the United States’ Academy […]
Continue readingAFI introduces Oscar-inspired awards
August 22, 2011 1 Comment
The Australian Film Institute has launched a new initiative to boost national and international recognition of Australian film, dumping the annual AFI awards in favour of the AACTAs. Geoffrey Rush was appointed the AACTAs (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) founding president, with the announcement made by Mad Max and Happy Feet director George […]
Continue readingThe King’s Speech sweeps the BAFTAs
February 14, 2011 0 Comments
The King’s Speech has continued its award-season sweep by taking home seven awards including Best Film and Outstanding British Film at the Orange British Academy Film Awards. Stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham-Carter were all recognised by the BAFTAs, as was the film’s Original Screenplay and Score. The only major category in which […]
Continue reading>2011 BAFTA nominees announced!
January 18, 2011 0 Comments
>The nominations for the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards were announced by pretty young thesps Dominic Cooper and Talulah Riley at the Royal Opera House in London today. The usual suspects all get a nod (as they have done in the Golden Globe, PGA, WGA and SAG nominations), but there are a couple of […]
Continue readingThe Hurt Locker beats Avatar to top prize at BAFTAs
February 22, 2010 1 Comment
source: bafta.org The Hurt Locker is well on its way to take the top prize at next month’s Academy Awards after picking up Best Film at the Orange British Academy Film Awards. Kathryn Bigelow (pictured below) was named Best Director for her work on the Iraq war drama. The film picked up six BAFTAs all […]
Continue readingAvatar, Hurt Locker, An Education lead BAFTA nominations!
January 21, 2010 2 Comments
source: bafta.org The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced the nominees for their 2010 awards ceremony. Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker lead the pack with 8 nominations each. They will compete for Best Film against Up in the Air and Precious. BEST FILM AVATARAN EDUCATIONTHE HURT LOCKERPRECIOUSUP IN THE AIR […]
Continue readingBAFTA’s heart Slumdog, Winslet and Ledger
February 9, 2009 0 Comments
source: bafta.org Slumdog Millionaire was the big winner at the BAFTA awards ceremony this morning, taking home seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Danny Boyle‘s Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were competing for all the major prizes, with 11 nominations apiece. The Boyle flick dominated the most important categories, […]
Continue readingBAFTA nominees – Slumdog v Button; Happy Go Lucky shut out!
January 16, 2009 0 Comments
source: bafta.org The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the nominees at this year’s BAFTA awards, followed closely by the British production Slumdog Millionaire. Benjamin Button nabbed 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay. Slumdog also earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted […]
Continue readingTo: Hollywood. You’re Great! From: Hollywood.
February 11, 2008 0 Comments
source: rottentomatoes.com Over the last weekend, both the British Academy of Film and Television and the Writers Guild of America handed out their annual awards. Less than two weeks until the Academy Awards, they are the final major indicators of who will walk away with Oscar glory. The Orange British Academy Film awards were handed […]
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