Stunning approximately no-one into silence, The Artist swept last night’s BAFTA [British Academy of Film and Television Arts] Awards, taking home the prizes for Best Film, Actor, Director, Cinematography, Screenplay, Music and Costume Design. Though the Entente Cordiale was in full swing, it couldn’t stop Meryl Streep from claiming the Best Actress award for her pitch-perfect Maggie Thatcher in The Iron Lady, ahead of Artist‘s Bérénice Bejo.
Other notable winners included Christopher Plummer as Best Supporting Actor for his turn in Beginners (beating out heavyweights including Kenneth Branagh, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jim Broadbent and, erm, Jonah Hill), Octavia Spencer as Best Supporting Actress for The Help, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy nabbing Best British Film. A tight battle for Best Debut By A British Director, Writer Or Producer was won by Paddy Considine and Diarmid Scrimshaw for Tyrannosaur, leaving Joe Cornish (Attack The Block), Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus), Richard Ayoade (Submarine) and Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley, Sarah Brocklehurst (Black Pond) cheering politely from their tables, not making a fuss in that very British way.
Check after the jump for a full rundown of winners.
BEST FILM
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Drive
- The Help
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
BEST DIRECTOR
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo
- Tomas Alfredson – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- Lynne Ramsay – We Need To Talk About Kevin
BEST ACTOR
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist
- Michael Fassbender – Shame
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball
- Gary Oldman – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
BEST ACTRESS
- Berenice Bejo – The Artist
- Viola Davis – The Help
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
- Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
- Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
- Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady
- Jonah Hill – Moneyball
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides of March
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Carey Mulligan – Drive
- Jessica Chastain – The Help
- Judi Dench – My Week With Marilyn
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Kristin Wiig, Annie Mumolo – Bridesmaids
- John Michael McDonagh – The Guard
- Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady
- Woody Allen – Midnight In Paris
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne – The Descendants
- Tate Taylor – The Help
- George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon – The Ides of March
- Steve Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
- Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
RISING STAR AWARD
- Adam Deacon
- Chris Hemsworth
- Tom Hiddleston
- Chris O’Dowd
- Eddie Redmayne
OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO FILM
- John Hurt
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- My Week With Marilyn
- Senna
- Shame
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- We Need To Talk About Kevin
BEST DEBUT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER OR PRODUCER
- Richard Ayoade – Submarine
- Paddy Considine, Diarmid Scrimshaw – Tyrannosaur
- Joe Cornish – Attack the Block
- Ralph Fiennes – Coriolanus
- Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley, Sarah Brocklehurst – Black Pond
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- Incendies
- Pina
- Potiche
- A Separation
- The Skin I Live In
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- The Artist
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- Hugo
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- War Horse
BEST FILM EDITING
- The Artist
- Drive
- Hugo
- Senna
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
- Ludovic Bource – The Artist
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
- Howard Shore – Hugo
- Alberto Iglesias – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- John Williams – War Horse
BEST SOUND
- The Artist
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hugo
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- War Horse
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hugo
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- War Horse
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- The Artist
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hugo
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- War Horse
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- The Artist
- Hugo
- Jane Eyre
- My Week With Marilyn
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR
- The Artist
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Hugo
- The Iron Lady
- My Week With Marilyn
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- George Harrison: Living In A Material World
- Project Nim
- Senna
BEST ANIMATED FILM
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Arthur Christmas
- Rango
BEST SHORT ANIMATED FILM
- Abuelas
- Bobby Yeah
- A Morning Stroll
BEST SHORT FILM
- Chalk
- Mwansa The Great
- Only Sound Remains
- Pitch Black Heist
- Two And Two
