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60th British Academy Film Awards
2007 film awards ceremony
2007 film awards ceremony
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 60 |
| award | British Academy Film Awards |
| date | 11 February 2007 |
| site | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| host | Jonathan Ross |
| best_film | ***The Queen*** |
| best_british | ***The Last King of Scotland*** |
| best_actor | **Forest Whitaker** |
| best_actor_film | *The Last King of Scotland* |
| best_actress | **Helen Mirren** |
| best_actress_film | *The Queen* |
| most_wins | ***The Last King of Scotland*** and ***Pan's Labyrinth*** (3) |
| most_nominations | ***The Queen*** (10) |
| last | 59th |
| next | 61st |
The 60th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 11 February 2007 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2006. 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 2006.
The nominees were announced on 12 January 2007. The Queen won Best Film and Best Actress for Helen Mirren. Paul Greengrass won Best Director for United 93, which also won Best Editing. Forest Whitaker won Best Actor for The Last King of Scotland, which also won Outstanding British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. The ceremony also featured the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, which was awarded to Happy Feet, directed by George Miller.
Jonathan Ross hosted the ceremony for the second time.
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship
Main article: BAFTA Fellowship
- Anne V. Coates and Richard Curtis
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
- Nick Daubeny
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Statistics
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 10 | *The Queen* |
| 9 | *Casino Royale* |
| 8 | *Pan's Labyrinth* |
| 7 | *Babel* |
| 6 | *The Departed* |
| *Little Miss Sunshine* | |
| *United 93* | |
| 5 | *The Devil Wears Prada* |
| *The Last King of Scotland* | |
| *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest* | |
| 3 | *Children of Men* |
| *Marie Antoinette* | |
| *Notes on a Scandal* | |
| 2 | *Dreamgirls* |
| *Happy Feet* | |
| *The History Boys* | |
| *Venus* | |
| *Volver* |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | *The Last King of Scotland* |
| *Pan's Labyrinth* | |
| 2 | *Children of Men* |
| *Little Miss Sunshine* | |
| *The Queen* | |
| *United 93* |
In Memoriam
- Jack Wild
- Johnny Sekka
- Teddy Joseph
- Derek Bond
- Philippe Noiret
- Henry Bumstead
- Shohei Imamura
- Alida Valli
- Garth Thomas
- Gordon Parks
- Carlo Ponti
- Glenn Ford
- Jack Palance
- Patrick Allen
- Peter Benchley
- June Allyson
- Sven Nykvist
- William Franklyn
- Val Guest
- Malcolm Arnold
- Kenneth Griffith
- Maureen Stapleton
- Peter Boyle
- Mitzi Cunliffe
- Robert Altman
References
References
- (12 January 2008). "Queen crowned at Bafta nominations". [[The Guardian]].
- (11 February 2007). "Baftas 2007: The winners". [[BBC]].
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