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65th British Academy Film Awards

2012 film award ceremony

2012 film award ceremony

FieldValue
number65
awardBritish Academy Film Awards
date12 February 2012
siteRoyal Opera House, London
hostStephen Fry
best_film***The Artist***
best_british***Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy***
best_actor**Jean Dujardin**
best_actor_film*The Artist*
best_actress**Meryl Streep**
best_actress_film*The Iron Lady*
most_wins***The Artist*** (7)
most_nominations***The Artist*** (12)
last64th
next66th

The 65th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2011. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2011.

The nominations were announced on 17 January 2012 by actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Holliday Grainger. The Artist won seven awards out of its twelve nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for The Iron Lady. Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners and Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for The Help. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, directed by Tomas Alfredson, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2011. Director Martin Scorsese was given the BAFTA Fellowship and Sir John Hurt garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.

Stephen Fry, who hosted from 2001 to 2006, returned to host the ceremony.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

Main article: BAFTA Fellowship

  • Martin Scorsese

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

  • Sir John Hurt

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

NominationsFilm
12*The Artist*
11*Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*
9*Hugo*
6*My Week with Marilyn*
5*The Help*
*War Horse*
4*Drive*
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2*
*The Iron Lady*
3*The Descendants*
*Moneyball*
*Senna*
*We Need to Talk About Kevin*
2*The Adventures of Tintin*
*Bridesmaids*
*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*
*The Ides of March*
*Shame*
AwardsFilm
7*The Artist*
2*Hugo*
*The Iron Lady*
*Senna*
*Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*

In Memoriam

  • Jane Russell
  • Bingham Ray
  • Michael Gough
  • Richard Leacock
  • Shammi Kapoor
  • Ken Russell
  • Syd Cain
  • Eva Monley
  • Nicol Williamson
  • Whitney Houston
  • Theodoros Angelopoulos
  • Laura Ziskin
  • Arthur Laurents
  • Hugh Martin
  • Richard Pointing
  • Ben Gazzara
  • Shelagh Delaney
  • Bubba Smith
  • Steve Jobs
  • Sidney Lumet
  • Farley Granger
  • John Mackenzie
  • Michael Cacoyannis
  • John Calley
  • Bridget O'Connor
  • Elizabeth Taylor

References

References

  1. "British Academy Film Awards in 2012 – Longlist". British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
  2. [http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/nominees-winners-2012,2449,BA.html BAFTA Film Awards Nominations in 2012], bafta.org, 17 January 2012.
  3. Reynolds, Simon. (12 February 2012). "Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list – in full". [[Hearst Magazines UK]].
  4. Pond, Steve. (12 February 2012). "'The Artist' Dominates at BAFTA Awards". [[Reuters]].
  5. [http://www.bafta.org/press/stephen-fry-returns-to-british-academy-film-awards,162,SNS.html Stephen Fry Returns to British Academy Film Awards], bafta.org.
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