61st British Academy Film Awards

The 61st British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts took place on 10 February 2008, and honoured the best films of 2007.

Joe Wright's Atonement won the award for Best Film. Ethan and Joel Coen won the award of Best Director for their work in No Country For Old Men, the film that also won the Best Cinematography prize and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. Daniel Day-Lewis won the award for Best Actor for his role in There Will Be Blood.

Winners and nominees

Best Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood

• George Clooney - Michael Clayton
• James McAvoy - Atonement
• Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
• Ulrich Mühe - The Lives of Others

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose (La môme)

• Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Julie Christie - Away From Her
• Keira Knightley - Atonement
• Ellen Page - Juno

Best Animated Film

Ratatouille

• Shrek the Third
• The Simpsons Movie

Best Cinematography

No Country for Old Men - Roger Deakins

• American Gangster - Harris Savides
• Atonement - Seamus McGarvey
• The Bourne Ultimatum - Oliver Wood
• There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit

Best Costume Design

La Vie en Rose (La môme) - Marit Allen

• Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
• Lust, Caution (Se, jie) - Pan Lai
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood

Best Director

Ethan and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men

• Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
• Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum
• Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
• Joe Wright - Atonement

Best Editing

The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse

• American Gangster - Pietro Scalia
• Atonement - Paul Tothill
• Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
• No Country for Old Men - Roderick Jaynes

Best Film

Atonement

• American Gangster
• The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
• No Country For Old Men
• There Will Be Blood

Best Film - British (Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film)

This is England

• Atonement
• The Bourne Ultimatum
• Control
• Eastern Promises

Best Foreign Language Film

The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) • Germany

• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) • France/USA
• The Kite Runner • USA
• La Vie en Rose (La môme) • France
• Lust, Caution (Se, jie) • Hong Kong/Taiwan

Best Music (Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music)

La Vie en Rose (La môme) - Christopher Gunning

• American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld
• Atonement - Dario Marianelli
• The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
• There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood

Best Production Design

Atonement - Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer

• Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Stuart Craig/Stephanie McMillan
• There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
• La Vie en Rose (La môme) - Olivier Raoux/Stanislas Reydellet

Best Screenplay - Adapted

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) - Ronald Harwood

• Atonement - Christopher Hampton
• The Kite Runner - David Benioff
• No Country for Old Men - Ethan and Joel Coen
• There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Screenplay - Original

Juno - Diablo Cody

• American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
• The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
• Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
• This Is England - Shane Meadows

Best Sound

The Bourne Ultimatum - Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg

• Atonement - Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson/Becki Ponting
• No Country for Old Men - Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff
• There Will Be Blood - Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson
• La Vie en Rose (La môme) - Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne

Best Supporting Actor

Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

• Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
• Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
• Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Best Supporting Actress

Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

• Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
• Kelly Macdonald - No Country for Old Men
• Samantha Morton - Control
• Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Best Visual Effects

The Golden Compass - Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods

• The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier
• Spider-Man 3 - Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/John Frazier/Spencer Cook

Best Makeup and Hair

La Vie en Rose (La môme) - Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne

• Atonement - Ivana Primorac
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Jenny Shircore
• Hairspray - Judi Cooper Sealy/Jordan Samuel
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Ivana Primorac/Peter Owen

Best Short Animation

The Pearce Sisters – Jo Allen/Luis Cook

• Head over Heels – Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian Gouldstone
• The Crumblegiant – Pearse Moore/John McCloskey

Best Short Film

Dog Altogether – Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine

• Hesitation – Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert
• The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island – Charlie Henderson/James Griffith/Tim Key/Tom Basden
• Soft – Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
• The Stronger – Dan McCulloch/Lia Williams/Frank McGuinness

Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer in their first feature film

Matt Greenhalgh - Control (Writer)

• Chris Atkins - Taking Liberties (Director/Writer)
• Mia Bays - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (Producer)
• Sarah Gavron - Brick Lane (Director)
• Andrew Piddington - The Killing of John Lennon (Director/Writer)

Orange Rising Star Award

Shia LaBeouf

• Sienna Miller
• Ellen Page
• Sam Riley
• Tang Wei

BAFTA Fellowship

Sir Anthony Hopkins

Awards breakdown

Most wins:

• 4 / 7 La Vie en Rose (La môme): Best Actress, Costume Design, Film Music and Makeup & Hair
• 3 / 9 No Country for Old Men: Best Cinematography, Director and Supporting Actor
• 2 / 14 Atonement: Best Film and Production Design
• 2 / 6 The Bourne Ultimatum: Best Editing and Sound
• 1 / 9 There Will Be Blood: Best Actor
• 1 / 4 Michael Clayton: Best Supporting Actress
• 1 / 4 The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen): Best Foreign Language Film
• 1 / 3 Control: Carl Foreman Award
• 1 / 2 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon): Best Adapted Screenplay
• 1 / 2 Juno: Best Original Screenplay
• 1 / 2 This Is England: Best British Film
• 1 / 1 The Golden Compass: Best Visual Effects
• 1 / 1 Ratatouille: Best Animated Film

Least Wins (minimum two nominations):

• 0 / 2 Eastern Promises
• 0 / 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• 0 / 2 Lust, Caution (Se, jie)
• 0 / 2 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• 0 / 3 The Kite Runner
• 0 / 4 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• 0 / 5 American Gangster

References

• http://www.variety.com/VR1117978434.html Atonement leads longlists
• http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20170384_20171961,00.html Atonements leads nominations
• http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/2008-02-10-bafta-awards_N.htm
• http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1711884,00.html
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671093/Baftas-2008-Atonement-wins-top-prize.html