2007 BAFTA Awards
The 2007 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) were held on February 11th at the Royal Opera House in
Best Film
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“The Departed”
“The Last King of
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“The Queen”
And the winner is: “The Queen” starring Helen Mirren and James Cromwell. The movie tells the story of the Royal Family in the days following Princess Diana’s death.
Best British Film (The Alexander Korda Award)
“The Last King of
“Notes On a Scandal”
“The Queen”
“United 93”
And the winner is: “The Last King of Scotland” starring Forest Whitaker in a story about the brutal Ugandan leader Idi Amin.
Best Animated Film
“Cars”
“Flushed Away”
“Happy Feet”
And the winner is: “Happy Feet” featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
Best Foreign Language Film
“Apocalypto”
“Black Book”
”Paint It Yellow”
”Pan’s Labyrinth”
“Volver”
And the winner is: “Pan’s Labyrinth”, the fantasy tale by Guillermo del Toro.
Best Director (The David Lean Award)
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for “Little Miss Sunshine”
Stephen Frears for “The Queen”
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for “
Paul Greengrass for “United 93”
Martin Scorsese for “The Departed”
And the winner is: Paul Greengrass for his film “United 93” which tells the story of the ill-fated flight that crashed in
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Departed”
“The Devil Wears Prada”
“The Last King of
“Notes On a Scandal”
And the winner is: “The Last King of Scotland” by Jeremy Brock and Peter Morgan.
Best Original Screenplay
“
“Little Miss Sunshine”
“Pan’s Labyrinth”
“The Queen”
“United 93”
And the winner is: “Little Miss Sunshine” by Michael Arndt.
Best Actor
Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale
Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan in “The Departed”
Richard Griffiths as Hector in “The History Boys”
Peter O’Toole as Maurice in “Venus”
And the winner is: Forest Whitaker for his portrayal of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland”.
Best Actress
Penelope Cruz as Raimunda in “Volver”
Judi Dench as Barbara Covett in “Notes on a Scandal”
Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen”
Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Kate Winslet as Sarah Pierce in “Little Children”
And the winner is: Helen Mirren for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen”.
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin as Grandpa in “Little Miss Sunshine”
James McAvoy as Nicholas Garrigan in “The Last King of
Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello in “The Departed”
Leslie Phillips as Ian in “Venus”
Michael Sheen as Prime Minister Tony Blair in “The Queen”
And the winner is: Alan Arkin for his portrayal of Grandpa Hoover in the film “Little Miss Sunshine”.
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt as Emily in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Abigail Breslin as Olive in “Little Miss Sunshine”
Toni Colette as Sheryl in “Little Miss Sunshine”
Frances De La Tour as Mrs. Lintott in “The History Boys”
Jennifer Hudson as Effie White in “Dreamgirls”
And the winner is: Jennifer Hudson for her portrayal of Effie White in the musical/drama “Dreamgirls”.
The
Emily Blunt who recently starred as Emily in “The Devil Wears Prada”
Eva Green whose film credits include Casino Royale and “
Naomie Harris who recently starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Cillian Murphy who starred “Breakfast on Pluto” (2005), “Red Eye” (2005) and Batman Begins
Ben Whishaw who recently starred in “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”
And the winner is: Eva Green who starred in Casino Royale as Vesper Lynd and in “
Best Film Music (The Anthony Asquith Award)
“
“Dreamgirls”
“Happy Feet”
“The Queen”
And the winner is: The music from “
For a complete list of winners visit the BAFTA’s official website.
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