66th British Academy Film Awards
The 66th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 10 February 2013 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2012.[1][2][3][4] The nominations were announced on 9 January 2013.[5] 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 2012.
66th British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 10 February 2013 |
Site | Royal Opera House, London |
Hosted by | Stephen Fry |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Argo |
Best British Film | Skyfall |
Best Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln |
Best Actress | Emmanuelle Riva Amour |
Most awards | Les Misérables (4) |
Most nominations | Lincoln (10) |
Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony, where Argo won Best Film and Best Director for Ben Affleck.[2] Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for Lincoln and Emmanuelle Riva won Best Actress for Amour.[2] Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained and Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables.[2] Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2012.[2] Sir Alan Parker received the BAFTA Fellowship[6] and Tessa Ross garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.[7]
Winners and nominees
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Statistics
Nominations | Film |
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10 | Lincoln |
9 | Les Misérables |
Life of Pi | |
8 | Skyfall |
7 | Argo |
6 | Anna Karenina |
5 | Django Unchained |
Zero Dark Thirty | |
4 | Amour |
The Master | |
3 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
Silver Linings Playbook | |
2 | Hitchcock |
The Imposter | |
McCullin | |
Rust and Bone |
Awards | Film |
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4 | Les Misérables |
3 | Argo |
2 | Amour |
Django Unchained | |
Life of Pi | |
Skyfall |
In Memoriam
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Jake Eberts
- Ravi Shankar
- Celeste Holm
- Michael Winner
- Ernest Borgnine
- Frank Pierson
- Sylvia Kristel
- Herbert Lom
- Cornel Lucas
- Robert Fuest
- Dinah Sheridan
- Chris Challis
- Charles Durning
- Nora Ephron
- Joyce Redman
- Richard Zanuck
- Patricia Medina
- Chris Marker
- Martin Poll
- Stuart Freeborn
- Richard Rodney Bennett
- Bruce Surtees
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Tony Scott
See also
- 2nd AACTA International Awards
- 85th Academy Awards
- 38th César Awards
- 18th Critics' Choice Awards
- 65th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 26th European Film Awards
- 70th Golden Globe Awards
- 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 27th Goya Awards
- 28th Independent Spirit Awards
- 18th Lumières Awards
- 3rd Magritte Awards
- 24th Producers Guild of America Awards
- 17th Satellite Awards
- 39th Saturn Awards
- 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 65th Writers Guild of America Awards
References
- "Date Announced for the 2013 Orange British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- "Bafta Film Awards 2013: The winners". BBC. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- Brooks, Xan (11 February 2013). "Baftas 2013 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- Collin, Robbie (11 February 2013). "Baftas 2013: Argo is a worthy winner". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Baftas 2013: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- "Sir Alan Parker to be Honoured With BAFTA Fellowship". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- "Tessa Ross to Receive BAFTA Award For Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.