BAFTA Awards 2012
Hello again, Tyler Pittaway here with another post, seemingly about nothing in particular! However, if you were having a lazy Sunday night in, you probably watched the 2012 BAFTA awards on BBC One – last night at 9pm. The main focus of the show today is to look at the fallout of the BAFTA awards, seeing who won the “golden head things” as I like to call them.
If you didn’t see the awards, then here’s the run-down of the winners from the very glamorous evening in London – which I will be discussing a little more in depth on the show:
Actor
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Actress
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Supporting actress
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Supporting actor
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Animated film
Documentary
Outstanding British film
Film not in the English language
Outstanding debut
Adapted screenplay
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan
Original screenplay
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
Production design
Hugo - Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
Cinematography
The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
Makeup and hair
The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier, J. Roy Helland, Marese Langan
Costume design
The Artist - Mark Bridges
Editing
Senna - Gregers Sall and Chris King
Sound
Hugo - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
Original score
The Artist - Ludovic Bource
Rising star award
Academy fellowship
Martin Scorsese
Outstanding contribution to British cinema
John Hurt
Special visual effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler and David Vickery
Short animation
A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
Short film
Pitch Black Heist – John Maclean and Geraldine O’Flynn
So, a very good evening for the cast and crew of the Artist, and I’ll be talking a little more in depth about it on the show a little later on.
See you at 4! :-)

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