66th British Academy Film Awards
| 66th British Academy Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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] The nominations were announced on 9 January 2013.[2][3] 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. Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony, where Argo won Best Film and Best Director for Ben Affleck.[4] Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for Lincoln and Emmanuelle Riva won Best Actress for Amour. Christoph Waltz won Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained and Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables.[4] Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2012.[4] Sir Alan Parker received the BAFTA Fellowship and Tessa Ross garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.[5][6][7][8][9]
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Awards breakdown
- Most wins
- 4 wins Les Misérables
- 3 wins Argo
- 2 wins Amour, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, and Skyfall
- Most nominations
- 10 nominations Lincoln
- 9 nominations Les Misérables and Life of Pi
- 8 nominations Skyfall
- 7 nominations Argo
- 6 nominations Anna Karenina
- 5 nominations Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty
- 4 nominations Amour and The Master
- 3 nominations The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Silver Linings Playbook
- 2 nominations Hitchcock, The Imposter, and Rust and Bone
See also
References
- ↑ BAFTA: Date Announced for the 2013 Orange British Academy Film Awards Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Bafta awards 2013: Full list of nominees". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ↑ "BAFTA Film Awards 2013 - The nominations list in full". Digital Spy. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 Brooks, Xan (10 February 2013). "Baftas 2013: live!". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Bafta: Director Sir Alan Parker on fellowship award". BBC News. BBC. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Tessa Ross wins Bafta for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". itv.com. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ "Baftas 2013: Argo is a worthy winner". Daily Telegraph. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ "Baftas 2013: live!". Guardian UK. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ↑ "Big Ben rules London! Affleck leads BAFTA winners with double Argo triumph as emotional Anne Hathaway steals the show (again!)". Daily Mail. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.