Last night, The British Academy of Television and Films Arts gave out their awards. Oscar favorite The Artist took home seven awards, including Picture, Director (Michel Hazanavicius) and Actor (Jean Dujardin). And Oscar favorites Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer took home awards for the Supporting categories for their work The Help and Beginners respectively.
These awards aren’t much of a surprise. However, the woman who won Best Actress might throw a spanner in the works of many an Oscar office pool–Meryl Streep took home the award for her role as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. Viola Davis? Watch out!
It might be easy to write this win off (and her Golden Globe win as well) as the British (and, in the Golden Globe’s case, the international media) honoring Streep for her sterling portrayal of a person who was an iconic figure in European and British history. However, there are a lot of British members in the Academy and Streep holds a lot of respect within the organization. I think that makes it fair to say that the Best Actress Oscar has become a two person race.
Below is a list of the rest of the winners from last night:
Picture
The Artist
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
Rango
Documentary
Senna
Outstanding British film
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Film not in the English language
The Skin I Live In
Outstanding debut
Tyrannosaur
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
Adam Deacon
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
Via: Guardian
