'Hurt Locker' tops BAFTA Awards
Bigelow pic nabs six wins
By ALI JAAFAR
Posted: Sun., Feb. 21, 2010, 1:42pm PTEmail or Share
More News >Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" stormed the BAFTAS with six awards, including best film and best director.
In a night of surprises which saw James Cameron's "Avatar" shut out of the main categories, Colin Firth won best actor for Tom Ford's "A Single Man" while fellow Brit thesp Carey Mulligan took home the best actress award for Lone Scherfig's "An Education."
Pixar-Disney's "Up" won best animated film and music while Jacques Audiard's "Un Prophete" won best foreign film.
And the winners are:
BEST FILM
"The Hurt Locker" - Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
"Fish Tank" - Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Duncan Jones Director - "Moon"
DIRECTOR
"The Hurt Locker" - Kathryn Bigelow
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"The Hurt Locker" - Mark Boal
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Up In The Air" - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
"A Prophet" - Pascal Caucheteux, Marco Cherqui, Alix Raynaud, Jacques Audiard
ANIMATED FILM
Up" - Pete Docter
LEADING ACTOR
Colin Firth - "A Single Man"
LEADING ACTRESS
Carey Mulligan - "An Education"
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz - "Inglourious Basterds"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mo'Nique - "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire"
MUSIC
"Up" - Michael Giacchino
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"The Hurt Locker" - Barry Ackroyd
EDITING
"The Hurt Locker" - Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Avatar" - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
COSTUME DESIGN
"The Young Victoria" - Sandy Powell
SOUND
"The Hurt Locker" - Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
"Avatar" - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones
MAKE UP & HAIR
"The Young Victoria" - Jenny Shircore
SHORT ANIMATION
"Mother Of Many" - Sally Arthur, Emma Lazenby
SHORT FILM
"I Do Air" - James Bolton, Martina Amati
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Kristen Stewart
ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Vanessa Redgrave
OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
Joe Dunton