BAFTA 2014 Announced

The award night at the 67th British Academy Film Awards was glamorous. “12 Years a Slave” won Best Film. Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” leading the pack overall, taking 6 — Best Director, Best Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best British Film.

The detailed list of winners is as follows:

• Best Film: 12 Years a Slave

• Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity

• Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave

• Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

• Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

• Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

• Best British Film: Gravity

• Best Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer: Kieran Evans

• Best Original Screenplay: American Hustle

• Best Adapted Screenplay: Philomena

• Best Film Not In The English Language: The Great Beauty

• Best Documentary: The Act of Killing

• Best Original Film Score: Gravity

• Best Cinematography: Gravity

• Best Editing: Rush

• Best Sound: Gravity

• Best Animated Film: Frozen

• Best Visual Effects: Gravity

• Best Makeup and Hair: American Hustle

• Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby

• Best Costumes: The Great Gatsby

• Best Short Film: Room 8

• Best Animated Short: Sleeping With The Fishes

• BAFTA Rising Star Award: Will Poulter

 Ctae Blanchett was awarded the Best Actress for Blue Jasmine while the main surprise of the night was Barkhad Abdi for best supporting actor for Captain Philips.

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About Sankha Ghosh

Sankha Ghosh was never born in that 'City of Joy', never was a banker, never watched a Godard, never loved Kafka, never fell for that Solitary Reaper, never danced on a friend’s wedding, never fought for human rights, never had a crush at college and never ever aspired to work on a novel! Never was he as simple as this! #He wishes