62nd British Academy Film Awards
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62nd British Academy Film Awards 2009

The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) are presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to honor outstanding achievements in film from both the UK and around the world. The 62nd edition, held on 2009-02-08 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, celebrated the best films of 2008 across a wide range of categories.

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Highlights

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Total movie nominations

29

Total movie wins

12

Total people nominations

25

Total people wins

7

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Most Nominations

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

 11 nominations
Slumdog Millionaire

Most Wins

Slumdog Millionaire

 7 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

21 nominations 5 wins
Romance

Romance

8 nominations 3 wins
History

History

6 nominations 1 wins
Kate Winslet

Most Nominations

Kate Winslet

2 nominations

Best Direction

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Best Actor in a Leading Role

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Best Actress in a Leading Role

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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Best Original Screenplay

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Best Adapted Screenplay

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Best Cinematography

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Best Costume Design

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Best Editing

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Best Makeup and Hair

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Best Original Music

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Best Production Design

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Best Sound

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Best Special Visual Effects

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Outstanding British Film

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Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

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Best Animated Film

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Best Film Not in the English Language

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All winners and nominees

Best Film

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire

NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

 

Frost/Nixon

 

Milk

 

The Reader

Best Direction

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle

NOMINEES

Changeling Clint Eastwood

 

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button David Fincher

 

Frost/Nixon Ron Howard

 

The Reader Stephen Daldry

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

The Wrestler Mickey Rourke

NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Brad Pitt

 

Slumdog Millionaire Dev Patel

 

Frost/Nixon Frank Langella

 

Milk Sean Penn

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

The Reader Kate Winslet

NOMINEES

Changeling Angelina Jolie

 

Revolutionary Road Kate Winslet

 

I've Loved You So Long Kristin Scott Thomas

 

Doubt Meryl Streep

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

The Dark Knight Heath Ledger

NOMINEES

Burn After Reading Brad Pitt

 

In Bruges Brendan Gleeson

 

Doubt Philip Seymour Hoffman

 

Tropic Thunder Robert Downey Jr.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Vicky Cristina Barcelona Penélope Cruz

NOMINEES

Doubt Amy Adams

 

Slumdog Millionaire Freida Pinto

 

The Wrestler Marisa Tomei

 

Burn After Reading Tilda Swinton

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER

In Bruges

NOMINEES

Burn After Reading

 

Changeling

 

I've Loved You So Long

 

Milk

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire

NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

 

Frost/Nixon

 

The Reader

 

Revolutionary Road

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire

NOMINEES

Changeling

 

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

 

The Dark Knight

 

The Reader

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The Duchess

NOMINEES

Changeling

 

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

 

The Dark Knight

 

Revolutionary Road

Best Editing

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire

NOMINEES

Changeling

 

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

 

The Dark Knight

 

Frost/Nixon

 

In Bruges

Best Makeup and Hair

WINNER

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

NOMINEES

The Dark Knight

 

The Duchess

 

Frost/Nixon

 

Milk

Best Original Music

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire

NOMINEES

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

 

The Dark Knight

 

Mamma Mia!

 

WALL-E

Best Production Design

WINNER

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

NOMINEES

Changeling

 

The Dark Knight

 

Revolutionary Road

 

Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound

WINNER

Slumdog Millionaire

NOMINEES

Changeling

 

The Dark Knight

 

Quantum of Solace

 

WALL-E

Best Special Visual Effects

WINNER

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

NOMINEES

The Dark Knight

 

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

 

Iron Man

 

Quantum of Solace

Outstanding British Film

WINNER

Man on Wire

NOMINEES

Hunger

 

In Bruges

 

Mamma Mia!

 

Slumdog Millionaire

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

WINNER

Hunger Steve McQueen

NOMINEES

Mamma Mia!

 

Man on Wire

 

Of Time and the City

 

Son of Rambow

Best Animated Film

WINNER

WALL-E

NOMINEES

Persepolis

 

Waltz with Bashir

Best Film Not in the English Language

WINNER

I've Loved You So Long

NOMINEES

The Baader Meinhof Complex

 

Gomorrah

 

Persepolis

 

Waltz with Bashir

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