61st British Academy Film Awards

61st British Academy Film Awards
Date	February 10, 2008
Highlights
Best Film	Atonement
Best British Film	This is England
Best Actor	Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood
Best Actress	Marion Cotillard La Vie en Rose
Most awards	La Vie en Rose (4)
Most nominations	Atonement (14)

The 61st British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts took place on 10 February 2008, and honored the best films of 2007.

Atonement won the award for Best Film. Joel and Ethan Coen won the award of Best Director for their work in No Country For Old Men, the film that also won the Best Cinematography prize and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. Daniel Day-Lewis won the award for Best Actor for his role in There Will Be Blood.

Winners and nominees

Coen brothers, Best Director winners

Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor winner

Marion Cotillard, Best Actress winner

Javier Bardem, Best Supporting Actor winner

Tilda Swinton, Best Supporting Actress winner

Best Film	Best Director
*Atonement* American Gangster The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) No Country For Old Men There Will Be Blood	Joel and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood Paul Greengrass – The Bourne Ultimatum Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) Joe Wright – Atonement
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood George Clooney – Michael Clayton James McAvoy – Atonement Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises Ulrich Mühe – The Lives of Others	Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose (La môme) Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age Julie Christie – Away From Her Keira Knightley – Atonement Ellen Page – Juno
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men Paul Dano – There Will Be Blood Tommy Lee Jones – No Country for Old Men Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson's War Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton	Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton Cate Blanchett – I'm Not There Kelly Macdonald – No Country for Old Men Samantha Morton – Control Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Juno – Diablo Cody American Gangster – Steven Zaillian The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Michael Clayton – Tony Gilroy This Is England – Shane Meadows	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) – Ronald Harwood Atonement – Christopher Hampton The Kite Runner – David Benioff No Country for Old Men – Joel and Ethan Coen There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Cinematography	Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
No Country for Old Men – Roger Deakins American Gangster – Harris Savides Atonement – Seamus McGarvey The Bourne Ultimatum – Oliver Wood There Will Be Blood – Robert Elswit	Matt Greenhalgh – Control (Writer) Chris Atkins – Taking Liberties (Director/Writer) Mia Bays – Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (Producer) Sarah Gavron – Brick Lane (Director) Andrew Piddington – The Killing of John Lennon (Director/Writer)
Outstanding British Film	Best Original Music
*This is England* Atonement The Bourne Ultimatum Control Eastern Promises	La Vie en Rose (La môme) – Christopher Gunning American Gangster – Marc Streitenfeld Atonement – Dario Marianelli The Kite Runner – Alberto Iglesias There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood
Best Sound	Best Production Design
The Bourne Ultimatum – Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg Atonement – Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson/Becki Ponting No Country for Old Men – Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff There Will Be Blood – Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson La Vie en Rose (La môme) – Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne	Atonement – Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Stuart Craig/Stephenie McMillan There Will Be Blood – Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson La Vie en Rose (La môme) – Olivier Raoux/Stanislas Reydellet
Best Special Visual Effects	Best Costume Design
The Golden Compass – Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods The Bourne Ultimatum – Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End – John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier Spider-Man 3 – Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/John Frazier/Spencer Cook	La Vie en Rose (La môme) – Marit Allen Atonement – Jacqueline Durran Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Alexandra Byrne Lust, Caution (Se, jie) – Pan Lai Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Colleen Atwood
Best Makeup and Hair	Best Editing
La Vie en Rose (La môme) – Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne Atonement – Ivana Primorac Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Jenny Shircore Hairspray – Judi Cooper Sealy/Jordan Samuel Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Ivana Primorac/Peter Owen	The Bourne Ultimatum – Christopher Rouse American Gangster – Pietro Scalia Atonement – Paul Tothill Michael Clayton – John Gilroy No Country for Old Men – Roderick Jaynes
Best Film Not in the English Language	Best Animated Film
*The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) The Kite Runner La Vie en Rose (La môme) Lust, Caution (Se, jie)	*Ratatouille* Shrek the Third The Simpsons Movie
Best Short Animation	Best Short Film
The Pearce Sisters – Jo Allen/Luis Cook Head over Heels – Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian Gouldstone The Crumblegiant – Pearse Moore/John McCloskey	Dog Altogether – Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine Hesitation – Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island – Charlie Henderson/James Griffith/Tim Key/Tom Basden Soft – Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis The Stronger – Dan McCulloch/Lia Williams/Frank McGuinness
Orange Rising Star Award
Shia LaBeouf Sienna Miller Ellen Page Sam Riley Tang Wei

BAFTA Fellowship

Anthony Hopkins

Awards breakdown

Most wins:

4 / 7 La Vie en Rose (La môme): Best Actress, Costume Design, Film Music and Makeup & Hair
3 / 9 No Country for Old Men: Best Picture. Best Cinematography, Director and Supporting Actor
2 / 14 Atonement: Best Film and Production Design
2 / 6 The Bourne Ultimatum: Best Editing and Sound
1 / 9 There Will Be Blood: Best Actor
1 / 4 Michael Clayton: Best Supporting Actress
1 / 4 The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen): Best Foreign Language Film
1 / 3 Control: Carl Foreman Award
1 / 2 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon): Best Adapted Screenplay
1 / 2 Juno: Best Original Screenplay
1 / 2 This Is England: Best British Film
1 / 1 The Golden Compass: Best Visual Effects
1 / 1 Ratatouille: Best Animated Film

Least Wins (minimum two nominations):

0 / 2 Eastern Promises
0 / 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
0 / 2 Lust, Caution (Se, jie)
0 / 2 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
0 / 3 The Kite Runner
0 / 4 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
0 / 5 American Gangster

References

http://www.variety.com/VR1117978434.html Atonement leads longlists
http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20170384_20171961,00.html Atonements leads nominations
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/2008-02-10-bafta-awards_N.htm
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1711884,00.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671093/Baftas-2008-Atonement-wins-top-prize.html

British Academy Film Awards

Current Awards	Actor Actress Animated Feature British Film Cinematography Costume Design Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Director Documentary Editing Film Film Not in the English Language Makeup & Hair Music Production Design Screenplay: Adapted Screenplay: Original Short Animation Short Film Sound Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Rising Star Visual Effects

Special awards	Fellowship Award Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

Retired awards	Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Screenplay British Screenplay British Actor Foreign Actor British Actress Foreign Actress

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