"Artist" is big BAFTA winner
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"Artist" is big BAFTA winner


"The Artist" celebrating their win at the BAFTAs.

13 Feb – Emerging as a big winner at last night's BAFTA (British Film Academy Awards ) ceremony held in London is "The Artist", which apart from winning Best Film, was honoured with 6 other wins.

Michel Hazanavicius was crowned "Best Director" and leading man Jean Dujardin snagged the "Best Actor" award for his performance in "The Artist". The other wins celebrated by the French silent film, are Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Cinematography and Best Costume Design.

17-time Oscar nominee Meryl Streep won Best Actress for her political portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady".

Cuba Gooding Jr. who was presenting an award for Best Special Effects, paid tribute to singer Whitney Houston. In reference to one of her popular song, Gooding Jr. said, "Whitney, I will always love you."

The following are the other awards presented:

Best Film
The Artist

Outstanding British Film
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

Best Actor
Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Best Actress
Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Outstanding Debut
Tyrannosaur

Best Foreign Language Film
The Skin I Live In

Best documentary
Senna

Best Animated Feature Film
Rango

Best Original Screenplay
The Artist

Best Adapted Screenplay
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Cinematography
The Artist

Best Original Score
Ludovic Bource (The Artist)

Editing
Senna

Production Design
Hugo

Costume Design
The Artist

Sound
Hugo

Special Visual Effects
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Make-Up and Hair
The Iron Lady

Short Film
Pitch Black Heist

Short Animation
A Morning Stroll

Rising Star Award
Adam Deacon

Fellowship Award
Martin Scorsese

Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema
John Hurt


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