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British Academy Film Awards

55th edition

  • February 24, 2002
  • United Kingdom

The 55th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 24 February 2002 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2001. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2001.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders - as producer(s) Winner
Amélie Claudie Ossard - as producer(s)
A Beautiful Mind Brian Grazer, Ron Howard - as producer(s)
Moulin Rouge! Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Fred Baron - as producer(s)
Shrek Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Jeffrey Katzenberg - as producer(s)
Outstanding British Film
Gosford Park Robert Altman, Bob Balaban, David Levy Winner
Bridget Jones's Diary Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jonathan Cavendish, Sharon Maguire
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone David Heyman, Chris Columbus
Iris Robert Fox, Scott Rudin, Richard Eyre
Me Without You Finola Dwyer, Sandra Goldbacher
Best Directing
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Winner
Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann
Amélie Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Gosford Park Robert Altman
A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard
Best Actor in a Leading Role
A Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe Winner
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Ian McKellen
Iris Jim Broadbent
The Shipping News Kevin Spacey
In the Bedroom Tom Wilkinson
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Iris Judi Dench Winner
Amélie Audrey Tautou
The Others Nicole Kidman
Bridget Jones's Diary Renée Zellweger
In the Bedroom Sissy Spacek
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Moulin Rouge! Jim Broadbent Winner
Bridget Jones's Diary Colin Firth
Shrek Eddie Murphy
Iris Hugh Bonneville
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Robbie Coltrane
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
A Beautiful Mind Jennifer Connelly Winner
Gosford Park Helen Mirren
The Shipping News Judi Dench
Iris Kate Winslet
Gosford Park Maggie Smith
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Jump Tomorrow Joel Hopkins, Nicola Usborne Winner
Gosford Park Julian Fellowes
Late Night Shopping Jack Lothian
The Parole Officer Steve Coogan, Henry Normal
South West 9 Richard Parry
Strictly Sinatra Ruth Kenley-Letts
Best Original Screenplay
Amélie Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet Winner
Gosford Park Julian Fellowes
Moulin Rouge! Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
The Others Alejandro Amenábar
The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson
Best Adapted Screenplay
Shrek Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S. H. Schulman Winner
A Beautiful Mind Akiva Goldsman
Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis
Iris Richard Eyre, Charles Wood
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Best International Feature Film
Amores Perros Alejandro González Iñárritu Winner
Amélie Claudie Ossard, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Behind the Sun Arthur Cohn, Walter Salles
Monsoon Wedding Caroline Baron, Mira Nair
The Piano Teacher Veit Heiduschka, Michael Haneke
Best Cinematography
The Man Who Wasn't There Roger Deakins Winner
Amélie Bruno Delbonnel
Black Hawk Down Sławomir Idziak
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Andrew Lesnie
Moulin Rouge! Donald McAlpine
Best Original Score
Moulin Rouge! Craig Armstrong, Marius de Vries Winner
Amélie Yann Tiersen
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Howard Shore
Mulholland Drive Angelo Badalamenti
Shrek Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
Best Sound
Moulin Rouge! Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics, Gareth Vanderhope, Antony Gray Winner
Black Hawk Down Chris Munro, Per Hallberg, Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, Karen Baker Landers
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone John Midgley, Eddy Joseph, Ray Merrin, Graham Daniel, Adam Daniel
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring David Farmer, Hammond Peek, Christopher Boyes, Gethin Creagh, Michael Semanick, Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins
Shrek Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Wylie Stateman, Lon Bender
Best Production Design
Amélie Aline Bonetto Winner
Gosford Park Stephen Altman
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Stuart Craig
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Grant Major
Moulin Rouge! Catherine Martin
Best Film Editing
Mulholland Drive Mary Sweeney Winner
Amélie Hervé Schneid
Black Hawk Down Pietro Scalia
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring John Gilbert
Moulin Rouge! Jill Bilcock
Best Costume Design
Gosford Park Jenny Beavan Winner
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Judianna Makovsky
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor
Moulin Rouge! Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie
Planet of the Apes Colleen Atwood
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Owen, Peter King, Richard Taylor Winner
Gosford Park Sallie Jaye, Jan Archibald
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Amanda Knight, Eithne Fennel, Nick Dudman
Moulin Rouge! Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti
Planet of the Apes Rick Baker, Toni G, Kazu Hiro
Best Visual Effects
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, Randall William Cook, Mark Stetson Winner
A.I. Artificial Intelligence Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar, Michael Lantieri
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Robert Legato, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Roger Guyett, Jim Berney
Moulin Rouge! Chris Godfrey, Andrew Brown, Nathan McGuinness, Brian Cox
Shrek Ken Bielenberg
Best Short Film (Live Action)
About a Girl Janey de Nordwall, Brian Percival, Julie Rutterford Winner
Inferno Teun Hilte, Paul Kousoulides, Sharat Sardana
The Red Peppers Lee Santana, Dominic Santana
Skin Deep Andy Porter, Yousaf Ali Khan
Tattoo Arabella Page Croft, Sara Putt, Jules Williamson, Jemma Field
Best Animated Short Film
Dog Suzie Templeton Winner
Camouflage Jonathan Bairstow, Jonathan Hodgson
Home Road Movies Dick Arnall, Robert Bradbrook, Ian Sellar
Tuesday Geoff Dunbar, Judith Roberts
The World of Interiors Chris Shepherd, Bunny Schendler
BAFTA Fellowship
Warren Beatty Winner
Merchant Ivory Productions Winner
John Mills Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Vic Armstrong Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4
  • Moulin Rouge! 3
  • Amélie 2
  • A Beautiful Mind 2
  • Gosford Park 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 12
  • Moulin Rouge! 12
  • Amélie 9
  • Gosford Park 9
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 7
  • Iris 6
  • Shrek 6
  • A Beautiful Mind 5
  • Bridget Jones's Diary 4
  • Black Hawk Down 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Moulin Rouge! 3 / 12
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4 / 12
  • Amélie 2 / 9
  • Gosford Park 2 / 9
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 0 / 7
  • Iris 1 / 6
  • Shrek 1 / 6
  • Bridget Jones's Diary 0 / 4
  • A Beautiful Mind 2 / 5
  • Black Hawk Down 0 / 3

Only one nomination

23 movies:
  • About a Girl
  • Amores Perros
  • Behind the Sun
  • Camouflage
  • Dog
  • Home Road Movies
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence
  • Inferno
  • Jump Tomorrow
  • Late Night Shopping
  • The Man Who Wasn't There
  • Me Without You
  • Monsoon Wedding
  • The Parole Officer
  • The Piano Teacher
  • The Red Peppers
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Skin Deep
  • South West 9
  • Strictly Sinatra
  • Tattoo
  • Tuesday
  • The World of Interiors

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