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British Academy Film Awards

61st edition

  • February 10, 2008
  • United Kingdom

The 61st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 10 February 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2007. 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 2007.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Atonement Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster - as producer(s) Winner
American Gangster Brian Grazer, Ridley Scott - as producer(s)
The Lives of Others Quirin Begg, Max Wiedemann - as producer(s)
No Country for Old Men Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - as producer(s)
There Will Be Blood JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi - as producer(s)
Outstanding British Film
This Is England Mark Herbert, Shane Meadows Winner
Atonement Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster, Joe Wright, Christopher Hampton
The Bourne Ultimatum Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg, Paul Greengrass, Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi
Control Orian Williams, Todd Eckert, Anton Corbijn, Matt Greenhalgh
Eastern Promises Paul Webster, Robert Lantos, David Cronenberg, Steven Knight
Best Directing
No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Winner
The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Atonement Joe Wright
The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Greengrass
There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Actor in a Leading Role
There Will Be Blood Daniel Day-Lewis Winner
Michael Clayton George Clooney
Atonement James McAvoy
The Lives of Others Ulrich Mühe
Eastern Promises Viggo Mortensen
Best Actress in a Leading Role
La Vie en Rose Marion Cotillard Winner
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Cate Blanchett
Juno Elliot Page - nominated as Ellen Page
Away from Her Julie Christie
Atonement Keira Knightley
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
No Country for Old Men Javier Bardem Winner
There Will Be Blood Paul Dano
Charlie Wilson's War Philip Seymour Hoffman
No Country for Old Men Tommy Lee Jones
Michael Clayton Tom Wilkinson
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Michael Clayton Tilda Swinton Winner
I'm Not There Cate Blanchett
No Country for Old Men Kelly Macdonald
Control Samantha Morton
Atonement Saoirse Ronan
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Control Matt Greenhalgh Winner
Brick Lane Sarah Gavron
The Killing of John Lennon Andrew Piddington
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man Mia Bays
Taking Liberties Chris Atkins
Best Original Screenplay
Juno Diablo Cody Winner
American Gangster Steven Zaillian
The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy
This Is England Shane Meadows
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Ronald Harwood Winner
Atonement Christopher Hampton
The Kite Runner David Benioff
No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Animated Film
Ratatouille Brad Bird Winner
Shrek the Third Chris Miller
The Simpsons Movie David Silverman
Best International Feature Film
The Lives of Others Quirin Begg, Max Wiedemann, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Winner
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik, Julian Schnabel
The Kite Runner William Horberg, Walter F. Parkes, Rebecca Yeldham, Marc Forster
La Vie en Rose Alain Goldman, Olivier Dahan
Lust, Caution William Kong, James Schamus, Ang Lee
Best Cinematography
No Country for Old Men Roger Deakins Winner
American Gangster Harris Savides
Atonement Seamus McGarvey
The Bourne Ultimatum Oliver Wood
There Will Be Blood Robert Elswit
Best Original Score
La Vie en Rose Christopher Gunning Winner
American Gangster Marc Streitenfeld
Atonement Dario Marianelli
The Kite Runner Alberto Iglesias
There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood
Best Sound
The Bourne Ultimatum Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, David Parker, Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg Winner
Atonement Danny Hambrook, Paul Hamblin, Catherine Hodgson, Becki Ponting
La Vie en Rose Laurent Zeilig, Pascal Villard, Jean-Paul Hurier, Marc Doisne
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
Best Production Design
Atonement Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer Winner
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Guy Hendrix Dyas, Richard Roberts
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
La Vie en Rose Olivier Raoux, Stanislas Reydellet
There Will Be Blood Jack Fisk, Jim Erickson
Best Film Editing
The Bourne Ultimatum Christopher Rouse Winner
American Gangster Pietro Scalia
Atonement Paul Tothill
Michael Clayton John Gilroy
No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Best Costume Design
La Vie en Rose Marit Allen Winner
Atonement Jacqueline Durran
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Alexandra Byrne
Lust, Caution Pan Lai
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Colleen Atwood
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
La Vie en Rose Jan Archibald, Didier Lavergne Winner
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
Best Visual Effects
The Golden Compass Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood Winner
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, John Frazier, Spencer Cook
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Dog Altogether Diarmid Scrimshaw, Paddy Considine Winner
Hesitation Julien Berlan, Michelle Eastwood, Virginia Gilbert
The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island Charlie Henderson, James Griffiths, Tim Key, Tom Basden
Soft Jane Hooks, Simon Ellis
The Stronger Dan McCulloch, Lia Williams, Frank McGuinness
Best Animated Short Film
The Pearce Sisters Jo Allen, Luis Cook Winner
The Crumblegiant Pearse Moore, John McCloskey
Yours Truly Osbert Parker, Fiona Pitkin, Ian Gouldstone
BAFTA Fellowship
Anthony Hopkins Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Barry Wilkinson Winner
Rising Star Award
Shia LaBeouf Winner
Elliot Page - nominated as Ellen Page
Sam Riley
Sienna Miller
Tang Wei
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • La Vie en Rose 4
  • No Country for Old Men 3
  • Atonement 2
  • The Bourne Ultimatum 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Atonement 14
  • No Country for Old Men 9
  • There Will Be Blood 9
  • La Vie en Rose 7
  • The Bourne Ultimatum 6
  • American Gangster 5
  • The Lives of Others 5
  • Michael Clayton 5
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age 4
  • Control 3
  • The Kite Runner 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Atonement 2 / 14
  • There Will Be Blood 1 / 9
  • No Country for Old Men 3 / 9
  • American Gangster 0 / 5
  • The Bourne Ultimatum 2 / 6
  • The Lives of Others 1 / 5
  • Michael Clayton 1 / 5
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age 0 / 4
  • La Vie en Rose 4 / 7
  • The Kite Runner 0 / 3
  • Control 1 / 3

Only one nomination

22 movies:
  • Away from Her
  • Brick Lane
  • Charlie Wilson's War
  • The Crumblegiant
  • Dog Altogether
  • The Golden Compass
  • Hairspray
  • Hesitation
  • I'm Not There
  • The Killing of John Lennon
  • The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
  • The Pearce Sisters
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • Ratatouille
  • Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
  • Shrek the Third
  • The Simpsons Movie
  • Soft
  • Spider-Man 3
  • The Stronger
  • Taking Liberties
  • Yours Truly

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