67th British Academy Film Awards

Summary

The 67th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 16 February 2014 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2013.[1] The nominations were announced on 8 January 2014 by actor Luke Evans and actress Helen McCrory.[2][3] 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 2013.[4]

67th British Academy Film Awards
Date16 February 2014
SiteRoyal Opera House, London
Hosted byStephen Fry
Highlights
Best Film12 Years a Slave
Best British FilmGravity
Best ActorChiwetel Ejiofor
12 Years a Slave
Best ActressCate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine
Most awardsGravity (6)
Most nominationsGravity (11)

Gravity won six of its eleven nominations, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón, Outstanding British Film, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects.[5] 12 Years a Slave won Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Chiwetel Ejiofor.[5] Cate Blanchett won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Blue Jasmine,[5] Barkhad Abdi won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Captain Phillips, and Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for American Hustle.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Three. It was hosted by Stephen Fry, the ninth time he's hosted the ceremony.[11] The ceremony opened with a duet call "Heroes" from Tinie Tempah and singer Laura Mvula.[11] Viewing figures were the lowest since 2010, with 4.73 million watching the ceremony.[12]

Winners and nominees edit

 
Alfonso Cuarón, Best Director winner
 
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Actor winner
 
Cate Blanchett, Best Actress winner
 
Barkhad Abdi, Best Supporting Actor winner
 
Jennifer Lawrence, Best Supporting Actress winner
 
David O. Russell, Best Original Screenplay co-winner
 
Steve Coogan, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner
 
Jeff Pope, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner
 
Will Poulter, EE Rising Star Award winner

BAFTA Fellowship edit

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema edit

  • Sleeping with the Fishes – James Walker, Sarah Woolner and Yousif Al-Khalifa
    • Everything I Can See from Here – Bjorn-Erik Aschim, Friederike Nicolaus and Sam Taylor
    • I Am Tom MoodyAinslie Henderson
  • Room 8James Griffiths and Sophie Venner
    • Island Queen – Ben Mallaby, Nat Luurtsema and Emma Hughes
    • Keeping Up with the Joneses – Megan Rubens, Michael Pearce and Selina Lim
    • Orbit Ever After – Chee-Lan Chan, Jamie Stone and Len Rowles
    • Sea View – Anna Duffield and Jane Linfoot

Statistics edit

Films that received multiple awards
Awards Film
6 Gravity
3 American Hustle
2 12 Years a Slave
The Great Gatsby

In Memoriam edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Baftas 2014: full list of winners". The Guardian. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ^ "The BAFTA Film Awards in 2014. Where & When?". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Chilton, Martin (8 January 2014). "Bafta nominations 2014: Gravity gets 11 nods". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Film Awards Information". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Film in 2014 | BAFTA Awards". Awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Baftas 2014: full list of winners | Film". The Guardian. theguardian.com. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2014: Full list of winners". BBC News. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Gravity hits the heights but 12 Years a Slave takes best film". Guardian. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  10. ^ "BAFTAs 2014: The Ceremony, As It Happened". Empire Online. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

External links edit

  • 67th BAFTA Awards page