BAFTA Winners

     The last big Awards before the big night in Hollywood on March 2nd. The British version of the Academy Awards were handed out tonight and the big win went, respectively, to Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave. The slavery drama took home Best Picture and also won Best Actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor. These are big wins going into the Oscar race. It is still a three-way race for Best Picture between 12 Years a Slave, Gravity and American Hustle, and Cuarón and Russell's films each took home awards with the Brits. Cuarón won Best Director and the film won Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Sound and Best British Film. Hustle won for Jennifer Lawrence in the Best Supporting Actress category, which should have went to Nyong'o from 12 Years a Slave, as well as Best Original Screenplay. The race is tight and I feel if the Academy does not go soft for American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave will bring it home. Cuarón is going to win Best Director and he directed the hell out of that film, but it should be all about Scorsese for his brilliant, risk taking work with The Wolf of Wall Street. We will shall see in a couple of weeks. My Oscar predictions will be out a few days before the ceremony. Here is a complete list of BAFTA winners. Enjoy.

BEST FILM: 12 Years a Slave
BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
BEST ACTOR: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope, Philomena
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: David O. Russell & Eric Warren Singer, American Hustle
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
BEST DOCUMENTARY: The Act of Killing
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Frozen
BEST BRITISH FILM: Gravity
BEST MUSIC: Steven Price, Gravity
BEST FILM EDITING: Rush
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Great Gatsby
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The Great Gatsby
BEST SOUND: Gravity
BEST HAIR/MAKEUP: American Hustle
BEST BRITISH LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Room 8
BEST BRITISH ANIMATED SHORT FILM: Sleeping with the Fishes
BEST OUTSTANDING BRITISH DEBUT: Kelly & Victor
BAFTA RISING STAR: Will Poulter