55th British Academy Film Awards
The 55th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 24 February 2002 and honoured the best films of 2001.
55th British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 24 February 2002 |
Site | Odeon Leicester Square |
Hosted by | Stephen Fry |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
Best British Film | Gosford Park |
Best Actor | Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind |
Best Actress | Judi Dench Iris |
Most awards | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (4) |
Most nominations | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Moulin Rouge! (12) |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won Best Film, Best Director for Peter Jackson, Best Makeup and Hair, and Best Visual Effects. Russell Crowe won Best Actor for A Beautiful Mind, which also won Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Connelly. Judi Dench won Best Actress for Iris and Jim Broadbent won Best Supporting Actor for Moulin Rouge!. Gosford Park, directed by Robert Altman, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2001. This ceremony is also notable for Eddie Murphy's nomination for his voice role as the Donkey in Shrek, making the only instance in BAFTA history, that an acting nomination is given for a voice role.
Winners and nominees
Statistics
Nominations | Film |
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12 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
Moulin Rouge! | |
9 | Amélie |
Gosford Park | |
7 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
6 | Iris |
Shrek | |
5 | A Beautiful Mind |
4 | Bridget Jones's Diary |
3 | Black Hawk Down |
2 | In the Bedroom |
Mulholland Drive | |
The Others | |
Planet of the Apes | |
The Shipping News |
Awards | Film |
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4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
3 | Moulin Rouge! |
2 | Amélie |
A Beautiful Mind | |
Gosford Park |
Russell Crowe controversy
After winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Russell Crowe gave a speech in which he quoted a poem by Patrick Kavanagh. When the ceremony was broadcast, Crowe was upset that the poem was cut. He blamed the producer, Malcolm Gerrie, and confronted him about it. It was reported that the confrontation got physical and there was speculation that it would cost him the Academy Award for Best Actor.[1][2][3][4][5]
The poem that was cut is a four line poem:
"To be a poet and not know the trade,
To be a lover and repel all women;
Twin ironies by which great saints are made,
The agonising pincer-jaws of heaven."
See also
- 74th Academy Awards
- 27th César Awards
- 7th Critics' Choice Awards
- 54th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 59th Golden Globe Awards
- 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 6th Golden Satellite Awards
- 17th Independent Spirit Awards
- 7th Lumières Awards
- 13th Producers Guild of America Awards
- 28th Saturn Awards
- 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 54th Writers Guild of America Awards
References
- Susman, Gary (2002-03-05). "Scary Crowe". Entertainment Weekly.
- http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b42924_crowe_unleashes_hell_baftas.html
- Deans, Jason (2002-03-04). "Crowe is Gerrie sorry". The Guardian. London.
- "ARTS | The poet behind Russell Crowe's rage". BBC News. 2002-03-05. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- "Crowe 'clarifies' BAFTA outburst | Film | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2009-11-12.