61st British Academy Film Awards

The 61st British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 10 February 2008 and honoured the best films of 2007.

61st British Academy Film Awards
Date10 February 2008
SiteRoyal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Hosted byJonathan Ross
Highlights
Best FilmAtonement
Best British FilmThis Is England
Best ActorDaniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood
Best ActressMarion Cotillard
La Vie en Rose (La Môme)
Most awardsLa Vie en Rose (La Môme) (4)
Most nominationsAtonement (14)

Atonement won Best Film, while Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, won Best Director for No Country for Old Men, which also went on to win Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for There Will Be Blood, Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for La Vie en Rose (La Môme), and Tilda Swinton won Best Supporting Actress for Michael Clayton. This Is England, directed by Shane Meadows, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2007.

Winners and nominees

Coen brothers, Best Director winners
Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor winner
Marion Cotillard, Best Actress winner
Javier Bardem, Best Supporting Actor winner
Tilda Swinton, Best Supporting Actress winner
Diablo Cody, Best Original Screenplay winner
Shia LaBeouf, Orange Rising Star Award winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Anthony Hopkins

AtonementTim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster

Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old Men

Daniel Day-LewisThere Will Be Blood as Daniel Plainview

Marion CotillardLa Vie en rose as Édith Piaf

Javier BardemNo Country for Old Men as Anton Chigurh

Tilda SwintonMichael Clayton as Karen Crowder

JunoDiablo Cody

The Diving Bell and the ButterflyRonald Harwood

No Country for Old MenRoger Deakins

La Vie en roseMarit Allen

The Bourne UltimatumChristopher Rouse

La Vie en roseJan Archibald and Didier Lavergne

La Vie en roseChristopher Gunning

AtonementSarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer

The Bourne UltimatumKirk Francis, Scott Millan, David Parker, Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg

The Golden Compass – Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood

This Is England – Mark Herbert and Shane Meadows

ControlMatt Greenhalgh (Writer)

The Pearce SistersJo Allen and Luis Cook

  • The Crumblegiant – Pearse Moore and John McCloskey
  • Head Over Heels – Osbert Parker, Fiona Pitkin and Ian Gouldstone

Dog Altogether – Diarmid Scrimshaw and Paddy Considine

RatatouilleBrad Bird

The Lives of Others – Quirin Begg, Max Wiedemann and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Shia LaBeouf

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
14 Atonement
9 No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
7 La Vie en rose
6 The Bourne Ultimatum
5 American Gangster
The Lives of Others
Michael Clayton
4 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
3 Control
The Kite Runner
2 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Juno
Lust, Caution
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
This Is England
Films that received multiple awards
Awards Film
4 La Vie en rose
3 No Country for Old Men
2 Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum

In Memoriam

See also

References

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