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64th British Academy Film Awards

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64th British Academy Film Awards
Date13 February 2011
SiteRoyal Opera House, London
Hosted byJonathan Ross
Highlights
Best FilmThe King's Speech
Best British FilmThe King's Speech
Best ActorColin Firth
The King's Speech
Best ActressNatalie Portman
Black Swan
Most awardsThe King's Speech (7)
Most nominationsThe King's Speech (14)

The 64th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 13 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2010.

The nominations were announced on 18 January 2011.[7][8][9] The King's Speech earned the most nominations with fourteen and won seven, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor for Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actress for Helena Bonham Carter, and Best Original Screenplay for David Seidler.[1] Natalie Portman won Best Actress for Black Swan and David Fincher won Best Director for The Social Network.[1]

Winners and nominees

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David Fincher, Best Director winner
Colin Firth, Best Actor winner
Natalie Portman, Best Actress winner
Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actor winner
Helena Bonham Carter, Best Supporting Actress winner
Aaron Sorkin, Best Adapted Screenplay winner
Tom Hardy, EE Orange Rising Star Award winner

BAFTA Fellowship

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Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

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Awards

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

  • Until the River Runs Red – Paul Wright and Poss Kondeatis
    • ConnectSamuel Abrahams and Beau Gordon
    • Lin – Piers Thompson and Simon Hessel
    • Rite – Michael Pearce, Ross McKenzie and Paul Welsh
    • Turning – Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Alison Sterling and Kat Armour-Brown

Statistics

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Films that received multiple awards
Awards Film
7 The King's Speech
3 Inception
The Social Network
2 Alice in Wonderland

In Memoriam

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bafta Film Awards 2011: Winners". BBC News. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Film Awards 2011: Winners List" (Press release). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Film Awards 2011: Winners Announced" (Press release). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. ^ "King's Speech reigns over Bafta awards". BBC News. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  5. ^ Brown, Mark (13 February 2011). "Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  6. ^ Sharp, Rob (13 February 2011). "King's Speech rules the Baftas with historic seven awards". The Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  7. ^ "The King's Speech leads Bafta field". BBC News. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  8. ^ Brooks, Xan (18 January 2011). "Baftas 2011: The King's Speech leads parade with 14 nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  9. ^ "'The King's Speech' leads British Academy Award nominees". The Independent. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Christopher Lee to receive Bafta Fellowship". BBC News. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  11. ^ "Harry Potter franchise to get outstanding Bafta award". BBC News. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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