"Last King," "Pan's," "Queen" Win Big At BAFTA
And Alan Arkin won Best Supporting Actor? Food...for...thought. "Little Miss Sunshine" also won Best Original Screenplay.
I usually steer clear of this awards body. Not a lot of excitement for my taste. But at least "The Last King of Scotland" landed three big awards. "Pan's Labyrinth" also took home three, while "Children of Men," "Little Miss Sunshine," "The Queen," and "United 93" claimed two apiece.
(Full list of winners after the jump.)
THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Anne V. Coates
THE MICHAEL BALCON AWARD for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Nick Daubeny
FILM
"The Queen" - Andy Harries/Christine Langan/Tracey Seaward
THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
"The Last King of Scotland" - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
Andrea Arnold (Director) - "Red Road"
THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction
Paul Greengrass - "United 93"
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Little Miss Sunshine" - Michael Arndt
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"The Last King of Scotland" - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Alfonso Cuarón/Alvaro Augustin/Guillermo del Toro
ANIMATED FEATURE
"Happy Feet" - George Miller
ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland"
ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
Helen Mirren - "The Queen"
ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Arkin - "Little Miss Sunshine"
ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Hudson - "Dreamgirls"
THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music
"Babel" - Gustavo Santaolalla
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Children of Men" - Emmanuel Lubezki
EDITING
"United 93" - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson
PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Children of Men" - Jim Clay/Geoffrey Kirkland/Jennifer Williams
COSTUME DESIGN
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Lala Huete
SOUND
"Casino Royale" - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" - Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson/Allen Hall
MAKEUP & HAIR
"Pan's Labyrinth" - José Quetglas/Blanca Sànchez
SHORT ANIMATION FILM
"Guy 101" - Ian Gouldstone
SHORT FILM
"Do Not Erase" - Asitha Ameresekere
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Eva Green
Comments
Arkin was the only Oscar nominee also nominated at the BAFTAs. He didn't beat Murphy.
Posted by: Artimus Zeln![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 11, 2007 12:43 PM
Which means...nothing.
I Arkin can pull off a win over Michael Sheen, he's in good position with the Academy too, which has a pretty sizeable British contingent/
Posted by: Kristopher Tapley![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 11, 2007 12:48 PM
I agree he can pull an upset. It is very possible, however, that they awarded Arkin because of his Oscar status. Clearly they weren't into awarding The Queen everything, or it would've won a couple other awards. Arkin's win might be entirely due to his status as the leading Oscar contender of these nominees. It's just trick to draw a conclusion when Murphy isn't in the running. I'd say LMS's screenplay win is far more telling (about Arkin's chances as well).
Posted by: Artimus Zeln![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 11, 2007 02:05 PM
Agreed.
Posted by: Kristopher Tapley![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 11, 2007 02:23 PM
I was surprised by the Arkin win. But the BAFTAs always have a few of these surprises. I don't think he'll win at the Oscars, though. If he had won at the SAG, I think I would be more convinced.
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| February 12, 2007 11:50 AM