BAFTA ANNOUNCES
BAFTA announced its winners today. They totally snubbed The Departed, essentially snubbed Casino Royale (after nine nominations, just Best Sound plus a special honor for Eva Green), and apparently really liked The Queen (no surprise), The Last King of Scotland (somewhat unanticipated), and Pan's Labyrinth (mainly in technical categories).
Here's a closer look at the results... (*denotes correctly projected)
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- *Best Picture: The Queen
- Best British Picture: The Last King of Scotland (how does The Queen win Best Picture but not Best British Picture?)
- Best Director: Paul Greengrass (United 93)
- *Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)
- *Best Actress: Helen Mirren (The Queen)
- *Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) (was wide open, but I figured one of the only things Brits might like less than an American comedy is Eddie Murphy)
- *Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
- Best Adapted Screenplay: The Last King of Scotland
- Best Original Screenplay: Little Miss Sunshine (chosen by Brits over The Queen... seals the deal)
- *Best Foreign Film: Pan's Labyrinth
- Best Animated Film: Happy Feet (the Happy Feet-Cars race remains undecided)
- *Best Cinematography: Children of Men
- Best Editing: United 93
- Best Music: Babel (another blow for Dreamgirls)
- Best Sound: Casino Royale
- Best Costume Design: Pan's Labyrinth (upsets Devil, Marie)
- Best Makeup and Hair: Pan's Labyrinth
- Best Production Design: Children of Men (was wide open)
- *Best Visual Effects: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Best Rising Star: Eva Green (Casino Royale)
