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BAFTA 2009 Winners; “Slumdog Millionaire” Won Seven

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BAFTA 2009 Winners; “Slumdog Millionaire” Won Seven

Mickey Rourke - BAFTA 2009Slumdog Millionaire” from British director Danny Boyle won leading seven prizes at the British Academy Film Awards including best film and director honors at London’s Royal Opera House. “Slumdog” also won prizes for best original screenplay, music, cinematography, editing and sound. “Slumdog Millionaire” now bounds into the Kodak Theater for the Academy Awards boosted by major wins at the DGA, PGA, SAG, WGA and Golden Globes. The movie went into the race with David Fincher’sThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” which won three.

Mickey Rourke poses after winning the award for Leading Actor for “The Wrestler” during the 2009 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London February 8, 2009.

Actor honors went to Mickey Rourke, for role in “The Wrestler,” who thanked Darren Aronofsky for the second chance “after fucking up my career for 15 years” in his speech. “It’s such a pleasure to be back here, out of the darkness,” said Rourke. Kate Winslet won BAFTA gold for role in “The Reader.” Heath Ledger won a posthumous supporting actor award for “The Dark Knight.” Penelope Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”) triumphed in the supporting actress section. The original screenplay award was presented to Martin McDonagh for “In Bruges.” The Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer went to Steve McQueen for “Hunger.” In other awards, “Wall-E” won the animated film BAFTA, period drama “The Duchess” won costume design and the BAFTA for outstanding British film this year went to documentary “Man on Wire.” The trophy for best non-English-language movie went to French drama “I’ve Loved You So Long.” There were no wins for multi-nominated “Changeling” (eight), “Frost/Nixon” (six), “Milk” (four) and “Revolutionary Road” (four). BEST FILMSlumdog Millionaire” – Christian Colson OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILMMan On Wire” – Simon Chinn / James Marsh LEADING ACTOR Mickey Rourke – “The Wrestler” LEADING ACTRESS Kate Winslet – “The Reader” SUPPORTING ACTOR Heath Ledger – “The Dark Knight” SUPPORTING ACTRESS Penélope Cruz – “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” DIRECTOR “Slumdog Millionaire” – Danny Boyle ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “In Bruges” – Martin Mcdonagh ADAPTED SCREENPLAY “Slumdog Millionaire” – Simon Beaufoy FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGEI’ve Loved You So Long” – Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER OR PRODUCER FOR THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILM Steve Mcqueen, director/writer – “Hunger” ANIMATED FILMWall-E” – Andrew Stanton MUSIC “Slumdog Millionaire” – A. R. Rahman CINEMATOGRAPHY “Slumdog Millionaire” – Anthony Dod Mantle EDITING “Slumdog Millionaire” – Chris Dickens PRODUCTION DESIGN “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Donald Graham Burt / Victor J. Zolfo COSTUME DESIGN “The Duchess” – Michael O’connor MAKE UP & HAIR “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Jean Black / Colleen Callaghan SOUND “Slumdog Millionaire” – Glenn Freemantle / Resul Pookutty / Richard Pryke / Tom Sayers / Ian Tapp SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Eric Barba / Craig Barron / Nathan Mcguinness / Edson Williams SHORT ANIMATIONWallace And Gromit: A Matter of Loaf And Death” – Steve Pegram / Nick Park / Bob Baker SHORT FILMSeptember” – Stewart Le Maréchal / Esther May Campbell ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP Terry Gilliam OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA Pinewood Studios / Shepperton Studios emily_mortimer thandie_newton patrick_stewart merly_streep robert_downey_jr angelina_jolie brad_pitt_and_angelina_jolie daniel_craig emma_watson-1 marisa_tomei penelopecruz mickey_rourke sharon_stone amy_adams hayley_atwell emma_watson michael_sheen gemma_arterton marion_cotillard penelope_cruz ron_howard kate_winslet gemma_arterton-1
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