65th British Academy Film Awards Facts for Kids

The 65th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly called the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London. Stephen Fry, who hosted from 2001 to 2006, returned to host the awards ceremony. The Artist won seven awards, out of its twelve nominations, including Best Director and Best Film. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was named Best British Film.

Winners and nominees
- BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award
- Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award

Martin Scorsese

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

John Hurt

Best Film	Best Director
The Artist The Descendants Drive The Help Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Tomas Alfredson – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best Actor	Best Actress
Jean Dujardin – The Artist George Clooney – The Descendants Michael Fassbender – Shame Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Brad Pitt – Moneyball	Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady Bérénice Bejo – The Artist Viola Davis – The Help Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Christopher Plummer – Beginners Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady Jonah Hill – Moneyball Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides Of March	Octavia Spencer – The Help Jessica Chastain – The Help Judi Dench – My Week with Marilyn Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids Carey Mulligan – Drive
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris John Michael McDonagh – The Guard Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids	Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon – The Ides Of March Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash – The Descendants Tate Taylor – The Help Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin – Moneyball
Best Cinematography	Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Guillaume Schiffman – The Artist Jeff Cronenweth – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Hoyte van Hoytema – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Janusz Kamiński – War Horse Robert Richardson – Hugo	Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer) Attack the Block – Joe Cornish (Director/Writer) Black Pond – Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer) Coriolanus – Ralph Fiennes (Director) Submarine – Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
Outstanding British Film	Best Documentary
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy My Week with Marilyn Senna Shame We Need to Talk About Kevin	Senna – Asif Kapadia George Harrison: Living in the Material World – Martin Scorsese Project Nim – James Marsh
Best Original Music	Best Sound
Ludovic Bource – The Artist Alberto Iglesias – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Howard Shore – Hugo John Williams – War Horse	Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley – Hugo John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian – The Artist Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns – War Horse
Best Production Design	Best Special Visual Effects
Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo – Hugo Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould – The Artist Rick Carter, Lee Sandales – War Horse Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Robert Legato, Ben Grossmann, Joss Williams – Hugo Joe Letteri – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White – Rise of the Planet of the Apes Ben Morris, Neil Corbould – War Horse
Best Costume Design	Best Makeup and Hair
Mark Bridges – The Artist Jacqueline Durran – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Michael O'Connor – Jane Eyre Sandy Powell – Hugo Jill Taylor – My Week with Marilyn	Marese Langan – The Iron Lady Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell – The Artist Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Morag Ross, Jan Archibald – Hugo Jenny Shircore – My Week with Marilyn
Best Editing	Best Film Not in the English Language
Gregers Sall, Chris King – Senna Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Dino Jonsater – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Mat Newman – Drive Thelma Schoonmaker – Hugo	The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito) • Spain Incendies • Canada Pina • Germany Potiche • France / Belgium A Separation • Iran
Best Animated Film	Best Short Animation
Rango The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Arthur Christmas	A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe Abuelas – Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner Bobby Yeah – Robert Morgan
Best Short Film	Orange Rising Star Award
Pitch Black Heist – John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn Chalk – Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini Only Sound Remains – Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar Mwansa the Great – Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet Two and Two – Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen	Adam Deacon Chris Hemsworth Tom Hiddleston Chris O'Dowd Eddie Redmayne