68th British Academy Film Awards
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Date | 8 February 2015 |
Site | Royal Opera House, London |
Hosted by | Stephen Fry |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Boyhood |
Best British Film | The Theory of Everything |
Best Actor | Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything |
Best Actress | Julianne Moore Still Alice |
Most awards | The Grand Budapest Hotel (5) |
Most nominations | The Grand Budapest Hotel (11) |
The 68th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 8 February 2015 at the Royal Opera House in London, to honour the best British and international contributions to film in 2014. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality, that were screened at British cinemas during 2014.[1]
The nominees were announced on 9 January by Stephen Fry and actor Sam Claflin.[2][3] The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Three.[1] It was hosted by Stephen Fry for the tenth time in the award's history.[4] The ceremony opened with a number "Stevie" by a British rock band Kasabian.[5]
The American film Boyhood won three of its five nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Richard Linklater.[6] The Theory of Everything was named Outstanding British Film, while The Lego Movie won Best Animated Film and Citizenfour won Best Documentary.[6] Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore won the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, respectively, while J. K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette respectively won the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Supporting Role awards.[6] The Grand Budapest Hotel won five of its eleven nominations, the most of any film. Jack O'Connell won the Rising Star award.[6][7] The telecast garnered more than 5.09 millions viewers in UK, with the viewing figures slightly higher than previous year ceremony.[8]
Winners and nominees
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/JK_Simmons_2009.jpg/150px-JK_Simmons_2009.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Patricia_Arquette_2015.jpg/150px-Patricia_Arquette_2015.jpg)
Winners are shown in bold.[10]
Multiple wins and nominations
Wins
- 5 wins: The Grand Budapest Hotel
- 3 wins: Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, Whiplash
Nominations
- 11 nominations: The Grand Budapest Hotel
- 10 nominations: Birdman and The Theory of Everything
- 9 nominations: The Imitation Game
- 5 nominations: Boyhood and Whiplash
- 4 nominations: Interstellar, Mr. Turner, and Nightcrawler
- 3 nominations: Pride
- 2 nominations: '71, American Sniper, Big Eyes, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ida, Into the Woods, Paddington, and Under the Skin
Source:[2]
See also
- 4th AACTA International Awards
- 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 35th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 20th Critics' Choice Awards
- 69th Tony Awards
- 72nd Golden Globe Awards
- 87th Academy Awards
References
- ^ a b "Film Awards Information". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Film in 2015". BAFTA. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Baftas 2015: Fry and Claflin announce nominations". BBC News. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Stephen Fry Returns to Host EE British Academy Film Awards". BAFTA. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (28 January 2015). "Kasabian poached by Baftas after Brits snub". The Independent. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d Brown, Mark (8 February 2015). "Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Bafta 2015 film awards - as it happened". Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Pulver, Andrew (3 February 2015). "Mike Leigh to be given 2015 Bafta fellowship". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2015: Winners". BBC News. Retrieved 8 February 2015.