Film Awards Winners in 2008
16 January 08
The full list of winners and nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2008.
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Click the highlighted category titles to watch the presentation of each Award from the Film Awards ceremony. Winners are highlighted in bold.
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BEST FILM
- AMERICAN GANGSTER – Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott
- ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster
- THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD – JoAnne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi
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BEST BRITISH FILM
- ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster/Joe Wright/Christopher Hampton
- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Frank Marshall/Patrick Crowley/Paul L Sandberg/Paul Greengrass/Tony *Gilroy/Scott Z Burns/George Nolfi
- CONTROL – Orian Williams/ Todd Eckert/Anton Corbijn/Matt Greenhalgh
- EASTERN PROMISES – Paul Webster/Robert Lantos/David Cronenberg/Steve Knight
- THIS IS ENGLAND – Mark Herbert/Shane Meadows
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THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD
For Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
- CHRIS ATKINS (Director/Writer) – Taking Liberties
- MIA BAYS (Producer) – Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
- SARAH GAVRON (Director) – Brick Lane
- MATT GREENHALGH (Writer) – Control
- ANDREW PIDDINGTON (Director/Writer) – The Killing of John Lennon
- Find out more about THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD
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DIRECTOR
- ATONEMENT – Joe Wright
- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Paul Greengrass
- THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- AMERICAN GANGSTER – Steven Zaillian
- JUNO – Diablo Cody
- THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- MICHAEL CLAYTON – Tony Gilroy
- THIS IS ENGLAND – Shane Meadows
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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- ATONEMENT – Christopher Hampton
- THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Ronald Harwood
- THE KITE RUNNER – David Benioff
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Paul Thomas Anderson
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FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY – Kathleen Kennedy/Jon Kilik/Julian Schnabel
- THE KITE RUNNER – William Horberg/Walter Parkes/Rebecca Yeldham/Marc Foster
- THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann/Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- LUST, CAUTION – Bill Kong/James Schamus/Ang Lee
- LA VIE EN ROSE – Alain Goldman/Olivier Dahan
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ANIMATED FILM
- RATATOUILLE – Brad Bird
- SHREK THE THIRD – Chris Miller
- THE SIMPSONS MOVIE – David Silverman
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LEADING ACTOR
- GEORGE CLOONEY – Michael Clayton
- DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – There Will Be Blood
- JAMES McAVOY – Atonement
- VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises
- ULRICH MÜHE – The Lives of Others
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LEADING ACTRESS
- CATE BLANCHETT – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
- JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her
- MARION COTILLARD – La Vie en Rose
- KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Atonement
- ELLEN PAGE – Juno
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SUPPORTING ACTOR
- JAVIER BARDEM – No Country for Old Men
- PAUL DANO – There Will Be Blood
- TOMMY LEE JONES – No Country for Old Men
- PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Charlie Wilson’s War
- TOM WILKINSON – Michael Clayton
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SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- CATE BLANCHETT – I’m Not There
- KELLY MACDONALD – No Country for Old Men
- SAMANTHA MORTON – Control
- SAOIRSE RONAN – Atonement
- TILDA SWINTON – Michael Clayton
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MUSIC
- AMERICAN GANGSTER – Marc Streitenfeld
- ATONEMENT – Dario Marianelli
- THE KITE RUNNER – Alberto Iglesias
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jonny Greenwood
- LA VIE EN ROSE – Christopher Gunning
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
- AMERICAN GANGSTER – Harris Savides
- ATONEMENT – Seamus McGarvey
- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Oliver Wood
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roger Deakins
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Robert Elswit
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EDITING
- AMERICAN GANGSTER – Pietro Scalia
- ATONEMENT – Paul Tothill
- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Christopher Rouse
- MICHAEL CLAYTON – John Gilroy
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Roderick Jaynes
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
- ATONEMENT – Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer
- ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
- HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Stuart Craig/Stephenie McMillan
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
- LA VIE EN ROSE – Olivier Raoux/Stanislas Reydellet
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COSTUME DESIGN
- ATONEMENT – Jacqueline Durran
- ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Alexandra Byrne
- LUST, CAUTION – Pan Lai
- SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Colleen Atwood
- LA VIE EN ROSE – Marit Allen
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SOUND
- ATONEMENT – Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson/Becki Ponting
- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/David Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg
- NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD – Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael *Semanick/Tom Johnson
LA VIE EN ROSE – Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne
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SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
- THE GOLDEN COMPASS – Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Wood
- HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX – Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris *Shaw
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END – John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier
- SPIDER-MAN 3 – Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/John Frazier/Spencer Cook
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MAKE UP & HAIR
- ATONEMENT – Ivana Primorac
- ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE – Jenny Shircore
- HAIRSPRAY – Judi Cooper Sealy/Jordan Samuel
- SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET – Ivana Primorac/Peter Owen
- LA VIE EN ROSE – Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne
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SHORT ANIMATION
- THE PEARCE SISTERS – Jo Allen/Luis Cook
- HEAD OVER HEELS – Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian Gouldstone
- THE CRUMBLEGIANT – Pearse Moore/John McCloskey
- Find out more about the Short Animation Award in 2008
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SHORT FILM
- DOG ALTOGETHER – Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine
- HESITATION – Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert
- THE ONE AND ONLY HERB MCGWYER PLAYS WALLIS ISLAND – Charlie Henderson/James Griffiths/Tim *Key/Tom Basden
- SOFT – Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
- THE STRONGER – Dan McCulloch/Lia Williams/Frank McGuinness
- Find out more about the Short Film Award in 2008
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THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
- SHIA LABEOUF
- SIENNA MILLER
- ELLEN PAGE
- SAM RILEY
- TANG WEI
- Find out more about THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
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THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
- ANTHONY HOPKINS
- Find out more about ANTHONY HOPKINS
- Browse the full list of Academy Fellows
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OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
- BARRY WILKINSON
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"Really pleased that Marion Cotillard won - it was a phenomenal performance that fully deserved wider attention."
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