2009 Film Award Winners
Sunday 08 February
Winners from the 2009 Orange BAFTA Film Awards.
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Leading Actress
Kate Winslet fought off stiff competition to take the Leading Actress award, for The Reader (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke's comeback continued as he took the Leading Actor award for his performance in The Wrestler (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Fellowship
Director and former Monty Python star Terry Gilliam was presented with the Academy's highest Award, the Fellowship (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Director
Danny Boyle was exceptionally pleased to crown a night of Slumdog Millionaire success by taking the Best Director award (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Best Film
Producer Christian Colson accepted the award for Best Film on behalf of the cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Supporting Actress
The Best Supporting Actress award went to Penelope Cruz, for her performance in Vicky Christina Barcelona (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Orange Rising Star
Adulthood writer/director/star Noel Clarke took the Orange Rising star award (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Outstanding British Film
Sharon Stone presented Man On Wire producer Simon Chinn and director James Marsh with the award for Outstanding British Film (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy was one of the many Slumdog Millionaire winners, taking home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Original Screenplay
Brendan Gleeson accepted the Original Screenplay award on behalf of In Bruges writer, Martin McDonagh (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Editing
Chris Dickens, the man who pieced together Slumdog Millionaire, took the award for Best Editing. (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal.)
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Cinematography
Dod Mantle continued Slumdog Millionaire's winning streak when he took the award for Best Cinematography (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Production Design
Victor J. Zolfo took the award for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Carl Foreman Award
Steve McQueen, director of true-life drama Hunger, took The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement By A British Director, Producer or Writer (for a first film) (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Costume Design
The Costume Design award went to Michael O'Connor, who worked on period drama, The Duchess (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Film Not In The English Language
French drama I've Loved You So Long earned director Phillipe Claudel the award for Film Not In The English Language (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Special Visual Effects
Eric Barba and Edson Williams received the award for Special Visual Effects from Emma Watson for their work on The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Animated Film
Dominic Cooper presented producer Jim Morris with the Best Animated Film award, for the Disney-Pixar hit, Wall-E (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Short Film
Esther May Campbell and Stewart le Maréchal celebrate their Short Film BAFTA for September (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Short Animation
Nick Park, Bob Baker and Steve Pegrum collect the Best Short Animation for Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf & Death.
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Outstanding Contribution
Ivan Dunleavy took the prize for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema on behalf of Pinewood and Shepperton Studios (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Music
Pop starlet Kylie Minogue presented the Sound BAFTA to A R Rahman for his work on Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
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Sound
Actress Gemma Arterton presented the BAFTA for Sound to Glenn Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty, Tom Sayers and Ian Trapp for their work on Slumdog Millionaire (BAFTA/ Richard Kendal).
