65th British Academy Film Awards


The 65th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2011. The nominations were announced on 17 January 2012 by actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Holliday Grainger. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2011. Stephen Fry, who hosted from 2001 to 2006, returned to host the ceremony. The Artist won seven awards out of its twelve nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for The Iron Lady. Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners and Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for The Help. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, directed by Tomas Alfredson, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2011. Director Martin Scorsese was given the BAFTA Fellowship and Sir John Hurt garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.

Winners and nominees

[BAFTA Fellowship]


The Artist
  • The Descendants
  • Drive
  • The Help
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Jean Dujardin – The Artist as George Valentin
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher
Christopher Plummer – Beginners as Hal Fields
Octavia Spencer – The Help as Minny Jackson
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Guillaume Schiffman – The Artist
Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine, Diarmid Scrimshaw
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • My Week with Marilyn
  • Senna
  • Shame
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
Senna – Asif Kapadia
Ludovic Bource – The Artist
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
Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo – Hugo
Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Mark Bridges – The Artist
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
Gregers Sall, Chris King – Senna
The Skin I Live In
  • Incendies
  • Pina
  • Potiche
  • A Separation
Rango
A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
  • Abuelas – Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
  • Bobby Yeah – Robert Morgan
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

Awards breakdown

;Most wins
;Most nominations