65th British Academy Film Awards facts for kids

The BAFTAs are big awards given out each year for amazing movies! The 65th British Academy Film Awards happened on February 12, 2012, in London at the Royal Opera House. A famous TV host named Stephen Fry came back to host the show.

The movie The Artist was a huge winner! It won seven awards, including Best Director and Best Film. Another movie, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, was chosen as the Best British Film.

About the BAFTA Awards

The BAFTAs are like the UK's version of the Oscars. They celebrate the best movies from the past year. Winning a BAFTA is a really big deal for filmmakers and actors!

Special Awards Given Out

Each year, special awards are given to people who have done amazing things in movies over many years.

BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award

This is the highest honor a person can get from BAFTA. In 2012, it was given to the famous director Martin Scorsese. He has made many classic movies!

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

This award celebrates someone who has made a big difference to British movies. In 2012, the award went to the talented actor John Hurt.

Top Winners at the 2012 BAFTAs

Here are some of the main awards and who won them. The winners are listed first and in bold.

Best Film

This award goes to the best movie of the year.

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• Drive
• The Help
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Director

This award is for the person who did the best job directing a movie.

• 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

This award is for the best male actor in a main role.

• Jean Dujardin – The Artist
• George Clooney – The Descendants
• Michael Fassbender – Shame
• Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• Brad Pitt – Moneyball

Best Actress

This award is for the best female actor in a main role.

• 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

This award is for the best male actor in a smaller, but important, role.

• Christopher Plummer – Beginners
• Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
• Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady
• Jonah Hill – Moneyball
• Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides Of March

Best Supporting Actress

This award is for the best female actor in a smaller, but important, role.

• Octavia Spencer – The Help
• Jessica Chastain – The Help
• Judi Dench – My Week with Marilyn
• Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
• Carey Mulligan – Drive

Best Original Screenplay

This award is for the best movie script that was written specially for that film.

• Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
• Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
• John Michael McDonagh – The Guard
• Abi Morgan – The Iron Lady
• Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids

Best Adapted Screenplay

This award is for the best movie script that was based on something else, like a book.

• 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

Outstanding British Film

This award celebrates the best movie made in Britain.

• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• My Week with Marilyn
• Senna
• Shame
• We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Animated Film

This award is for the best cartoon or computer-animated movie.

• Rango
• The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
• Arthur Christmas

Orange Rising Star Award

This award is special because the public gets to vote for the winner! It's for a young actor or actress who is becoming very famous.

• Adam Deacon
• Chris Hemsworth
• Tom Hiddleston
• Chris O'Dowd
• Eddie Redmayne

Images for kids

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  Michel Hazanavicius, who won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

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  Jean Dujardin, who won Best Actor.

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  Meryl Streep, who won Best Actress.

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  Christopher Plummer, who won Best Supporting Actor.

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  Octavia Spencer, who won Best Supporting Actress.

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  Adam Deacon, who won the Orange Rising Star Award.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Premios BAFTA 2011 para niños