"64th British Academy Film Awards The 64th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 13 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010. The nominations were announced on 18 January 2011. 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 2010. ""The King's Speech"" earned the most nominations with fourteen and won seven, including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor for"
"2011. It was nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards: Best Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bridges), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Steinfeld), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design. Roger Deakins won the award for Best Cinematography. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards, but won none: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Bridges), Best Supporting Actress (Steinfeld), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing. When told of all the nominations, the Coen brothers stated, ""Ten seems like an awful lot."
"2011 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 46th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 7 January 2012, honored the best in film for 2011. Film titles are listed, following the number of votes each received: 1. Melancholia (29)<br> 2. ""The Tree of Life"" (28)<br> 3. ""A Separation"" (20) 1. Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life"" (31)<br> 2. Martin Scorsese – ""Hugo"" (29)<br> 3. Lars von Trier – ""Melancholia"" (23) 1. Brad Pitt – ""Moneyball"" and ""The Tree of Life"" (35)<br> 2. Gary Oldman – ""Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"" (22)<br> 3. Jean Dujardin – ""The Artist"" (19)"
"year. This category is notable for giving Walt Disney 12 of his 22 Academy Awards, including a posthumous 1968 award, and also 10 of the first 11 awards awarded in the category. Only American films were nominated for the award until 1952 with NFB's ""The Romance of Transportation in Canada"". MGM's ""Tom and Jerry"" are the category's most lauded animated series, winning seven Oscars and being nominated for a total of 13. Among foreign studios, the National Film Board of Canada has the most wins in this category, with six Oscars. The biggest showing from Britain in this category is"
"The film is second only to ""Cabaret"" (1972) to receive the most Academy Awards in its year without winning Best Picture, and to date is the most awarded film since 2008's ""Slumdog Millionaire"". Cuarón won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the film was also nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actress – Drama for Bullock and Best Original Score. ""Gravity"" received eleven nominations at the 67th British Academy Film Awards, more than any other film of 2013. Its nominations included Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress in a"
"in Motion Pictures. In February 2011, he was presented with the Academy Award for Best Director, though lost the BAFTA Award for Best Direction to David Fincher. In comparing the two films, ""Variety""s Adam Dawtrey wrote, ""Hooper's 2009 film ""The Damned United"" didn't register among awards selectors, but ""King's Speech"" is a much more personal project. His Anglo-Australian parentage reflects the culture clash at the heart of the movie, and it pays off with beautifully crafted, crowd-pleasing drama."" Following the success of ""The King's Speech"" during the awards season, Hooper joined the 15-person board of governors at the British Film"
"MacFarlane, host of the ceremony, and actress Emma Stone. ""Lincoln"" received the most nominations with twelve total, and ""Life of Pi"" came in second with eleven. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 24, 2013. ""Argo"" was the fourth film to win Best Picture without a directing nomination, following 1927's ""Wings"", 1932's ""Grand Hotel"", and 1989's ""Driving Miss Daisy"". As co-producer of ""Argo"", George Clooney became the third individual to win Oscars for both acting and producing. By virtue of his nomination for Best Original Song in ""Ted"", host Seth MacFarlane became the first person since James"
"and Best Director at the British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Producers Guild of America Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and Independent Spirit Awards, among others. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, the most nominations at the 78th Academy Awards, where it won three—Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score—though it lost the Best Picture award to ""Crash"" in a controversial Oscars upset. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". It is currently the most"
"but ineligible for Best Foreign Language Film, as it was an American production); and ""Amour"" (French, 2012). Only nine films wholly financed outside the United States have won Best Picture, eight of which were financed, in part or in whole, by the United Kingdom. Those films being: ""Hamlet"" (1948), ""Tom Jones"" (1963), ""A Man for All Seasons"" (1966), ""Chariots of Fire"" (1981), ""Gandhi"" (1982), ""The Last Emperor"" (1987), ""Slumdog Millionaire"" (2008), and ""The King's Speech"" (2010). The ninth film, ""The Artist"", (2011) was financed by France. Other points of contention include genres (or styles in case of animation) of film"
"critical and commercial success. Produced and written by Alex Garland, the science fiction films ""Dredd"" (2012) and ""Ex Machina"" (2015) have both met critical acclaim. Asif Kapadia's documentary film ""Amy"" (2015) — based on the life of Amy Winehouse — broke UK box office records, and also became the highest grossing British documentary. The five most commercially successful British directors in recent years are David Yates, Christopher Nolan, Mike Newell, Ridley Scott and Paul Greengrass. Other contemporary British film directors include Guy Ritchie, Joe Wright, Alan Parker, Tony Scott, Terry Gilliam, Kenneth Branagh, Paul W. S. Anderson, Tom Hooper, Stephen"
"2017, the franchise was the most-snubbed, top-grossing franchise of all time at the Academy Awards, with 12 nominations and zero wins. The franchise has earned a total of 32 nominations at the British Academy Film Awards presented at the annual BAFTAs, winning three. At the 64th British Academy Film Awards in February 2011, Rowling, producers Heyman and Barron, along with directors Yates, Newell and Cuarón collected the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in honour of the ""Harry Potter"" film series. The ""Harry Potter"" series was also recognised by the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards, with Yates"
"on 9 January 2018 by actresses Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright. ""The Shape of Water"" had the most nominations of any film, with twelve; ""Darkest Hour"" and ""Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"" followed with nine nominations each. As with the 75th Golden Globe Awards, there was criticism for the lack of female nominees in the best director category, with Greta Gerwig notably not nominated for ""Lady Bird"". The nominees were announced on 9 January 2018. The winners were announced on 18 February 2018. 71st British Academy Film Awards The 71st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs,"
"of the Academy, and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates. ""Gladiator"" received the most nominations with twelve. ""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"" came in second with ten. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 25, 2001. ""Gladiator"" became the first film to win Best Picture without a directing or screenwriting win since 1949's ""All the King's Men"". Best Director winner Steven Soderbergh, who received nominations for both ""Erin Brockovich"" and ""Traffic"" (for which he won the award), was the third person to receive double directing nominations in the same year. ""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"" became the third film nominated"
"received the most nominations in eleven categories, including Best Film, Best Director (Damien Chazelle), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ryan Gosling), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Stone), and Best Original Screenplay (Chazelle). ""Arrival"" and ""Nocturnal Animals"" followed with nine nominations each. The leading British films were Ken Loach's ""I, Daniel Blake"" and the ""Harry Potter"" spin-off ""Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"" with five nominations apiece and winning one award each. Following criticism at the lack of representation of ethnic minorities for the previous ceremony, BAFTA had announced steps to increase diversity across the industry, on"
"Best Picture nominations for ""Milk"" and ""Silver Linings Playbook"". ""American Beauty"", directed by Sam Mendes, won a total of five Oscars, as well as the Golden Globe, British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA), and Producers Guild of America (PGA) awards. ""Milk"", directed by Gus Van Sant, was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, as well as the PGA's Stanley Kramer Award. ""Silver Linings Playbook"", written and directed by David O. Russell, was nominated for eight Oscars. It was the first film in 31 years to be nominated in all four"
"and the United Kingdom on June 28, 2017. ""Baby Driver"" was praised for its screenplay, direction, acting, action sequences, and soundtrack. It was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2017. It grossed $226 million worldwide on a production budget of $34 million. The film received several awards and nominations, including three nominations at the 90th Academy Awards (for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing), two nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards (winning one) and the 71st British Academy Film Awards (winning one), as well a Best"
"highest-grossing films worldwide of all time have some British historical, cultural or creative dimensions: ""Titanic"" (1997), ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" (2011), """" (2003), made in New Zealand, and """" (2005). Adding four more ""Harry Potter"" films and one more ""Lord of the Rings"" movie, plus the Tim Burton version of ""Alice in Wonderland"" (2010), and more than half of the top twenty most financially successful films, had a substantial British dimension. British influence can also be seen with the 'English Cycle' of Disney animated films, which include ""Alice in Wonderland"" (1951), ""Peter Pan"" (1953), ""One"
"production values. Both the American Film Institute and National Board of Review selected ""La La Land"" as one of the top ten films of 2016. It won in every category for which it was nominated at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, with a record-breaking seven wins and received 11 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning five including Best Film. It also received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, tying the record for the most Oscar nominations with ""All About Eve"" (1950) and ""Titanic"" (1997); it went on to win for Best Director (Chazelle), Best Actress (Stone),"
"Lee and Jude Law. The film has been met with critical acclaim and earned Scorsese his third Golden Globe Award for Best Director. The film was also nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning five of them and becoming tied with Michel Hazanavicius's film ""The Artist"" for the most Academy Awards won by a single film in 2011. ""Hugo"" also won two BAFTA awards, among other numerous awards and nominations. ""Hugo"" is Scorsese's first 3D film and was released in the United States on November 23, 2011. Scorsese's 2013 film, ""The Wolf of Wall Street"", is an American biographical black comedy"
"Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011 The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life Michael Fassbender – ""Shame"" Tilda Swinton – ""We Need to Talk About Kevin"" Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" ""Midnight in Paris"" – Woody Allen ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" – Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan A Separation Cave of Forgotten Dreams Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki ""The Tree of Life"" – Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz,"
"Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber & Mark Yoshikawa Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011 The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. The Tree of Life Terrence Malick – ""The Tree of Life Michael Fassbender – ""Shame"" Tilda Swinton – ""We Need to Talk About Kevin"" Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" Jessica Chastain – ""The Tree of Life"" ""Midnight in Paris"" – Woody Allen ""Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"" – Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan A Separation Cave of Forgotten Dreams Rango ""The Tree of Life"" – Emmanuel Lubezki ""The Tree"
"awards and the honorary Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema was renamed to Outstanding Contribution to British Film. The ceremony was televised in the United Kingdom by ITV2 on March 10. Welsh actor Rob Brydon hosted the show for the first time. The awards were sponsored by Sony Ericsson for the fifth year, having last sponsored the 11th ceremony held in 2006. ""Atonement"" won the most awards with three including Best British Film. Other winners included ""Control"" with two awards and ""28 Weeks Later"", ""American Gangster"", ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"", ""Hot Fuzz"", ""Stardust"" and ""The Bourne Ultimatum"""
"producers and the equity investors. The UK Film Council invested £1 million of public funds from the United Kingdom lottery into the film. In March 2011 ""Variety"" estimated that the return could be between fifteen and twenty times that. The Council's merger into the British Film Institute means that the profits were to be returned to that body. ""The King's Speech"" has received widespread critical acclaim, with Firth's performance receiving universal praise. Bonham Carter and Rush were also widely praised with both going on to win BAFTA's and receiving Academy Award nominations Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a"
"Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actress for Helena Bonham Carter, and Best Original Screenplay for David Seidler. Natalie Portman won Best Actress for ""Black Swan"" and David Fincher won Best Director for ""The Social Network"". 64th British Academy Film Awards The 64th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 13 February 2011 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010. The nominations were announced on 18 January 2011. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed"
"British Film Awards for 2011. Albatross (film) Albatross is a 2011 British coming-of-age, drama film directed by Niall MacCormick, written by Tamzin Rafn and starring Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Felicity Jones and Jessica Brown Findlay. The premise revolves around an aspiring teenage writer entering the lives of a dysfunctional family living on the south coast of England. ""Albatross"" is a metaphor used to describe a constant and inescapable burden. The film was shot entirely on the Isle of Man with the support of the Island's government. It is MacCormick's feature film debut, having previously made his name in television. Also"
"Bond film to receive an Academy Award. John Barry was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score for a Motion Picture, and Ken Adam was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for Best British Art Direction (Colour), where he also won the award for Best British Art Direction (Black and White) for ""Dr. Strangelove"". The American Film Institute has honoured the film four times: ranking it No. 90 for best movie quote (""A martini. Shaken, not stirred""), No. 53 for best song (""Goldfinger""), No. 49 for best villain (Auric Goldfinger), and No. 71 for"
"winning the Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing for his four ""Harry Potter"" films. The franchise has received a total of six Grammy Award nominations, all for films in the ""Harry Potter"" series. ""Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"" garnered eleven Laurence Olivier Awards nominations at the 2017 ceremony, tying the record set in 2008 by ""Hairspray"", and won a record-breaking nine: Best New Play, Best Director, Best Actor (Jamie Parker), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Noma Dumezweni), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Anthony Boyle), Best Costume Design, Best Set Design, Best Sound Design, and Best Lighting"
"in the United States and Canada on , 2011. The film grossed a on its opening weekend to rank first at the box office, beating other openers ""The Lincoln Lawyer"" and ""Paul"" as well as carryovers ""Rango"" and """". ""Limitless"" was released in the United Kingdom on , 2011. Before the film's release, Box Office Mojo called ""Limitless"" a ""wild card"", highlighting its ""clearly articulated"" premise and the pairing of Cooper and De Niro, but questioned a successful opening. The film opened at number one in its first week in the US. The film did well at the box office,"
"Jane Eyre (2011 film) Jane Eyre is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. The screenplay is written by Moira Buffini based on Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name, a classic of the Gothic, bildungsroman, and romance genres. The film was released on 11 March 2011 in the United States and 9 September in Great Britain and Ireland. The film's costume design, lead by Michael O'Connor, was nominated for an Academy Award. The film begins with Jane Eyre fleeing Thornfield Hall in the middle of the night and"
"ranked David Yates, Christopher Nolan, Mike Newell, Ridley Scott and Paul Greengrass the five most commercially successful English directors since 2001. Other contemporary directors from England include Sam Mendes, Guy Ritchie and Steve McQueen. Current actors include Tom Hardy, Daniel Craig, Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Watson. Acclaimed for his motion capture work, Andy Serkis opened The Imaginarium Studios in London in 2011. The visual effects company Framestore in London has produced some of the most critically acclaimed special effects in modern film. Many successful Hollywood films have been based on English people, stories or events. The 'English Cycle' of Disney"
"any Source, respectively. British films ""The Fallen Idol"" and ""Hamlet"" received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively, and were additionally nominated in both categories; ""Louisiana Story"" received the award for Best Documentary; ""Atomic Physics"" received the Special Award for Film; and the United Nations Award was handed out to ""Atomic Physics"", Hungry Minds and screenplay ""The Winslow Boy"". Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below alphabetically and not in boldface. Awarded for the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter."
"as insufferable. ""La La Land"" received eleven nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, more than any other film of 2016. The film won in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress in a Leading Role (for Stone), Best Cinematography, and Best Film Music. At the 74th Golden Globe Awards, ""La La Land"" received a leading seven nominations. The film won in all seven categories for which it was nominated, setting a record for the most Golden Globes won by a single film, namely Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor – Comedy"
"grossed $182,885, for a per cinema average of $45,721 – the best speciality debut of 2011. , its North American total stood at $11,242,660. After the United States, it was released in a number of countries during the spring and summer of 2011, but not until 9 September was it released in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In its opening week, ""Jane Eyre"" moved to third place in the UK box office, behind ""The Inbetweeners Movie"" and ""Friends with Benefits"". Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 86% of 138 critical reviews are favourable. The site's consensus is that ""Cary Fukunaga"