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2008 BAFTAs Announced    BACK TO PREVIOUS PAGE

 

The 2008 BAFTA Awards were announced last night at a ceremony in London. Atonement, although nominated for 14 awards, only won two of the coveted masks - one for Best Film and the other for Production Design.

 

The Best British Film Award went to director Shane Meadows' This is England, a gritty coming of age drama set Thatcher's Britain of the early eighties.

 

Matt Greenhalgh won a special award for special achievement in their first feature film for his writing of Control, the Ian Curtis biopic.

 

London born actor Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best actor award for his portrayal of an oil tycoon in There Will Be Blood.

 

The Golden Compass won the Best Visual Effects Award and Tilda Swinton won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Michael Clayton.

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Published on www.britfilms.com February 11, 2008

 

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