60th British Academy Film Awards
| 60th British Academy Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 February 2007 |
| Host | Jonathan Ross |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | The Queen |
| Best British Film | The Last King of Scotland |
| Best Actor | Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland |
| Best Actress | Dame Helen Mirren The Queen |
| Most awards | The Last King of Scotland & Pan's Labyrinth (3) |
| Most nominations | Casino Royale (9) |
The 60th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts took place on 11 February 2007, and honoured the best films of 2006.
Stephen Frears' The Queen won the award for Best Film and Best Actress (Helen Mirren). Paul Greengrass won the award of Best Director for his work in United 93, the film that also won the Best Editing prize. Forest Whitaker won the award for Best Actor for his role in The Last King of Scotland. The Last King of Scotland also won the awards for Best British Film and Adapted Screenplay. It also featured the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film which was awarded to Happy Feet.
Winners
Nominations
Nominations were announced on 12 January 2007. The award ceremony was hosted by Jonathan Ross. The winners were announced on 11 February 2007 and are highlighted in bold.
Film
The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
The Carol Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in Their First Feature Film
- Andrea Arnold (Director) — Red Road
- Julian Gilbey (Director) — Rollin' with the Nines
- Christine Langan (Producer) — Pierrepoint
- Gary Tarn (Director) — Black Sun
- Paul Andrew Williams (Director) — London to Brighton
The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
- Alejandro González Iñárritu — Babel
- Martin Scorsese — The Departed
- Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris — Little Miss Sunshine
- Stephen Frears — The Queen
- Paul Greengrass — United 93
Original Screenplay
- Guillermo Arriaga — Babel
- Michael Arndt — Little Miss Sunshine
- Guillermo Del Toro — Pan's Labyrinth
- Peter Morgan — The Queen
- Paul Greengrass — United 93
Adapted Screenplay
- Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis — Casino Royale
- William Monahan — The Departed
- Aline Brosh McKenna — The Devil Wears Prada
- Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock — The Last King of Scotland
- Patrick Marber — Notes on a Scandal
Film Not in the English Language
Animated Feature Film
Actor in a Leading Role
- Daniel Craig — Casino Royale
- Leonardo DiCaprio — The Departed
- Richard Griffiths — The History Boys
- Peter O'Toole — Venus
- Forest Whitaker — The Last King of Scotland
Actress in a Leading Role
- Penélope Cruz — Volver
- Judi Dench — Notes on a Scandal
- Helen Mirren — The Queen
- Meryl Streep — The Devil Wears Prada
- Kate Winslet — Little Children
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Alan Arkin — Little Miss Sunshine
- James McAvoy — The Last King of Scotland
- Jack Nicholson — The Departed
- Leslie Phillips — Venus
- Michael Sheen — The Queen
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Emily Blunt — The Devil Wears Prada
- Abigail Breslin — Little Miss Sunshine
- Toni Collette — Little Miss Sunshine
- Frances de la Tour — The History Boys
- Jennifer Hudson — Dreamgirls
The Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music
- Babel — Gustavo Santaolalla
- Casino Royale — David Arnold
- Dreamgirls — Henry Krieger
- Happy Feet — John Powell
- The Queen — Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Editing
Production Design
- Casino Royale
- Children of Men
- Marie Antoinette
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Costume Design
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Marie Antoinette
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- The Queen
Sound
Achievement in Special Visual Effects
- Casino Royale
- Children of Men
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Superman Returns
Makeup and Hair
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Marie Antoinette
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- The Queen
Short Animated Film
Short Film
- Care
- Cubs
- Do Not Erase
- Hikikomori
- Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored
The Orange Rising Star Award
Awards Breakdown
- 3 / 5 The Last King of Scotland: Best Actor, Adapted Screenplay and British Film
- 3 / 8 El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth): Best Costume Design, Foreign Language Film and Make Up & Hair
- 2 / 3 Children of Men: Best Cinematography and Production Design
- 2 / 6 United 93: Achievement in Direction, Editing
- 2 / 6 Little Miss Sunshine: Best Original Screenplay and Supporting Actor
- 2 / 8 The Queen: Best Actress and Film
- 1 / 1 Red Road: Special Achievement by a British Director
- 1 / 2 Happy Feet: Best Animated Feature
- 1 / 2 Dreamgirls: Best Supporting Actress
- 1 / 5 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Best Special Effects
- 1 / 7 Babel: Best Film Music
- 1 / 9 Casino Royale: Best Sound
