The British Academy of Film and Televisions Arts (BAFTA) Awards announced the winners and it was a big suspense for the book lovers' favourite "12 Years A Slave" having no awards in the last hour of the night.
Best Director Alfonso Cuarón raked majority of the trophys with a total of six nods out of 11 nominations, obviously leaving a good impression to the British critics. Meanwhile, American Hustle took home three wins, which included Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lawrence.
Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine garnered the Best Actress nod for Cate Blanchett's excellent performance of a psychologically disturbed widower, beating Judi Dench and Sandra Bullock.
Two of the most important BAFTA awards: Best Actor and Best Film finally capped the night, going to "12 Years A Slave," ending what was expected to be a drought to the Steve McQueen's starrer.
Disney animation hit and social media favourite "Frozen" took home the Best Animated Film trophy.
Here are the summary of the BAFTA Awards 2014 Winners:
- Film: 12 Years A Slave - Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
- Leading Actress: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
- Director: Alfonso Cuarón - (Gravity)
- Leading Actor: Chiwetel Ejio (12 Years a Slave)
- Film not in the English Language: The Great Beauty, Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
- Rising Star: Will Poulter
- Special Visual Effects: Gravity - Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny
- Adapted Screenplay: Philomena - Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
- Original Screenplay: American Hustle - Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
- Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Peter Greenaway
- Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
- Cinematography: Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki
- Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
- Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Win - Kieran Evans Kelly + Victor
- Animated Film: Frozen - Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
- Sound: Gravity - Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro
- Editing: Rush - Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
- Production Design: The Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn
- Documentary: The Act Of Killing - Joshua Oppenheimer
- Outstanding British Film: Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman, Jonás Cuarón
- Costume Design: The Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin
- Original Film Music: Gravity - Steven Price
- British Short Film: Room 8 - James W. Griffiths, Sophie Venner
- Best Makeup and Hair: American Hustle - Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell, Kathrine Gordon
- British Short Animation: Sleeping With The Fishes
