EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), London

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Affair: EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)

When: Sunday, February 8, 2015 @ 9PM

Hot Spot: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, UK

Deets: The winners of the EE British Academy Film Awards have been announced at the ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry at the Royal Opera House, London, on Sunday 8 February 2015.

Boyhood was named Best Film with Richard Linklater winning Director and Patricia Arquette receiving the award for Supporting Actress. The Awards were hosted for a tenth year by Stephen Fry and held at London’s Royal Opera House.

The Grand Budapest Hotel won five awards: Costume Design, Production Design, Make Up & Hair and Original Music, with Wes Anderson winning his first BAFTA for Original Screenplay.

Leading Actor was presented to Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, which also received the awards for Outstanding British Film and Adapted Screenplay.

Whiplash received three BAFTAs: Supporting Actor for J. K. Simmons, Editing and Sound.Leading Actress was presented to Julianne Moore for her role in Still Alice, meaning all four of this year’s performance awards went to first-time BAFTA winners.

Writer Stephen Beresford and Producer David Livingstone received the award forOutstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for their first feature filmPride. Previous Outstanding Debut winner Pawel Pawlikowski picked up the award forFilm Not in the English Language for Ida.

Emmanuel Lubezki received the BAFTA for Cinematography for Birdman, having won this category twice previously, most recently in 2014.

The Lego Movie received the BAFTA for Animated Film, and Special Visual Effects was presented to Interstellar. The award for Documentary was won by Citizenfour.

Boogaloo and Graham won the British Short Film award and the British Short Animationaward was presented to The Bigger Picture; both shorts are nominated for this year’s international short film and animation categories at the Oscars later this month.

The EE Rising Star Award, voted for by the public, was presented to Jack O’Connell.

The special award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema was presented toBBC Films in their 25th year. Mike Leigh, whose films include Naked, Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Mr. Turner, received the Fellowship, the highest honour the Academy can bestow.

As part of BAFTA’s year-round programme of events and initiatives that supports the film industry, many of this year’s nominees took part in the first ever ‘BAFTA Film Craft: The Sessions’ event on Saturday where they discussed their work with students and emerging talent. In addition, this year’s nominated British Short Film and British Short Animation filmmakers will take part in Q&A sessions at select UK and international theatrical screenings of their films, which BAFTA is delivering in partnership with the Independent Cinema Office (ICO) and the British Council. Other year-round film activity includes scholarships, masterclasses and briefings as well as the flagship David Lean Lecture by a leading film director and 'A Life in Pictures' career retrospectives.

After the ceremony, Molotov Jukebox will entertained guests at the After Party at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. 

Who You May Spot: Stephen Fry, Amy Adams, Patricia Arquette, Steve Carell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Jones, Michael Keaton, Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Julianne Moore, Edward Norton, Jack O’Connell, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Ruffalo, Rene Russo, JK Simmons, Imelda Staunton, Reese Witherspoon, Hayley Atwell, David Beckham, John Boyega, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Natalie Dormer, Chris Evans, Alice Eve, Phoebe Fox, Martin Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Holliday Grainger, Olivia Grant, Sally Hawkins, Tom Hiddleston, Nimrat Kaur, George MacKay, Dougray Scott, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mark Strong and Julie Walters.

Hint For The Average Socialite: Join on Twitter to chat about all the BAFTA action using #EEBAFTAS. Want to get your hands on the Film Awards Nominees Gift Bag 2015? All you have to do is send them your #BAFTASelfie! 

For a full list of 2015 winners click here.

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