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Baftas: Skyfall named best British film | Baftas: Skyfall named best British film |
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James Bond film Skyfall has been named outstanding British film at this year's Baftas. | James Bond film Skyfall has been named outstanding British film at this year's Baftas. |
The movie beat Anna Karenina, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Les Miserables and Seven Psychopaths to win the honour. | |
Skyfall also received the award for best original music. | |
Anne Hathaway was named best supporting actress for her role in Les Miserables, while Christoph Waltz won best supporting actor for Django Unchained. | |
Accepting the award on stage, director Sam Mendes said: "We all had high expectations for this film and this is really the icing on the cake." | |
Backstage, Mendes said the fact that Skyfall star Daniel Craig was not nominated for an award was "the curse of Bond". | |
"It was an incredible performance but because Bond is the spine of the movie... You take it for granted." | "It was an incredible performance but because Bond is the spine of the movie... You take it for granted." |
An emotional Hathaway said she was "so honoured" to receive her award and paid tribute to her fellow cast members and director Tom Hooper. | |
Waltz also praised his director, Quentin Tarantino - who won an award himself for best original screenplay for Django Unchained - calling him a "silver-penned devil". | |
Backstage, the actor said winning the prize had "knocked the wind out of me". | |
Les Miserables was an early winner at the awards held at London's Royal Opera House. | Les Miserables was an early winner at the awards held at London's Royal Opera House. |
The musical adaptation - which went into the ceremony with nine nominations - received awards for best sound and best make-up and hair ahead of Hathaway's award. | |
It also collected the prize for production design. | |
Ang Lee's Life of Pi also picked up two early awards for cinematography and special visual effects. | |
Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina came away with the award for best costume design, while Disney Pixar film Brave was named best animation. | |
David O Russell won the award for best adapted screenplay for Silver Linings Playbook, which he also directed. | |
Accepting the award on stage, Russell said: "This film is about emotions and this is for every family that face those emotions every day." | |
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are up for best actor and actress for their roles in the film. | |
Speaking on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony, Lawrence praised Russell for his work on the film, calling him her "saviour and captain". | |
"Anytime you're doing a movie with him it's a fun challenge and exciting," she told BBC News. "He brings so much passion it never feels difficult or exhausting." | "Anytime you're doing a movie with him it's a fun challenge and exciting," she told BBC News. "He brings so much passion it never feels difficult or exhausting." |
Lawrence will battle it out with Zero Dark Thirty's Jessica Chastain, Rust and Bone's Marion Cotillard, Hitchock's Dame Helen Mirren and Amour star Emmanuelle Riva. | Lawrence will battle it out with Zero Dark Thirty's Jessica Chastain, Rust and Bone's Marion Cotillard, Hitchock's Dame Helen Mirren and Amour star Emmanuelle Riva. |
Director Sir Alan Parker, whose works include The Commitments and Bugsy Malone, will be honoured with a British Academy Fellowship. | Director Sir Alan Parker, whose works include The Commitments and Bugsy Malone, will be honoured with a British Academy Fellowship. |
The award, the highest accolade the Academy can bestow, was given to Martin Scorsese last year. | The award, the highest accolade the Academy can bestow, was given to Martin Scorsese last year. |
There will also be an honour for Channel 4 film boss Tessa Ross, who will receive a lifetime achievement award. | There will also be an honour for Channel 4 film boss Tessa Ross, who will receive a lifetime achievement award. |
The ceremony itself will be broadcast with a two-hour delay on BBC One and BBC One HD. | The ceremony itself will be broadcast with a two-hour delay on BBC One and BBC One HD. |