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17/02/2014
Baftas: Gravity Wins Six Of Ten Nominations
British film Gravity dominated the Baftas with six awards.
The production picked up awards for best British film, visual effects, cinematography, best sound and original music, while director, Alfonso Cuaron, was named best director.
While Gravity picked up the most awards, 12 Years A Slave took the most prestigious with best film with main actor Chiwetel Ejiofor receiving a standing ovation as he collected the best actor award from Uma Thurman.
Best director, Alfonso Cuaron took six of the ten categories that his film Gravity was nominated for.
Cate Blachett took the best actress award for her role in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, while Jenniffer Lawrence won best supporting actress for American Hustle.
Captain Philips star, Barkhad Abdi, also picked up best supporting actor award.
Leonardo DiCaprio received the loudest welcome from his fans but he did not win an award, but his film The Great Gatsby won the Bafta for production and costume design.
Animation prize went to Frozen and best documentary award went to The Act of Killing, while the foreign film award was won by The Great Beauty.
(CVS/MH)
The production picked up awards for best British film, visual effects, cinematography, best sound and original music, while director, Alfonso Cuaron, was named best director.
While Gravity picked up the most awards, 12 Years A Slave took the most prestigious with best film with main actor Chiwetel Ejiofor receiving a standing ovation as he collected the best actor award from Uma Thurman.
Best director, Alfonso Cuaron took six of the ten categories that his film Gravity was nominated for.
Cate Blachett took the best actress award for her role in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, while Jenniffer Lawrence won best supporting actress for American Hustle.
Captain Philips star, Barkhad Abdi, also picked up best supporting actor award.
Leonardo DiCaprio received the loudest welcome from his fans but he did not win an award, but his film The Great Gatsby won the Bafta for production and costume design.
Animation prize went to Frozen and best documentary award went to The Act of Killing, while the foreign film award was won by The Great Beauty.
(CVS/MH)
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