British Academy Film Awards 2009
The Orange British Academy Film Awards took place on Sunday 8 February 2009 and was held for the third year running at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Sponsored by Orange for the twelfth year, the Awards was broadcast exclusively on the BBC that evening.
2009 Nominations
Winners in red
Best Film
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Outstanding British Film
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire
The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer For Their First Feature Film
Simon Chinn Producer – Man On Wire
Judy Craymer Producer – Mamma Mia!
Garth Jennings Writer – Son Of Rambow
Steve Mcqueen Director/Writer – Hunger
Solon Papadopoulos / Roy Boulter Producers – Of Time And The City
Director
Changeling - Clint Eastwood
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - David Fincher
Frost/Nixon - Ron Howard
The Reader - Stephen Daldry
Slumdog Millionaire - Danny Boyle
Original Screenplay
Burn After Reading - Joel Coen / Ethan Coen
Changeling - J. Michael Straczynski
I’ve Loved You So Long - Philippe Claudel
In Bruges - Martin Mcdonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black
Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Revolutionary Road - Justin Haythe
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy
Animated Film
Persepolis
Wall-E
Waltz With Bashir
Leading Actor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Leading Actress
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas - I’ve Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton - Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Music
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer / James Newton Howard
Mamma Mia! - Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus
Slumdog Millionaire - A. R. Rahman
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Changeling - Tom Stern
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight - Wally Pfister
The Reader - Chris Menges / Roger Deakins
Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle
Short Animation
Codswallop
Varmints
Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death
Short Film
Kingsland #1 The Dreamer
Love You More
Ralph
September
Voyages D’affaires (The Business Trip)
The Orange Rising Star Award (Voted For By The Public)
Michael Cera
Noel Clarke
Michael Fassbender
Rebecca Hall
Toby Kebbell
For general BAFTA media enquiries
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Johanna Fernihough at Freud Communications
+44 20 3003 6386 or johanna.fernihough@freud.com
