62nd British Academy Film Awards

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62nd British Academy Film Awards
Date8 February 2009
Site Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Hosted by Jonathan Ross
Highlights
Best Film Slumdog Millionaire
Best British Film Man on Wire
Best Actor Mickey Rourke
The Wrestler
Best Actress Kate Winslet
The Reader
Most awards Slumdog Millionaire (7)
Most nominations The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire (11)

The 62nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 8 February 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2008. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2008.

Contents

The nominees were announced on 15 January 2009. [1] Two films received the most nominations in eleven categories; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire . The Dark Knight followed with nine. [2] Slumdog Millionaire took home the most awards with seven.

Jonathan Ross hosted the ceremony for the third consecutive year.

Winners and nominees

Danny Boyle, Best Director winner Danny Boyle Red Carpet T2 Trainspotting Berlinale 2017 02.jpg
Danny Boyle, Best Director winner
Mickey Rourke, Best Actor winner Mickey Rourke Tribeca 2009 Shankbone.jpg
Mickey Rourke, Best Actor winner
Kate Winslet, Best Actress winner KateWinsletByAndreaRaffin2011.jpg
Kate Winslet, Best Actress winner
Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor winner Heath Ledger (Berlin Film Festival 2006) revised.jpg
Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor winner
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Penélope Cruz, Best Supporting Actress winner
Martin McDonagh, Best Original Screenplay winner Martin McDonagh 2012.jpg
Martin McDonagh, Best Original Screenplay winner
Noel Clarke, Orange Rising Star Award winner Noel Clarke at the BAFTA Film Awards 2015.jpg
Noel Clarke, Orange Rising Star Award winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations
NominationsFilm
11 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Slumdog Millionaire
9 The Dark Knight
8 Changeling
6 Frost/Nixon
5 The Reader
4 In Bruges
Milk
Revolutionary Road
3 Burn After Reading
Doubt
I've Loved You So Long
Mamma Mia!
WALL-E
2 The Duchess
Hunger
Man on Wire
Persepolis
Quantum of Solace
Waltz with Bashir
The Wrestler
Films that received multiple awards
AwardsFilm
7 Slumdog Millionaire
3 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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References

  1. "Baftas 2009: full list of nominations". The Guardian . 15 January 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. "Film Nominations in 2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 15 January 2009.