62nd British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 8 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, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 8 February 2009 and honoured the best films of 2008.
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy
Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle
Steve McQueen – Hunger (director/writer)
Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman
Slumdog Millionaire – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, and Ian Tapp