60th British Academy Film Awards


The 60th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 11 February 2007 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2006. 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 2006.
The nominees were announced on 12 January 2007. The Queen won Best Film and Best Actress for Helen Mirren. Paul Greengrass won Best Director for United 93, which also won Best Editing. Forest Whitaker won Best Actor for The Last King of Scotland, which also won Outstanding British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. The ceremony also featured the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, which was awarded to Happy Feet, directed by George Miller.
Jonathan Ross hosted the ceremony for the second time.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

Anne V. Coates and '''Richard Curtis'''

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

  • '''Nick Daubeny'''

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

NominationsFilm
10The Queen
9Casino Royale
8Pan's Labyrinth
7Babel
6The Departed
6Little Miss Sunshine
6United 93
5The Devil Wears Prada
5The Last King of Scotland
5Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
3Children of Men
3Marie Antoinette
3Notes on a Scandal
2Dreamgirls
2Happy Feet
2The History Boys
2Venus
2Volver

AwardsFilm
3The Last King of Scotland
3Pan's Labyrinth
2Children of Men
2Little Miss Sunshine
2The Queen
2United 93

In Memoriam