68th British Academy Film Awards


The 68th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 8 February 2015 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2014. 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 2014.
The nominations were announced on 9 January 2015 by Stephen Fry and actor Sam Claflin. The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Three. It was hosted by Stephen Fry for the tenth time in the award's history. The ceremony opened with a number "Stevie" by the British rock band Kasabian.
Boyhood won three of its five nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Richard Linklater, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Patricia Arquette. Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Theory of Everything, Julianne Moore won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Still Alice, and J. K. Simmons won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Whiplash. The Grand Budapest Hotel won five of its eleven nominations, the most of any film. Jack O'Connell won the Rising Star Award. The Theory of Everything, directed by James Marsh, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2014, while The Lego Movie won Best Animated Film and Citizenfour won Best Documentary.
The telecast garnered more than 5.09 million viewers in UK, with the viewing figures slightly higher than previous year ceremony.

Winners and nominees

BAFTA Fellowship

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

BBC Films
BoyhoodRichard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland
Richard LinklaterBoyhood
  • * Alejandro González IñárrituBirdman
  • * Damien ChazelleWhiplash
  • * James MarshThe Theory of Everything
  • * Wes AndersonThe Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Eddie RedmayneThe Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking
  • * Benedict CumberbatchThe Imitation Game as Alan Turing
  • * Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawler as Louis Bloom
  • * Michael KeatonBirdman as Riggan Thomson
  • * Ralph FiennesThe Grand Budapest Hotel as Monsieur Gustave H.
  • Julianne MooreStill Alice as Alice Daly Howland
  • * Amy AdamsBig Eyes as Margaret Keane
  • * Felicity JonesThe Theory of Everything as Jane Hawking
  • * Reese WitherspoonWild as Cheryl Strayed
  • * Rosamund PikeGone Girl as Amy Elliott Dunne
  • J. K. SimmonsWhiplash as Terence Fletcher
  • * Edward NortonBirdman as Mike Shiner
  • * Ethan HawkeBoyhood as Mason Evans Sr.
  • * Mark RuffaloFoxcatcher as Dave Schultz
  • * Steve CarellFoxcatcher as John du Pont
  • Patricia ArquetteBoyhood as Olivia Evans
  • * Emma StoneBirdman as Sam Thomson
  • * Imelda StauntonPride as Hefina Headon
  • * Keira KnightleyThe Imitation Game as Joan Clarke
  • * Rene RussoNightcrawler as Nina Romina
  • The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson
  • * BirdmanAlejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bó
  • * BoyhoodRichard Linklater
  • * NightcrawlerDan Gilroy
  • * WhiplashDamien Chazelle
  • The Theory of EverythingAnthony McCarten
  • * American SniperJason Hall
  • * Gone GirlGillian Flynn
  • * The Imitation GameGraham Moore
  • * PaddingtonPaul King
  • BirdmanEmmanuel Lubezki
  • * The Grand Budapest HotelRobert Yeoman
  • * IdaŁukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
  • * InterstellarHoyte van Hoytema
  • * Mr. TurnerDick Pope
  • The Grand Budapest HotelMilena Canonero
  • * The Imitation GameSammy Sheldon Differ
  • * Into the WoodsColleen Atwood
  • * Mr. TurnerJacqueline Durran
  • * The Theory of Everything – Steven Noble
  • WhiplashTom Cross
  • * BirdmanDouglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione
  • * The Grand Budapest HotelBarney Pilling
  • * The Imitation GameWilliam Goldenberg
  • * NightcrawlerJohn Gilroy
  • * The Theory of Everything – Jinx Godfrey
  • The Grand Budapest HotelFrances Hannon and Mark Coulier
  • * Guardians of the Galaxy – Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
  • * Into the WoodsPeter King and J. Roy Helland
  • * Mr. TurnerChristine Blundell and Lesa Warrender
  • * The Theory of Everything – Jan Sewell and Kristyan Mallett
  • The Grand Budapest HotelAlexandre Desplat
  • * BirdmanAntonio Sánchez
  • * InterstellarHans Zimmer
  • * The Theory of EverythingJóhann Jóhannsson
  • * Under the SkinMicachu
  • The Grand Budapest HotelAdam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock
  • * Big EyesRick Heinrichs and Shane Vieau
  • * The Imitation GameMaria Djurkovic and Tatiana Macdonald
  • * InterstellarNathan Crowley and Gary Fettis
  • * Mr. TurnerSuzie Davies and Charlotte Watts
  • WhiplashThomas Curley, Ben Wilkins and Craig Mann
  • * American SniperWalt Martin, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
  • * BirdmanThomas Varga, Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor and Frank A. Montaño
  • * The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio and Pawel Wdowczak
  • * The Imitation GameJohn Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen and Andy Kennedy
  • InterstellarPaul Franklin, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Lockley and Ian Hunter
  • * Dawn of the Planet of the ApesJoe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist and Daniel Barrett
  • * Guardians of the GalaxyStephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner and Nicolas Aithadi
  • * The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesJoe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
  • * X-Men: Days of Future PastRichard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
  • The Theory of EverythingJames Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten
  • * '71Yann Demange, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch and Gregory Burke
  • * The Imitation GameMorten Tyldum, Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman and Graham Moore
  • * PaddingtonPaul King and David Heyman
  • * PrideMatthew Warchus, David Livingstone and Stephen Beresford
  • * Under the SkinJonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Nick Wechsler and Walter Campbell
  • PrideStephen Beresford and David Livingstone
  • * '71Gregory Burke and Yann Demange
  • * Kajaki – Paul Katis and Andrew de Lotbiniere
  • * LiltingHong Khaou
  • * Northern SoulElaine Constantine
  • The Bigger Picture – Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs and Jennifer Majka
  • * Money Love ExperimentsAinslie Henderson, Cam Fraser and Will Anderson
  • * My DadMarcus Armitage
  • Boogaloo and Graham – Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
  • * Emotional Fusebox – Michael Berliner and Rachel Tunnard
  • * The Karman LineCampbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby and Oscar Sharp
  • * Slap – Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano and Nick Rowland
  • * Three BrothersAleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier and Stephanie Paeplow
  • The Lego MoviePhil Lord and Christopher Miller
  • * Big Hero 6Don Hall and Chris Williams
  • * The BoxtrollsAnthony Stacchi and Graham Annable
  • CitizenfourLaura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
  • * 20 Feet from StardomMorgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Gil Friesen
  • * 20,000 Days on EarthIain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
  • * Finding Vivian MaierJohn Maloof and Charlie Siskel
  • * VirungaOrlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
  • IdaPaweł Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol and Ewa Puszczynska
  • * LeviathanAndrey Zvyagintsev, Alexander Rodnyansky and Sergey Melkumov
  • * The LunchboxRitesh Batra, Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap and Guneet Monga
  • * TrashStephen Daldry, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Kris Thykier
  • * Two Days, One NightJean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne and Denis Freyd
  • Jack O'Connell
  • * Gugu Mbatha-Raw
  • * Margot Robbie
  • * Miles Teller
  • * Shailene Woodley
  • Statistics

    NominationsFilm
    11The Grand Budapest Hotel
    10Birdman
    10The Theory of Everything
    9The Imitation Game
    5Boyhood
    5Whiplash
    4Interstellar
    4Mr. Turner
    4Nightcrawler
    3Pride
    2'71
    2American Sniper
    2Big Eyes
    2Foxcatcher
    2Gone Girl
    2Guardians of the Galaxy
    2Ida
    2Into the Woods
    2Paddington
    2Under the Skin

    AwardsFilm
    5The Grand Budapest Hotel
    3Boyhood
    3The Theory of Everything
    3Whiplash

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