BAFTA WINNERS!

As expected, Slumdog Millionaire trashed the competition, taking home 7 Baftas out of it's record-tieing 11 nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. Also, Mickey Rourke was able to overtake Sean Penn for Best Actor, and being nominated for Best Actress for both "The Reader" and "Revolutionary Road" didn't lead to a split vote for Kate Winslet, who took home the Best Actress prize for "The Reader", the same role that she is nominated for at the Oscars. The supporting prizes went expectedly to Heath Ledger "The Dark Knight" and Penelope Cruz "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". Also, in a move that I loved, the original screenplay prize went to In Bruges, not Milk as expected.

Here is the full list of winner:

Best Picture: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Director: DANNY BOYLE "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"
Best Actor: MICKEY ROURKE "THE WRESTLER"
Best Actress: KATE WINSLET "THE READER"
Best Supporting Actor: HEATH LEDGER "THE DARK KNIGHT"
Best Supporting Actress: PENELOPE CRUZ "VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA"
Best Original Screenplay: IN BRUGES
Best Adapted Screenplay: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Animated Feature: WALL-E
Best Cinematography: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Film Editing: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Production Design: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Best Costume Design: THE DUCHESS
Best Sound: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Best Visual Effects: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Best Makeup & Hair: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
Best Original Score: SLUMDOG MILLIOANIRE
Best Foreign Language Film: I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG
Best British Film: MAN ON WIRE
Carl Foreman Award (1st British Film): STEVE MCQUEEN "HUNGER"
Rising Star Award: NOEL CLARK
Live-Action Short Film: SEPTEMBER
Animated Short Film: WALLACE & GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH
Academy Fellowship: TERRY GILLIAM