The Theory of Everything is Outstanding British Film at the BAFTAs
- The Grand Budapest Hotel wins five awards

There were no surprises at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday evening as the BAFTAs proceeded on predictable lines, including Stephen Fry’s well-worn patter as he hosted for a tenth year. Leading Actor was presented to Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything [+see also:
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Boyhood was named Best Film with Richard Linklater winning Director and Patricia Arquette receiving the award for Supporting Actress. Previous Outstanding Debut winner Pawel Pawlikowski picked up the award for Film Not in the English Language for Ida [+see also:
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The winners:
BEST FILM
Boyhood - Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
DIRECTOR
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
LEADING ACTOR
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory Of Everything
SUPPORTING ACTOR
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
LEADING ACTRESS
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
The Theory Of Everything - James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony Mccarten
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Stephen Beresford (Writer), David Livingstone (Producer) - Pride [+see also:
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FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Ida - Pawel Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczynska
DOCUMENTARY
Citizenfour [+see also:
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ANIMATED FILM
The Lego Movie - Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Theory Of Everything - Anthony McCarten
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman - Emmanuel Lubezki
SOUND
Whiplash - Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann
EDITING
Whiplash - Tom Cross
PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
MAKE UP & HAIR
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Frances Hannon
COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
ORIGINAL MUSIC
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Interstellar [+see also:
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BRITISH SHORT FILM
Boogaloo And Graham - Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
The Bigger Picture - Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
THE RISING STAR AWARD (VOTED FOR BY THE PUBLIC)
Jack O’Connell
OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA RECIPIENT
BBC Films
BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
Mike Leigh
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