Sun, 21 February 2010 22:03:12 ET
Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth take home Best Leading Actress and Actor respectively, and 'The Hurt Locker' sweeps this year's British Academy Film Awards by securing six kudos.
Winners of the 2010 BAFTA Awards have been unraveled in a ceremony held at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London on Sunday evening, February 21. Among those walking away with the coveted prizes were "
An Education" star
Carey Mulligan and "
A Single Man" leading man
Colin Firth.
24-year-old Mulligan was announced as the winner of Best Leading Actress by last year's Best Actor winner
Mickey Rourke. Besting over the likes of
Saoirse Ronan,
Gabourey Sidibe,
Meryl Streep and
Audrey Tautou, she said, "I really didn't expect this at all, so I didn't think of anything to say. Thank you so much BAFTA."
49-year-old Firth, meanwhile, received his Best Leading Actor prize from
Kate Winslet. Upon receiving the kudo, he said, "What Tom Ford doesn't know is that I have the email in my outbox telling him that I couldn't possibly do this. I was about to send it when a man came to repair my fridge. I don't know what's best for me, so I would like to thank the fridge guy, and Tom, someone who does know what's best for me."
"An encounter with Tom Ford leaves one feeling more worldly, better groomed, more fragrant and more nominated than one has ever been before," he went on. "I've worked with a lot of great directors and he's up there with the best. I'd like to thank him for putting me in a room with
Julianne Moore, and
Nicholas Hoult, and
Matthew Goode, and now BAFTA. All I know is, don't ever press send until you've had your fridge repaired."
While the two thesps took home the top honors in the performers category, "
The Hurt Locker" showed its domination. The war thriller swept the awards by earning the most nods on the special night with six kudos in its pocket. It won Best Film and Best Director for helmer Kathryn Bigelow as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography among several others. In the meantime, "Twilight Saga" star
Kristen Stewart took home .
On the special night, veteran actress Vanessa Redgrave was also awarded with the BAFTA Fellowship from Prince William, who took over the role of the President of BAFTA from Lord Attenborough. Receiving the special honor, the 73-year-old mother of late actress Natasha Richardson said, "Thank you so much. Oh dear, I'm afraid you've done me in. Your Royal Highness, my dear, beautiful Uma [Thurman] and my dear BAFTA friends and colleagues, yes, you've done me in."
Full winners list of the 2010 BAFTA Awards:
- Best Film: "The Hurt Locker"
- Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow - "The Hurt Locker"
- Outstanding British Film: "Fish Tank" - Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
- Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Duncan Jones (Director) - "Moon"
- Best Leading Actor: Colin Firth - "A Single Man"
- Best Leading Actress: Carey Mulligan - "An Education"
- Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz - "Inglourious Basterds"
- Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique - "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire"
- Rising Star Award: Kristen Stewart
- Best Original Screenplay: "The Hurt Locker" - Mark Boal
- Best Adapted Screenplay: "Up in the Air" - Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
- Best Animated Film: "Up" - Pete Docter
- Best Film Not in English Language: "A Prophet" - Pascal Caucheteux, Marco Cherqui, Alix Raynaud, Jacques Audiard
- Best Cinematography: "The Hurt Locker" - Barry Ackroyd
- Best Film Editing: "The Hurt Locker" - Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
- Best Production Design: "Avatar" - Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
- Best Costume Design: "The Young Victoria" - Sandy Powell
- Best Special Visual Effects: "Avatar" - Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones
- Best Makeup & Hair: "The Young Victoria" - Jenny Shircore
- Best Music: "Up" - Michael Giacchino
- Best Sound: "The Hurt Locker" - Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson
- Best Short Film: "I Do Air" - James Bolton, Martina Amati
- Best Animated Short: "Mother of Many" - Sally Arthur, Emma Lazenby
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