The British Academy Film Awards took place earlier this week at the Royal Opera House.
The ceremony used to happen in April or May, but this was changed back in 2002 so that is could precede the Oscars. The awards are mostly open to all nationalities, though there is an award for Best British Film and Best Newcomer.
It was Slumdog Millionaire that took the most awards at the Baftas this year against stiff competition like The Reader, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Doubt etc.. with a total of 7 awards.
The film was awarded with best film, best director (Danny Boyle), best music, best adapted screenplay (Simon Beaufoy) amongst others.
Although nominated for best actor, Dev Pate missed out to Mickey Rourke’s performance in The Wrestler and Kate Winslet walked away with best actress for her role in The Reader.
As expected, the late Heath Ledger was awarded best supporting actor for his fantastic version of the Joker in The Dark Knight.
As a surprising twist, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button only won three awards for best hair and makeup, best visual effects and best production despite being nominated for 11 Baftas.
Guests were all given complementary gifts for there participation in the show, consisting of various different promotional merchandise from the different sponsors.