Slumdog Wins 7 BAFTAs

RAGS-to-riches film "Slumdog Millionaire" won seven awards (out of 11) at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards last night. They are for outstanding film, director, adapted screenplay, music, cinematography, editing and sound.

Kate Winslet and Mickey Rourke also went home with acting awards — Winslet for her role as a former Nazi concentration camp guard in “The Reader,” Rourke for his performance as “The Wrestler.” Expectedly, Heath Ledger won a posthumous supporting actor award for "The Dark Knight.”

Here is a list of winners at the BAFTA Awards:


BEST FILM: Slumdog Millionaire

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: Man on Wire

DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Martin McDonagh - In Bruges

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM: I've Love You So Long

ANIMATED FILM: Wall-E

LEADING ACTOR: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

LEADING ACTRESS: Kate Winslet - The Reader

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona

MUSIC: A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Anthony Dod Mantle - Slumdog Millionaire

EDITING: Chris Dickens - Slumdog Millionaire

PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

COSTUME DESIGN: The Duchess

SOUND: Slumdog Millionaire

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

MAKE UP & HAIR: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP: Terry Gilliam

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD: Steve McQueen - Hunger