12 Years a Slave and Gravity swept the board at the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards on Sunday night.
Gravity won the most awards, six altogether, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron and Best British Film. But 12 Years a Slave took Best Film as well as Best Actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor, reports Collider.
Chiwetel won the Bafta rising star award seven years ago. He seemed overcome as he accepted his award from Uma Thurman, and thanked director Steve McQueen.
“I'm so deeply honoured and privileged," he said, according to UK newspaper The Guardian. "Thank you for you work, your artisty and your passion in this project … to make it of such value, of such worth. This is yours by the way – I'm going to keep it, that's the kind of guy I am, but it's yours."
Cate Blanchett won Leading Actress for her performance in Blue Jasmine. The 44-year-old dedicated her award to Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died earlier this month.
Cate spoke of his "monumental presence" and "your monumental talent, your generosity and your unflinching quest for truth not just in art but in life. You raised the bar continually. Phil, buddy, this is for you, you b*****d, I hope you're proud."
Other big winners were American Hustle with three awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lawrence over 12 Years a Slave’s Lupita Nyong’O.
While Steve Coogan is thrilled to have won best adapted screenplay for Philomena.
Winners of the 2013 British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards:
Best Film: 12 Years a Slave
Outstanding British Film: Gravity
Leading Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Leading Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Original Music: Steven Price, Gravity
Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer: Kieran Evans, Kelly + Victor
Film Not In the English Language: The Great Beauty
Documentary: The Act Of Killing
Animated Film: Frozen
Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Original Screenplay: Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell, American Hustle
Adapted Screenplay: Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope, Philomena
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Editing: Dan Hanley, Mike Hill, Rush
Production Design: Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn, The Great Gatsby
Costume Design: Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby
Make Up & Hair: Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell, American Hustle
Sound: Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro, Gravity
Special Visual Effects: Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny, Gravity
British Short Animation: James Walker, Sarah Woolner, Yousif Al-Khalifa, Sleeping With the Fishes
British Short Film: W. Griffiths, Sophie Venner, Room 8
The EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public): Will Poulter
