The Artist swept the Sixty-fifth Annual British Academy Film Awards winning a Total of 6 Awards

The sixty-fifth annual British Academy Film awards, the BAFTA’s was held at the Royal Opera House in London 12 February 2012.
Black and white silent movie,The Artist topped won six awards, including best film and best director.  The Silent movie blockbuster also won the best actor award for its star Jean Dujardin, who beat British favourite Gary Oldman. The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius is a French-made romance set in Hollywood in the 1920s and 30s. The film tells the story of a star of silent movies whose career is destroyed by the advent of talkies. It had been nominated for 12 awards and walked away with the prizes for best film, leading actor, director, original screenplay, costumes, cinematography and music.

Best Actress was awarded to Meryl Streep for her mesmerizing portrayal of former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady. The best actress award for the Iron Lady marked her second award for leading lady from the academy, her first being for her role in The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

John Hurt received a special tribute being awarded the Outstanding Contribution to British cinema award.

However surprisingly, no awards were won by Scottish director Lynne Ramsay, who was nominated for best Director for We Need to Talk About Kevin, but beaten in the category by runaway winners of the night, The Artist.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 received only won for Special Visual Effects.

Martin Scorsese’s first family film, Hugo, a 3-D adventure exploring the magic of movie-making in its early days, had been nominated for nine awards but went home with just two, for sound and production design.

List of Winners in different categories at the BAFTA

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Best Actress: Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Best Supporting actress: Octavia Spencer – The Help
Best Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Animated film: Rango directed by Gore Verbinski
Best Documentary: Senna
Outstanding British film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Best Film not in the English language: The Skin I Live In (Spanish thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar)
Outstanding debut: Tyrannosaur
Adapted screenplay: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan
Best Original screenplay: The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
Best Original score: The Artist – Ludovic Bource
Rising star award: Adam Deacon
Academy fellowship: Martin Scorsese
Short animation: A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
Short film: Pitch Black Heist – John Maclean and Geraldine