BAFTA 2009 complete list of winners

Kate Winslet, who was nominated twice for best actress, was crowned queen of the Baftas Sunday, taking Best Actress for her role in “The Reader.”

Mickey Rourke also gained Oscar momentum and carried the best-actor award for his role as the comeback fighter in “The Wrestler.”

Furthermore, rags-to-riches story “Slumdog Millionaire” also enjoyed a stunning night, winning seven honors, including best picture.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is British charity that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation. They are often cited as a British equivalent to the Oscars.

Here is the complete list of winners:

BEST FILM
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Christian Colson

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
MAN ON WIRE Simon Chinn / James Marsh

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film
STEVE McQUEEN Director/Writer – Hunger

DIRECTOR
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
IN BRUGES Martin McDonagh

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Simon Beaufoy

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel

ANIMATED FILM
WALL•E Andrew Stanton

LEADING ACTOR
MICKEY ROURKE The Wrestler

LEADING ACTRESS
KATE WINSLET The Reader

SUPPORTING ACTOR
HEATH LEDGER The Dark Knight

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
PENÉLOPE CRUZ Vicky Cristina Barcelona

MUSIC
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE A. R. Rahman

CINEMATOGRAPHY
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Anthony Dod Mantle

EDITING
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Chris Dickens

PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Donald Graham Burt / Victor J. Zolfo

COSTUME DESIGN
THE DUCHESS Michael O’Connor

MAKE UP & HAIR
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Jean Black / Colleen Callaghan

SOUND
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Glenn Freemantle / Resul Pookutty / Richard Pryke / Tom Sayers / Ian Tapp

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Eric Barba / Craig Barron / Nathan McGuinness / Edson Williams

SHORT ANIMATION
WALLACE AND GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH Steve Pegram / Nick Park / Bob Baker

SHORT FILM
SEPTEMBER Stewart

ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
TERRY GILLIAM

OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
PINEWOOD STUDIOS / SHEPPERTON STUDIOS

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
NOEL CLARKE