68Th British Academy Film Awards

The 68th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 8 February 2015 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2014.

Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2014.

68th British Academy Film Awards
68Th British Academy Film Awards
Date8 February 2015
SiteRoyal Opera House, London
Hosted byStephen Fry
Highlights
Best FilmBoyhood
Best British FilmThe Theory of Everything
Best ActorEddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything
Best ActressJulianne Moore
Still Alice
Most awardsThe Grand Budapest Hotel (5)
Most nominationsThe Grand Budapest Hotel (11)

The nominations were announced on 9 January 2015 by Stephen Fry and actor Sam Claflin. The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Three. It was hosted by Stephen Fry for the tenth time in the award's history. The ceremony opened with a number "Stevie" by the British rock band Kasabian.

Boyhood won three of its five nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Richard Linklater, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Patricia Arquette. Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Theory of Everything, Julianne Moore won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Still Alice, and J. K. Simmons won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Whiplash. The Grand Budapest Hotel won five of its eleven nominations, the most of any film. Jack O'Connell won the Rising Star Award. The Theory of Everything, directed by James Marsh, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2014, while The Lego Movie won Best Animated Film and Citizenfour won Best Documentary.

The telecast garnered more than 5.09 million viewers in UK, with the viewing figures slightly higher than previous year ceremony.

Winners and nominees

68Th British Academy Film Awards 
Richard Linklater, Best Director winner
68Th British Academy Film Awards 
Eddie Redmayne, Best Actor winner
68Th British Academy Film Awards 
Julianne Moore, Best Actress winner
68Th British Academy Film Awards 
J. K. Simmons, Best Supporting Actor winner
68Th British Academy Film Awards 
Patricia Arquette, Best Supporting Actress winner
68Th British Academy Film Awards 
Wes Anderson, Best Original Screenplay co-winner
68Th British Academy Film Awards 
Jack O'Connell, EE Rising Star Award winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

  • Boogaloo and Graham – Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
    • Emotional Fusebox – Michael Berliner and Rachel Tunnard
    • The Karman LineCampbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby and Oscar Sharp
    • Slap – Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano and Nick Rowland
    • Three BrothersAleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier and Stephanie Paeplow

Statistics

Films that received multiple awards
Awards Film
5 The Grand Budapest Hotel
3 Boyhood
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

In Memoriam

See also

References

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