BAFTA 2013 Winners

Every aspect of the industry was celebrated last night: the initial seed of an idea, the classic works of literature that inspire screenplays, the great people who are worthy of endless portrayals, the wild thoughts that ignite these movies. The technicality of filming, the original shots, the page turning scripts, the costumes, the sweeping scores and soundtracks. Actors; people who breath life into concepts, who enact words on a page into a visceral and tangible reality, who bring us laughter, fear, tears and entertainment. Press junkets, premieres, the spectacle of trips to the cinema, opening night anticipation. Then awards season buzz which eventually leads to these tremendous shows where the story tellers of this world are celebrated and decorated. Films have the power to change lives, brighten days, distract you from the mundane, remind you it's not that bad, help you to imagine, to feel, to dream. 

Hopefully, after last night's show, this great art form has inspired many more future directors, writers, actors...

Scroll down for the winners list and some pictures of the stars with their awards. Bet the Academy are feeling a bit red faced for snubbing Argo now...

Best FilmArgo

DirectorBen Affleck (Argo)

Leading ActorDaniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Leading ActressEmmanuelle Riva (Amour)

Supporting ActorChristoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

Supporting ActressAnne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Bafta FellowshipSir Alan Parker

THE EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)Juno Temple

Outstanding British Contribution to CinemaTessa Ross

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or ProducerBart Layton, Dimitri Doganis (The Imposter)

Film Not in the English LanguageAmour

DocumentarySearching For Sugar Man

Outstanding British Film Skyfall

Animated Film Brave

Original Screenplay Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)

Original Music Skyfall (Thomas Newman)

Cinematography Life Of Pi (Claudio Miranda)

Editing Argo (William Goldenberg)

Costume Design Anna Karenina (Jacqueline Durran)

Make-up and Hair Les Miserables (Lisa Westcott)

Sound Les Miserables

Short Animation The Making Of Longbird

Short Film Swimmer

Adapted ScreenplayDavid O Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)

Production DesignLes Miserables (Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson)

Special Visual EffectsLife Of Pi