British Academy of Film & Television Awards

And the BAFTA (Britain's equivalent of the Oscars) winners are:


PICTURE: The Hurt Locker
BRITISH PICTURE: Fish Tank
DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
ACTOR: Colin Firth, A Single Man
ACTRESS: Carey Mulligan, An Education
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mo'Nique, Precious
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Hurt Locker- Mark Boal
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Up in the Air- Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
ANIMATED FEATURE: Up
FOREIGN FILM: A Prophet
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Avatar- Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg & Kim Sinclair
COSTUME DESIGN: The Young Victoria- Sandy Powell
MAKE-UP & HAIR: The Young Victoria- Jenny Shircore
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Hurt Locker- Barry Ackroyd
FILM EDITING: The Hurt Locker- Bob Murawski & Chris Innis
SCORE: Up- Michael Giacchino
SOUND: The Hurt Locker
VISUAL EFFECTS: Avatar
BRITISH DEBUT: Duncan Jones, director of Moon
ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD: Kirsten Stewart

There's a surprise-- I wasn't expecting the British contingent to really go full force for The Hurt Locker, however with filmmaking that strong and vastly superior, I am delighted. I suppose you can sign me up for Team Bigelow.