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BAFTA Awards - 2009 Winners!

Sun Feb 08 09:20PM by Movies Editor

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With 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' scooping the most nominations, it was always going to be an exciting battle to see who would take home the most BAFTA masks. Add into the mix a host of A-list actors who walked the red carpet either to present an award or hoping to receive one, it really was an exciting night.The late Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Dark Knight'.

Take a look at the winning films and actors below:

 

Best Film: 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Also nominated: 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'Frost/Nixon', 'Milk', 'The Reader'

 

Best Actor: Mickey Rourke

Also nominated: Frank Langella, Dev Patel, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt

 

Best Actress: Kate Winslet ('The Reader')

Also nominated: Angelina Jolie, Kristen Scott Thomas, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet ('Revolutionary Road')

 

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger

Also nominated: Robert Downey Jr, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brad Pitt

 

Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz

Also nominated: Amy Adams, Freida Pinto, Tilda Swinton, Marisa Tomei

 

Best British Film: Man on Wire

Also nominated: Hunger, Slumdog Millionaire, Mamma Mia!, In Bruges

 

Best Director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)

Also nominated: Clint Eastwood (Changeling), David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), Stephen Daldry (The Reader)

 

Best Animation: WALL-E

Also nominated: Presepolis, Waltz With Bashir

 

See our gallery of the stars on the red carpet

 

Do you think the best film and actors won?

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  • (51)

    updated

    Posted by: holamezie on Sun Feb 08 10:28PM | Report abuse
  • (52)

    'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'? I'll be fair in saying I haven't seen it, but surely 'Frost/Nixon' deserved much more success than that one.

    Posted by: dj.sharpe713 on Sun Feb 08 10:29PM | Report abuse
  • (53)

    Thank goodness "Mama Mia" did not win anything.What a naaf movie!!!!

    Posted by: sylvia.skinner on Sun Feb 08 10:30PM | Report abuse
  • (54)

    This is my first and last comment on this or any other site. Although by default I include myself in this view, anyone who has the time and inclination to post remarks like those below is an awful awful human being. I hate you all with all my heart.

    Posted by: jasongreen63 on Sun Feb 08 10:31PM | Report abuse
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    Never seen a character like that in a while, "the dark nite" played my heath ledger is incredibly awesome. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

    Posted by: holamezie on Sun Feb 08 10:31PM | Report abuse
  • (56)

    Great Kate Keep up the Good work. Good luck on Harry Potter and the Half Blooded Prince

    Posted by: barryjohnclarke on Sun Feb 08 10:31PM | Report abuse
  • (57)

    im so pleased for Kate,She deserved to win. Heath Ledger also deserved to win

    Posted by: craigmorris326 on Sun Feb 08 10:32PM | Report abuse
  • (58)

    Well done to Heath Ledger!!!

    Posted by: ajcallan on Sun Feb 08 10:33PM | Report abuse
  • (59)

    There's one thing I've never really understood with awards and that's how Slumdog Millionaire lost out on the best British film award but won the best film award, Man on Wire beat Slumdog Millionaire yet wasn't even nominated for best film, how can Slumdog win best film outright when it wasn't even considered the best British film? I haven't got anything against it winning it's something that's happened before but doesn't seem logical.

    Posted by: trevor_topcat_clissold on Sun Feb 08 10:33PM | Report abuse
  • (60)

    Rum crop this year, awards are just gut-rot.

    Posted by: blacknorth on Sun Feb 08 10:33PM | Report abuse