The Big BAFTA Winners

Picture

The Artist

Actor

Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Actress

Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Director

Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist

Supporting actress

Octavia Spencer - The Help

Supporting actor

Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Animated film

Rango

Documentary

Senna

Outstanding British film

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Film not in the English language

The Skin I Live In

Outstanding debut

Tyrannosaur

Adapted screenplay

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan

Original screenplay

The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius

BAFTA Red Carpet

Here in Melbourne we have embraced our reputation for style, intelligence, artistry and of course our perennial wearing of the black.  The BAFTA's this year have threatened to take away our title, or maybe it is a subtle nod to Melbourne's innate class... whatever the reason there was a hell of a lot of black on the red carpet this year - take a look...

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 Christina Hendricks

 Berenice Bejo (The Artist)

The ladies from Downton Abbey - Elizabeth McGovern, Jessica Brown Findlay

 and Joanne Froggatt - wearing Victoria Beckham.

 The delightful Meryl Streep

 Melissa George also rocking a Victoria Beckham dress

Michelle Williams  - carrying an Arthur Miller clutch as a nod to Marilyn 

 

 Even the boys were all in black - Brad Pitt, Douglas Booth, Daniel Radcliffe

 Jon Hamm and Michael Fassbender

and my favourite shot of the evening - Colin Firth and George Clooney

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There was a little splash of colour.....

 Helena Bonham Carter - who's personality is colourful!

 Jamie Campbell Bower and Bonnie Wright (or Mrs Potter as I like to think of her.)

 Christina Ricci and Gillian Anderson

 Jessica Chastain and Tilda Swinton

 

 Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer

 

 and my personal favourite of the evening - Kristen Wigg.

Stunning Blake

I know this is old news - BAFTAs in July - but I think this is my favourite fashion moment so far this year....
Blake looks absolutely stunning.  The hair, the Marchesa gown, the sun kissed skin, that smile and did I mention the hair?! 

Disappointing

I've spent hours trying to find my favourite dress at the BAFTAs and I have to say that there was not one that took my fancy.

People have been raving about Carey Mulligan's dress, and although it's fine I think that it is only the best because everyone else looks pretty average.

Bonnie Wright (Harry Potter) looks Ok...

as do the lovely Colin Firth and his wife.

But what is the big fuss about Rob Pattinson - wash your hair boy!

W.T.F. - Turn away now if you have a delicate stomach

Micky Rourke at the BAFTAs

Guy Pearce at the BAFTAs

The BAFTA's have been and gone and it was lovely to see a Melbourne boy doing the honours and presenting a category. I'm sure K will give us a rundown on the evening but I'm off to find my favourite dress of the night - I'll let you know.

Justly Deserved

Heath Ledger has been awarded a posthumous BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) for his performance as the Joker in the The Dark Knight.
He was named best supporting actor at an award ceremony in London, beating Robert Downey Jr, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Brad Pitt.

Congratulations Heath - We wish you were here to see it although you probably would have hated all the hoopla!