67th British Academy Film Awards

67th British Academy Film Awards
Date16 February 2014
SiteRoyal Opera House, London
Hosted byStephen Fry
Highlights
Best Film12 Years a Slave
Best British FilmGravity
Best ActorChiwetel Ejiofor
12 Years a Slave
Best ActressCate Blanchett
Blue Jasmine
Most awardsGravity (6)
Most nominationsGravity (11)

The 67th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 16 February 2014 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2013.[1] The nominations were announced on 8 January 2014 by actor Luke Evans and actress Helen McCrory.[2][3] 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 2013.[4]

Gravity won six of its eleven nominations, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón, Outstanding British Film, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects.[5] 12 Years a Slave won Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Chiwetel Ejiofor.[5] Cate Blanchett won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Blue Jasmine,[5] Barkhad Abdi won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Captain Phillips, and Jennifer Lawrence won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for American Hustle.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Three. It was hosted by Stephen Fry, the ninth time he's hosted the ceremony.[11] The ceremony opened with a duet call "Heroes" from Tinie Tempah and singer Laura Mvula.[11] Viewing figures were the lowest since 2010, with 4.73 million watching the ceremony.[12]

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  2. ^ "The BAFTA Film Awards in 2014. Where & When?". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). 21 December 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Chilton, Martin (8 January 2014). "Bafta nominations 2014: Gravity gets 11 nods". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Film Awards Information". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). 23 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Film in 2014 | BAFTA Awards". Awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Baftas 2014: full list of winners | Film". The Guardian. theguardian.com. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Bafta Film Awards 2014: Full list of winners". BBC News. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Gravity hits the heights but 12 Years a Slave takes best film". Guardian. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  10. ^ "BAFTAs 2014: The Ceremony, As It Happened". Empire Online. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory". BBC News. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 18 February 2014.