BAFTA Winners 2014

Best Film:12 Years a Slave

Best Leading Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave

Best Leading Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Director: Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity

Best Animated Film: Frozen

Best Original Screenplay: American Hustle - Eric Warren Singer & David O. Russell

Best Adapted Screenplay: Philomena - Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope

Best Documentary: The Act of Killing

Outstanding British Film: Gravity

Fellowship: Dame Helen Mirren

Interesting things of note were the absence of Jennifer Lawrence who was apparently shooting a movie so was unavailable, maybe she didnt want to risk a long trip to lose the Best Supporting Actress award like last year when Emmanuelle Riva was surprisingly chosen for her role in Amour. Films like Her and Dallas Buyers Club were ineligible for the awards due to their late release date in the UK which meant films like Captain Phillips muscled their way into contention for the main awards. At the end it was announced that The Act of Killing won the Best Documentary and it is a truly excellent piece from what I've heard, I'm still summoning up the courage to sit through it.