Brokeback Mountain rides away with four BAFTAs
The gay cowboy romance, Brokeback Mountain emerged as the victor at the BAFTAs, held in London this evening. The film scored best film whilst Ang Lee, received the best director award.
Jake Gyllenhaal, won the best supporting actor award for his portrayal of Jack Twist. Speaking after the ceremony, he said: “It’s just a pleasure to be a part of this movie and I can’t even believe I’ve got this for it.”
In total, Brokeback Mountain received four awards including best adapted screenplay but Heath Ledger missed out on the best actor gong. It has been widely tipped as the main victor for the upcoming Oscar awards.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, received the award for best actor for his portrayal of the gay writer, Truman Capote in the film of his life, Capote.
The full list of BAFTA winners are as follows:-
Best film
Brokeback Mountain
Best British film
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit
Best actor in a leading role
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Best actress in a leading role
Reese Witherspoon – Walk The Line
Best actor in a supporting role
Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
Best actress in a supporting role
Thandie Newton – Crash
Original screenplay
Crash – Paul Haggis/Bobby Moresco
Adapted screenplay
Brokeback Mountain – Larry McMurtry/Diana Ossana
The David Lean Award for achievement in direction
Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain
The Carl Foreman Award for special achievement by a British Director/Producer or Writer in their first feature film
Joe Wright (Director) – Pride Prejudice
Best film not in the English language
De Battre Mon Coeur S’est Arrete
The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music
Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams
Cinematography
Memoirs of a Geisha
Editing
The Constant Gardener
Production design
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Costume design
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sound
Walk the Line
Achievement in special visual effects
King Kong
Make Up and Hair
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Short animation film
Fallen Art
Short Film
Antonio’s Breakfast
Academy Fellowship
David Puttnam
The Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Robert (Chuck) Finch and Bill Merrell
