60th British Academy Film Awards

60th British Academy Film Awards
Date	11 February 2007
Host	Jonathan Ross
Highlights
Best Film	The Queen
Best British Film	The Last King of Scotland
Best Actor	Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland
Best Actress	Dame Helen Mirren The Queen
Most awards	The Last King of Scotland & Pan's Labyrinth (3)
Most nominations	Casino Royale (9)

The 60th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts took place on 11 February 2007, and honoured the best films of 2006.

Stephen Frears' The Queen won the award for Best Film and Best Actress (Helen Mirren). Paul Greengrass won the award of Best Director for his work in United 93, the film that also won the Best Editing prize. Forest Whitaker won the award for Best Actor for his role in The Last King of Scotland. The Last King of Scotland also won the awards for Best British Film and Adapted Screenplay. It also featured the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film which was awarded to Happy Feet.

Winners and nominees

The Queen, Best Film winner

Paul Greengrass, Best Director winner

Forest Whitaker, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner

Helen Mirren, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner

Alan Arkin, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner

Jennifer Hudson, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner

Michael Arndt, Best Original Screenplay winner

Peter Morgan, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner

Nominations were announced on 12 January 2007. The award ceremony was hosted by Jonathan Ross. The winners were announced on 11 February 2007 and are highlighted in bold.

Best Film	Best Director
The Queen Babel The Departed The Last King of Scotland Little Miss Sunshine	Paul Greengrass — United 93 Alejandro González Iñárritu — Babel Martin Scorsese — The Departed Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris — Little Miss Sunshine Stephen Frears — The Queen
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Forest Whitaker — The Last King of Scotland Daniel Craig — Casino Royale Leonardo DiCaprio — The Departed Richard Griffiths — The History Boys Peter O'Toole — Venus	Helen Mirren — The Queen Penélope Cruz — Volver Judi Dench — Notes on a Scandal Meryl Streep — The Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet — Little Children
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin — Little Miss Sunshine James McAvoy — The Last King of Scotland Jack Nicholson — The Departed Leslie Phillips — Venus Michael Sheen — The Queen	Jennifer Hudson — Dreamgirls Emily Blunt — The Devil Wears Prada Abigail Breslin — Little Miss Sunshine Toni Collette — Little Miss Sunshine Frances de la Tour — The History Boys
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Michael Arndt — Little Miss Sunshine Guillermo Arriaga — Babel Guillermo Del Toro — Pan's Labyrinth Peter Morgan — The Queen Paul Greengrass — United 93	Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock — The Last King of Scotland Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis — Casino Royale William Monahan — The Departed Aline Brosh McKenna — The Devil Wears Prada Patrick Marber — Notes on a Scandal
Best Cinematography	Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
*Children of Men* Babel Casino Royale Pan's Labyrinth United 93	Andrea Arnold (Director) — Red Road Julian Gilbey (Director) — Rollin' with the Nines Christine Langan (Producer) — Pierrepoint Gary Tarn (Director) — Black Sun Paul Andrew Williams (Director) — London to Brighton
Outstanding British Film	Best Original Music
The Last King of Scotland Casino Royale Notes on a Scandal The Queen United 93	Babel — Gustavo Santaolalla Casino Royale — David Arnold Dreamgirls — Henry Krieger Happy Feet — John Powell The Queen — Alexandre Desplat
Best Sound	Best Production Design
*Casino Royale* Babel Pan's Labyrinth Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest United 93	*Children of Men* Casino Royale Marie Antoinette Pan's Labyrinth Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Best Special Visual Effects	Best Costume Design
*Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest* Casino Royale Children of Men Pan's Labyrinth Superman Returns	*Pan's Labyrinth* The Devil Wears Prada Marie Antoinette Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Queen
Best Makeup and Hair	Best Editing
*Pan's Labyrinth* The Devil Wears Prada Marie Antoinette Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Queen	*United 93* Babel Casino Royale The Departed The Queen
Best Film Not in the English Language	Best Animated Film
*Pan's Labyrinth* Apocalypto Black Book Rang De Basanti Volver	*Happy Feet* Cars Flushed Away
Best Short Animation	Best Short Film
Guy 101 Dreams and Desires - Family Ties Peter and the Wolf	Do Not Erase Care Cubs Hikikomori Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored
Orange Rising Star Award
Eva Green Emily Blunt Naomie Harris Cillian Murphy Ben Whishaw

Awards Breakdown

3 / 5 The Last King of Scotland: Best Actor, Adapted Screenplay and British Film
3 / 8 El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth): Best Costume Design, Foreign Language Film and Make Up & Hair
2 / 3 Children of Men: Best Cinematography and Production Design
2 / 6 United 93: Achievement in Direction, Editing
2 / 6 Little Miss Sunshine: Best Original Screenplay and Supporting Actor
2 / 8 The Queen: Best Actress and Film
1 / 1 Red Road: Special Achievement by a British Director
1 / 2 Happy Feet: Best Animated Feature
1 / 2 Dreamgirls: Best Supporting Actress
1 / 5 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Best Special Effects
1 / 7 Babel: Best Film Music
1 / 9 Casino Royale: Best Sound

External links

This year's nominees

British Academy Film Awards

Current Awards	Actor Actress Animated Feature British Film Cinematography Costume Design Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Director Documentary Editing Film Film Not in the English Language Makeup & Hair Music Production Design Screenplay: Adapted Screenplay: Original Short Animation Short Film Sound Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Rising Star Visual Effects

Special awards	Fellowship Award Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award

Retired awards	Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Screenplay British Screenplay British Actor Foreign Actor British Actress Foreign Actress

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