68th British Academy Film Awards


The 68th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 8 February 2015 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2014. 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 2014.
The nominations were announced on 9 January 2015 by Stephen Fry and actor Sam Claflin. The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Three. It was hosted by Stephen Fry for the tenth time in the award's history. The ceremony opened with a number "Stevie" by a British rock band Kasabian.
Boyhood won three of its five nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Richard Linklater, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Patricia Arquette. Eddie Redmayne won Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Theory of Everything, Julianne Moore won Best Actress in a Leading Role for Still Alice, and J. K. Simmons won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Whiplash. The Grand Budapest Hotel won five of its eleven nominations, the most of any film. Jack O'Connell won the Rising Star Award. The Theory of Everything, directed by James Marsh, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2014, while The Lego Movie won Best Animated Film and Citizenfour won Best Documentary.
The telecast garnered more than 5.09 million viewers in UK, with the viewing figures slightly higher than previous year ceremony.

Winners and nominees

[BAFTA Fellowship]

Best FilmBest Director

Boyhood – Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
  • Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
  • Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman
  • James Marsh – The Theory of Everything
Best Actor in a Leading RoleBest Actress in a Leading Role
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking
Julianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland
Best Actor in a Supporting RoleBest Actress in a Supporting Role
J. K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans
Best Original ScreenplayBest Adapted Screenplay
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Anthony McCarten – The Theory of Everything
Best CinematographyOutstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki – Birdman
Stephen Beresford and David Livingstone – Pride
Outstanding British FilmBest Documentary
The Theory of Everything – James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
  • 71 – Yann Demange, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Gregory Burke
  • The Imitation Game – Morten Tyldum, Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman, Graham Moore
  • Paddington – Paul King, David Heyman
  • Pride – Matthew Warchus, David Livingstone, Stephen Beresford
  • Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Nick Wechsler, Walter Campbell
Citizenfour – Laura Poitras
Best Original MusicBest Sound
Alexandre Desplat – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Whiplash – Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann
Best Production DesignBest Special Visual Effects
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter
Best Costume DesignBest Makeup and Hair
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier
Best EditingBest Film Not in the English Language
Whiplash – Tom Cross
Ida – Paweł Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzięcioł, Ewa Puszczynska
Best Animated FilmBest Short Animation
The Lego Movie – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
The Bigger Picture – Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
  • Monkey Love Experiments – Ainslie Henderson, Cam Fraser, Will Anderson
  • My Dad – Marcus Armitage
Best Short FilmEE Rising Star Award
Boogaloo and Graham – Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
  • Emotional Fusebox – Michael Berliner, Rachel Tunnard
  • Slap – Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano, Nick Rowland
  • The Kármán Line – Oscar Sharp, Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby
  • Three Brothers'' – Aleem Khan, Matthieu De Braconier, Stephanie Paeplow
Jack O'Connell

Awards breakdown

;Most wins
;Most nominations
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In Memoriam