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Executive Message

We are committed to rewarding talent, inspiring audiences, sharing knowledge and celebrating creativity: a commitment that's enabled us to reach millions over the last year through our televised Awards, numerous online platforms and hours of captivating online video from our public events.

This year saw The King's Speech, Sherlock, Heavy Rain and Horrible Histories become multi-BAFTA winners; Martin Scorsese discuss his stellar Life In Pictures; Miranda Hart share comedy writing secrets and esteemed LittleBigPlanet creators Media Molecule deliver our annual Video Games lecture.

Our mentoring scheme entered its second successful year, with BAFTA members volunteering their time and expertise to mentor nearly 400 disadvantaged young people on a range of media projects. These are only some of the many highlights dotted throughout the BAFTA calendar over the past 12 months, and illustrated in this Review.

Behind the scenes, we made an historic agreement with our US and UK branches, finally bringing us together under a unified structure and common mission statement, and we also began to consider our new role in championing the UK industry overseas, as outlined in the government's proposals to create a sustainable future for the British film industry.

"The highlight of my year at BAFTA has been to see how far we have come as a team with the coming together of the Academy's US and UK operations under a common brand and purpose. By working ever more closely together, we are reaching further, proving our commitment to what we do is strong and ongoing."

Tim Corrie
Academy Chairman

Our headquarters at 195 Piccadilly has hosted a huge array of BAFTA events and amazing guests in a successful year of hospitality, whilst generating essential revenue for our ongoing charitable activity. Meanwhile, the BAFTA Archive is safeguarding both our history and our future as it welcomes a steady flow of new imagery, videos, podcasts and publications into its collection.

This has been an ambitious year for BAFTA. Please do take some time to explore our highlights of the year; in doing so you will gain a greater understanding, not just of our mission to support, develop and promote the very best in Film, Television and Video Games, but of how everybody, whether as audience or participant, can be part of what we do.

Tim Corrie
Chairman

Amanda
Berry OBE
Chief Executive
Officer

Kevin Price
Chief Operating
Officer

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IMAGE – Front page: Colin Firth in The King's Speech which won seven BAFTAs, including Best Film and Leading Actor. Pic: Momentum Pictures

Opposite: An array of BAFTA masks await their owners backstage at the Film Awards. Pic: BAFTA/Greg Williams
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Inspiring... Learning
"It's very difficult to describe how inspiration hits you and where it comes from. I'm able to express myself, for better or worse, in visual images, in narrative cinema. Because I do that, I look around me; I look at films. I may need to see three films in a row."

Martin Scorsese
A Life in Pictures

Nurturing the industry professionals of the future, inspiring, educating and empowering, is at the very heart of what we look to achieve with our Learning & Events programme. We staged more than 200 public events around the UK this past year, welcoming more than 30,000 people through our doors, from casual film, television and video games fans to career starters and established industry professionals.

We paid tribute to the industry giants of today, alongside workshops for the talent of tomorrow; we produced high-profile lectures from distinguished names, and offered mentoring to disadvantaged young people. Whether an aspiring film editor, games developer or TV journalist, BAFTA offered unique access to the finest industry talent and their expertise.

By filming many of these events, we're building a rich library of online content, an instantly accessible and interactive resource. Videos and transcripts from our Screenwriters Lecture Series including Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours) and Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada), in which they demystified their approach to writing, are now available for any aspiring screenwriter to reference.

Our Rocliffe New Writing Forum allowed writers to test out new material in front of an industry audience of producers, development executives, directors, actors and literary agents. The writers received feedback from guest chairs, including TV writer Guy Hibbert (Omagh) and Working Title exec producer Debra Hayward (Frost/Nixon), before rounding the night off with a relaxed networking session.

Our flagship series of A Life in Pictures events continued to attract some of the biggest names in film to give unique, first-hand insights into their careers. Martin Scorsese, Colin Firth and Bill Nighy all took to the stage last year, and each were captured on camera to share with a wider online audience.

IMAGE – Martin Scorsese at his A Life in Pictures event. Pic: BAFTA/Ed Miller
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Television Renaissance Man Stephen Fry, filmmaker Peter Weir (The Truman Show), and video game innovators Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet) gave the cornerstone BAFTA lectures of the year. Fry asked whether television, a medium that he loved for its "ambition and innovation" was actually "in terminal decline"; Weir reflected on his transition to Hollywood and offered advice to aspiring filmmakers, whilst Media Molecule's Alex Evans took a detailed look at the technical aspects of game-making and the importance of specific game-creation tools.

"I have to declare that I love television. I love everything about what television has been, what it still is and what it might yet be. If I criticise anything about it, I do so as with nationhood, from the point of view of love not enmity."

Stephen Fry
Annual Television Lecture

Acclaimed production designer Sir Ken Adam, whose most memorable and influential designs include The War Room in Dr Strangelove and the magnificent flying machine of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was the subject of a BAFTA Tribute. Many of his past colleagues and those he has inspired took part in the celebration of his genius at the Royal Institute of British Architects.

For aspiring video games creatives, we launched the BAFTA Young Game Designers competition, which encouraged 11-16-year-olds to consider a career in gaming through workshops, talks and one-on-one coaching with industry experts. Dan, James and Sam AKA Beached Whale Productions came out on top with their concepts for Hamster: Accidental World Domination. The lucky team won a selection of computer games hardware, work experience with Electronic Arts and a prototype of their winning design developed by games experts at Abertay University, Scotland. The competition experience was also captured on camera to generate greater understanding of forging a career in gaming.

"We got to meet Ed Vaizey, the Minister for Culture. It was great to be able to state our feelings on how media, and gaming in particular, is taught in schools."

Dan, James and Sam
(Beached Whale Productions)
winning BAFTA Young Game Designers

IMAGE – Young fans at our Inside Ben 10 event at The Barbican. Pic: BAFTA/Ed Miller
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Our Youth Mentoring scheme was rolled out across England and Scotland and saw 76 BAFTA members volunteer their time and skills to support nearly 400 disadvantaged young people on various media projects. This initiative goes from strength to strength, empowering both mentors and mentees whilst enabling participating media groups to strengthen ties with their local community.

This year's scheme culminated in big-screen showcases of the finished films in Glasgow and London, with everyone given the opportunity to introduce their work and share their experience.

"I was really impressed with the attitude and enthusiasm of the young people on the scheme. They were genuinely keen to learn."

Sarah Walmsley
BAFTA Mentor

Around the UK, and with the help of our regional partners, we've run a busy programme of masterclasses. In Nottingham, editor Chris Dickens (Slumdog Millionaire) advised on practical and creative ways of managing an edit, whilst Birmingham enjoyed a masterclass in using archive material, illustrated by Terence Davies' visual poem, Of Time And The City. The Mastering Your Craft series at the ICA has covered all genres with leading lights lending professional insight into visual effects, costume design, title design and much more.

Elsewhere in the country, we brought a stellar line-up of film and TV talent to Suffolk's Latitude Festival. After a screening of black comedy Four Lions, the cast and crew, including actor Riz Ahmed and director Chris Morris joined us on-stage for a Q&A. BAFTA-winning filmmaker Paul Greengrass discussed The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93 and more, whilst the cast of E4's The Inbetweeners shared their behind-the-scenes experience with a packed tent of the comedy show's fans.

"I learned a lot about how Paul Greengrass has linked his films back through the films he's really enjoyed and had inspiration from."

Latitude Festivalgoer

IMAGE – Simon Bird on stage at The Inbetweeners Q&A at Latitude Festival. Pic: BAFTA/Jonathan Birch
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Our activity in Wales included Sherlock: The Story Of A Modern Day Adaptation, with writer Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue, who discussed the complexities of adapting a Victorian novel into a successful modern day TV drama. We co-hosted a preview screening and Q&A of the first episode of the major new BBC Cymru Wales drama, Baker Boys. We were thrilled to welcome cast, crew and locals involved in the production to the screening.

We also assisted in staging an extremely successful and lively world premiere for the live action children's show, Tati's Hotel. The show's production company, Machine Productions, were overwhelmed with the response; we invited special guests through The Joshua Foundation, a charity that helps create memorable experiences for children diagnosed with terminal cancer, and also attracted many local celebrities and families who filled the cinema to capacity.

In Scotland, we staged a packed programme of nearly 60 screenings, including previews and Q&As with writer/director Rowan Joffe for Brighton Rock, writer/director Peter Mullan for NEDS, producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen for Made In Dagenham, actress Ruth Jones for Hattie and Stephen Poliakoff for Glorious 39. In addition, a series of networking events for members, student members and special guests helped foster ties with the local industry.

Patrick Stewart was the latest subject, following the likes of Sir Sean Connery and Brenda Blethyn, of the annual BAFTA in Scotland Interview at the Edinburgh Film Festival. We are looking forward to curating a diverse and packed programme of masterclasses and unique events for members, media students, the wider industry and the general public in Scotland over the coming year.

In New York, we launched an occasional series 'Mondays with BAFTA in New York' that has, amongst others, seen Alan Rickman enthralling our audience with a memorable night of candid insights into his career highs and lows. We also hosted over 70 screenings in New York, many with Q&As. In November, a preview screening of The King's Speech was attended by the film's director Tom Hooper, its stars, Colin Firth and Helena Bonham-Carter and producers Ian Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, affording a most interesting and exhaustive insight into the creation of a truly landmark British film. Among the outreach initiatives were Saturday morning animation screenings especially for children. Going forward, we're keen to establish a screening series for British films without distributors at the Kodak Theatre.

In Los Angeles, we enjoyed a continued presence in the grass-roots community. We've inspired young people, blighted by gang violence, with workshops on understanding Shakespeare with students performing Romeo And Juliet at an outdoor theatre in an inner-city park. The project has been filmed and we hope it will inspire other communities to do something similar. Meanwhile, among our many other outreach programs, we staged 12 different family film screenings over 12 weeks in 30 separate parks.

For LA members, there was a busy programme of events and screenings that brought many high-profile visitors to our LA audiences, including Clint Eastwood, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman and Sir Ben Kingsley.

IMAGE – Black Swan actress Natalie Portman and director Darren Aronofsky enjoy a Q&A for members in New York. Pic: Jill Hawkins
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Britannia Awards

4 November 2010
Rewarding... Excellence
"Passion is the key word. BAFTA has put all its passion together and look at what they've done and the people they've helped. BAFTA you are something special."

Betty White
Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy winner

Our Awards season opened with a shimmer of red carpet glamour and sophistication as some of Hollywood's biggest names gathered at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza to honour five distinguished honourees.

For the first time in their 18-year history, the Awards were televised to a US audience, with a red-carpet special and the star-studded ceremony itself broadcast on the TV Guide Network. Viewers tuned in to see the incomparable host Stephen Fry welcome presenters including Kevin Spacey, Carey Mulligan and Rosario Dawson to the stage, who shared personal insights into the work of the evening's honourees.

Marion Cotillard presented the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing to Christopher Nolan, whose ambition and innovation on films like The Dark Knight and Inception, have delivered some of the most spectacular cinematic experiences in recent years.

Frost/Nixon actor Michael Sheen received the Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year, presented by his Twilight saga co-star Dakota Fanning. Sheen gave a highly entertaining speech, which recalled his collaboration on Wilde with Stephen Fry, and humbly joked that the Academy had meant to honour Martin Sheen instead.

The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film was given to Jeff Bridges, in recognition of remarkable performances in films such as The Last Picture Show, The Big Lebowski and True Grit, whilst comic actress and The Golden Girls star Betty White received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy, for a sterling career that's spanned over 70 years.

"Jeff Bridges' remarkable ability to immerse himself into each role he plays epitomizes his multi-faceted career, while Chris Nolan is a visionary filmmaker who continually raises the bar with each movie he makes".

Nigel Lythgoe
Chair, BAFTA in Los Angeles

Finally, Jerry Bruckheimer and Rosario Dawson presented the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment to Scott Free Productions. The show reel was a powerful illustration of their work, featuring clips from Gladiator, Enemy Of The State, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster and many more. Filmmaking brothers Ridley and Tony Scott collected the award to the final standing ovation of the night.

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IMAGE – Inception stars Cillian Murphy and Marion Cotillard presented Christopher Nolan with the John Schlesinger Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing. Pic: Getty Images

Britannia Awards –

4 November 2010
Honorees

Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award
for Excellence in Film

Jeff Bridges

John Schlesinger Britannia Award
for Artistic Excellence in Directing

Christopher Nolan

Britannia Award for Worldwide
Contribution to Filmed Entertainment

Scott Free Productions

Britannia Award for British Artist
of the Year

Michael Sheen

Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy

Betty White

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EA British Academy
Children's Awards

28 November 2010
"You might wonder why I've come all the way back here from a massive European tour for just one night and the answer is very simple: I wanted to meet Mr Tumble."

Gary Barlow
Take That

The flash of unfettered enthusiasm displayed by Take That's Gary Barlow when he leapt off stage to hug Justin Fletcher, AKA Mr Tumble, was proof of the enduring impact that children's television can have on all generations.

Our Children's Awards brought together those TV programme, film, video games and website makers whose work had captivated young viewers over the past year. Blue Peter's Barney Harwood was on hosting duties, opening the show with a lively musical number before introducing a line-up of presenters, including Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass), Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners), and Dick & Dom to announce the various winners.

Many of the winning programmes helped children discover and interpret the world in the most entertaining ways. CBBC's Horrible Histories, based on the books designed to get children interested in history by concentrating on the unusual, gory, or unpleasant, took home three BAFTAs for Comedy, Writer and Performer. Music show Zingzillas took the Interactive BAFTA for their immersive website, whilst Something Special, aimed at children with delayed learning abilities, won Pre-School Live Action and Presenter.

The BAFTA Kids' Vote attracted more than 375,000 youngsters last year, eager to have their say on the year's best film, TV programme, video game and website. Alvin & The Chipmunks 2: The Squeakuel, Wizards Of Waverly Place, Just Dance and Club Penguin emerged top of their lists. We're now developing the Kids' Vote site into a place where we can engage with the voting audience year-round, using kids content from our events programme to create a lasting relationship with this audience group.

Three shortlisted teams from our Young Video Game Designers initiative were also among the 500 guests at The London Hilton. They'd enjoyed a number of free workshops and masterclasses to help them plan, write and illustrate their own game concepts. Matthew Lewis, Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series and the competition's ambassador, announced Beached Whale Productions as the winner for their submission, HAMSTER: Accidental World Domination.

"It is an artist's greatest ambition to have a career that is significant, lengthy and varied. Brian Cant has done exceptionally well on all three accounts."

Matt Baker
Presenter

The big award of the night, the Special Award, was given to veteran children's presenter Brian Cant. His cheery, sometimes cheeky, presenting of Play School, Play Away, Bric a Brac, and warm narration on Trumpton, Chigley and Camberwick Green has made a lasting impression on the millions who grew up watching him. Indeed, the rapturous response he received in the room was a testament to the level of affection the industry feel for him. He even brought Play School's Humpty with him to celebrate.

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IMAGE – Horrible Histories picked up three awards for Comedy, Writer and Performer. Pic: Lion TV/Rory Lindsay
EA British Academy
Children's Awards –

28 November 2010
Winners

Special Award

Brian Cant

Animation

Shaun The Sheep

Gareth Owen, Richard Webber,
Chris Sadler
Aardman Animations/CBBC

Channel Of The Year

CBeebies

Comedy

Horrible Histories

Production Team
Lion TV/Citrus TV/CBBC

Drama

Tracy Beaker Returns

Production Team
CBBC/CBBC

Entertainment

Relic: Guardians Of The Museum

Rob Hyde, Ollie Brack
CBBC/CBBC

Factual

Newsround Special –
Living With Alcohol

Lizzy Lambley, Owenna Griffiths,
Gillian Scothern
CBBC/CBBC

Feature Film

Up

Jonas Rivera, Pete Docter,
Bob Peterson
Disney/Pixar/Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures UK

Independent Production Company

Kindle Entertainment

Interactive

ZingZillas

Tony Reed, Helen Stephens,
Dominic Minns
CBeebies/Plug In Media/Blue Zoo

International

The Penguins Of Madagascar

Production Team
Schneider's Bakery/Nickelodeon/Nickelodeon UK

Learning: Primary

L8R Youngers

John White, Malcolm Campbell,
David Watson
Hi8us South/BBC Learning Zone

Learning: Secondary

Timelines.tv: Smallpox Through Time

Jon Adams, Andrew Chater,
Paul Trainor
Adams Trainor/Timelines.tv

Performer

Jim Howick

Horrible Histories
Lion Television/Citrus TV/CBBC

Pre-School: Animation

Timmy Time

Jackie Cockle, Sarah Fell,
David Scanlon
Aardman Animations/CBeebies

Pre-School: Live Action

Something Special

Allan Johnston, Helen O'Connell,
Anna Perowne
CBeebies/CBeebies

Presenter

Justin Fletcher

Something Special
CBeebies/CBeebies

Short Form

My Favourite Bedtime Story

Claire Norowzian, Helen Arnsten
Nickelodeon UK/Blue Zoo/Nick Jr. UK

Video Game

Rabbids Go Home (Wii)

Pierre-Arnaud Lambert, Jacques Exertier, Christophe Pic Ubisoft Montpellier

Writer

The Writing Team

Horrible Histories
Lion TV/Citrus TV/CBBC

BAFTA Kids' Vote: Feature Film

Alvin And The Chipmunks 2:
The Squeakquel

BAFTA Kids' Vote: Television

Wizards Of Waverly Place

BAFTA Kids' Vote: Video Games

Just Dance

BAFTA Kids' Vote: Websites

Club Penguin

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Film Awards

12 February 2011
"A dancing queen or a sometime king... I like coming here. Thank you, BAFTA."

Colin Firth
Leading Actor winner,
The King's Speech

All eyes were on Covent Garden's Royal Opera House as 5.3 million viewers tuned in to watch a very British success story unfold at the Film Awards, our biggest TV audience since 2004. Our build up to one of the biggest nights in the film industry's calendar had run for weeks, with a trailer in cinema screens around the country, posters on London bus sides and tube platforms, reams of press coverage, an ad on the iconic Piccadilly Lite display and a host of Nominations in the Spotlight videos on www.bafta.org.

The night before the ceremony, we hosted an exclusive nominees' party at Asprey, welcoming guests Mark Ruffalo, Annette Bening, Tom Hooper, Jesse Eisenberg, Rosamund Pike, Darren Aronofsky and many more into the jeweller's flagship Bond Street store.

The following day, a glittering line-up of nominees and guests, including Julianne Moore, Sir Paul McCartney, Jessica Alba and Samuel L. Jackson, made their way up the vast stretch of red carpet, lined with the world's press and adoring fans. After a champagne reception, the 2000 guests took their seats before host Jonathan Ross opened the show.

The main success story of the night was British historical drama The King's Speech, which triumphed in seven BAFTA categories, including Best Film, Leading Actor for Colin Firth and Original Screenplay for David Seidler. Compelling drama The Social Network took three BAFTAs (Director, Adapted Screenplay and Editing), as did mind-bending action thriller Inception (Special Visual Effects, Production Design and Sound). Among the other BAFTA winners were Natalie Portman, for her career-defining lead performance in psychological ballet horror Black Swan and British filmmaker Chris Morris, whose terrorist comedy Four Lions earned him the Outstanding Debut award.

"David [Fincher] is a peerless visual director but he did appreciate that it was a story being told through language. He brought his very unique and distinctive visual style to it; it was a fantastic partnership."

Aaron Sorkin
Adapted Screenplay winner,
The Social Network

Our title sponsor Orange invited their huge network of film fans to cast their critical vote in the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award. Seeing off competition from Andrew Garfield, Aaron Johnson, Emma Stone and Gemma Arterton, Tom Hardy (Bronson, Inception) emerged as the actor they felt is destined for greatness.

"This is very kind of you and much appreciated. I genuinely am grateful just to be working at all. I'd like to thank everyone who voted, everyone who loves a good story and every artist for the work they do."

Tom Hardy
Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award winner

The award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema was presented to the Harry Potter films. Author JK Rowling and producer David Heyman were joined by stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, and a number of the franchise's directors to collect the award. Alice In Wonderland director Tim Burton paid tribute to one of the industry's best-loved actors, Sir Christopher Lee, before welcoming him on stage to present him with the Fellowship, the highest honour the Academy can bestow.

The ceremony was followed by dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, before guests danced the night away at the Grey Goose and Soho House after party, which featured a special live set from Squeeze.

During the night we were working hard behind-the-scenes to produce more than 40 exclusive videos of red carpet and backstage interviews with nominees and winners for bafta.org and our YouTube channel. By morning, we were the primary destination for anyone wanting to learn more about the winners and soak up the red carpet atmosphere. This content was the final push that led to an increase of 50% web traffic to www.bafta.org around the Film Awards, an exceptional result we look forward to building on next year.

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IMAGE – Leading Actor winner Colin Firth and Academy Fellow Sir Christopher Lee meet at the winners' photocall. Pic: BAFTA/Greg Williams
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Film Awards –

13 February 2011
Winners

Academy Fellowship

Sir Christopher Lee

Outstanding British Contribution
To Cinema

The Harry Potter Films

Adapted Screenplay

The Social Network

Aaron Sorkin

Animated Film

Toy Story 3

Lee Unkrich

Best Film

The King's Speech

Iain Canning, Emile Sherman,
Gareth Unwin

Cinematography

True Grit

Roger Deakins

Costume Design

Alice In Wonderland

Colleen Atwood

Director

The Social Network

David Fincher

Editing

The Social Network

Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Film Not In The English Language

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Søren Stærmose, Niels Arden Oplev

Leading Actor

Colin Firth

The King's Speech

Leading Actress

Natalie Portman

Black Swan

Make Up & Hair

Alice In Wonderland

Valli O'Reilly, Paul Gooch

Original Music

The King's Speech

Alexandre Desplat

Original Screenplay

The King's Speech

David Seidler

Outstanding British Film

The King's Speech

Tom Hooper, David Seidler,
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman,
Gareth Unwin

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer

Four Lions

Chris Morris (Director/Writer)

Production Design

Inception

Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat

Short Animation

The Eagleman Stag

Michael Please

Short Film

Until The River Runs Red

Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis

Sound

Inception

Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick

Special Visual Effects

Inception

Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb

Supporting Actor

Geoffrey Rush

The King's Speech

Supporting Actress

Helena Bonham Carter

The King's Speech

Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award

(voted for by the public)

Tom Hardy

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Video Games Awards

16 March 2011
"Over ten years ago, BAFTA started recognising our industry and what a fantastic job they've done. Thank you BAFTA."

Peter Molyneux OBE
Academy Fellow

Joining host Dara O'Briain and an enthusiastic crowd of 500 video games creatives and guests at the London Hilton were more than 20,000 gamers, all tuned in to IGN's live web stream to enjoy the excitement and root for their favourite games. This online audience was double that of the previous year, an expanded reach that was also reflected in the greater number of international nominees in attendance.

Many of the night's presenters were avid gamers or had done voice duties on a range of games, including comic writer Danny Wallace, actor Reece Ritchie, Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson, former boxer Joe Calzaghe and Red Dwarf's Robert Llewellyn.

The coveted award for Best Game went to action role-play game Mass Effect 2, whilst film noir-style thriller Heavy Rain triumphed in the Technical Innovation, Story and Original Music categories. Elsewhere, the Family award was won by Kinect Sports, which uses a new technology to allow players to play 'controller-free' and physics-based puzzle phenomenon Cut The Rope won the BAFTA for Handheld.

Once again, the three winning teams of the Dare To Be Digital games development competition formed the shortlist for our own BAFTA Ones to Watch award. Having been given a number of weeks to produce a final version of their game, our jury were looking for an idea that combined the best use of technology, market potential and innovation. That Game Studio emerged victorious for their colourful racing multiplayer aimed at all ages, Twang!.

"To be up there with the eyes of the industry looking on was very surreal. We are just a small team of graduates who made a fun little game in 10 weeks. To be invited to the ceremony was humbling enough, but to be determined the Ones to Watch is truly mind-blowing."

That Game Studio
BAFTA Ones To Watch winner

More than 110,000 public votes were cast to find the GAME Award of 2010. Call of Duty: Black Ops saw off competition from nine other titles, including Red Dead Redemption and Super Mario Galaxy 2, to take the prize, the third time the franchise has won in this category.

Sir Ben Kingsley, who voiced King of the Mist in Fable III, presented the Academy Fellowship to the game's veteran designer, Peter Molyneux. The man behind Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper and the Fable series was greeted by cheers and applause as he took to the stage and gave a heartfelt speech.

Whether celebrating a lifetime dedication to, and great achievement in, video games or heralding the new talent entering the craft, it was clear that being honoured with a BAFTA meant a great deal.

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IMAGE – Mass Effect 2 picked up the coveted Best Game award. Pic: Electronic Arts/Bioware
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Video Games Awards –

16 March 2011
Winners

Academy Fellowship

Peter Molyneux OBE

Action

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Gaëlec Simard
Ubisoft Entertainment/
Ubisoft Montreal

Artistic Achievement

God Of War III

Stig Asmussen, Ken Feldman,
Cecil Kim
Sony Computer Entertainment/
SCE Santa Monica Studio

Best Game

Mass Effect 2

Development Team
Electronic Arts/BioWare

Family

Kinect Sports

Development Team
Microsoft Games Studios/Rare

Gameplay

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Koichi Hayashida, Yoshiaki Koizumi,
Takashi Tezuka
Nintendo/Nintendo

Handheld

Cut The Rope

Efim Voinov, Semyon Voinov
Chillingo/Zeptolab

Multiplayer

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Development Team
Electronic Arts/Criterion Games

Original Music

Heavy Rain

Normand Corbeil
Sony Computer Entertainment/
Quantic Dream & XDev Studio Europe

Social Network Game

My Empire

Development Team
Playfish/Playfish

Sports

F1 2010

Development Team
Codemasters/Codemasters Birmingham

Story

Heavy Rain

David Cage, Guillaume de Fondaumiere, Scott Johnson Sony Computer Entertainment/Quantic Dream & XDev Studio Europe

Strategy

Civilization V

Jon Shafer, Dorian Newcomb,
Brian Wade
2K Games/Firaxis

Technical Innovation

Heavy Rain

David Cage, Guillaume de Fondaumiere, Scott Johnson Sony Computer Entertainment/ Quantic Dream & XDev Studio Europe

Use of Audio

Battlefield: Bad Company: 2

Stefan Strandberg
Electronic Arts/DICE/05.03.10

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to be Digital

Twang!

Jocce Marklund, Annette Nielsen,

Linus Nordgren, Marcus Heder,
Thomas Finlay
(That Game Studio)

GAME Award of 2010

(voted for by the public)

Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Activision Blizzard UK Ltd/Treyarch

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BAFTA in Scotland
New Talent Awards

24 March 2011
"It is especially important that we support, commend and inspire excellence and the potential for excellence"

Ewan Angus
Chair, BAFTA in Scotland

Not all of our Awards are for seasoned professionals; we know the importance of recognising emerging talent too. The BAFTA in Scotland New Talent Awards were open to new work made by students and first-time contributors and highlight the future of Scottish film, television and digital media.

We had a fantastic response from entrants this year. The BAFTA jury of industry professionals was overwhelmingly impressed by the quality of entries in the ten categories that covered animation, music, art, technical achievement as well as directing, writing and producing.

"What was striking throughout all the award categories was the quality of the shortlisted efforts. I look forward to meeting and working with some of the new talent that has emerged from this year's Awards over the coming months".

Ian MacKenzie
Channel 4 Creative Diversity

Such an event does create a great sense of anticipation and the night drew an eager crowd of nominees and industry to the Glasgow Film Theatre, welcomed by their host, broadcaster and former Loose Women presenter Kaye Adams.

Among the winners was Lou McLoughlan who picked up two awards for Director: Short Form and Student Work for Caring For Calum, a moving portrait of a man looking after his father in the Scottish Highlands. Hanna Stanbridge scooped the Actor/Actress award for her role as street-smart Petronella in Edinburgh–based horror film, Outcast. Stop-motion animation Out On The Tiles took the Animation prize, awarded to its writer/director Anna Pearson, a student at the Edinburgh College of Art.

The ongoing appeal of these Awards is the invaluable opportunity for emerging talent to showcase their skills to the industry, and, we hope, gain a springboard into employment. It's our hope that continued recognition of today's new talent will foster tomorrow's finest practitioners; those who might one day return to the podium, this time to collect a coveted BAFTA mask.

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IMAGE – A scene from Disco, for which cinematographer Julian Schwanitz won the Technical Achievement award. Pic: Screen Academy Scotland

BAFTA in Scotland
New Talent Awards –

24 March 2011
Winners

Actor/Actress

Hanna Stanbridge

Outcast

Animation

Out On the Tiles

Anna Pearson (Director, Writer), Donald Holwill (Producer)

Director: Short Form

Lou McLoughlan

Caring For Calum

Experimental/Art

Lyrical Spread

Ian Robertson
(Director, Writer, Producer)

Original Music

Fixing Luka

Pete MacDonald

Producer: Fiction Or Factual

Sarah Drummond

Mum's Birthday

Producer: Short Form

Naysun Alae-Carew

Zombie Musical

Student Work

Caring For Calum

Lou McLoughlan

Technical Achievement

Disco

Julian Schwanitz
(Director of Photography)

Writer

Keith Grantham, Graham Hughes, Graeme McGeagh

The Big Slick

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British Academy
Television Craft Awards

8 May 2011
"From sound engineers to composers, from editors to writers, these Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the remarkable depth of British talent behind the camera."

John Willis
Chair, BAFTA Television Committee

Writing, make-up, editing, lighting, special effects... these are the essential disciplines that television is built upon and our annual Television Craft Awards honour the hardworking, yet unseen professionals of the industry, who've demonstrated exceptional achievement across a multitude of craft skills throughout the year.

Joining the ever-brilliant host Stephen Mangan to present awards at The Brewery was a first-class line-up of British TV actors and presenters, all of whom rely on and appreciate the efforts of everybody in a crew. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hugh Bonneville, Paul Whitehouse, Tamsin Greig, Lesley Sharp, Olivia Colman, Victoria Wood, Chris Packham and many more, were all enthusiastic in their praise of their colleagues' work.

This year the winners reflected a range of programming, showing that excellence is widespread. There were two BAFTA masks apiece for Downton Abbey and Human Planet; the ITV costume drama won Director: Fiction and Sound: Fiction whilst the BBC factual series was recognised for the Editing and Photography of its Arctic episode.

A raft of worthy winners went home with a BAFTA each. Absorbing drama Any Human Heart took the Original Music award, high-tension game show The Cube won Entertainment Craft Team, This is England '86 won Make Up & Hair Design for its striking '80s looks, whilst the Writer award went to Eric And Ernie, which dramatised the early career of comic duo Morecambe and Wise.

Springwatch won the Special Award for its lively approach to telling the intimate, heart-warming stories of British wildlife through the seasonal changes. Each programme is broadcast live from locations around the country and requires a crew of over 100 working with at least 50 cameras; making them one of the BBC's largest British outside broadcast events.

"This is truly a great day for blue tits, badgers, squirrels and snails! Something so complex and so technical has actually achieved something very human – to engage people in the wonderful wildlife all around us. We are deeply honoured."

Tim Scoones
Executive Producer, Springwatch

Also rewarded for taking risks on live-television was ITV's Coronation Street, specifically director Tony Prescott, who triumphed in a new category this year, Director: Multi-Camera, for the live hour-long episode of Corrie that marked its 50th year on our screens.

"Thank you BAFTA! I'm lost for words and for a Scouser that's very unusual."

Tony Prescott
winner, Director: Multi-Camera
(Coronation Street)

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IMAGE – Catherine Scoble won the Make Up & Hair Design BAFTA for her work on This Is England '86. Pic: Channel 4/Warp Films.
British Academy Television
Craft Awards –

8 May 2011
Winners

Special Award

Springwatch

Break-Through Talent

sponsored by The Farm

AJon Brown (writer)

Mongrels
BBC Three/BBC Productions

Costume Design

sponsored by Swarovski

Worried About the Boy

Annie Symons
BBC Two/Red Production Company

Digital Creativity

The Million Pound Drop Live

Nick Hall, Luc Houselander, Simon Brickle, Jody Smith
Channel 4/Endemol/Monterosa

Director: Factual

sponsored by ProductionBase

Dispatches: The Battle For Haiti

Dan Reed
Channel 4/Quicksilver Media

Director: Fiction

sponsored by ProductionBase

Downton Abbey

Brian Percival
ITV1/Carnival Films

Director: Multi-Camera

Coronation Street (live episode)

Tony Prescott
ITV1/ITV Studios

Editing: Factual

Human Planet (Arctic)

Jason Savage
BBC One/BBC Wales/BBC Bristol

Editing: Fiction

Sherlock (A Study In Pink)

Charlie Phillips
BBC One/Hartswood Films

Entertainment Craft Team

sponsored by HotCam

The Cube

Barry Osment, Nick Foster, Peter Johnston, Julian Healy ITV1/Objective Productions

Make Up & Hair Design

sponsored by M.A.C

This Is England '86

Catherine Scoble
Channel 4/Warp Films

Original Music

Any Human Heart

Dan Jones
Channel 4/Carnival Films

Photography: Factual

Human Planet (Arctic)

Will Edwards, Doug Allan, Matt Norman BBC One/BBC Wales/BBC Bristol

Photography & Lighting: Fiction

South Riding

Alan Almond
BBC One/BBC Productions/Masterpiece

Production Design

Misfits

Tom Bowyer
E4/Clerkenwell Films

Sound: Factual

Elgar: The Man Behind The Mask

Paul Paragon, Jez Spencer, Mike Hatch BBC Four/Crux Productions/Prospect Pictures

Sound: Fiction

Downton Abbey

Nigel Heath, Alex Sawyer, Adam Armitage, Mark Holding ITV1/Carnival Films

Visual Effects

Merlin

The Mill
BBC One/Shine Productions/BBC Wales

Writer

Eric And Ernie

Peter Bowker
BBC Two/BBC Wales/Blue Door Adventures

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Philips British Academy
Television Awards

22 May 2011
"You can't manufacture screen chemistry. From the moment Benedict and I got together, it seemed to work."

Martin Freeman
Supporting Actor winner, Sherlock

These Awards celebrate the gold standard achieved in British television, acknowledging the huge part that the small screen continues to play in all our lives.

The build-up to this year's event featured an exclusive nominees party at a new venue, Coutts & Co, where both Television and Television Craft were able to meet and toast their achievement in being nominated ahead of the big night. YouTube launched their Audience Award vote with a filmed message from the cast of last year's winning show The Inbetweeners, urging TV fans to choose between the likes of Miranda and Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. This year's style suites were held at The Pelham, where nominees and citation readers were met with a team of stylists from M.A.C Cosmetics, Mark Hill, Carat* and WishWantWear to help create their perfect red carpet look.

On the night, an eclectic field of nominated shows were vying for BAFTA success, from the period drama of Downton Abbey to the high-energy capers at Pineapple Dance Studios. Whilst the Awards often feature a mix of established names and newcomers, this year saw a greater number of performers picking up their first gold masks.

The ceremony at Grosvenor House was hosted by the ever-popular Graham Norton, who was in the unusual position of also being a winner when his name was announced for the Entertainment Performance BAFTA for The Graham Norton Show, his fourth win in this category in the past 11 years. Also returning to the podium was Steve Coogan, who won his first BAFTA in 13 years for Male Performance in a Comedy Programme for The Trip.

However, it was quite a night for first-time winners in the performance categories too. Daniel Rigby (Eric And Ernie) and Vicky McClure (This Is England '86) won the Leading Actor and Leading Actress BAFTAs, whilst Lauren Socha won Supporting Actress for Misfits, and Martin Freeman took Supporting Actor for his performance as Watson in Sherlock, which also won the Drama Series BAFTA. Seasoned comedienne Jo Brand also won her first BAFTA – Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for Getting On.

"I want to thank BAFTA. This is what I've dreamed of since I can remember."

Vicky McClure
Leading Actress winner,
This Is England '86

Other triumphs on the night included BBC Four's drama about the creation of the UK's longest running soap opera The Road To Coronation Street, which won Single Drama. However, Coronation Street was beaten to the Continuing Drama trophy by EastEnders for the second year running. ITV News at Ten won the News Coverage BAFTA for the third consecutive year, this time for its reporting of the Cumbria murders; Between Life And Death, which follows the doctors who can now interrupt, and even reverse, the process of death, won Single Documentary, and Current Affairs was won by undercover documentary Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children. Sky's Flying Monsters 3D won the Specialist Factual award, the first 3D programme to win a Television BAFTA.

More than 70,000 TV fans cast their votes for the YouTube Audience Award this year. In a hotly contested battle between six incredibly popular programmes, the loyal, thriving fan base of ITV2's reality show The Only Way Is Essex ensured its victory.

Talent agent, media executive and Comic Relief chief, Peter Bennett-Jones was given the Special Award for his services to the entertainment industry and development of new talent, and attracted an impressive tribute from those who have worked with him, including James Corden and Richard Curtis who presented him with the award.

Sir Trevor McDonald, one of television's best-loved journalists, became an Academy Fellow in honour of his outstanding contribution to broadcasting, particularly in the field of news and current affairs. Fellow journalist and presenter Jon Snow and England cricketer Kevin Pieterson lead the tributes to the great man's work, including historic interviews with Nelson Mandela, Saddam Hussein, Colonel Gaddafi and Bill Clinton.

"It's an exceedingly great honour. It's wonderful to join such an elite company of people. BAFTA has been very generous to me"

Sir Trevor McDonald
Academy Fellow

As with many of our Awards ceremonies, we ensured that our website was the primary destination for picture galleries and exclusive videos of red carpet and backstage winners' interviews. Among the highlights is footage from the Philips Thank You Cam, where winners filmed a more relaxed, personal message away from the pressure of a live broadcast. There was good news the following day too; our viewing figures increased to 5.3 million, our highest in three years, whilst our website had enjoyed a phenomenal number of unique visits on the night – 82,000, more than double the previous year's.

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IMAGE – Having won the Editing: Fiction award two weeks earlier, Sherlock took two more BAFTAs for Drama Series and Supporting Actor (Martin Freeman, right). Pic: BBC.

Philips British Academy
Television Awards –

22 May 2011
Winners

Academy Fellowship

Sir Trevor McDonald

Special Award

Peter Bennett-Jones

Comedy Programme

Harry And Paul

Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Sandy Johnson, Izzy Mant BBC Two/Tiger Aspect Productions

Continuing Drama

EastEnders

Production Team
BBC One/BBC Productions

Current Affairs

Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children

Jezza Neumann, Xoliswa Sithole, Brian Woods, Deborah Shipley BBC Four/True Vision Productions

Drama Serial

Any Human Heart

Lynn Horsford, Lee Morris, Sally Woodward Gentle, Michael Samuels Channel 4/Carnival Films

Drama Series

Sherlock

Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue, Beryl Vertue BBC One/Hartswood Films

Entertainment Performance

Graham Norton

The Graham Norton Show
BBC One

Entertainment Programme*

The Cube

Adam Adler, Nathan Eastwood, Andrew Newman, Andrew O'Connor ITV1/Objective Productions

Factual Series

Welcome To Lagos

Will Anderson, Gavin Searle, Chris King, Andrew Palmer BBC Two/Keo North

Features

Hugh's Fish Fight

Andrew Palmer, Will Anderson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Frankie Fathers Channel 4/Keo Films

Female Performance in a Comedy Programme

Jo Brand

Getting On
BBC Four

International

The Killing

Søren Sveistrup, Piv Bernth, Birger Larsen, Sofie Gråbøl BBC Four/DR/ZDF Enterprises

Leading Actor

Daniel Rigby

Eric And Ernie
BBC Two

Leading Actress

Vicky McClure

This Is England '86
Channel 4

Male Performance in a Comedy Programme

Steve Coogan

The Trip
BBC Two

New Media

Wallace And Gromit's World Of Invention

Production Team
www.bbc.co.uk/Aardman Digital/BBC

News Coverage

ITV News At Ten: The Cumbria Murders

Production Team
ITV1/ITN Productions

Single Documentary**

Between Life And Death

Nick Holt, Meredith Chambers, Marina Parker, Ben Brown BBC One/BBC Factual Wales

Single Drama

The Road To Coronation Street

Production Team
BBC Four/ITV Studios

Situation Comedy

Rev

Production Team
BBC Two/Big Talk Productions

Specialist Factual***

Flying Monsters 3D

David Attenborough, Anthony Geffen, Sias Wilson Sky 3D/Atlantic Productions

Sport

Formula 1 – The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Production Team
BBC One/BBC Sport

Supporting Actor

Martin Freeman

Sherlock
BBC One

Supporting Actress

Lauren Socha

Misfits
E4

YouTube Audience Award

(voted for by the public)

The Only Way Is Essex
E4

*	Entertainment Programme is given in honour of Lew Grade.
**	Single Documentary is given in honour of Robert Flaherty.
***	Specialist Factual is given in honour of Huw Wheldon.

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British Academy
Cymru Awards

29 May 2011
"Being recognised by those from home really does make it that much more special. Siân played my mother in my very first job, which was rather magical. This honour means an infinite amount more because it is her award."

Matthew Rhys
Siân Phillips Award winner

This year's British Academy Cymru Awards celebrated the best of the nation's television, film and interactive industry. Siân Williams and Jason Mohammad hosted the ceremony, at the Wales Millennium Centre, which saw Stuart Brennan winning the Actor award. Brennan had spent five years in training for his role as Welsh boxer Howard Winstone, in Risen: The Howard Winstone Story. Mali Harries won Actress for her role in The Indian Doctor while Presenter went to Wedi 7's Angharad Mair.

The night proved to be very rewarding for BBC Cymru Wales with Sherlock sweeping five categories in all, including Television Drama, Director: Fiction for Euros Lyn, Production Design, Hair & Make-Up and Photography: Fiction. The comedian Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience for BBC Wales won Factual Series for his trials with the Bin Men. In a fitting tribute to the popular actress, the children's series, The Sarah Jane Adventures – starring the late Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane, won Children's Programme.

From Cardiff to Hollywood, Matthew Rhys received the Siân Phillips Award – given to a Welshman or woman who has made a significant contribution in either a feature film or network television programme. Matthew has achieved both, starring in US drama Brothers And Sisters and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge Of Love.

The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to the prolific producer/director and former BBC Head of Comedy, Gareth Gwenlan – a name seen on the credits of many a successful sitcom including To The Manor Born, Only Fools And Horses and Rock And Chips.

And the Gwobr Gwyn Alf Williams Award, which recognises a programme or series that has contributed to the understanding and appreciation of the history of Wales, went to Snowdonia 1890, which took two families back to the days of farming and quarrying in 19th century North Wales.

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IMAGE – Suzanne Packer presented Stuart Brennan with the Actor award for his role in Risen: The Howard Winstone Story. Pic: BAFTA/Huw John

British Academy Cymru Awards –

29 May 2011
Winners

Gwobr Gwyn Alf Williams Award*

sponsored by The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales

Snowdonia 1890

Ceri Rowlands / Paul Islwyn Thomas

Lifetime Achievement Award**

supported by Cardiff Council

Gareth Gwenlan

Tlws Siân Phillips Award***

in association with Creative Industries /Diwydiannau Creadigol / Welsh Assembly Government / Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru

Matthew Rhys

Actor

sponsored by Ethos Creative

Sherlock: A Study in Pink

Sue Vertue

Titles

Byw yn ol y Llyfr

Dinamo

Writer

Roger Williams

Caerdydd V

*	For a programme or series of programmes which have contributed most to the understanding and appreciation of the history of Wales.
**	For outstanding contribution to film, television or new media.
***	Presented to a Welshman or woman who has made a significant contribution in either a major feature film or network television programme.

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Archive

Treasuring... the BAFTA Archive
"It's a privilege to be one of the guardians of a history that celebrates excellence and cherishes a clear charitable purpose for the future of the moving image."

Karena Smith
BAFTA Archive

Today's BAFTA productions become tomorrow's BAFTA Archive. Our ongoing commitment is to capture every single asset, each moment from our history, so that they can be shared with the public to inform and nurture Film, Television and Video Games heritage. We have been transforming 64 years of BAFTA into a digital format so that it can be forever protected, yet instantly and easily accessed. We are storing every slip of paper, every frame, every photograph, creating a vast and wonderful testament to the evolution and tradition of the moving image in the UK.

Moreover, by establishing this world-class resource that attracts hundreds of requests for material each year, our ambition is to devise yet another way by which our past can help support our present and future.

With a rich reserve of photography, exhibitions continue to play a key role in promoting the content of the Archive, while enhancing BAFTA events. We supported our tribute to production designer Sir Ken Adam by showcasing original posters from his films at 195 Piccadilly, whilst the lead-up to the Television and Craft Awards were supported by a show-stopping exhibition of past winners portraits that filled the vast 2x3m windows of Coutts & Co on The Strand.

We delight in creating unique archive content such as BAFTA's Heritage Interviews. More than just soundbites; we are visually documenting memories and experiences from those whose lives have been spent upholding, building and cherishing the industries we represent. Recently we have seen industry greats such as filmmakers Lewis Gilbert and Bryan Forbes give interviews that enhance our mission to forge a strong and shared national screen archive.

We are equally proud of the ongoing Audio Project that restores and publishes new and existing audio recordings. To date we have created over 75 podcasts of Academy events for free download from iTunes.

Two successful funding bids from the Technology Strategy Board, which have allowed us to work on the latest techniques and trends in Research and Development so as to set the best possible practice, and highest possible standards. In other words, we are doing our utmost to ensure that our riches will stand the test of time to be enjoyed by us all.

IMAGE – Princess Anne presents Charlie Chaplin with his Fellowship at the opening of 195 Piccadilly, 10 March 1976. Pic: BAFTA Archive
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Membership

Playing... a part in BAFTA
Academy members are our ambassadors and undoubtedly our biggest asset. They use their expertise to vote in our Awards, but are at the heart of our Learning & Events activity too. Many members volunteer hours of their time to share their experience and skills, helping others understand the craft of making a film, TV show or video game: be they career-starters or those who would simply like to learn more about the industries. Actress Sophie Ward (pictured) shares her year in the life of a BAFTA member:

"I've been a member of BAFTA for a few years and for the last 12 months I've been a mentor as part of the BAFTA and Media Trust Youth Mentoring scheme. The projects have ranged from developing a short film with young asylum seekers in London at the Trinity Centre to taking part in drama workshops with the Urban Academy in Bristol.

"It's a clever way of putting your experience to good use. Being an actor sometimes seems like you'd be the first one thrown out of the balloon in an emergency (And what do you have to offer? A sonnet? Sorry, we need to make room for the medical staff and carpenters) but I've seen the young mentees growing in confidence and ability and for the first time I felt that I had a practical skill (before that I'd relied on those swipe cards you wear round your neck when you're working in a theatre).

"195 Piccadilly offers a place to meet in town. It's a great building and you can get some work done, have a drink and watch a movie; simultaneously, if you're pressed for time. Not living in London, I don't get to see as many screenings there as I would like and I'm never quite quick enough to get seats for special events but I'm working on my speed responses.

"Film has been part of my working life since I was ten and like most BAFTA members, I'm a bit obsessed. Now I'm part of the voting membership, I have the excuse to watch more films, talk more about films and, as a mentor, help more young people get involved in making them. They have amazing tales to tell and film gives them the opportunity to show their story to the world. BAFTA members are part of that process. We're lucky."

Sophie Ward
Actress & BAFTA member

IMAGE – Sophie Ward at a BAFTA mentors networking event. Pic: BAFTA/Jamie Simonds

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195 Piccadilly

Enjoying... the BAFTA atmosphere
"Thank you for helping us deliver a very successful event. Nothing appeared to be too much trouble. I look forward to future events at BAFTA!"

Sue Caro
Diversity Business Partner, BBC

195 Piccadilly is our London home, a first-class venue that offers the very best facilities for hospitality and screenings – whether in our state-of the-art screening room the Princess Anne Theatre, or in the versatile yet elegant space of the David Lean Room.

Every year, in addition to the numerous events and screenings we hold for BAFTA members, our building is used by a large number of companies and individuals for dinners, press conferences, AGMs, product launches and much more.

By ensuring that we maintain consistently high service standards at 195 Piccadilly, we enjoy a high rate of customer satisfaction, with our clients returning time and again helping generate profits that support BAFTA's charitable activity.

Here are some of the year's 195 Piccadilly highlights in pictures...
Partnerships &
Fundraising

Supporting... BAFTA
"Our support of the YouTube Audience Award allows BAFTA to reach a massive audience with their messaging, helping drive awareness of the event and of the work it does year-round."

Jayme Goldstein
YouTube

BAFTA is famed for its Awards but what lies behind those golden masks is our cast-iron commitment to support, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image. The scale and impact of this commitment is reliant on year-round support from a phenomenal network of brands, media organisations, like-minded charities and trusts who believe in our mission.

The Title sponsors of our Awards, Orange (Film), Philips (Television), GAME (Video Games) and EA (Children's), helped showcase the BAFTA brand to the wider public, whether on busy shop floors, in eye-catching store windows or on their own online channels. Crucially, they engaged them in activity on a level that we couldn't possibly achieve on our own.

"We are proud of our partnership with the Children's Awards and delighted to play an important part in investing in the future of Britain's creative industries and visual arts."

Simon Smith Wright
Electronic Arts

Behind the scenes at the Awards, an array of luxury brands helped deliver a first-class experience for all attendees. Our traditional Film and Television Awards style suites took place at partner hotels in central London. On the weekend of each event, the finest hair, make-up, jewellery and clothing stylists were on hand to prepare nominees for their red carpet moment. Longstanding partners Audi ensured nominees arrived in style, and Champagne Taittinger put a gold seal on the celebrations.

Our branches, both here and in America, work with a whole host of partners who've helped deliver various learning and events initiatives, as well as our Awards. In Scotland, our partners included Cineworld, who enabled us to deliver a year-round screenings programme; NEP provided invaluable support as event sponsor of our British Academy Cymru Awards; BBC Worldwide allowed us to screen the Film Awards broadcast live to a packed event in New York, whilst the TV Guide Network televised our annual Los Angeles Britannia Awards for the very first time.

We've also worked hard to build trust, understanding and expectations so that an individual or funding organisation can engage with the purpose of our Learning & Events activity.

Our L&E programme was bolstered by a range of grants last year, allowing us to enhance existing initiatives and produce new events, including: a series of ICA masterclasses focusing on various craft skills, expansion of the Rocliffe New Writing Forum around the country, the first Screenwriters' Lecture Series, BAFTA Tributes, the Young Game Designers initiative and the Youth Mentoring programme.

"RBS is proud to support BAFTA's Youth Mentoring programme, and delighted that it's had such a positive influence on the lives of hundreds of disadvantaged young people to help them realise their ambitions."

Thom Kenrick
Royal Bank of Scotland

We also established The Academy Circle – a venture that gives a small number of individuals the opportunity to support our charitable activity and develop a rewarding connection with the industries we represent, by gaining special insights from key professionals. Events for the Circle were held throughout the year with special guests including Gemma Arterton, Paul Greengrass and Ralph Fiennes.

"As a BAFTA member, it's my responsibility to support the Academy in any way I can. As a film professional, it's also a pleasure. The BAFTA team are a rewarding bunch to work with and we very much enjoyed our collaboration on the Be Part Of It trailer."

Colin Burrows
Special Treats Productions

We're lucky to have had the support of so many partners and funders that see the value in a relationship with BAFTA. Whether it's our most high-profile Awards ceremonies or a group of young people learning how to make their very first film or video game, our supporters have helped us fulfil our charitable remit whilst upholding the gold-standard. We look forward to continuing these relationships into 2012

IMAGE – Actress Natasha McElhone in the Lancome style suite at The Savoy, ahead of the Orange British Academy Film Awards. Pic: BAFTA/Marc Hoberman
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With thanks to the following for
their generous support throughout
the year:

Partners
Asprey
Audi
Barco
Brightcove
British Airways
Carat*
CBS Outdoor
Charles Worthington
Champagne Taittinger
Chivas Regal
CTV
Deloitte
Dolby
Electronic Arts
Escada
Evian and Badoit
GAME
Grey Goose
Hotcam
Hotel Chocolat
Howard Smith Paper Group
Kodak
Lancôme

M.A.C Cosmetics
Mark Hill
Orange
The Pelham Hotel
Philips
ProductionBase
Royal Bank of Scotland
Sargent Disc
Soho House
Swarovski
TCM
The Telegraph
The Farm
The Savoy
Vedett
Villa Maria
WishWantWear
You Tube

Gift Partners
Accessorize
Anya Hindmarch
Bed of Nails
CocoRose
knomo
Mason Rose
Shanti Maurice
Timothy Han

Academy Supporters
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd.
Buena Vista
Carlton Screen Advertising
Channel Four
Cineworld
Entertainment Film Distributors
Icon Film Distribution
Metrodome
Paramount
Pathé Entertainment
Sony Pictures
Twentieth Century Fox
Universal Pictures
Warner Bros

Other Supporters & Donors
The Albert R. Broccoli and Dana Broccoli Foundation
Barbara Broccoli
Colin Burrows
Countess Barel di Sant Albano
David Lean BAFTA Foundation
The JJ Charitable Trust
Lucy Guard
MEDIA
Michael G. Wilson
NESTA
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
PRS For Music
Skillset
Technology Strategy Board
Anonymous (1)

Regional Screen Agencies
EM Media
North West Vision & Media
Northern Film & Media
Northern Ireland Screen
Screen East
Screen South
Screen West Midlands
Screen Yorkshire
South West Screen
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BAFTA in Los Angeles
American Airlines
Asprey
BBC America
Bombay Sapphire
British Airways
Citation Air
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Hollywood Outdoor Movies
Laser Pacific
Midnight Express
One Hope Wine
Screen International
TV Guide Network
Vertu
Wexler Video

BAFTA in New York
BBC Worldwide
Cadbury Schweppes
HBO
Screenvision
Sony
Visit Britain

BAFTA in Scotland
Arran Aromatics
BBC Scotland
Cineworld Cinemas
Creative Scotland
CTC Cars
Famous Grouse
Glasgow Film Theatre
Heineken
Highland Spring
Inverarity One to One
Lancôme
Material MC
Metro Ecosse
Multistream Webcasting
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish TV
Skillset
The Herald
The Townhouse Group
Tunnocks
Whittards

BAFTA in Wales
AB Acoustics
BBC Cymru Wales
Blitz Communications
Cardiff Council/Gyngor Caerdydd
Champagne Taittinger
Chapter
Cineworld
Cranc
Creative Business Wales/Busnes Creadigol Cymru
ELP
Ethos Creative
ITV Wales
Mercure
MLM Cartwright Solicitors
Mwnci
National Screen and Sound
Archive of Wales
Push 4 Audio Visual
S4C
Silent Arena
Sinclair Audi
St David's/Dewi Sant
UK Film Council
Welsh Assembly
Governement Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru
Zeffa
Key Performance
Indicators – 1 2 3 4
Number of events staged

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

166 218 200 241 240

Our objectives

To re-state our commitment to career starters;

To strengthen our events programme outside London;

To increase income including outside investment and box office.

What we achieved

We staged 106 events for career starters, which accounted for 44% of our events programme;

42% of our events took place outside London;

Overall income increased 88% thanks to strategic fundraising developments. Our box office increased by 25%, again due to a clear fundraising strategy but also thanks to a switch to a more reliable and flexible booking system.
of our events took place
outside of London

box office increase
Key Performance
Indicators – 1 2 3 4
Number of unique visitors to bafta.org

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

695,537 1,090,298 1,500,000 1,609,941 2,000,000

Our objectives

To raise further awareness of our activities;

To add value to BAFTA membership.

What we achieved

We raised awareness of our activities through an increase of 22% in unique visitors, attributed to a significant increase, and engagement with, our social media activity;

Our webcast views increased by approx. 44% to an estimated total of 2,166,305 across our online platforms, including bafta.org, our YouTube channel, Kids' Vote site and Review of the Year;

We incorporated our Scottish and Welsh branches' websites into bafta.org as part of the One BAFTA initiative;

We filmed and uploaded 300 videos from our Awards and events to view on bafta.org.
increase in unique visitors
to bafta.org

videos produced
for bafta.org
Key Performance
Indicators – 1 2 3 4
Number of people reached
through our events

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

27,417 31,800 33,000 30,124 33,000

Our objectives

To widen the reach of our programme;

To continue to develop the audience of career starters;

To increase the number of people accessing BAFTA's events online.

What we achieved

Our average attendance was maintained at 83%;

Through the unique video content from 30 of our events across bafta.org and YouTube, thousands more people were able to benefit from our activity.
Number of screenings held

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

332 257 275 231 225

Our objectives

To maintain attendance over 45%;

To continue to offer a distinctive screenings programme.

What we achieved

Average attendance in our screenings programme enjoyed a slight increase to 49%;

We maintained the percentage of foreign language films screened at 25%, alongside British/US live action and animated features.
Number of partner institutions

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

66 106 100 188 150

Our objectives

To establish new partnerships with venues both in and outside London;

To work strategically with partners to increase audiences, particularly of career starters.

What we achieved

We saw an increase in the number of partners, almost double the target;

Of these, 45 were new partnerships, including the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, Current TV and New Deal of the Mind.
Key Performance
Indicators – 1 2 3 4
Number of young people reached through our competitions and initiatives

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

179,670 426,320 500,000 401,056 500,000

Our objectives

To develop the mentoring programme outside London;

To launch our Young Game Designers competition.

What we achieved

In April 2010 the programme expanded into other cities across England, including Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, and Nottingham and is set to expand to Glasgow;

The BAFTA Young Game Designers competition enjoyed a successful launch, with hundreds of entries from teams of 11-16-year-olds submitted around the UK.
Number of BAFTA publications

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

18 16 10 10 10

Our objectives

To support our Awards and Events activity with original, insightful material.

What we achieved

Each of our Awards ceremonies were supported with its own publication that included original editorial about nominees, Fellows and Special Award winners;

We also published material to accompany our Annual David Lean Lecture (by Peter Weir), our Ray Harryhausen tribute and our Screenwriters Lecture Series, which included original contributions from past collaborators and peers.
Total viewers reached by all our television broadcasts

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

8.8m 9.9m 9.0m 8.4m 9.0m

Our objectives

To deliver two Awards broadcasts, taking greater control of each.

What we achieved

In the UK, our Film Awards broadcast attracted a peak of 4m viewers, whilst 4.4m tuned in to watch our Television Awards.
Total income from the BAFTA Group

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

£8,651k £9,237k £9,000k £10,167k £9,600k

Total charitable expenditure

2008 2009 2010
target 2010
actual 2011
target

£4,503k £4,571k £4,500k £4,759k £4,700k
BAFTA Staff – 1 2

Officers of the Academy

HRH The Duke of Cambridge, KG
Academy President

Duncan Kenworthy OBE
Academy Vice-President

Sophie Turner Laing
Academy Vice-President

Tim Corrie
Chairman of the Academy

David Parfitt
Deputy Chairman of the Academy

Finola Dwyer
Chairman, Film Committee

Ray Maguire
Chairman, Video Games Committee

Anne Morrison
Chairman, Learning and Events Committee

Andrew Newman
Deputy Chairman, Television Committee

Nik Powell
Deputy Chairman, Film Committee

John Willis
Chairman, Television Committee

Michael Harris
Chairman, Finance and Audit Committee

Medwyn Jones
Chairman, Commercial Committee

Amanda Berry OBE
Chief Executive

Kevin Price
Chief Operating Officer

Committees

Elected Members of the Film Committee
Finola Dwyer (Chair)
Nik Powell (Deputy Chair)
Angela Allen MBE
David Arnold
Jeremy Brock
Lisa Bryer
Dominique Green
Pippa Harris
Justin Johnson
Kate Lee

Elected Members of the Television Committee
John Willis (Chair)
Andrew Newman (Deputy Chair)
Foz Allan
Kenton Allen
Lynn Horsford
Jane Lush
Krishnendu Majumdar
Anne Morrison
Elaine Pyke
Julian Scott

Elected Members of the Video Games Committee
Ray Maguire (Chair)
Harvey Elliott
Ian Livingstone OBE
Sanjay Mistry
Andy Nuttall

Council of Management
The Council comprises all the elected members of the sector committees in addition to: John Altman, Ewan Angus, Ted Childs OBE, Tim Corrie, James Dean, Mike Downey, Michael Harris, Gillian Hawser, Stephen Heppell, Medwyn Jones, Duncan Kenworthy OBE, Kevin Lygo, Nigel Lythgoe, Estelle Overs, David Parfitt, Tim Richards, Gill Rose, Sir Sydney Samuelson CBE, Neil Stiles, Sophie Turner-Laing, Dewi Vaughan Owen, Brian Walton.
BAFTA Staff – 1 2

Academy Staff 2010/2011
Yemi Adenle
Niyi Akeju
Stuart Allison
Sue Atkinson
Giles Barnett
Ronald Beentjes
Amanda Berry OBE
Graham Bowen
Jim Bradshaw
Selina Brathwaite
Clare Brown
Terry Buegg
Julia Carruthers
Robert Cawston
Nia Childs
Thea Cole
Alex Cook
Dan Cook
Agnes Dabrowska
Janette Dalley
Doreen Dean MBE
Fiachra Doyle
Charlie Edmondson
Amy Elton
Damien English
Karen Eyo
Sam Ferguson
Lauren Ferson
Anne Freeman
Marya Goga
Chloe Graham

Dave Green
Donald Haber
Faye Hannah
Jill Hawkins
Sarah Higson
Matt Hodgson
Jaine Holford
Amy Hounsell
Chris Hughes
Tim Hunter
Pippa Irvine
Lesley Jones
Lois Jones
Mariayah Kaderbhai
Kam Kandola
Lisa Kay
Jenny Keys
Helen Kirwan
Amanda Linton
Fiona Lynch
Jude MacLaverty
John Maloney
Angus Martin
Rosemary Mathurin
David Mayes
Natalie Moss
Catherine Murtagh
Hope Mutongwizo
Yolanda Neri
Lisa Nesbitt
Clare Norton-Smith
Rob Nossiter

Hilary O'Connor
Andrew Overin
Sital Patel
Kevin Price
Lisa Prime
Chris Pulo
Lisa Rasch
Helen Raddon
James Rhodes
Gina Richmond
Christine Robertson
Louise Robertson
Sunita Shroff
Genevieve Smith
Karena Smith
Kelly Smith
Kemuel Solomon
Eileen Soutter
Andy Stephens
Mike Taylor
Christina Thomas
Ciaran Toner
Adam Tuck
Tricia Tuttle
Nina Voelker
Helen Wadsworth
Susan Wagner
Lottie Wake
Deena Wallace
Nick Williams
Matthew Wiseman
Felicity Wright

195 Piccadilly Staff
Jenny Bones
Driss Djillali
Przemek Dobry
Rick Gustaffson
Sophie Klein
Monica Kuszneruk
Kamel Lakari
Sean Lawson
Graham Lloyd-Bennett
Anton Manganaro
Ali Mazri
Theresa McInerney
Nick Parry
Siôn Parry
Aga Przybylo
Bogdan Starzec
Jan Starzec
Masik Wasik
The BAFTA Group

British Academy of Film and Television Arts
BAFTA is a charity whose vision is to support, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public.

As a charitable organisation, giving our members, the industry and the public the opportunity to learn first-hand from leading practitioners in the Film, Television and Video Games industries, via our year-round Learning & Events programme, is one of our key activities.

Amongst our other activities are our annual Awards ceremonies, held in the UK, which set the gold standard for industry practitioners everywhere.

We have branches in Los Angeles, New York, Scotland and Wales, who all work together under a unified structure and common mission statement. BAFTA has approximately 6,500 members worldwide.

BAFTA Management Limited
BML is BAFTA's trading company whose purpose is to exploit the commercial opportunities arising from the charity's brand and status. Its main activities are individual and corporate membership services, hire and running of 195 Piccadilly, publishing and management of corporate relations.

Company Details

Registered Office and
Principal Address
British Academy of Film
and Television Arts
195 Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LN

Tel: 020 7734 0022
Fax: 020 7292 5868
www.bafta.org

Company Secretary
Kevin Price

Bankers
Natwest Bank plc
1 Princes Street
London
EC2R 8PA

Solicitors
Farrer & Co
66 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LH

Berwin Leighton Paisner
Adelaide House
London Bridge
London
EC4R 9HA

Harbottle & Lewis LLP
14 Hanover Square
London W1S 1HP

Reed Smith
Minerva House
5 Montague Close
London SE1 9BB

Auditors
Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP
(formerly) Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP
St Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8EH

Review of the Year team
Review Editor: Christine Robertson
Copywriter: Sian Hughes Pollitt
Design: Magpie Studio
Online Editor: Pippa Irvine
Team Assistant: John Maloney
Highlights: Film

Many of the following highlights are available to view on www.bafta.org.

– Our Annual David Lean Lecture was given by acclaimed filmmaker Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World), who gave the audience an insight into his formative years, his transition to Hollywood as well as advice to aspiring filmmakers.

– In a 90th birthday celebration, renowned production designer Sir Ken Adam was honoured in a BAFTA Tribute. Friends and colleagues paid homage to the man who defined the look of the first Bond films, as well as The War Room in Dr Strangelove, the eponymous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and much more.

– We introduced a series of Behind The Mask screenings at the ICA, in which a group of BAFTA members and nominees working in different disciplines handpicked, and introduced, a film they felt best reflected their craft. A packed programme included Fish Tank cinematographer Robbie Ryan introducing Buffalo '66, production designer Michael Howells discussing Black Narcissus and Peep Show writer Sam Bain introducing Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam.

– Our inaugural Screenwriters' Lecture Series welcomed six industry screenwriting giants, Sir David Hare (The Reader), Christopher Hampton (Atonement), Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon), Sir Ronald Harwood (The Diving Bell And The Butterfly), Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) to the stage to demystify their approach to screenwriting.

– Martin Scorsese, Colin Firth and Bill Nighy were the latest subjects of our A Life in Pictures series, whilst An Evening with Alan Rickman saw the actor recount his career highs and lows to an enraptured audience in New York. Patrick Stewart gave the BAFTA in Scotland interview to a packed house at the Edinburgh Film Festival.

– The BAFTA Mentoring Scheme entered its second year, with BAFTA members, from filmmakers to journalists, volunteering their time and skills to support young people to take part in media projects. This last year 76 BAFTA mentors from England and Scotland worked with nearly 400 young people to complete projects designed to build their self-esteem and basic life skills.

– All That Glitters Is Goldfinger: A Conversation with Guy Hamilton was hosted by Bond composer David Arnold and was a celebration of the life and career of the famous Bond director. Hamilton recounted his memories of working with both Sean Connery and Roger Moore and his experiences of making the iconic films.

– The BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum provided an invaluable way for writers to test out new material. Short script extracts were selected, then cast, rehearsed and performed to an industry audience of producers, development executives, directors, actors and literary agents. The writers received feedback from guest Chairs, including TV writer Guy Hibbert (Omagh) and Working Title exec producer Debra Hayward (Frost/Nixon), before rounding off the night with a relaxed networking session.

– Our new three-month series of Masterclasses at the ICA offered people the chance to hear from leading creatives in the film, television and video games industries. Among the film speakers were Monsters filmmaker Gareth Edwards who discussed visual effects, Brighton Rock cinematographer John Mathieson, and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll make-up & hair designer Jacqueline Fowler.

– The Britannia Awards in Los Angeles honoured Christopher Nolan, Betty White, Michael Sheen, Scott Free Productions and Jeff Bridges whilst our Scotland New Talent Awards recognised the emerging talent and potential BAFTA winners of tomorrow.

– The Orange British Academy Film Awards attracted our biggest TV audience since 2004, with viewers keen to watch a very British success story unfold. The King's Speech took seven BAFTAs, including Best Film, whilst The Social Network and Inception took three apiece. The Harry Potter films were recognised for their Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, and Tim Burton presented Sir Christopher Lee with the Academy Fellowship.

IMAGE – Tilda Swinton shares a joke backstage with nominees Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, who collected David Fincher's BAFTA for directing The Social Network. Pic: BAFTA/Greg Williams
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Highlights: Television

Many of the following highlights are available to view on www.bafta.org.

– Our Annual Television Lecture was delivered by Stephen Fry, who gave an impassioned talk on whether TV was in terminal decline, and his hopes and fears for originality and greatness in the medium, beyond the domestic sphere.

– We teamed up with the Barbican and Cartoon Network to welcome children and families Inside The World Of Ben 10. One of the cartoon's creators, Tramm Wigzell, showed the young fans how the characters in the show are animated. The children then created their own costumes, transforming themselves into terrifying Ben 10 aliens.

– Journalist and presenter Jon Snow discussed The Arab Spring: A Broadcasting Revolution with an expert panel, debating the changing face of conflict news broadcasting and the challenges faced in providing a real window on our world.

– To mark the 50th Anniversary of Coronation Street, we joined up with the BFI and ITV for a panel debate featuring key members of the cast and production team. They discussed what has made the show such an enduring national television treasure, as well as what first inspired Tony Warren to write the soap.

– We co-presented Pitch Up, with Stellar Network, a unique opportunity to get your television idea heard by the people who matter. The judging panel who picked out the top ideas included the Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson, Channel 4's factual entertainment Commissioning Editor, Alistair Pegg and Greg Brennan, Head of Drama at Tiger Aspect.

– In Wales, our Sherlock: The Story Of A Modern Day Adaptation event saw writer Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue give an informative insight into the complexities of adapting a Victorian novel into a modern-day television drama, with Moffat discussing how he believed his screenplay remained faithful to Conan Doyle's original work.

– In a new collaboration with Bristol Festival of Ideas, we invited producer Dale Templar to tell how Bristol's Natural History Unit captured the incredible footage used in the BAFTA-winning Human Planet. Templar showed some of the series' breathtaking footage that celebrated the power of nature and human ingenuity.

– Our new three-month series of Masterclasses at the ICA offered people the chance to hear from leading creatives in the television, film and video games industries. Among the speakers were composer Martin Phipps (Wallander), writer Tony Grisoni (Red Riding Trilogy) and Momoco, the design studio behind the title design of Misfits, who gave a fascinating insight into the rarely-discussed craft.

– Sherlock, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Doctor Who were among the winning programmes at the British Academy Cyrmu Awards, celebrating the very best Welsh talent in TV, film and video games. Veteran comedy producer/director Gareth Gwenlan was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by former Only Fools & Horses cohort, Nicholas Lyndhurst.

– Horrible Histories picked up three BAFTAs for Writer, Comedy and Performer at the EA British Academy Children's Awards, whilst much-loved Play School presenter Brian Cant brought Humpty with him to receive the Special Award.

– The British Academy Television Craft Awards celebrated behind-the-scenes talent, with Human Plant and Downton Abbey taking two masks apiece and the enduringly popular Springwatch receiving the Special Award for its outstanding creative and technical teamwork both behind the camera and online.

– Sherlock picked up two BAFTAs for Drama Series and Supporting Actor (Martin Freeman) at the Philips British Academy Television Awards. Several first-time winners included Daniel Rigby (Leading Actor, Eric And Ernie) and Vicky McClure (Leading Actress, This is England '86). James Corden and Richard Curtis presented Tiger Aspect founder Peter Bennett-Jones with the Special Award, whilst veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald became an Academy Fellow.

IMAGE – Stephen Fry gives the Annual Television Lecture, in which he asked "from the point of view of love, not enmity," if TV was in terminal decline. Pic: BAFTA/Jamie Simonds
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Highlights: Video Games

Many of the following highlights are available to view on www.bafta.org.

– Our Annual Video Games Lecture was delivered by Alex Evans, co-founder and technical director of Media Molecule, creators of the BAFTA-winning LittleBigPlanet. Evans talked critically about video games creation, painting a broad picture of the industry and the process of video game development.

– BAFTA Fellow Will Wright (The Sims) was the subject of A Life in Pixels interview in Hollywood, as part of our launch of a US video games branch – an active network of the best minds in the industry, focused on championing and rewarding creative excellence.

– The BAFTA Young Game Designers competition was launched to encourage 11-16-year-olds to consider a career in video games through workshops, talks and one-on-one coaching with industry experts. Beached Whale Productions came out on top with their concepts for Hamster: Accidental World Domination. Their prize included a selection of computer games hardware, work experience with EA to discover how professional games designers work, and the development of a prototype of their winning game design by experts at Abertay University, Scotland.

– Our new three-month series of masterclasses at the ICA offered people the chance to hear from leading creatives in the video games, film and television industries. Among the video games speakers were Charles Cecil, founder of Revolution Software and creator of the BAFTA-winning Broken Sword, who explored the significance of narrative within video game development as well as the challenges of multi-platform publishing.

– Games composer James Hannigan (Harry Potter, Theme Park World) was In Concert and Conversation during GameCity 2010 – the UK's leading independent video games festival held in Nottingham. This was a chance to hear the BAFTA-winning composer's work and the inspiration behind it.

– David Hego, of Rocksteady Studios, gave a masterclass on art direction for video games. From concept phase to final implementation, Hego explained how the team created the dark and gothic mood of their BAFTA-winning game Batman: Arkham Asylum. He also covered the theory and practice of visual narration, lighting, colour schemes and the "hyper-realistic" look of the iconic comic-book characters.

– An insightful masterclass on design with UK game developer Rare Studios took the audience on a behind-the-scenes tour of Kinect Sports' development using Microsoft's new Kinect technology. They were also given a 'Rare' perspective on the potential natural user interface has for home entertainment. This was a 'must-see' event for all those interested in future gaming trends.

– Our Speed Surgeries at the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair gave young people aged 14-plus an unmissable opportunity to talk directly to major figures in the UK games industry.

– The GAME British Academy Video Games Awards attracted 20,000 viewers who tuned in to watch a live stream of the ceremony online. The event saw a greater number of nominees from around the world in attendance, giving the evening a truly international feel. Mass Effect 2 took the coveted Best Game award, whilst Heavy Rain took three (Original Music, Story and Technical Achievement). The Academy Fellowship was presented by Sir Ben Kingsley to legendary designer, Peter Molyneux OBE.

IMAGE – Empathetic drama Heavy Rain won three BAFTAs: Original Music, Story and Technical Achievement. Pic: Sony Computer Entertainment/Quantic Dream & XDev Studio Europe.
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