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BAFTA 2008 Winners & Nominees

The 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008) took place on February 10, 2008. Atonement won Best Film and one more award. La Vie en Rose won the most, 4 of its 7 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 20 categories is below.

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Best Film
Atonement
Headline winners

BAFTA 2008: The Winners

Atonement won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor), Marion Cotillard (Best Actress) and Javier Bardem (Best Supporting Actor) took the main individual prizes.

Atonement (2007) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Atonement

2007 · Drama, Mystery, Romance · $129M worldwide

2 wins from 14 nominations at the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008)

  • Best Production Design

In 1935, young Briony Tallis’s misinterpretation of events leads her to falsely accuse Robbie Turner, a member of the household staff, of a serious crime. This accusation sets in motion a devastating sequence of events with lasting consequences for Briony, Robbie, and Cecilia, Robbie’s love interest. Years later, Briony grapples with the weight of her lie and the irreversible damage it has caused, seeking a way to atone for her youthful mistake and understand the profound impact of her actions on the lives of those around her.

About Atonement
Scoreboard

BAFTA 2008: Which Films Won the Most

La Vie en Rose won 4 awards from 7 nominations. 13 films won at least once, while American Gangster went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. La Vie en Rose (2007) movie poster
    La Vie en Rose 4 / 7
    2007 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  2. No Country for Old Men (2007) movie poster
    No Country for Old Men 3 / 9
    2007 · Drama, Thriller · 3 wins from 9 nominations
  3. Atonement (2007) movie poster
    Atonement 2 / 14
    2007 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 14 nominations
  4. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) movie poster
    The Bourne Ultimatum 2 / 6
    2007 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  5. There Will Be Blood (2007) movie poster
    There Will Be Blood 1 / 9
    2007 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 9 nominations
  6. Michael Clayton (2007) movie poster
    Michael Clayton 1 / 5
    2007 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 5 nominations
  7. The Lives of Others (2006) movie poster
    The Lives of Others 1 / 5
    2006 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 5 nominations
  8. Control (2007) movie poster
    Control 1 / 3
    2007 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. I Served the King of England (2008) movie poster
    I Served the King of England 1 / 2
    2008 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  10. Juno (2007) movie poster
    Juno 1 / 2
    2007 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
Full results

All 20 BAFTA 2008 Categories: Winners & Nominees

20 categories and 97 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

20 categories · 97 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 2008 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008), back to back: 11 hours 37 minutes.

Total running time 11h 37m 11 hours 37 minutes All 5 films
Longest
There Will Be Blood 2h 38m
Shortest
No Country for Old Men 2h 2m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 2008 Winners

Drama led with 81 nominations across 21 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 81 nominations · 20%
  2. Thriller 8 wins · 41 nominations · 20%
  3. Mystery 5 wins · 29 nominations · 17%
  4. Romance 3 wins · 27 nominations · 11%
  5. Crime 4 wins · 22 nominations · 18%
  6. Biography 6 wins · 19 nominations · 32%
  7. War 3 wins · 18 nominations · 17%
  8. Music 5 wins · 12 nominations · 42%
  9. Adventure 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  10. Western 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
2008 season

How the Rest of the 2008 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2008, with the winner of each top prize. No Country for Old Men won the most of them: 5.

All 2008 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 2008: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008)?

Atonement (2007) won Best Film. The other nominees were American Gangster, The Lives of Others, No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood.

About Atonement

Which film won the most awards at the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008)?

La Vie en Rose (2007) won the most: 4 awards from 7 nominations. No Country for Old Men was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008)?

Atonement (2007) led with 14 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008)?

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood. Best Actress: Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose. Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men. Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton.

When was the 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008)?

The 61st British Academy Film Awards (2008) took place on February 10, 2008. The database has 20 categories and 97 nominations for it.