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THE  57TH BAFTA AWARDS /

THE BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS

Took place on Sunday 15th February 2004 in London

BAFTA WINNERS IN THE FILM CATEGORY:

Best Film:  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Director: Peter Weir – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Best Actor: Bill Murray – Lost in Translation

Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation

Best Supporting Actor: Bill Nighy – Love Actually

Best Supporting Actress: Renée Zellweger – Cold Mountain

Best British Film: Touching the Void

Best Original Screenplay: The Station Agent – Thomas McCarthy

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Fran Walsh

Best Visual Effects: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Foreign Language Film: In This World directed by Michael Winterbottom

57th BAFTA Awards

2006 Berlin International Film Festival Winners

The Berlin International Film Festival known as the Berlinale takes places annually in February and is regarded
as one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.

Winners of the four main prizes at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival were as follows: –

Golden Bear (Best Film) Grbavica directed by Jasmila Žbanić

Silver Bear (Best Director) shared between Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross for The Road To Guantanamo

Best Actor – Moritz Bleibtreu – Elementarteilchen (Atomised/The Elementary Particles)

Best Actress – Sandra Hüller – Requiem

2003 Berlin International Film Festival Winners

The Berlin International Film Festival known as the Berlinale takes places annually in February and is regarded as one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.

Winners of the four main prizes at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival were as follows: –

Golden Bear (Best Picture) – In this World directed by Michael Winterbottom

Silver Bear (Best Director) – Li Yang  for Blind Shaft

Best Actor – Sam Rockwell – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Best Actress (prize was shared) – Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep & Julianne Moore – The Hours