The Orange British Academy Film Awards were held last night at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London and this event had a spectacular A list turnout. It’s events and days like these that make you realise why you run a female celebrity website! The girls were there in force and boy were they looking good! Wall to wall beauty and then some. A typical miserable damp and drizzly cold winters night in London, but that didn’t stop the stars dazzling on this special night.

Top photo:Kate Winslet at the Oscar lunch 2009 photo by Yardy1

Kate Winslet is our headline as she won the Best Actress gong and the speech was pretty good with emotions kept reasonably in check but you had the feeling she was really trying hard to keep her cool but there was evidence she had actually rehearsed for this acceptance speech. She was double nominated in this category for her roles in “The Reader” and “Revolutionary Road” and “the Reader” provided her with the gong ahead of names such as Angelina Jolie.

Although Kate is our headline, the event headline has got to go to SlumDog Millionaire which cleaned up at this event winning severals gongs across a broad range of categories. The other major headline is Frieda Pinto who gets the red carpet glam award from us, she’s a newcomer to the red carpet scene, but manages to pull these events of with a certain panache that comes from the more seasoned stars and the British Academy Film Awards was no exception. One to keep an eye on this lady, we feel she could be going places.

Penelope Cruz also got the red carpet glam award from us, she rarely gets it wrong, and won the Best Supporting Actresss Award for her role in Vicky Christina Barcelona which we rated highly in our review and her speech with that beautiful accent was superb.

So who was there? There must have been as many Hollywood stars as Brit ones at this event with the list reading like a who’s who. Angelina Jolie and Brad pitt, Frieda Pinto, Marisa Tomei, Penelope Cruz, Sharon Stone, Kate Winslet, Emma Watson, Marion Cotillard, Gemma Arterton, Thandie Newton and the list goes on.

Huge amount of thumb galleries for this event and some best of the red carpet full size photo’s at the bottom of this post.

British Academy Film Awards 2009 Thumb Gallery courtesy Wire Image

The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2009 – Outside Arrivals

The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2009 – AUDI Arrivals

Thev Red Carpet is where it is at, and this event produced some superb red carpet interviews and there are a handpicked selection of our favourites see the related videos for masses more.

BAFTA 2009: Red Carpet Interview with Kate Winslet

WINNER BAFTA 2009: Interview with Penélope Cruz

BAFTA 2009 – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Red Carpet Interview

BAFTA 2009: Red Carpet Interview with Meryl Streep

BAFTA 2009: Red Carpet Interview with Thandie Newton

BAFTA 2009: Red Carpet Interview with Sharon Stone

BAFTA 2009: Red Carpet Interview with Amy Adams

Emma Watson – Arrival BAFTA 2009

The Orange British Academy Film Award Winners:

Best film

Slumdog Millionaire

Director

Slumdog Millionaire – Danny Boyle

Leading Actor

Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Leading Actress

Kate Winslet – The Reader

Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Supporting Actress

Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Original Screenplay

In Bruges – Martin McDonagh

Adapted Screenplay

Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy

Academy fellowship

Terry Gilliam

Outstanding British contribution to cinema

Pinewood Studios/ Shepperton Studios

Outstanding British Film

Man on Wire

The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film

Steve McQueen

Director/Writer – Hunger

Film not in the English language

I’ve Loved You So Long

Animated Film

WALL•E

Music

Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman

Cinematography

Slumdog Millionaire – Anthony Dod Mantle

Editing

Slumdog Millionaire – Chris Dickens

Production Design

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Donald Graham Burt / Victor J. Zolfo

Costume Design

The Duchess – Michael O’Conno

Make Up & Hair

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Jean Black / Colleen Callaghan

Sound

Slumdog Millionaire – Glenn Freemantle / Resul Pookutty / Richard Pryke / Tom Sayers / Ian Tapp

Special Visual Effects

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Eric Barba / Craig Barron / Nathan McGuinness / Edson Williams

Short Animation

Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death – Steve Pegram / Nick Park / Bob Baker

Short Film

September – Stewart le Maréchal / Esther May Campbell

The Orange Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)

Noel Clarke

The after event party and dinner was held at Grosvenor House in Park Lane and went on into the early hours. The headline was that the “Brangelina” were not seen at the event according to a London paper not even for 5 minutes and in effect snubbed it. They were both up for awards but none of them won but the film which starred Brad Pitt picked up various technical awards.

Emma Watson was also another headline she was spotted at the Soho House Grey Goose after party at the Grosvenor House hotel  getting swamped by guys trying to grab her attention as she flitted between the 15 party suites. She ended up getting cosy with Stormbreaker star Alex Pettyfer.

The FJ Girls BAFTA 2009 Red Carpet Glamour Awards
Angelina Jolie: Label Armani Prive

Emma Watson: Label Temperley

Penelope Cruz: Label Alaia

Freida Pinto: Label: Oscar De La Renta

Tandie Newton: Label 50’s Vintage

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