BAFTAs 2014: '12 Years a Slave' named best film

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Source: LA Times

"12 Years a Slave," Steve McQueen's harrowing depiction of slavery in America, was named best flim at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday in London. Chiwetel Ejiofor also won for leading actor as the freeman-turned-slave in the drama.

Though "Slave" won the top prize at the ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity" was the evening's biggest winner, receiving six BAFTA prizes -- for director, outstanding British film, cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezki, music for Steve Price, sound for Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri and Chris Munro and special visual effects for Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould and Nikki Penny.

"Gravity" is nominated for 10 Academy Awards, and "Slave" is in contention for nine. "Slave" won the Golden Globe for best dramatic film and both pictures tied for the top prize at the Producers Guild Awards last month.


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AP: '12 Years a Slave' named best film at UK awards

The Guardian: Baftas 2014: 12 Years a Slave deserved better than this, commentary excerpt:

The cinematography prize for Emmanuel Lubezki, meanwhile, was fitting, because Gravity was such a thrillingly immersive visual spectacle – although I thought Sean Bobbitt, the director of photography for 12 Years a Slave, was by a whisker the better choice.

[loudsue]

1. They aren't even showing it here in the south (Raleigh, NC area) except at 1 theater, that

I've been able to find.

I'm going to look again in hopes more theaters have started carrying it. A friend of mine went to the ONE theater that had it, and she said it was a very moving film, and well done.

[kelliekat44]

2. Hey, you got one. Stop complaining. Truth is hard to swallow. nt

[yeoman6987]

4. 12 Years a Slave

What a great movie. Deserves every award it gets. It is a "small budget" movie so it does not surprise me that it is limited. Most of the Oscar nominated movies are not going to be in every theater. In Annapolis, we only had it at one theater too. But we only had Nebraska at one theater. Most of the smaller movies work that way.

[Skittles]

3. I'm rooting for it for Best Picture and for my beloved Chiwetel to win Best Actor

yes INDEED

oddly enough, I did not care for Gravity, which I think is highly overrated, yet I LOVED "Children of Men" by the same director, which also starred....my beloved Chiwetel.

[yeoman6987]

5. Nothing odd about it

I was soooooo bored watching Gravity. I could not wait for it to end. Oh I hated "Children of Men" too.

[CBHagman]

6. Well done!

And I hope the results will be duplicated at the Academy Awards. Best of luck to Messrs McQueen and Ejiofor and Ms. Nyong'o.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. Cate Blanchett won the best leading actress award

and looked absolutely amazing while winning it. She looked breathtaking.