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Entertainment Desk: "The Artist" swept the British Film Academy Awards (BAFTA) on Sunday winning seven awards including Best Picture. Michel Hazanavicius won the awards for Best Actor, Original Screenplay, and Best Director, which sounds great.

The BAFTA is equivalent to the Oscars. It awarded Jean Dujardin as the lead actor for the film "The Artist". The film, which was criticised for no solid script, dominated the event on February 12.



Full list of Winners at BAFTA Awards 2012:

Best Film - "The Artist"

Original Screenplay: "The Artist"- Michel Hazanavicius

Adapted Screenplay: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Leading Actor: Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"

Leading Actress: Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"

Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"

Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer - "The Help"

Animated Film: "Rango"

Director: "The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius

Outstanding British Film: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer: "Tyrannosaur" - Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)

Film Not in the English Language: "The Skin I Live In"

Documentary: "Senna"

Original Music: "The Artist" - Ludovic Bource

Cinematography: "The Artist" - Guillaume Schiffman

Editing: "Senna" - Gregers Sall, Chris King

Production Design: "Hugo" - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo

Costume Design: "The Artist" - Mark Bridges

Make Up & Hair: "The Iron Lady" - Marese Langan

Sound: "Hugo" - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley

Special Visual Effects: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery

Short Animation: "A Morning Stroll" - Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

Short Film: "Pitch Black Heist" - John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn

The Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award (voted for by the public): Adam Deacon

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