61st British Academy Film Awards 61st British Academy Film Awards The 61st British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, took place on 10 February 2008 and honoured the best films of 2007. "Atonement" won Best Film, while Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, won Best Director for "No Country for Old Men", which also went on to win Best Cinematography and Best Supporting Actor for Javier Bardem. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for "There Will Be Blood", Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for "La Vie en Rose (La Môme)", and Tilda Swinton won Best Supporting Actress for "Michael Clayton".
7th Academy Awards that those in the Best Actor category were all first time nominees, as well as the last time until the 43rd Academy Awards where either leading acting category had all first time nominees (All nominees in the Best Actress category that year were all first timers, the only other time this had occurred since the 2nd Academy Awards). Shirley Temple received the first Juvenile Award at age six, making her the youngest Oscar recipient ever. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The following eleven films received multiple nominations: The following two films received multiple awards: 7th Academy Awards