66th British Academy Film Awards 66th British Academy Film Awards The 66th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 10 February 2013 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2012. The nominations were announced on 9 January 2013. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2012. Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony, where "Argo" won Best Film and Best Director for Ben Affleck. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor
84th Academy Awards Highland Center on November 12, 2011. On February 11, 2012, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Milla Jovovich. "The Artist" won five awards, including Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Picture, the first silent feature to win an Academy Award for Best Picture since 1927's "Wings", the inaugural winner in 1929. Other winners included "Hugo" also with five awards, "The Iron Lady" with two awards, and "Beginners", "The Descendants", "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", "The