61st British Academy Film Awards "This Is England", directed by Shane Meadows, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2007. Anthony Hopkins 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
36th Academy Awards age of 70 at the time of her win. The other was Edmund Gwenn. This was the only time in the history of the Academy Awards that all Best Supporting Actress nominees were born outside the United States. This was the first time a Black actor won Best Actor, and the first time a winning film ("An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge") had been aired on network television before the ceremony. Sammy Davis Jr. announced the winner in the category scoring of music, adaptation or treatment but was given the envelope with the name of a winner in a different