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
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