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
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