The Artist Rules The 2012 BAFTAs!

Seven awards for the silent filmThe French are coming!Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist ruled the 2012 BritishAcademyFilmAwards with seven prizes, including the big ones for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. Ladies and gentlemen, c'est incroyable.The French silent film also won Best Original Music, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design in an impressive haul. While the BAFTAs are not traditionally a perfect predictor of the Oscars, what with Brit home-field advantage and a slightly different set of priorities, this will add to the film's momentum going into that final push. Trailing behind that achievement were four films with two awards each:Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Iron Lady, Hugo and Senna. The Descendants and Moneyball, not to mentionGeorge Clooney and Brad Pitt, went home empty-handed, as did the likes of War Horse and Shame.Tinker Tailor, on home turf, took Outstanding British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay, with screenwriter Peter Straughan wryly thanking The Artist for not being nominated in that category before delivering an emotional tribute to his late wife and co-screenwriter Bridget O'Connor.Best Actress went to MerylStreep for her turn in The Iron Lady, which also picked up a well-deserved Best Make-Up &Hair - because getting that helmet hair in place is no mean feat. Streep lost a shoe on the way onstage, prompting a Cinderella moment when presenter Colin Firth ran to retrieve it and replaced it for her.Elsewhere, Hugo beat Harry Potter to Best Production Design and also took Best Sound - but Potter got Best Visual Effects as some sort of compensation. Senna, meanwhile, took home Best Documentary and Best Editing. Our full BAFTAnight blog Photos of all the winners Photos from the red carpetThe full list of winners is below.BEST FILMThe ArtistTheDescendantsDriveThe HelpTinker Tailor Soldier SpyOUTSTANDING BRITISH FILMMy Week WithMarilynSennaShameTinker Tailor Soldier SpyWe Need To Talk About KevinOUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCERAttack The Block - Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)Black Pond - Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)Coriolanus - Ralph Fiennes (Director) Submarine - Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer) Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IncendiesPinaPoticheA SeparationThe Skin I Live InDOCUMENTARYGeorge Harrison:Living In The Material WorldProject NimSennaANIMATED FILMThe Adventures Of Tintin:The Secret Of The UnicornArthur ChristmasRangoDIRECTORMichel Hazanavicius - The ArtistNicolas Winding Refn - DriveMartin Scorsese - HugoTomas Alfredson - Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyLynne Ramsay - We Need To Talk About KevinORIGINAL SCREENPLAYMichel Hazanavicius - The ArtistAnnie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig - BridesmaidsJohn Michael McDonagh - The GuardAbi Morgan - The Iron LadyWoody Allen - Midnight In ParisADAPTED SCREENPLAYAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - The DescendantsTate Taylor - The HelpGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - TheIdes Of MarchSteven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin - MoneyballBridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan - Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyLEADING ACTORBrad Pitt - MoneyballGary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Clooney - The DescendantsJean Dujardin - The ArtistMichael Fassbender - ShameLEADING ACTRESSBerenice Bejo - The ArtistMeryl Streep - The Iron LadyMichelle Williams - My Week with MarilynTilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About KevinViola Davis - The HelpSUPPORTING ACTORChristopher Plummer - BeginnersJim Broadbent - The Iron LadyJonah Hill - MoneyballKenneth Branagh - My Week with MarilynPhilip Seymour Hoffman - The Ides of MarchSUPPORTING ACTRESSCarey Mulligan - DriveJessica Chastain - The HelpJudi Dench - My Week with MarilynMelissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids Octavia Spencer - The HelpORIGINAL MUSIC The Artist - Ludovic BourceThe Girl WithThe Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor, Atticus RossHugo - Howard ShoreTinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto IglesiasWar Horse - John WilliamsCINEMATOGRAPHYThe Artist - Guillaume SchiffmanThe Girl WithThe Dragon Tattoo - Jeff CronenwethHugo - Robert RichardsonTinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Hoyte van HoytemaWar Horse - Janusz KaminskiEDITING The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel HazanaviciusDrive - Mat NewmanHugo - Thelma SchoonmakerSenna - Gregers Sall, Chris KingTinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Dino JonsaterPRODUCTION DESIGNThe Artist - Laurence Bennett, Robert GouldHarry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillanHugo - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo SchiavoTinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonaldWar Horse - Rick Carter, Lee SandalesCOSTUME DESIGNThe Artist - Mark BridgesHugo - Sandy PowellJane Eyre - Michael O'ConnorMy Week WithMarilyn - Jill TaylorTinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Jacqueline DurranMAKE UP & HAIRThe Artist - Julie Hewett, Cydney CornellHarry Potter AndThe Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Amanda Knight, Lisa TomblinHugo - Morag Ross, Jan ArchibaldThe Iron Lady - Marese Langan, Mark Coulier, J. Roy HellandMy Week With Marilyn - Jenny ShircoreSOUNDThe Artist - Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael KrikorianHarry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 - James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam ScrivenerHugo - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John MidgleyTinker Tailor Soldier Spy - John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy ShelleyWar Horse - Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard HymnsSPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTSThe Adventures Of Tintin:The Secret OfThe Unicorn - Joe LetteriHarry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David VickeryHugo - Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss WilliamsRise Of The Planet Of The Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher WhiteWar Horse - Ben Morris, Neil CorbouldSHORT ANIMATION AbuelasBobby YeahA Morning StrollSHORT FILMChalkMwansa The GreatOnly Sound RemainsPitch Black HeistTwo And TwoTHE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) Adam DeaconChris HemsworthChris O'DowdEddie RedmayneTom Hiddleston{BAFTA 2012 Winners Gallery}