‘The Artist’ Sweeps Again – 65th Annual BAFTA Winners Announced

While we’re still a few weeks away from the 84th Academy Awards, across the Atlantic our friends in the UK praising the the finest in film and television at the 65th Annual BAFTA Awards, or British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. The winners were announced today at a ceremony in London. As expected, Michel Hazanavicius’ B&W silent hit The Artist continues to sweep awards left and right, landing another seven wins at the BAFTAs tonight, including Best Film and Best Director. But there’s always other surprises, like Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur and the documentary Senna winning as well. Read on for the full list! Here’s the complete list of film winners for the 2012 BAFTA Awards, via BAFTA.org: Best Film: The Artist Best British Film: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Outstanding Debut by a British Director: Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine Director: Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Leading Actor: Jean Dujardin – The Artist Leading Actress: Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer …