BAFTA 2014 Winners – GRAVITY Leads With 6 Awards; 12 YEARS A SLAVE Clinches Best Picture

With two weeks to go until the 86th Academy Awards are handed out in Hollywood, all eyes were on London as the EE British Academy Film Awards were announced Sunday evening from the Royal Opera House.

12 YEARS A SLAVE was named Best Film with Chiwetel Ejiofor winning leading actor. GRAVITY won six awards including British Film, Director, Original Music, Cinematography, Sound and Special Visual Effects, while AMERICAN HUSTLE won three BAFTAs for Original Screenplay, Make Up & Hair, and Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lawrence.

Leading Actress was presented to Cate Blanchett for playing the title role in BLUE JASMINE – her third BAFTA win ­– and in his feature film debut Barkhad Abdi won Supporting Actor for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS.

Hosted by Stephen Fry, the ceremony featured a live performance from multi-platinum-selling artist Tinie Tempah and Mercury Prize nominee Laura Mvula.

Dame Helen Mirren was the recipient of the BAFTA Fellowship, Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema went to Peter Greenaway (THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER), while the EE Rising Star Winner (voted for by the public) was Will Poulter.

Check out the red carpet arrival photos HERE.

Full list of winners:

Outstanding British Film:  GRAVITY – Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman, Jonás Cuarón

Best Film: 12 YEARS A SLAVE – Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen

British Short Film:  ROOM 8 – James W. Griffiths, Sophie Venner

British Short Animation:  Sleeping With The Fishes – James Walker, Sarah Woolner, Yousif Al-Khalifa

Production Design:  THE GREAT GATSBY – Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn

Sound Winner:  GRAVITY – Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro

Editing Winner: RUSH – Dan Hanley, Mike Hill

Documentary Winner:  THE ACT OF KILLING – Joshua Oppenheimer

Make-Up and Hair Winner:  AMERICAN HUSTLE – Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell, Kathrine Gordon

Costume Design Winner:  THE GREAT GATSBY – Catherine Martin

Original Music Winner: GRAVITY – Steven Price

Animated Film Winner: FROZEN – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer:  Kieran Evans – Kelly + Victor

Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi – CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

Cinematography: GRAVITY – Emmanuel Lubezki

Supporting Actress:  Jennifer Lawrence – AMERICAN HUSTLE

Original Screenplay Winner: AMERICAN HUSTLE – Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell

Adapted Screenplay Winner:  PHILOMENA – Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope

Special Visual Effects Winner:  GRAVITY – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny

Film Not in the English Language Winner: THE GREAT BEAUTY – Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima

Leading Actor Winner: Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 YEARS A SLAVE

Director Winner:  Alfonso Cuarón – GRAVITY

Leading Actress Winner:  Cate Blanchett – BLUE JASMINE