70th British Academy Film Awards

Date: February 12, 2017

Host: Stephen Fry

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Blade Runner (1982)

"Man Has Made His Match... Now It's His Problem"

Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced by Michael Deeley
Screenplay by Hampton Fancher, David Peoples
Based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Music by Vangelis
Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth
Edited by Terry Rawlings, Marsha Nakashima
Production companies: The Ladd Company, Shaw Brothers, Blade Runner Partnership
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date: 25 June 1982
Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $28 million
Box office: $33.8 million

"Blade Runner" is a science fiction thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick. The story is about a former Blade Runner who has to return to work and try to terminate four escaped replicants.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

"You're invited to a very important date 3/5/10"

Directed by Tim Burton
Produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd
Screenplay by Linda Woolverton
Based on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Edited by Chris Lebenzon
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films, The Zanuck Company, Team Todd
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 5 March 2010 (United States)
Running time: 108 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $200 million
Box office: $1.025 billion

"Alice in Wonderland" is an adventure fantasy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton, based on Lewis Carroll's fantasy novels, The story is about Alice, a nineteen-year-old girl, who returns to her Wonderland in order to save her old friends from the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

"The Fairytale is Over"

Directed by Rupert Sanders
Produced by Sam Mercer, Joe Roth
Screenplay by Hossein Amini, Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock
Story by Evan Daugherty
Based on "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, Sam Spruell
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Greig Fraser
Edited by Conrad Buff, Neil Smith
Production company: Roth Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 30 May 2012 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 127 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $170 million
Box office: $396.6 million

"Snow White and the Huntsman" is a fantasy action adventure film directed by Rupert Sanders, written by Hossein Amini, Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and based on the German fairy tale "Snow White". The story is about Snow White, a princess who escapes from her evil stepmother, Queen Ravenna, who wants to get rid of her with the help of Eric, the Huntsman.

Spotlight (2015)

"Break the story. Break the silence."

Directed by Tom McCarthy
Produced by Blye Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar
Written by Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci
Music by Howard Shore
Cinematography: Masanobu Takayanagi
Edited by Tom McArdle
Production companies: Anonymous Content, First Look Media, Participant Media, Rocklin/Faust
Distributed by Open Road Films
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 129 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $27.3 million

"Spotlight" is a biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The story is about how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

The Hateful Eight (2015)

"No one to trust. Everyone to hate."

Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Shannon McIntosh, Stacey Sher
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern
Music by Ennio Morricone
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by Fred Raskin
Production company: Double Feature Films, FilmColony
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Release date: 25 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 187 minutes (Roadshow version)
Country: United States
Budget: $44 million
Box office: $131.4 million

"The Hateful Eight" is a mystery crime drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The story is about eight strangers who seek refuge from a blizzard in a stagecoach stopover some time after the American Civil War.

Brooklyn (2015)

"Two countries, two loves, one heart."

Directed by John Crowley
Produced by Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Screenplay by Nick Hornby
Based on "Brooklyn" by Colm Tóibín
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters
Music by Michael Brook
Cinematography: Yves Bélanger
Edited by Jake Roberts
Production company: BFI, BBC Films, Wildgaze Films
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, TSG Entertainment
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United Kingdom & Ireland)
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, Canada
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $44 million

"Brooklyn" is a romantic drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Hornby, based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name. It tells the story of a young Irish woman's immigration to Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within them for her.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

"The future belongs to the mad"

Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P. J. Voeten
Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton
Music by Junkie XL
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by Margaret Sixel
Production company: Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 14 May 2015 (Australia and United Kingdom)
Running time: 120 minutes
Country: Australia, United States
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $376.7 million

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is an action adventure science fiction film directed and produced by George Miller, and written by Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. It's the fourth instalment in the "Mad Max" franchise which follows Max Rockatansky, who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe and his army in an armoured tanker truck, which leads to a lengthy road battle.

Sicario (2015)

"The border is just another line to cross."

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Edward McDonnell, Molly Smith
Written by Taylor Sheridan
Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber
Music by Jóhann Jóhannsson
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by Joe Walker
Production company: Black Label Media, Thunder Road Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date: 18 September 2015 (United States)
Running time: 121 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $80.6 million

"Sicario" is an action crime drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Taylor Sheridan. The story is about a principled FBI agent who is enlisted by a government task force to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel.

Trumbo (2015)

"When they tried to silence him, he made the world listen."

Directed by Jay Roach
Produced by Michael London, Janice Williams, Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson, Nimitt Mankad, John McNamara, Kevin Kelly Brown
Written by John McNamara
Based on "Dalton Trumbo" by Bruce Cook
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography: Jim Denault
Edited by Alan Baumgarten
Production company: ShivHans Pictures, Everyman Pictures, Groundswell Productions
Distributed by Bleecker Street
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United States)

Running time: 124 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $8.1 million

"Trumbo" is a biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by John McNamara. The film follows the life of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo who was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Carol (2015)

"Some people change your life forever"

Directed by Todd Haynes
Produced by Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon
Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
Based on "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Edited by Affonso Gonçalves
Production companies: Number 9 Films, Film4 Productions, Killer Films
Distributed by The Weinstein Company, StudioCanal
Release date: 20 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $11.8 million
Box office: $11.4 million

"Carol" is a romantic drama film directed by Todd Haynes and written by Phyllis Nagy, based on the novel "The Price of Salt"by Patricia Highsmith. The film tells the story of a young aspiring photographer and her relationship with an older woman going through a difficult divorce.

69th BAFTA Best Picture Posters of Levente Szabó

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69th British Academy Film Awards

Date: February 14, 2016

Host: Stephen Fry

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Room (2015)

"Love knows no boundaries"

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Produced by Ed Guiney, David Gross
Screenplay by Emma Donoghue
Based on "Room" by Emma Donoghue
Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy
Music by Stephen Rennicks
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Edited by Nathan Nugent
Production companies: Element Pictures,No Trace Camping, Film4
Distributed by A24 Films
Release date: 16 October 2015 (United States)
Running time: 117 minutes
Country: Canada, Ireland
Budget: $6 million
Box office: $16 million

"Room" is a drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue, based on her novel of the same name. It tells the story Jack and his mother who escape from the enclosed surroundings, and Jack starts to discover the real world.

The Big Short (2015)

"This is a true story"

Directed by Adam McKay
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt
Screenplay by Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Based on "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt
Music by Nicholas Britell
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Edited by Hank Corwin
Production companies: Plan B Entertainment, Regency Enterprises
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date: 11 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 130 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $28 million
Box office: $94.1 million

"The Big Short" is a biographical comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Adam McKay, based on the book of the same name by Michael Lewis. The story is about the financial crisis of 2007–2008 brought on by the build-up of the housing market and credit bubble.

The Revenant (2015)

"Blood lost. Life found."

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Produced by Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, David Kanter, Mary Parent, James W. Skotchdopole, Keith Redmon
Screenplay by Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Based on "The Revenant" by Michael Punke
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, Bryce Dessner
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Edited by Stephen Mirrione
Production companies: Anonymous Content, Appian Way, M Productions, New Regency Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Regency Enterprises
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 156 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $135 million
Box office: $381.6 million

"The Revenant" is an adventure thriller drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and written by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu, based in part on Michael Punke's "The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge". The story is about a frontiersman named Hugh Glass on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s who tries to survive after his mate's betrayal.

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The Danish Girl (2015)

"Find the courage to be yourself."

Directed by Tom Hooper
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Tom Hooper, Gail Mutrux
Screenplay by Lucinda Coxon
Based on "The Danish Girl" by David Ebershoff
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Edited by Melanie Ann Oliver
Production companies: Working Title, Pretty Pictures, Revision Pictures, Senator Global Productions
Distributed by Focus Features, Universal Pictures International
Release date: 27 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $31 million

"The Danish Girl" is a romantic biographical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by Lucinda Coxon, based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The story is about Lili and Gerda's marriage and work that evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Steve Jobs (2015)

"Can a great man be a good man?"

Directed by Danny Boyle
Produced by Danny Boyle, Guymon Casady, Christian Colson, Mark Gordon, Scott Rudin
Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Based on "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography: Alwin H. Küchler
Edited by Elliot Graham
Production companies: Legendary Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Mark Gordon Company, Entertainment 360, Decibel Films, Cloud Eight Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 9 October 2015 (United States)
Running time: 122 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $31 million

"Steve Jobs" is a biographical drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on Walter Isaacson's 2011 biography of the same name and interviews conducted by Sorkin. It tells the story of Steve Jobs who takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter.

Star Wars. Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi (1983)

"The Empire Falls...."

Directed by Richard Marquand
Produced by Howard Kazanjian
Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas
Story by George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Edited by Sean Barton, Duwayne Dunham, Marcia Lucas
Production company: Lucasfilm Ltd
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 May 1983 (United States)
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $32.5–42.7 million
Box office: $572.1 million

"Star Wars. Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi" is an action adventure fantasy film directed by Richard Marquand and written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. It's the third installment of the "Star Wars" original trilogy which tells the story of Luke Skywalker who struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force while the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star after rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt.