On Feb. 10 "Argo" went home with the Best Film award at the British Academy Awards.
The BAFTA is known to be an important Oscar predictor as a big number of its voters is part of the Academy.
The Ben Affleck-directed film continued its winning streak by beating out Oscar favorite "Lincoln," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," and "Zero Dark Thirty."
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) and Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) continued to win for their respective categories. Hathaway took home her 28th precursor award for Best Supporting Actress while Day-Lewis went home with his 32nd for Best Actor.
The biggest surprises came in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor awards. Emmanuelle Riva beat out Best Actress front-runners Jessica Chastain (Zero dark Thirty) and Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) for her role in "Amour." Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain had been disputing the race throughout awards season, but this victory essentially gives Riva the front-runner position.
Christoph Waltz took home his second BAFTA award for his turn in "Django Unchained." He beat out Oscar favorites Phillip Seymour Hoffman (The Master) and Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln). Waltz may be the new front-runner, especially after winning the Golden Globe a few weeks ago. It is essential to note that he won the award 2010 for his turn in "Inglorious Basterds" and the Academy may be wary of giving him another win. However, every single thespian nominated in this category has won an Oscar before, so a Waltz victory would not be a major surprise.
The Best Director race continued to be a question mark as Ben Affleck (Argo) won the award; he was the most note-worthy snub when the Oscar nominations were unveiled.
"Les Miserables" also surprised by winning four awards. Aside from Hathaway's win, the film took home Best Makeup, Best Production Design and Best Sound.
"Skyfall" also had a great night and won Best British Film and Best Score. "Silver Linings Playbook" won the Best Adapted Screenplay while "Django Unchained" continued its front-runner position in the Best Original Screenplay category.
Other winners included "Anna Karenina" for Best Costume Design and "Life of Pi" for Best Visual Effects and Best Cinematography. Both films are expected to win those categories at the Academy Awards.
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