62nd British Academy Film Awards

The 62nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 8 February 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2008. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2008.

The nominees were announced on 15 January 2009. Two films received the most nominations in eleven categories; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire. The Dark Knight followed with nine. Slumdog Millionaire took home the most awards with seven.

Jonathan Ross hosted the ceremony for the third consecutive year.

BAFTA Fellowship

 * Terry Gilliam

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

 * Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios

Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

In Memoriam

 * Charlton Heston
 * John Daly
 * Patrick McGoohan
 * Harold Pinter
 * Jonathan Bates
 * Claude Berri
 * Youssef Chahine
 * Anthony Minghella
 * Jules Dassin
 * Richard Widmark
 * Van Johnson
 * Michael Crichton
 * Roy Scheider
 * Malcolm Cooke
 * Mel Ferrer
 * Isaac Hayes
 * John Michael Hayes
 * Charles Joffe
 * Harry Lange
 * Sydney Pollack
 * Robert Mulligan
 * Stan Winston
 * Mark Shivas
 * Cyd Charisse
 * Les Ostinelli
 * Kon Ichikawa
 * David Watkin
 * Paul Newman