13 Feb – Emerging as a big winner at last night's BAFTA (British Film Academy Awards ) ceremony held in London is "The Artist", which apart from winning Best Film, was honoured with 6 other wins. Michel Hazanavicius was crowned "Best Director" and leading man Jean Dujardin snagged the "Best Actor" award for his performance in "The Artist". The other wins celebrated by the French silent film, are Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Cinematography and Best Costume Design. 17-time Oscar nominee Meryl Streep won Best Actress for her political portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady". Cuba Gooding Jr. who was presenting an award for Best Special Effects, paid tribute to singer Whitney Houston. In reference to one of her popular song, Gooding Jr. said, "Whitney, I will always love you." The following are the other awards presented: Best Film The Artist Outstanding British Film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Best Director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Best Actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Best Actress Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer (The Help) Outstanding Debut Tyrannosaur Best Foreign Language Film The Skin I Live In Best documentary Senna Best Animated Feature Film Rango Best Original Screenplay The Artist Best Adapted Screenplay Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Cinematography The Artist Best Original Score Ludovic Bource (The Artist) Editing Senna Production Design Hugo Costume Design The Artist Sound Hugo Special Visual Effects Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Make-Up and Hair The Iron Lady Short Film Pitch Black Heist Short Animation A Morning Stroll Rising Star Award Adam Deacon Fellowship Award Martin Scorsese Outstanding Contribution To British Cinema John Hurt