French movie "The Artist" scored 6 BAFTA awards while its biggest Oscar rival, "The Descendants," went home nothing.

2012 BAFTAS Winners List

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

Best Documentary:
Senna

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer:
Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)

Best Foreign Language Film:
The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Best Animated Feature Film:
Rango

Best Original Screenplay:
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Original Score:
The Artist – Ludovic Bource

Cinematography:
The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman

Editing:
Senna – Gregers Sall, Chris King

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 Animation:
A Morning Stroll

Short Film:
Pitch Black Heist

Rising Star Award (voted for by the public):
Adam Deacon