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List of British films of 2012

List of British films of 2012

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The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2012. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2012.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for a number of British co-produced films from countries with less established film industries, such as Captive (with the Philippines), Mekong Hotel (with Thailand), Comrade Kim Goes Flying (with North Korea) and The Patience Stone (with Afghanistan).

Major releases

January – March

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April – June

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July – September

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October – December

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Co-productions

Of the 133 major British releases of 2012, 59 were co-productions with at least one other country. As with other years, the largest number of co-productions were made with the United States, with 28 films. However, unlike in other years, these did not primarily consist of American-led releases with British technical contributions (although these did exist, most notably in the form of Prometheus and The Dark Knight Rises), but British-led films backed by American funding, the most notable of which are Les Misérables, Skyfall and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!.

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Highest-grossing films

Listed here are the highest grossing British films of 2012, with their total earnings listed in British pound sterling. It includes films released in previous years that made money in 2012, particularly those that had minor releases in 2011 but their main releases in 2012.

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Critical reception

Listed here are the top ten best and worst British films of those released in 2012, and listed above as major releases, as per the review aggregation websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. The critical and scores for Rotten Tomatoes are out of a maximum score of 100, as is the critical score for Metacritic.

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British award winners

Gary Oldman received multiple awards nominations for his portrayal of George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Tilda Swinton received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Eva Khatchadourian in We Need to Talk About Kevin.
Oorlagh George, co-winner of the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film
Sir Kenneth Branagh received multiple awards nominations for his portrayal of Laurence Olivier in My Week with Marilyn.
Sandy Powell received multiple awards nominations for her costume design in Hugo.
Janet McTeer received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Hubert Page in Albert Nobbs.
John Hurt won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.
Sir Elton John received multiple awards nominations for his soundtrack to Gnomeo & Juliet.
Carey Mulligan received major awards nominations for two films - Drive and Shame.
Lynne Ramsay, the BAFTA-nominated director of We Need to Talk About Kevin
Bernie Taupin received multiple awards nominations for his soundtrack to Gnomeo & Juliet.
Stephen Daldry, the Critics' Choice Award-nominated director of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held during 2012, celebrating the best films of 2011. The British nominations were led by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, My Week with Marilyn and The Iron Lady, though they did not go on to win many of them, losing most notably to The Artist (from France) and Hugo (from the United States).

Academy Awards

The 84th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2011 were held on 26 February 2012.

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British Academy Film Awards

The 65th British Academy Film Awards were held on 12 February 2012.

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Critics' Choice Awards

The 17th Critics' Choice Awards were held on 12 January 2012.

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Golden Globe Awards

The 69th Golden Globe Awards were held on 15 January 2012.

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on 29 January 2012.

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Notable deaths

MonthDateNameAgeNationalityProfessionNotable films
January 1Bob Anderson89EnglishStuntman, choreographer
3Jenny Tomasin73EnglishActressThe Adventures of Barry McKenzie
4Harry Fowler85EnglishActor
10Lila Kaye82EnglishActress
11David Whitaker81EnglishComposer
20Marion Mathie73EnglishActress
26Ian Abercrombie77English-AmericanActor
30Frederick Treves86EnglishActor
February 18Peter Halliday87EnglishActor
21Gladys O'Connor108English-CanadianActress
26Richard Carpenter82EnglishActor, screenwriter
29Dennis Chinnery84EnglishActor
29Davy Jones66EnglishActor, singer
March 5Philip Madoc77Welsh-EnglishActor
11Faith Brook90EnglishActress
21Robert Fuest84EnglishDirector, screenwriter
25Bill Weston70EnglishStuntman, actor
April 15Murray Rose73English-AustralianActor
28Patricia Medina92EnglishActress
May 2Charlotte Mitchell85EnglishActress
2Tracy Reed69EnglishActress
2Digby Wolfe82English-AmericanActor
9Vidal Sassoon84English-AmericanHairstylist
10Joyce Redman93English-IrishActress
11Roland Shaw91EnglishComposer, arranger
31Christopher Challis91EnglishCinematographer
June 2Richard Dawson79English-AmericanActor
5Caroline John71EnglishActress
17George Leech90EnglishActor, stuntmanJames Bond
18Victor Spinetti82WelshActor
July 4Eric Sykes89EnglishActor
16Martin Kenzie56EnglishCamera operator
20Simon Ward70EnglishActor
21Angharad Rees63WelshActress
26Mary Tamm62EnglishActress
27Geoffrey Hughes68EnglishActor
August 19Tony Scott68EnglishDirector, producer
31Max Bygraves89EnglishActor, singer
September 6Frank Godwin95EnglishProducer
10Stanley Long78EnglishDirector, screenwriter, producer
10John Moffatt89EnglishActor
13Edgar Metcalfe78EnglishActor
27Herbert Lom95Czech-EnglishActor
October 14John Clive79EnglishActor
20Joe Melia77EnglishActor
31Brian Cobby83EnglishActor
November 6Clive Dunn92EnglishActor, singer
8Roger Hammond76EnglishActor
17Katherine Kath92EnglishActress
25Dinah Sheridan92EnglishActress
27Bob Kellett84EnglishDirector, producer, screenwriter
December 14Kenneth Kendall88Indian-EnglishActor
21Daphne Oxenford93EnglishActress
24Richard Rodney Bennett76EnglishComposer
26Gerry Anderson83EnglishDirector, producer, screenwriter
28Jon Finch71EnglishActor

See also

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