Asif Kapadia, writer and director of 'The Warrior' picked up two BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Tevelvision) Awards at this year's ceremony. The win follows his Carlton Television Multicultural Award 2002. The Warrior won in the BAFTA categories 'The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year' and 'The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement' by a British Director, Screenwriter or Producer in their First Feature Film. At the cremony, held on 23rd February at the Odeon, Leicester Square, Kapadia collected his award from Lord Richard Attenborough.

The Warrior fended off competition from Gurinder Chadha's Asian Brit- Flick 'Bend it Like Beckham' in the Outstanding British Film of the Year category. The Pianist won in the categories Best Film and The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction for Roman Polanski, The Hours won in the categories Actress In A Leading Role for Nicole Kidman's portrayal of Virginia Woolf and The Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music.

Catherine Zeta Jones won the BAFTA in the category Actress In A Supporting Role for her role as Velma Kelly in Chicago, which also won for Sound. Road To Perdition took home the awards for Production Design and Cinematography, while Pedro Almodóvar's Talk To Her won in the categories Original Screenplay and Film Not in the English Language - his second win in this category. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers picked up two BAFTA awards in the categories Costume Design and Achievement in Special Visual Effects, as well as the Orange Film of the Year - the only award given out at the ceremony that is voted for by the cinema going public.

In the other performance categories, Daniel Day-Lewis was awarded the BAFTA in the category Actor In A Leading Role for his portrayal of Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York, and Christopher Walken won for Actor In A Supporting Role for his part as Frank Abagnale Snr in Catch Me If You Can.

Adaptation won the award for Adapted Screenplay and the Brazilian City of God was given the BAFTA for Editing. Frida won in the category Make Up and Hair.

My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117 won the BAFTA in the category Short Film and Fish Never Sleep won in the Short Animation category.

First Assistant Director David Tomlin and Second Assistant Director Michael Stevenson were awarded the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema, which is given in the Gift of the Academy.

The Academy Fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed in recognition of an outstanding contribution to world cinema, was given to Film Producer Saul Zaentz. Saul's credits include the multi Oscar winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the original Lord of the Rings, Amadeus, Mosquito Coast, The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The English Patient. Previous recipients of The Fellowship include Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, Ingmar Bergman, Steven Speilberg, Albert Finney and Elizabeth Taylor.

Click here for a full list of BAFTA 2002 Nominees.

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