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List of British films of 2012

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. <br /> 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

April – June

July – September

October – December

Minor releases

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!.

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.

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.

Rotten Tomatoes

Metacritic

British award winners

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

See also

References

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