BAFTA nominations are in...
I hate the BAFTA's because they are always so predictable and usually so very off-colour with every award they give out. Just like the Globes, they are a poor man's Oscars... and it's always the same bloody six or seven films that just rotate between awards. Everyone knows that frikkin' ATONEMENT will sweep all the awards, it's just inevitable. Whenever a British movie is so well reviewed across the board, it's just bound to happen. I mean James McAvoy for 'Best Actor'? Please, give me a break!
Here's the full list... FILM American Gangster Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott Atonement Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster The Lives of Others Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann No Country for Old Men Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen There Will Be Blood JoAnne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi BRITISH FILM Atonement Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster, Joe Wright, Christopher Hampton The Bourne Ultimatum Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg, Paul Greengrass, Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, George Nolfi Control Orian Williams, Todd Eckert, Anton Corbijn, Matt Greenhalgh Eastern Promises Paul Webster, Robert Lantos, David Cronenberg, Steve Knight This Is England Mark Herbert, Shane Meadows THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER OR PRODUCER FOR THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILM Chris Atkins (director/writer) Taking Liberties Mia Bays (producer) Scott Walker: 30 Century Man Sarah Gavron (director) Brick Lane Matt Greenhalgh (writer) Control Andrew Piddington (director/writer) The Killing of John Lennon DIRECTOR Atonement Joe Wright The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Greengrass The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY American Gangster Steven Zaillian Juno Diablo Cody The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy This Is England Shane Meadows ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Atonement Christopher Hampton The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Ronald Harwood The Kite Runner David Benioff No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (nominations announced on Jan. 4) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik, Julian Schnabel The Kite Runner William Horberg, Walter Parkes, Rebecca Yeldham, Marc Foster The Lives of Others Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Lust, Caution Bill Kong, James Schamus, Ang Lee La Vie en rose Alain Goldman, Olivier Dahan ANIMATED FILM Ratatouille Brad Bird Shrek the Third Chris Miller The Simpsons Movie Matt Groening, James L. Brooks LEADING ACTOR George Clooney Michael Clayton Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood James McAvoy Atonement Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises Ulrich Muehe The Lives of Others LEADING ACTRESS Cate Blanchett Elizabeth: The Golden Age Julie Christie Away From Her Marion Cotillard La Vie en rose Keira Knightley Atonement Ellen Page Juno SUPPORTING ACTOR Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men Paul Dano There Will Be Blood Tommy Lee Jones No Country for Old Men Philip Seymour Hoffman Charlie Wilsons War Tom Wilkinson Michael Clayton SUPPORTING ACTRESS Cate Blanchett Im Not There Kelly Macdonald No Country for Old Men Samantha Morton Control Saoirse Ronan Atonement Tilda Swinton Michael Clayton MUSIC American Gangster Marc Streitenfeld Atonement Dario Marianelli The Kite Runner Alberto Iglesias There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood La Vie en rose Christopher Gunning CINEMATOGRAPHY American Gangster Harris Savides Atonement Seamus McGarvey The Bourne Ultimatum Oliver Wood No Country for Old Men Roger Deakins There Will Be Blood Robert Elswit EDITING American Gangster Pietro Scalia Atonement Paul Tothill The Bourne Ultimatum Christopher Rouse Michael Clayton John Gilroy No Country for Old Men Roderick Jaynes PRODUCTION DESIGN Atonement Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer Elizabeth: The Golden Age Guy Hendrix Dyas, Richard Roberts Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan There Will Be Blood Jack Fisk, Jim Erickson La Vie en rose Olivier Raoux COSTUME DESIGN Atonement Jacqueline Durran Elizabeth: The Golden Age Alexandra Byrne Lust, Caution Pan Lai Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Colleen Atwood La Vie en rose Marit Allen SOUND Atonement Danny Hambrook, Paul Hamblin, Catherine Hodgson The Bourne Ultimatum Kirk Francis, Scott Millan, Dave Parker, Karen Baker Landers, Per Hallberg No Country for Old Men Peter Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff There Will Be Blood Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, John Pritchett, Michael Semanick, Tom Johnson La Vie en rose Laurent Zeilig, Pascal Villard, Jean-Paul Hurier, Marc Doisne SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS The Bourne Ultimatum Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Mattias Lindahl, Joss Williams The Golden Compass Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Woods Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Tim Burke, John Richardson, Emma Norton, Chris Shaw Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel, John Frazier Spider-Man 3 Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, Kee-Suk Ken Hahn, Spencer Cook MAKE UP & HAIR Atonement Ivana Primorac Elizabeth: The Golden Age Jenny Shircore Hairspray Nominees to be confirmed Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Ivana Primorac La Vie en rose Jan Archibald, Didier Lavergne SHORT ANIMATION The Pearce Sisters Jo Allen, Luis Cook Head Over Heels Osbert Parker, Fiona Pitkin, Ian Gouldstone The Crumblegiant Pearse Moore, John McCloskey SHORT FILM Dog Altogether Diarmid Scrimshaw, Paddy Considine Hesitation Julien Berlan, Michelle Eastwood, Virginia Gilbert The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island Charlie Henderson, James Griffiths, Tim Key, Tom Basden Soft Jane Hooks, Simon Ellis The Stronger Dan McCulloch, Lia Williams, Frank McGuinness THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) nominees announced on Jan. 8 Shia Labeouf Sienna Miller Ellen Page Sam Riley Tang Wei