BAFTA Nominations

[Reza]

I still don't think that Angelina Jolie is going to be nominated for an Oscar. I can imagine many people giving her their 4th or 5th placements in their ballots, but i don't think many will place her as their 1st or 2nd preference. With the Academy voting method this will work against her. She was in a similar situation with 'A Mighty Heart' and was nominated for almost every precursor, but in the end she failed to be nominated for the Oscar.

If Jolie does lose out on a nomination again (even though I think she deserves a spot this year, even if it's the fourth or fifth spot), I hope she does so to Cate Blanchett just like last year. Blanchett's performance in Benjamin Button is surely one of the most underrated of the year.

If push comes to shove I would easily choose Blanchett as a nominee over Jolie. Anytime.

[flipp525]

I still don't think that Angelina Jolie is going to be nominated for an Oscar. I can imagine many people giving her their 4th or 5th placements in their ballots, but i don't think many will place her as their 1st or 2nd preference. With the Academy voting method this will work against her. She was in a similar situation with 'A Mighty Heart' and was nominated for almost every precursor, but in the end she failed to be nominated for the Oscar.

If Jolie does lose out on a nomination again (even though I think she deserves a spot this year, even if it's the fourth or fifth spot), I hope she does so to Cate Blanchett just like last year. Unlike like last year's out-of-nowhere undeserving nod, Blanchett's performance in The Curious Case Benjamin Button is surely one of the most underrated (and under-rewarded) of the year.



Edited By flipp525 on 1232028234

[OscarGuy]

Here's a difference. Jolie didn't get a BAFTA nod for A Mighty Heart. Yet, here she is for Changeling, a film which also managed a nod for Clint Eastwood as Best Director. As Magilla can attest, in my Nominations Morning article, I bring up that possibility.

What the fuck did Frieda Pinto do that's anywhere near award worthy? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And lets put Slumdog Millionaire in perspective. It's a British film. Its heavy showing in unexecpted categories (like Supporting Actress) may have more to do with love of Danny Boyle and British films than anything. Brendan Gleeson is a nominee in Supporting Actor where none of us were predicting before. Tilda Swinton's in for Burn After Reading. And, let's also not forget that Dev Patel is actually a Brit as well. So, when looking at the British Academy list, the grain of salt one should always take is that anything British may have been overemphasized.

And look. It's Brad Pitt as a Best Actor nominee for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button...how "unusual"



Edited By OscarGuy on 1232023914

[Cinemanolis]

The Brits were more impressed with Angelina Jolie than Sally Hawkins. Interesting.

Is the voting system of the BAFTAs similar to the one of the Academy Awards, or does every top5 placement gets points?

I still don't think that Angelina Jolie is going to be nominated for an Oscar. I can imagine many people giving her their 4th or 5th placements in their ballots, but i don't think many will place her as their 1st or 2nd preference. With the Academy voting method this will work against her. She was in a similar situation with 'A Mighty Heart' and was nominated for almost every precursor, but in the end she failed to be nominated for the Oscar.



Edited By Cinemanolis on 1232017666

[rudeboy]

Nice to see The Reader getting so much love.

Shame they couldn't find room for Ralph Fiennes, although with three roles on the longlist there must have been a fair amount of people voting for him.

[Big Magilla]

Nice to see The Reader getting so much love.

The Brits were more impressed with Angelina Jolie than Sally Hawkins. Interesting.

[Cinemanolis]

Not a particularly impressive line-up.

Actually since i liked but didn't love neither 'The Dark Knight' nor 'Wall-e', this is one of the best line-ups i've seen all year.

Very strong support for 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The nods of Patel and Pinto indicate that this is the film to beat. The worst nomination must be the Best Music Score nod for 'Mamma Mia" (i think they did the same with 'Dreamgirls'). Also very strong support for 'The Changeling' and 'The Reader'. It's a pity that Michael Sheen wasn't nominated here, since this was his only chance of recognition.



Edited By Cinemanolis on 1232010186

[Cinemanolis]

And my long shot prediction is Brendan Gleeson winning over Heath Ledger

[rudeboy]

Not a particularly impressive line-up. No Sally Hawkins is a shock which I don't particularly care about, but no Michael Fassbender is unforgivable.

My favourite thing about this list is Persepolis nominated for both animated film and foreign language film.

Quick count gives 11 nominations to Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Button, nine to The Dark Knight (but all tech apart from Ledger).

[rudeboy]

From the BAFTA website.

BEST FILM
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán Chaffin
• FROST/NIXON – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
• MILK – Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen
• THE READER – Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Christian Colson

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
• HUNGER – Laura Hastings-Smith, Robin Gutch, Steve McQueen, Enda Walsh
• IN BRUGES – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh
• *MAMMA MIA! * – Judy Craymer, Gary Goetzman, Phyllida Lloyd, Catherine Johnson
• MAN ON WIRE – Simon Chinn, James Marsh
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film
• SIMON CHINN (Producer) – Man On Wire
• JUDY CRAYMER (Producer) – Mamma Mia!
• GARTH JENNINGS (Writer) – Son of Rambow
• STEVE McQUEEN (Director/Writer) – Hunger
• SOLON PAPADOPOULOS, ROY BOULTER (Producers) – Of Time And The City

DIRECTOR
CHANGELING* – Clint Eastwood
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON* – David Fincher
FROST/NIXON* – Ron Howard
THE READER* – Stephen Daldry
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE* – Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• BURN AFTER READING – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
• CHANGELING – J. Michael Straczynski
• I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG – Philippe Claudel
• IN BRUGES – Martin McDonagh
• MILK – Dustin Lance Black

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Eric Roth
• FROST/NIXON – Peter Morgan
• THE READER – David Hare
• REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Justin Haythe
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Simon Beaufoy

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX – Bernard Eichinger, Uli Edel
• GOMORRAH – Domenico Procacci, Matteo Garrone
• I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG – Yves Marmion, Philippe Claudel
• PERSEPOLIS – Marc-Antoine Robert, Xavier Rigault, Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Parannaud
• WALTZ WITH BASHIR – Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahl Ieli, Ari Folman

ANIMATED FILM
• PERSEPOLIS – Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Parannaud
• WALL•E – Andrew Stanton
• WALTZ WITH BASHIR – Ari Folman

LEADING ACTOR
• FRANK LANGELLA – Frost/Nixon
• DEV PATEL – Slumdog Millionaire
• SEAN PENN – Milk
• BRAD PITT – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• MICKEY ROURKE – The Wrestler

LEADING ACTRESS
• ANGELINA JOLIE – Changeling
• KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – I’ve Loved You So Long
• MERYL STREEP – Doubt
• KATE WINSLET – The Reader
• KATE WINSLET – Revolutionary Road

SUPPORTING ACTOR
• ROBERT DOWNEY JR. – Tropic Thunder
• BRENDAN GLEESON – In Bruges
• PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Doubt
• HEATH LEDGER – The Dark Knight
• BRAD PITT – Burn After Reading

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• AMY ADAMS – Doubt
• PENÉLOPE CRUZ – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• FREIDA PINTO – Slumdog Millionaire
• TILDA SWINTON – Burn After Reading
• MARISA TOMEI – The Wrestler

MUSIC
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Alexandre Desplat
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
• MAMMA MIA! – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – A. R. Rahman
• WALL•E – Thomas Newman

CINEMATOGRAPHY
• CHANGELING – Tom Stern
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Claudio Miranda
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Wally Pfister
• THE READER – Chris Menges, Roger Deakins
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Anthony Dod Mantle

EDITING **
• CHANGELING – Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Lee Smith
• FROST/NIXON – Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
• IN BRUGES – Jon Gregory
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Chris Dickens
**As there was a tie in this category there are six nominations

PRODUCTION DESIGN
• CHANGELING – James J. Murakami, Gary Fettis
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Donald Graham Burt, Victor J. Zolfo
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
• REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Kristi Zea, Debra Schutt
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Mark Digby, Michelle Day

COSTUME DESIGN
• CHANGELING – Deborah Hopper
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Jacqueline West
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Lindy Hemming
• THE DUCHESS – Michael O'Connor
• REVOLUTIONARY ROAD – Albert Wolsky

SOUND
• CHANGELING – Walt Martin, Alan Robert Murray, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Lora Hirschberg, Richard King, Ed Novick, Gary Rizzo
• QUANTUM OF SOLACE – Eddy Joseph, Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, Mark Taylor
• SLUMDOG MILLIONARE – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp
• WALL•E – Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Matthew Wood

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Eric Barba, Craig Barron, – Nathan McGuinness, Edson Williams
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin, Tim Webber
• INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL – Pablo Helman
• IRON MAN – Shane Patrick Mahan, John Nelson, Ben Snow
• QUANTUM OF SOLACE – Chris Corbould, Kevin Tod Haug

MAKE UP & HAIR
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Jean Black, Colleen Callaghan
• THE DARK KNIGHT – Peter Robb-King
• THE DUCHESS – Daniel Phillips, Jan Archibald
• FROST/NIXON – Edouard Henriques, Kim Santantonio
• MILK – Steven E. Anderson, Michael White

SHORT ANIMATION
• CODSWALLOP – Greg McLeod, Myles McLeod
• VARMINTS – Sue Goffe, Marc Craste
• WALLACE AND GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH – Steve Pegram, Nick Park, Bob Baker

SHORT FILM
• KINGSLAND #1 THE DREAMER – Kate Ogborn, Tony Grisoni
• LOVE YOU MORE – Adrian Sturges, Sam Taylor-Wood, Patrick Marber
• RALPH – Olivier Kaempfer, Alex Winckler
• SEPTEMBER – Stewart le Maréchal, Esther May Campbell
• VOYAGES D’AFFAIRES (THE BUSINESS TRIP) – Celine Quideau, Sean Ellis

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
• MICHAEL CERA
• NOEL CLARKE
• MICHAEL FASSBENDER
• REBECCA HALL
• TOBY KEBBELL