With the Golden Globes done and dusted, the awards season is in full swing. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have announced its nominations for the best films of 2011.
Unsurprisingly, the unstoppable goliath that is The Artist has earned the most nominations with 12, with the homegrown British product Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy getting 11 nods.
In fact, with a few notable exceptions such as Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block, Richard Ayoade’s Submarine and Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur – all included in the Brit-specific categories – these awards ceremonies are beginning to look a little cut and paste. It now seems very little will stop the critic favourite The Artist from taking out everything, although it is interesting that Hugo missed out on all of the major nominations barring Best Director for Martin Scorsese.
The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony will take place on 17 February 2012..
Best Film
Outstanding British Film:
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer:
- Attack the Block – Joe Cornish (director/writer)
- Black Pond – Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
- Coriolanus – Ralph Fiennes (director)
- Submarine – Richard Ayoade (director/writer)
- Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)
Foreign language film:
Director:
- The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
- Drive – Nicolas Winding Refn
- Hugo – Martin Scorsese
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tomas Alfredson
- We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay
Leading actor:
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball
- Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist
- Michael Fassbender – Shame
Leading actress:
- Berenice Bejo – The Artist
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
- Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
- Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
- Viola Davis – The Help
Supporting actor:
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
- Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady
- Jonah Hill – Moneyball
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides of March
Supporting actress:
- Carey Mulligan – Drive
- Jessica Chastain – The Help
- Judi Dench – My Week with Marilyn
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
Documentary:
Animated film:
Original screenplay:
- The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
- Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
- The Guard – John Michael McDonagh
- The Iron Lady – Abi Morgan
- Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
Adapted screenplay:
- The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
- The Help – Tate Taylor
- The Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
- Moneyball – Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan
Original music:
Cinematography:
Editing:
Production design:
Costume design:
Make up & hair:
Sound:
Special visual effects:
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Hugo
- Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
- War Horse
Short animation:
- Abuelas
- Bobby Yeah
- A Morning Stroll
Short film:
- Chalk
- Mwansa The Great
- Only Sound Remains
- Pitch Black Heist
- Two And Two
The Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award (previously announced, and voted by the public)
- Adam Deacon
- Chris Hemsworth
- Chris O’Dowd
- Eddie Redmayne
- Tom Hiddleston
