The movie went into the race with David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” which won three.

Mickey Rourke poses after winning the award for Leading Actor for “The Wrestler” during the 2009 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London February 8, 2009.

Actor honors went to Mickey Rourke, for role in “The Wrestler,” who thanked Darren Aronofsky for the second chance “after fucking up my career for 15 years” in his speech. “It’s such a pleasure to be back here, out of the darkness,” said Rourke. Kate Winslet won BAFTA gold for role in “The Reader.”

Heath Ledger won a posthumous supporting actor award for “The Dark Knight.” Penelope Cruz (“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”) triumphed in the supporting actress section.

The original screenplay award was presented to Martin McDonagh for “In Bruges.”
The Carl Foreman award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer went to Steve McQueen for “Hunger.”

In other awards, “Wall-E” won the animated film BAFTA, period drama “The Duchess” won costume design and the BAFTA for outstanding British film this year went to documentary “Man on Wire.” The trophy for best non-English-language movie went to French drama “I’ve Loved You So Long.”

There were no wins for multi-nominated “Changeling” (eight), “Frost/Nixon” (six), “Milk” (four) and “Revolutionary Road” (four).

BEST FILM
“Slumdog Millionaire” – Christian Colson

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
“Man On Wire” – Simon Chinn / James Marsh

LEADING ACTOR
Mickey Rourke – “The Wrestler”

LEADING ACTRESS
Kate Winslet – “The Reader”

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger – “The Dark Knight”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz – “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

DIRECTOR
“Slumdog Millionaire” – Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“In Bruges” – Martin Mcdonagh

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Slumdog Millionaire” – Simon Beaufoy

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“I’ve Loved You So Long” – Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER OR PRODUCER FOR THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILM
Steve Mcqueen, director/writer – “Hunger”

ANIMATED FILM
“Wall-E” – Andrew Stanton

MUSIC
“Slumdog Millionaire” – A. R. Rahman

CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Slumdog Millionaire” – Anthony Dod Mantle

EDITING
“Slumdog Millionaire” – Chris Dickens

PRODUCTION DESIGN
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Donald Graham Burt / Victor J. Zolfo

COSTUME DESIGN
“The Duchess” – Michael O’connor

MAKE UP & HAIR
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Jean Black / Colleen Callaghan

SOUND
“Slumdog Millionaire” – Glenn Freemantle / Resul Pookutty / Richard Pryke / Tom Sayers / Ian Tapp

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Eric Barba / Craig Barron / Nathan Mcguinness / Edson Williams

SHORT ANIMATION
“Wallace And Gromit: A Matter of Loaf And Death” – Steve Pegram / Nick Park / Bob Baker

SHORT FILM
“September” – Stewart Le Maréchal / Esther May Campbell

ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Terry Gilliam

OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
Pinewood Studios / Shepperton Studios

But the full list of nominees was announced and Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” and David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” lead now with 11 nominations each. This full or short list were announced by Gemma Arterton and Hayley Atwell.

“Slumdog Millionaire” took four awards – Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score at 66th Golden Globe Awards.

Next best after “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” are “The Dark Knight” with nine nominations, including a posthumous recognition for supporting actor Heath Ledger and Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling,” with eight.

“Frost/Nixon” has six nominations, “The Reader” has five and “In Bruges,” “Milk” and “Revolutionary Road” all boast four.

Kate Winslet has two nominations in the actress category for her “Revolutionary Road” and “The Reader.” She already picked up prizes for both roles at this year’s Golden Globes.

The nominees for the Carl Foreman Award for special achievement by a British director, writer or producer in their first feature are producers Simon Chinn (”Man on Wire“), Solon Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter (both “Of Time and the City“) and Judy Craymer (”Mamma Mia!“), writer Garth Jennings (”Son of Rambow“) and writer/director Steve McQueen (”Hunger“).

“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” collected nine mentions at the BAFTA longlist but missed out on any nominations.

Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2009 BAFTA Film Awards, which will be hosted by Jonathan Ross for the third year, will take place on February 8, 2009 at London’s Royal Opera House.

BEST FILM
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” — Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Cean 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

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

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”
Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Freida Pinto, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Tilda Swinton, “Burn After Reading”
Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”

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

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

MUSIC
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” — Alexandre Desplat
“The Dark Knight” — Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
“Mamma Mia!” — Benny Andersson, Bjorn 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

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 Millionaire” — 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

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”

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 Marechal, Esther May Campbell
“Voyages D’affaires” (The Business Trip), Celine Quideau, Sean Ellis

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Michael Cera
Noel Clarke
Michael Fassbender
Rebecca Hall
Toby Kebbell

The nominees are Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Hall, Michael Cera, Noel Clarke and Toby Kebbell.

A jury, led by producer and chair of BAFTA, David Parfitt, and industry figures including casting director Fiona Weir, and actors James McAvoy and Kelly Macdonald, selected the five nominees from a long list of recommendations put forward by the film industry and BAFTA members. The Rising Star nominees must have featured in a film that has been entered for this year’s British Academy Film Awards.

Rebecca Hall is nominated twice on the BAFTA longlists, for her lead role in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and supporting turn in “Frost/Nixon,” which were revealed earlier this week.

Michael Fassbender is longlisted for his arresting portrayal of Irish Republican prisoner Bobby Sands in “Hunger” which won the Camera d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival 2008 for Best First Feature.

Doctor Who’s Noel Clarke (33) who will play in “Heartless” (2009) and “Doghouse” (2009), “RocknRolla” star Toby Kebbell (26) played in “Dead Man’s Shoes” (2004) and “Control” (2007) has new role in “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” (2010) and Michael Cera (20) from “Juno,” “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” and “Extreme Movie” who will star in “Paper Heart,” “Youth in Revolt,” “The Year One,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” and “Arrested Development” in 2009, complete the shortlist.

This is the fourth edition of the prize, which was created in honor of the late casting director Mary Selway.

The winner, who will be decided by a public vote via Orange’s website or via text, will be unveiled at the BAFTA awards ceremony, which takes place on February 8, 2009.

Previous winners are Shia LaBeouf, Eva Green and James McAvoy.

UPDATED – January 15, 2009

The full list of nominees

The next Orange British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday 8 February 2009 at the Royal Opera House in London.

The first nominations – The Film Not in the English Language – have been announced and the full list will be announced on Thursday 15 January. For the second year running, The Film Not in the English Language Chapter nominees have been announced ahead of the nominations in other categories:

The Baader Meinhof Complex
Gomorrah
I’ve Loved You So Long
Persepolis
Waltz with Bashir

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Frost/Nixon” lead in the longlists for the British Academy Film Awards with 14 nominations each.

In what promises to be a tight race for BAFTA gold this year, nine films boast 10 or more longlist nominations: “Slumdog Millionaire,” “The Reader,” “Revolutionary Road,” “Changeling” and “The Dark Knight” – 13 nominations. “Milk” and “Burn After Reading” – 11.

Last year, “Atonement” collected 17 longlist nominations, four ahead of the next best contenders.

“Doubt,” “The Wrestler” and “In Bruges” – 9 nominations each, “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” – 8, “Wall-E” – 6 and “I’ve Loved You So Long” – 5.

Other well supported films among the total 45 longlisted titles are U.K. box office sensation “Mamma Mia!” and “The Duchess” – nine each. Critically lauded British film “Hunger” and “Happy-Go-Lucky” managed just three nominations each.

In the supporting actor category, Ralph Fiennes is nominated for “The Reader,” “In Bruges” and “The Duchess”. Kate Winslet for lead actress for “The Reader” and “Revolutionary Road”; Meryl Streep, for leads in “Mamma Mia!” and “Doubt”; John Malkovich, for supporting roles in “Changeling” and “Burn After Reading”; and Tilda Swinton for supporting turns in “Benjamin Button” and “Burn After Reading.”

The BAFTA longlists include 15 contenders in each category, from which the five nominees will be chosen in the second round of voting. Once the nominees are finalized, the whole membership votes again to decide the best film, four acting prizes and film not in the English language. In all remaining categories, the members of each chapter (or jury) determine the vote.

Longlist for the British Academy Film Awards:

BEST FILM
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
“Burn After Reading”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight “
“Doubt”
“Frost/Nixon”
“In Bruges”
“I’ve Loved You So Long”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Wall-E”
“The Wrestler”

ANIMATED FILM
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Persepolis”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“Wall-E”
“Waltz With Bashir”

LEADING ACTOR
Benicio del Toro – “Che Part One”
Brad Pitt – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Christian Bale – “The Dark Knight”
Colin Farrell – “In Bruges”
Dev Patel – “Slumdog Millionaire”
Frank Langella – “Frost/Nixon”
George Clooney – “Burn After Reading”
Javier Bardem – “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Josh Brolin- “W.”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “Revolutionary Road”
Michael Fassbender — “Hunger”
Michael Sheen – “Frost/Nixon”
Mickey Rourke – “The Wrestler”
Richard Jenkins- “The Visitor”
Sean Penn – “Milk”

LEADING ACTRESS
Angelina Jolie – “Changeling”
Anne Hathaway – “Rachel Getting Married”
Cate Blanchett – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Frances McDormand – “Burn After Reading”
Kate Winslet – “Revolutionary Road”
Kate Winslet – “The Reader”
Keira Knightley – “The Duchess”
Kristen Scott Thomas – “I’ve Loved You So Long”
Meryl Streep – “Mamma Mia!”
Meryl Streep – “Doubt”
Nicole Kidman – “Australia”
Penelope Cruz – “Elegy”
Rebecca Hall – “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Sally Hawkins – “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Scarlett Johansson – “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt – “Burn After Reading”
Brendan Gleeson – “In Bruges”
David Kross – “The Reader”
Eddie Marsan – “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Heath Ledger – “The Dark Knight”
John Malkovich – “Burn After Reading”
John Malkovich – “Changeling”
Josh Brolin – “Milk”
Kevin Bacon – “Frost/Nixon”
Peter O’Toole – “Dean Spanley”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “Doubt”
Ralph Fiennes – “The Duchess”
Ralph Fiennes – “In Bruges”
Ralph Fiennes – “The Reader”
Robert Downey Jr. – “Tropic Thunder”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “Doubt”
Charlotte Rampling – “The Duchess”
Elsa Zylberstein – “I’ve Loved You So Long”
Emma Thompson- “Brideshead Revisited”
Freida Pinto – “Slumdog Millionaire”
Judi Dench – “Quantum of Solace”
Julie Walters – “Mamma Mia!”
Kathy Bates – “Revolutionary Road”
Marisa Tomei – “The Wrestler”
Penélope Cruz – “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Rebecca Hall – “Frost/Nixon”
Tilda Swinton – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Tilda Swinton – “Burn After Reading”
Vera Farmiga – “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
Viola Davis – “Doubt”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“The Baader Meinhof Complex”
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight “
“Dean Spanley”
“Defiance”
“Doubt”
“The Duchess”
“Frost/Nixon “
“Gomorrah”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Persepolis”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

DIRECTOR
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
“Burn After Reading”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight “
“Doubt”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Hunger”
“In Bruges”
“I’ve Loved You So Long”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“The Wrestler”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Burn After Reading”
“Changeling”
“Che Part One”
“Happy-Go-Lucky”
“Hunger”
“In Bruges”
“I’ve Loved You So Long”
“Milk”
“Rachel Getting Married”
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
“The Visitor”
“W.”
“Wall-E”
“Waltz With Bashir”
“The Wrestler”

MAKE UP & HAIR
“Australia”
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
“Brideshead Revisited”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Tropic Thunder”
“The Wrestler”

VISUAL EFFECTS
“Australia”
“Changeling”
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
“Cloverfield”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Hancock”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
“Iron Man”
“Quantum of Solace”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Tropic Thunder”
“Wall-E”
“Waltz With Bashir”

SOUND
“Australia”
“Burn After Reading”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Frost/Nixon”
“In Bruges”
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
“Iron Man”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Quantum of Solace”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“Wall-E”

EDITING
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
“Burn After Reading”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Doubt”
“Frost/Nixon”
“In Bruges”
“Man on Wire”
“Milk”
“Quantum of Solace”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“The Wrestler”

COSTUME DESIGN
“Australia”
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
“Brideshead Revisited”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Sex and the City”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“The Wrestler”

PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Australia”
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
“Brideshead Revisited”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Milk”
“Quantum of Solace”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”

CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Australia”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Doubt”
“The Duchess”
“Frost/Nixon”
“In Bruges”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Milk”
“Quantum of Solace”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“The Wrestler”

MUSIC
“Australia”
“Burn After Reading”
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Mamma Mia!”
“Milk”
“Quantum of Solace”
“The Reader”
“Revolutionary Road”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“The Visitor”
“Wall-E”