The
2010 BAFTA nominations have been announced. The British film awards, celebrating talent both homegrown and international has become the main precursor to The Oscars.”
The Hurt Locker,” “
An Education” and “
Avatar” leading the way with eight nods
The surprise on this year's list is the Peter Jackson-produced and South Africa-set sci-fi film “
District 9,” which secured seven nominations, one more than “
Inglourious Basterds” and “
Up in the Air.”
In the best actor category, nominees include
Golden Globe winner
Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart”),
George Clooney (“Air”),
Colin Firth ( “A Single Man”),
Jeremy Renner (“Locker”) and
Andy Serkis (“Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”).
The BAFTA winners will be announced in a ceremony in London at London's Royal Opera House on February 21.
Here is the full list of nominees:
BEST FILM
- Avatar – James Cameron, Jon Landau
- An Education – Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
- The Hurt Locker – Nominees TBC
- Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire – Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
- Up In the Air – Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- An Education – Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby
- Fish Tank – Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
- In the Loop – Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche
- Moon – Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
- Nowhere Boy – Kevin Loader, Douglas Rae, Robert Bernstein, Sam Taylor-Wood, Matt Greenhalgh
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
- LUCY BAILEY, ANDREW THOMPSON, ELIZABETH MORGAN HEMLOCK, DAVID PEARSON – Directors, Producers – Mugabe and the White African
- ERAN CREEVY – Writer/Director – Shifty
- STUART HAZELDINE – Writer/Director – Exam
- DUNCAN JONES – Director – Moon
- SAM TAYLOR-WOOD – Director – Nowhere Boy
DIRECTOR
- Avatar – James Cameron
- District 9 – Neill Blomkamp
- An Education – Lone Scherfig
- The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow
- Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- The Hangover – Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
- The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal
- Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
- A Serious Man – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Up – Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- District 9 – Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
- An Education – Nick Hornby
- In the Loop – Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
- Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire – Geoffrey Fletcher
- Up In the Air – Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- Broken Embraces – Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar
- Coco Before Chanel – Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo, Philippe Carcassonne, Anne Fontaine
- Let the Right One In – Carl Molinder, John Nordling, Tomas Alfredson
- A Prophet – Pascale Caucheteux, Marco Chergui, Alix Raynaud, Jacques Audiard
- The White Ribbon – Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Margaret Menegoz, Michael Haneke
ANIMATED FILM
- Coraline – Henry Selick
- Fantastic Mr. Fox – Wes Anderson
- Up – Pete Docter
LEADING ACTOR
- JEFF BRIDGES – Crazy Heart
- GEORGE CLOONEY – Up In the Air
- COLIN FIRTH – A Single Man
- JEREMY RENNER – The Hurt Locker
- ANDY SERKIS – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
LEADING ACTRESS
- CAREY MULLIGAN – An Education
- SAOIRSE RONAN – The Lovely Bones
- GABOUREY SIDIBE – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire
- MERYL STREEP – Julie & Julia
- AUDREY TAUTOU – Coco Before Chanel
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- ALEC BALDWIN – It's Complicated
- CHRISTIAN McKAY – Me and Orson Welles
- ALFRED MOLINA – An Education
- STANLEY TUCCI – The Lovely Bones
- CHRISTOPH WALTZ – Inglourious Basterds
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- ANNE-MARIE DUFF – Nowhere Boy
- VERA FARMIGA – Up in the Air
- ANNA KENDRICK – Up in the Air
- MO'NIQUE – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push' by Sapphire
- KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – Nowhere Boy
MUSIC
- Avatar – James Horner
- Crazy Heart – T-Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton
- Fantastic Mr. Fox – Alexandre Desplat
- Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll – Chaz Jankel
- Up – Michael Giacchino
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Avatar – Mauro Fiore
- District 9 – Trent Opaloch
- The Hurt Locker – Barry Ackroyd
- Inglourious Basterds – Robert Richardson
- The Road – Javier Aguirresarobe
EDITING
- Avatar – Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron
- District 9 – Julian Clarke
- The Hurt Locker – Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
- Inglourious Basterds – Sally Menke
- Up in the Air – Dana E. Glauberman
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Avatar – Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
- District 9 – Philip Ivey, Guy Poltgieter
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – Nominees TBC
- Inglourious Basterds – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco
COSTUME DESIGN
- Bright Star – Janet Patterson
- Coco Before Chanel – Catherine Leterrier
- An Education – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
- A Single Man – Arianne Phillips
- The Young Victoria – Sandy Powell
SOUND
- Avatar – Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson, Addison Teague
- District 9 – Nominees TBC
- The Hurt Locker – Ray Beckett, Paul N. J. Ottosson, Craig Stauffer
- Star Trek – Peter J. Devlin, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Mark Stoeckinger, Ben Burtt
- Up – Tom Myers, Michael Silvers, Michael Semanick
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- Avatar – Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones
- District 9 – Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – John Richardson, Tim Burke, Tim Alexander, Nicolas Aithadi
- The Hurt Locker – Richard Stutsman
- Star Trek – Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton
MAKEUP & HAIR
- Coco Before Chanel – Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen, Jane Milon
- An Education – Lizzie Yianni Georgiou
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – Sarah Monzani
- Nine – Peter ‘Swords' King
- The Young Victoria – Jenny Shircore
ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
- Jesse Eisenberg
- Nicholas Hoult
- Carey Mulligan
- Tahar Rahim
- Kristen Stewart
“An Education” trailer:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUeYKwxTCGQ[/youtube]
