Beating out next week's Oscar noms, BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) has announced their nominees, with the winners to be announced on Feb. 10. Check out who is tops in Britain & compare to Golden Globes [GG] (add 2006's The Lives of Others, The Bourne Ultimatum & Control):
Best Film (& Director where noted):
American Gangster [GG]
Atonement (Joe Wright [GG]) [GG winner]
The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
No Country for Old Men (Joel & Ethan Coen [GG]) [GG]
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson) [GG]
Correction, Best British Film:
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass)
Control
Eastern Promises [GG]
This is England
Best Film not in the English language:
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly [GG winner]
The Kite Runner [GG]
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution [GG]
La Vie en Rose
The Carl Foreman Award (Special Achievement by British director, writer or producer in 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
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
Original Screenplay:
American Gangster – Steven Zaillian
Juno – Diablo Cody [GG]
The Lives of Others – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton – Tony Gilroy
This is England – Shane Meadows
Adapted Screenplay:
Atonement – Christopher Hampton [GG]
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly – Ronald Harwood [GG]
The Kite Runner – David Benioff
No Country for Old Men – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen [GG winner]
There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson
Leading Actor:
George Clooney – Michael Clayton [GG]
Daniel Day-Lewis– There Will Be Blood [GG winner]
James McAvoy – Atonement [GG]
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises [GG]
Ulrich Mühe – The Lives of Others
Supporting Actor:
Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men [GG winner]
Paul Dano – There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones – No Country for Old Men
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War [GG]
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton [GG]
Leading Actress:
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age [GG]
Julie Christie – Away from Her [GG winner]
Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose
Keira Knightley – Atonement [GG]
Ellen Page – Juno
Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett – I'm Not There [GG winner]
Kelly MacDonald– No Country for Old Men
Samantha Morton – Control
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement [GG]
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton [GG]
The Orange Rising Star Award (voted for by the public):
Shia LaBeouf
Sienna Miller
Ellen Page
Sam Riley
Tang Wei
Animated Film:
Ratatouille [GG winner]
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie [GG]
Short Animation:
"The Pearce Sisters" (as seen at Palm Springs ShortFest)
"Head over Heels"
"The Crumblegiant"
Short Film:
"Dog Altogether"
"Hesitation"
"The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island"
"Soft" (Best of Fest at PS ShortFest)
"The Stronger"
Music:
American Gangster – Marc Streitenfeld
Atonement – Dario Marianelli [GG winner]
The Kite Runner – Alberto Iglesias [GG]
There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood
La Vie en Rose – Christopher Gunning
Editing:
American Gangster – Pietro Scalia
Atonement – Paul Tothill
The Bourne Ultimatum – Christopher Rouse
Michael Clayton – John Gilroy
No Country for Old Men – Roderick Jaynes
Special Visual Effects:
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Spider-Man 3
Production Design:
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose
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
Make Up & Hair:
Atonement
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Hairspray
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
La Vie en Rose
Sound:
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose