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CLOSE-UP FILM - DIARY

BAFTA's

WINNERS

FILM - THE AVIATOR

THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the outstanding British Film of the Year - MY SUMMER OF LOVE

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for special achievement by a British Director/Producer or Writer in their first feature film - AMMA ASANTE - Director/Writer (for A Way of Life)

THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for achievement in Direction - VERA DRAKE - Mike Leigh

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - SIDEWAYS

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

ACTOR in a Leading role - JAMIE FOXX - Ray

ACTRESS in a Leading role - IMELDA STAUNTON - Vera Drake

ACTOR in a Supporting role - CLIVE OWEN - Closer

ACTRESS in a Supporting role - CATE BLANCHETT - The Aviator

THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for achievement in Film Music - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA) - Gustavo Santaolalla

CINEMATOGRAPHY - COLLATERAL - Dion Beebe / Paul Cameron

EDITING- ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - Valdís Óskarsdóttir

PRODUCTION DESIGN - THE AVIATOR - Dante Ferretti

COSTUME DESIGN - VERA DRAKE - Jacqueline Durran

SOUND - RAY

ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

MAKE UP & HAIR - THE AVIATOR - Morag Ross/Kathryn Blondell

SHORT ANIMATION FILM - BIRTHDAY BOY - Andrew Gregory/Sejong Park

SHORT FILM - THE BANKER - Kelly Broad/Hattie Dalton

The Awards will be hosted for the fifth time by Stephen Fry and will take place on Saturday 12th February at the Odeon, Leicester Square. They will produced by Initial (part of Endemol UK) and broadcast on BBC ONE.

The Aviator has received 14 nominations for the forthcoming Orange British Academy Film Awards. Finding Neverland and Vera Drake have both received 11 nominations, and House of Flying Daggers has received 9.

Kate Winslet has two nominations in the category Actress in a Leading Role, for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Finding Neverland. Jamie Foxx also has two nominations; Actor in a Leading Role for Ray and Actor in a Supporting Role for Collateral.

The Aviator has been nominated in the categories Film, The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction for Martin Scorsese, Original Screenplay, Make-Up & Hair, Achievement in Special Visual Effects, Sound, Editing, Costume Design, Production Design, Cinematography and The Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music. Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated in the category Actor in a Leading Role, Alan Alda for Actor in a Supporting Role and Cate Blanchett for Actress in a Supporting Role.

In addition to Kate Winslet's nomination, Finding Neverland has been nominated in the categories Film, Achievement in Direction for Marc Forster, Adapted Screenplay, Make-Up & Hair, Costume Design, Production Design, Cinematography and Film Music. Johnny Depp has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role and Julie Christie in the Actress in a Supporting Role category.

Vera Drake has been nominated for Film, Achievement in Direction for Mike Leigh, The Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year, Actress in a Leading Role for Imelda Staunton, Actress in a Supporting Role for Heather Craney, Actor in a Supporting Role for Phil Davis, Original Screenplay, Make-Up & Hair, Editing, Costume Design and Production Design.

House of Flying Daggers (Shi Mian Mai Fu) has been nominated in the categories Actress in a Leading Role for Ziyi Zhang, Make-Up & Hair, Special Visual Effects, Sound, Editing, Costume Design, Production Design, Cinematography and Film Not in the English Language.

The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios De Motocicleta) has collected 7 nominations, in the categories Film, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Music, Film Not in the English Language plus Actor in a Leading Role for Gael Garcia Bernal and Actor in a Supporting Role for Rodrigo De La Serna.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has been nominated in 6 categories; Film, Achievement in Direction for Michel Gondry, Original Screenplay, Editing and in addition to Kate Winslet's nomination, Jim Carrey has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role.

Collateral also has 6 nominations, in the categories Achievement in Direction for Michael Mann, Original Screenplay, Sound, Editing and Cinematography, as well as Jamie Foxx's nomination.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has 4 nominations, in the categories British Film of the Year, Make-Up & Hair, Achievement in Special Visual Effects and Production Design. Ray also has 4 nominations. In addition to Jamie Foxx, it has nominations in the categories Original Screenplay, Sound and Film Music.

Closer has been nominated for Adapted Screenplay, Actor in a Supporting Role for Clive Owen and Actress in a Supporting Role for Natalie Portman.

The Chorus (Les Choristes) has been nominated for Adapted Screenplay, Film Not in the English Language and Film Music. Spider-Man 2 has been nominated for Achievement in Special Visual Effects and Sound.

Charlize Theron has been nominated in the Actress in a Leading Role category for Monster, and Meryl Streep has been nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role for The Manchurian Candidate.

Bad Education (La Mala Educación) and A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiancailles) have both been nominated for Film Not in the English Language. Sideways has been nominated in the category Adapted Screenplay, The Day After Tomorrow has been nominated for Achievement in Special Visual Effects and The Merchant of Venice has been nominated for Costume Design. My Summer of Love, Shaun of the Dead and Dead Man's Shoes have been nominated for British Film of the Year.

The nominees for The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Producer or Writer in their first feature film are Andrea Gibb, Writer (for Afterlife), Amma Asante, Director & Writer (for A Way of Life), Shona Auerbach, Director (for Dear Frankie), Matthew Vaughn, Director (for Layer Cake) and Nira Park, Producer (for Shaun of the Dead).

Other nominations announced were for Short Film and Short Animation.

FILM

THE AVIATOR - Michael Mann / Sandy Climan / Graham King / Charles Evans Jr
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - Steve Golin / Anthony Bregman
FINDING NEVERLAND - Richard N Gladstein / Nellie Bellflower
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA) - Michael Nozik / Edgard Tenembaum / Karen Tenkhoff
VERA DRAKE - Simon Channing Williams / Alain Sarde

THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the outstanding British Film of the Year

DEAD MAN'S SHOES - Mark Herbert / Shane Meadows
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN - David Heyman / Chris Columbus / Mark Radcliffe / Alfonso Cuarón
MY SUMMER OF LOVE - Tanya Seghatchian / Christopher Collins / Pawel Pawlikowski
SHAUN OF THE DEAD - Nira Park / Edgar Wright
VERA DRAKE - Simon Channing Williams / Alain Sarde / Mike Leigh

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for special achievement by a British Director/Producer or Writer in their first feature film

AMMA ASANTE - Director/Writer (for A Way of Life)
ANDREA GIBB - Writer (for Afterlife)
MATTHEW VAUGHN - Director (for Layer Cake)
NIRA PARK - Producer (for Shaun of the Dead)
SHONA AUERBACH - Director (for Dear Frankie)

THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for achievement in Direction

THE AVIATOR - Martin Scorsese
COLLATERAL - Michael Mann
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - Michel Gondry
FINDING NEVERLAND - Marc Forster
VERA DRAKE - Mike Leigh

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE AVIATOR - John Logan
COLLATERAL - Stuart Beattie
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - Charlie Kaufman
RAY - James L White
VERA DRAKE - Mike Leigh

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

THE CHORUS (LES CHORISTES) - Christophe Barratier / Philippe Lopes-Curval
CLOSER - Patrick Marber
FINDING NEVERLAND - David Magee
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA) - José Rivera
SIDEWAYS - Alexander Payne / Jim Taylor

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LES CHORISTES (THE CHORUS) - Arthur Cohn / Nicolas Mauvernay / Jacques Perrin / Christophe Barratier
DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) - Michael Nozik / Edgard Tenembaum / Karen Tenkhoff / Walter Salles
UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANCAILLES (A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT) - Francis Boespflug / Jean-Pierre Jeunet
LA MALA EDUCACION (BAD EDUCATION) - Agustín Almodóvar / Pedro Almodóvar
SHI MIAN MAI FU (HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS) - Bill Kong / Zhang Yimou

ACTOR in a Leading role

GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL - The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de Motocicleta)
JAMIE FOXX - Ray
JIM CARREY - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
JOHNNY DEPP - Finding Neverland
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - The Aviator

ACTRESS in a Leading role 

CHARLIZE THERON - Monster
IMELDA STAUNTON - Vera Drake
KATE WINSLET - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
KATE WINSLET - Finding Neverland
ZIYI ZHANG - House of Flying Daggers (Shi Mian Mai Fu)

ACTOR in a Supporting role 

ALAN ALDA - The Aviator
CLIVE OWEN - Closer
JAMIE FOXX - Collateral
PHIL DAVIS - Vera Drake
RODRIGO DE LA SERNA - The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de Motocicleta)

ACTRESS in a Supporting role 

CATE BLANCHETT - The Aviator
HEATHER CRANEY - Vera Drake
JULIE CHRISTIE - Finding Neverland
MERYL STREEP - The Manchurian Candidate
NATALIE PORTMAN - Closer

THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for achievement in Film Music 

THE AVIATOR - Howard Shore
THE CHORUS (LES CHORISTES) - Bruno Coulais
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA) - Gustavo Santaolalla
FINDING NEVERLAND - Jan A P Kaczmarek
RAY - Craig Armstrong

CINEMATOGRAPHY 

THE AVIATOR - Robert Richardson
COLLATERAL - Dion Beebe / Paul Cameron
FINDING NEVERLAND - Roberto Schaefer
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (SHI MIAN MAI FU) - Zhao Xiaoding
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA) - Eric Gautier

EDITING

THE AVIATOR - Thelma Schoonmaker
COLLATERAL - Jim Miller / Paul Rubell
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND - Valdís Óskarsdóttir
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (SHI MIAN MAI FU) - Cheng Long
VERA DRAKE - Jim Clark

PRODUCTION DESIGN

THE AVIATOR - Dante Ferretti
FINDING NEVERLAND - Gemma Jackson
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN - Stuart Craig
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (SHI MIAN MAI FU) - Huo Tingxiao
VERA DRAKE - Eve Stewart

COSTUME DESIGN 

THE AVIATOR - Sandy Powell
FINDING NEVERLAND - Alexandra Byrne
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (SHI MIAN MAI FU) - Emi Wada
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE - Sammy Sheldon
VERA DRAKE - Jacqueline Durran

SOUND 

THE AVIATOR
COLLATERAL
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (SHI MIAN MAI FU)
RAY
SPIDER-MAN 2

ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS 

THE AVIATOR
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (SHI MIAN MAI FU)
SPIDER-MAN 2

MAKE UP & HAIR

THE AVIATOR - Morag Ross / Kathryn Blondell
FINDING NEVERLAND - Christine Blundell
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN - Amanda Knight / Eithné Fennell / Nick Dudman
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (SHI MIAN MAI FU) - Kwan Lee-Na / Yang Xiaohai / Chau Siu-Mui
VERA DRAKE - Christine Blundell

SHORT ANIMATION FILM 

BIRTHDAY BOY - Andrew Gregory / Sejong Park
CITY PARADISE - Erika Forzy / Gaëlle Denis
HEAVY POCKETS - Jane Robertson / Sarah Cox
HIS PASSIONATE BRIDE - Sylvie Bringas / Monika Forsberg
LITTLE THINGS - Daniel Greaves

SHORT FILM

THE BANKER - Kelly Broad / Hattie Dalton
CAN'T STOP BREATHING - Ravinder Basra / Amy Neil
ELEPHANT BOY - René Mohandas / Durdana Shaikh
KNITTING A LOVE SONG - Debbie Ballin / Annie Watson
SIX SHOOTER - Mia Bays / Kenton Allen / Martin McDonagh

Who's After the BAFTA?

Which BAFTA nominee.

1.  .played Russell Crowe's imaginary friend in 'A Beautiful Mind'?

2.  .is directing a new version of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?

3.  .will star as Willy Wonka in the above film?

4.  .was once married to Gary Oldman?

5.  .has played Al Pacino's daughter?

6.  .was responsible for giving Kate Winslet her first leading role in a movie?

7.  .was one of 'The Usual Suspects'?

8.  .is about to take on the Michael Caine role in the remake of 'Alfie'?

9.  .won an Oscar for her screenplay of a Jane Austen novel?

10.  .played "Daddy" Warbucks in the 1982 film version of the musical 'Annie'?

Answers

1. Paul Bettany, 2. Tim Burton, 3. Johnny Depp, 4. Uma Therman, 5. Sofia Coppola, 6. Peter Jackson, 7. Benicio Del Toro, 8. Jude Law, 9. Emma Thompson, 10. Albert Finney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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