The BAFTA nominations were announced today and The Queen is the front runner with ten nominations although the other key contenders are Babel (seven nominations), The Departed (six nominations), Little Miss Sunshine (six nominations) and The Last King of Scotland (five nominations).
The awards will be held at the Royal Opera House on Sunday 11th February and here is the list in full:
Best film
The Queen
Babel
The Last King of Scotland
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
Best British film
The Queen
Casino Royale
The Last King of Scotland
Notes on a Scandal
United 93
Best actor in a leading role
Daniel Craig – Casino Royale
Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed
Peter O’Toole – Venus
Richard Griffiths – The History Boys
Best actress in a leading role
Dame Helen Mirren – The Queen
Dame Judi Dench – Notes on a Scandal
Kate Winslet – Little Children
Penelope Cruz – Volver
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Best actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin – Little Miss Sunshine
James McAvoy – The Last King of Scotland
Jack Nicholson – The Departed
Leslie Phillips – Venus
Michael Sheen – The Queen
Best actress in a supporting role
Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada
Abigail Breslin – Little Miss Sunshine
Toni Colette – Little Miss Sunshine
Frances De La Tour – The History Boys
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
Original screenplay
Guillermo Arriaga – Babel
Michael Arndt – Little Miss Sunshine
Guillermo del Toro – Pan’s Labryinth
Peter Morgan – The Queen
Paul Greengrass – United 93
Adapted screenplay
Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis – Casino Royale
William Monahan – The Departed
Aline Brosh McKenna – The Devil Wears Prada
Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock – The Last King Of Scotland
Patrick Marber – Notes On A Scandal
The David Lean Award for achievement in direction
Martin Scorsese – The Departed
Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris – Little Miss Sunshine
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – Babel
Stephen Frears – The Queen
Paul Greengrass – United 93
Animated feature film
Cars
Flushed Away
Happy Feet
The Carl Foreman Award for special achievement by a British director/producer or writer in their first feature film
Andrea Arnold – director (for Red Road)
Julian Gilbey – director (for Rollin’ with the Nines)
Christine Langan – producer (for Pierrepoint)
Gary Tarn – director (for Black Sun)
Paul Andrew Williams – director (for London to Brighton)
Best film not in the English language
Apocalypto
Black Book
Pan’s Labyrinth
Paint it Yellow
Volver
The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music
Gustavo Santaolalla – Babel
David Arnold – Casino Royale
Henry Krieger – Dreamgirls
John Powell – Happy Feet
Alexandre Desplat – The Queen
Cinematography
Babel
Casino Royale
Children of Men
Pan’s Labyrinth
United 93
Editing
Babel
Casino Royale
The Departed
The Queen
United 93
Production design
Casino Royale
Children of Men
Marie Antoinette
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Costume design
The Devil Wears Prada
Marie Antoinette
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
The Queen
Sound
Babel
Casino Royale
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
United 93
Achievement in special visual effects
Casino Royale
Children of Men
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Superman Returns
Make up and hair
The Devil Wears Prada
Marie Antoinette
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
The Queen
Short animation film
Dream’s and Desires – Family Ties
Guy 101
Peter and the Wolf
Short Film
Care
Cubs
Do Not Erase
Hikikomori
Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored
> Official site for BAFTA
> Variety with their take on the nominations
