2014 BAFTA Nominations

     

     The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced their film nominations for the 2013 year. The equivalent of the American Academy Awards, they were highly heavy on Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity, giving 11 nominations to the sci-fi thrill ride. David O. Russell's American Hustle and Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave each earned 10 nominations, while Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips received 9. Nothing too surprising, but no love for Jean-Marc Vallée's Dallas Buyers Club. Did they see it? No nominations for Matthew McConaughey or Jared Leto. Also, really surprised with no nominations for Robert Redford in All Is Lost and none for Spike Jonze's Her, but that probably did not get released in the UK yet. Why not more love for the Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis? BAFTA rules state a film must be released theatrically in the United Kingdom between January 1 and December 31 of 2013. It seems wrong to ignore those three spectacular acting achievements this past year, as well as Her. Respectable love for The Wolf of Wall Street, but no Best Picture...come on! This will be somewhat close to the Oscar nominations, but I have to think McConaughey, Leto and Redford will be nominated, and Her will get plenty of attention...I hope. The awards will be handed out on February 16th in London. Here is a complete list of the nominees. Enjoy!

BEST FILM

1. American Hustle
2. Captain Phillips
3. Gravity
4.  Philomena
5. 12 Years a Slave

BEST BRITISH FILM

1. Gravity
2. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
3. Philomena
4. Rush 
5. Saving Mr. Banks
6. The Selfish Giant

BEST DIRECTOR

1. David O. Russell, American Hustle
2. Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
3. Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
4. Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
5. Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR

1. Christian Bale, American Hustle
2. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
4. Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
5. Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips

BEST ACTRESS

1. Amy Adams, American Hustle
2. Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
3. Sandra Bullock, Gravity
4. Judi Dench, Philomena
5. Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
2. Daniel Brühl, Rush
3. Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
4. Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
5. Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
2. Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
3. Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
4. Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
5. Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels' The Butler

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. Eric Singer & David O. Russell, American Hustle
2. Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
3. Alfonso Cuarón & Carlos Cuarón, Gravity
4. Joel & Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
5. Bob Nelson, Nebraska

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. Richard LaGravenese, Behind the Candelabra
2. Billy Ray, Captain Phillips
3. Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope, Philomena
4. John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
5. Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

1. Blue is the Warmest Color
2. The Great Beauty
3. The Act of Killing
4. Wadjda
5. Metro Manila

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

1. The Act of Killing
2. The Armstrong Lie
3. Blackfish
4. Tim's Vermeer
5. We Steal Secrets: The Story WikiLeaks

BEST ANIMATED FILM

1. Despicable Me 2
2. Frozen
3. Monsters University

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. Barry Ackroyd, Captain Phillips
2. Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
3. Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis
4. Phedon Papamichael, Nebraska
5. Sean Bobbitt, 12 Years a Slave

BEST FILM EDITING

1. Christopher Rouse, Captain Phillips
2. Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger, Gravity 
3. Daniel P. Hanley, Rush
4. Joe Walker, 12 Years a Slave
5. Thelma Schoonmaker, The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

1. American Hustle
2. Behind the Candelabra
3. Gravity
4. The Great Gatsby
5. 12 Years a Slave

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

1. American Hustle
2. Behind the Candelabra
3. The Great Gatsby
4. The Invisible Woman
5. Saving Mr. Banks

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR

1. American Hustle
2. Behind the Canelabra
3. The Great Gatsby
4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
5. Lee Daniels' The Butler

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

1. John Williams, The Book Thief
2. Henry Jackman, Captain Phillips
3. Steven Price, Gravity
4. Thomas Newman, Saving Mr. Banks
5. Hans Zimmer, 12 Years a Slave

BEST SOUND

1. All Is Lost
2. Captain Phillips
3. Gravity 
4. Inside Llewyn Davis
5. Rush

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

1. Gravity
2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
3. Iron Man 3
4. Pacific Rim
5. Star Trek Into the Darkness

BEST DEBUT BY BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER OR PRODUCERS

1. Colin Caberry & Glenn Patterson, Good Vibrations -- writers
2. Kelly Marcel, Saving Mr. Banks -- writer
3. Kieran Evans, Kelly + Victor -- writer/director
4. Paul Wright & Polly Stokes, For Those in Peril -- writer/director & producer
5. Scott Graham, Shell -- writer/director

BEST BRITISH ANIMATED SHORT

1. Everything I Can See from Her
2. I Am Tom Moody
3. Sleep With the Fishes

BEST BRITISH SHORT

1. Island Queen
2. Keeping Up with the Joneses
3. Orbit Ever After
4. Room 8
5. Sea View

RISING STAR AWARD

1. Dane DeHaan
2. George Mackay
3. Lupita Nyong'o
4. Will Poulter
5. Léa Seydoux

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