NewsBlanchett, Hoffman, Coen and "Sweeney Todd" Team Vie for BAFTA Film Awards Feb. 10Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Coen, Paul Dano, Cate Blanchett and the designers of the "Sweeney Todd" film are among the nominees for the 2008 Orange British Academy Film Awards, which will be presented Feb. 10.
By
Ernio Hernandez
February 10, 2008
Voted upon by the 6,000 members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the awards ceremony will be held at London's Royal Opera House. Jonathan Ross hosts.
Among the nominees are:
FILM
"American Gangster"
"Atonement"
"The Lives of Others"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood" BEST BRITISH FILM
"Atonement"
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"Control"
"Eastern Promises"
"This Is England"
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DIRECTOR
"Atonement" – Joe Wright
"The Bourne Ultimatum" – Paul Greengrass
"The Lives of Others" – Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
"No Country for Old Men" – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" – Paul Thomas Anderson ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"American Gangster" – Steven Zaillian
"Juno" – Diablo Cody
"The Lives Of Others" – Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
"Michael Clayton" – Tony Gilroy
"This Is England" – Shane Meadows ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Atonement" – Christopher Hampton
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" – Ronald Harwood
"The Kite Runner" – David Benioff
"No Country for Old Men" – Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
"There Will Be Blood" – Paul Thomas Anderson LEADING ACTOR
George Clooney – "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis – "There Will Be Blood"
James McAvoy – "Atonement"
Viggo Mortensen – "Eastern Promises"
Ulrich Mühe – "The Lives of Others" LEADING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie – "Away From Her"
Marion Cotillard – "La Vie En Rose"
Keira Knightley – "Atonement"
Ellen Page – "Juno" SUPPORTING ACTOR
Javier Bardem – "No Country for Old Men"
Paul Dano – "There Will Be Blood"
Tommy Lee Jones – "No Country for Old Men"
Philip Seymour Hoffman – "Charlie Wilson’s War"
Tom Wilkinson – "Michael Clayton" SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – "I’m Not There"
Kelly MacDonald – "No Country for Old Men"
Samantha Morton – "Control"
Saoirse Ronan – "Atonement"
Tilda Swinton – "Michael Clayton" MUSIC
"American Gangster" – Marc Streitenfeld
"Atonement" – Dario Marianelli
"The Kite Runner" – Alberto Iglesias
"There Will Be Blood" – Jonny Greenwood
"La Vie En Rose" – Christopher Gunning 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" – Ivana Primorac
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" – Jenny Shircore
"Hairspray" – Nominees TBA
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street" – Ivana Primorac
"La Vie En Rose" – Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne For a full list of nominations or more information, visit bafta.org.