BAFTA nominations get released

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced the nominees for their Orange British Academy Film Awards. Within the list of nominees there are several for a couple of particular films, the most obvious being James Cameron’s Avatar for film, director, cinematography, editing, sound, and special visual effects.

Another heavily nominated film contender is Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire along wtih The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air. Check out the whole list of nominees below from Indie Wire. Do not forget, the award winners will be announced for the Orange British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February 21rst.:

Best Film

• Avatar
• An Education
• The Hurt Locker
• Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
• Up In The Air

Best Outstanding British Film

• An Education
• Fish Tank
• In The Loop
• Moon
• Nowhere Boy

Best Director

• James Cameron – Avatar
• Neill Blomkamp – District 9
• Lone Schefig – An Education
• Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker
• Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

Best Leading Actor

• Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
• George Clooney – Up In The Air
• Colin Firth – A Single Man
• Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
• Andy Serkis – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Best Leading Actress

• Carey Mulligan – An Education
• Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones
• Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
• Meryl Streep – Julie & Julia
• Audrey Tautou – Coco Before Chanel

Best Supporting Actor

• Alec Baldwin – It’s Complicated
• Christian McKay – Me And Orson Welles
• Alfred Molina – An Education
• Stanley Tucci – The Lovely Bones
• Christoph Waltz – Inglourious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress

• Anne-Marie Duff – Nowhere Boy
• Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air
• Anna Kendrick – Up In The Air
• Mo’nique – Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
• Kristin Scott Thomas – Nowhere Boy

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer

• Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson Directors, Producers – Mugabe And The White African
• Eran Creevy Writer/Director – Shifty Stuart
• Hazeldine Writer/Director – Exam
• Duncan Jones Director – Moon
• Sam Taylor-Wood Director – Nowhere Boy

Best Original Screenplay

• The Hangover (Jon Lucas, Scott Moore)
• The Hurt Locker (Mark Boal)
• Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino)
• A Serious Man (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen)
• Up (Bob Peterson, Pete Docter)

Best Adapted Screenplay

• District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell)
• An Education (Nick Hornby)
• In The Loop (Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche)
• Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire (Geoffrey Fletcher)
• Up In The Air (Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner)

Best Film Not In The English Language

• Broken Embraces
• Coco Before Chanel
• Let The Right One In
• A Prophet
• The White Ribbon

Best Animated Film

• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr Fox
• Up

Best Music

• Avatar
• Crazy Heart
• Fantastic Mr Fox
• Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
• Up

Best Cinematography

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• The Road

Best Editing

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Hurt Locker
• Inglourious Basterds
• Up In The Air

Best Production Design

• Avatar
• District 9
• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
• The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
• Inglourious Basterds

Best Costume Design

• Bright Star
• Coco Before Chanel
• An Education
• A Single Man
• The Young Victoria

Best Sound

• Avatar
• District 9
• The Hurt Locker
• Star Trek
• Up

Best Special Visual Effects

• Avatar
• District 9
• Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
• The Hurt Locker
• Star Trek

Best Make Up & Hair

• Coco Before Chanel
• An Education
• The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
• Nine
• The Young Victoria

Best Short Animation

• The Gruffalo
• The Happy Duckling
• Mother Of Many

Best Short Film

• 14
• I Do Air
• Jade
• Mixtape
• Off Season

The Orange Rising Star Award (Voted For By The Public)

• Jesse Eisenberg
• Nicholas Hoult
• Carey Mulligan
• Tahar Rahim
• Kristen Stewart