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Atonement Makes Bloody Good Show at Brit
Oscars The BAFTAs are looking to atone for the sins of omission of the Hollywood Foreign Press. Less than a week Atonement only cashed in two of its leading seven nominations at the Golden Globes (Best Motion Picture Drama and Original Score), the British-made drama leads the list of big-name nominees for the 61st Annual British Academy Film Awards. The adaptation of the acclaimed Ian McEwan novel racked up an impressive 14 nominations from the U.K.-centric awards show, including nods for both Best Film and Best British Film, and bookend Best Actress and Best Actor honors for stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. Thirteen-year-old costar Saoirse Ronan, the character in search of the titular atonement, snagged a Best Supporting Actress nomination, while Joe Wright scored a Best Director honor and Christopher Hampton is in the running for Best Adapted Screenplay. The balance of its nominations came in technical categories. In addition to the homegrown favorite, this season's podium regulars No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood each racked up nine nominations, including Best Film and Best Director nods. The two American-made movies also made their presence known in the acting categories. There Will Be Blood's Daniel Day-Lewis is competing for Best Actor, while costar Paul Dano is in the Supporting Actor race. Dano competes against No Country for Old Men's tandem of Javier Bardem and Tommy Lee Jones. Charlie Wilson's War's Philip Seymour Hoffman and Michael Clayton's Tom Wilkinson round out the category. American Gangster and The Lives of Others are the other two Best Film nominees. Other major contenders include La Vie en Rose, which scored seven nominations, and one film that's unlikely to receive as much attention at the plain-old Oscars when nominations are announced next week, The Bourne Ultimatum, which scored six BAFTA nods. Surprisingly, the Matt Damon-powered flick made the cut for Best British Film, because the majority of the film was shot in London. The field is rounded out by Control, Eastern Promises and the aptly-titled This Is England. Damon failed to earn any individual praise for his superspy role, leaving the Best Actor race to more traditional nominees: Michael Clayton's George Clooney, Eastern Promise's Viggo Mortensen, The Lives of Others' late Ulrich Muehe (who died in July of stomach cancer), as well as Day-Lewis and McAvoy. The Best Actress race boasts Knightley, Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth: The Golden Age (she's also up for Best Supporting Actress for her Bob Dylan-channeling turn in I'm Not There), Away from Her's Julie Christie, La Vie en Rose's Marion Cotillard and Juno's Ellen Page. Page was also a nominee for the annual Orange Rising Star Award, the only award of the night to be voted on by the public, honoring a young artist's promising body of work. She's joined by Shia LaBeouf, Sam Riley, Tang Wei and perennial British It Girl, Sienna Miller. Although Page and Blanchett scored two nods apiece, they had nothing on the Coen brothers. Joel and Ethan shared four nominations for tag-teaming on No Country for Old Men: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film and Best Editingin the latter category they are jointly credited under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes. Finally, Ratatouille, Shrek the Third and The Simpsons Movie will vie for Best Animated Film. With no striking writers to muck things up, the BATFA Film Awards will be handed out in London Feb. 10. Here's a complete list of nominees: FILM American Gangster Atonement The Lives of Others No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood BRITISH FILM Atonement The Bourne Ultimatum Control Eastern Promises This Is England DIRECTOR Joe Wright, Atonement Paul Greengrass, The Bourne Ultimatum Florian Henckel con Donnersmarck, The Lives of Others Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood LEADING ACTOR George Clooney, Michael Clayton Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood James McAvoy, Atonement Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises Ulrich Muehe, 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 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Steven Zaillian, American Gangster Diablo Cody, Juno Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, The Lives of Others Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton Shane Meadows, This Is England ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Christopher Hampton, Atonement Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly David Benioff, The Kite Runner Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood ANIMATED FILM Ratatouille Shrek the Third The Simpsons Movie FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Kite Runner The Lives of Others Lust, Caution La Vie en Rose ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD Shia LaBeouf Sienna Miller Ellen Page Sam Riley Tang Wei MUSIC American Gangster Atonement The Kite Runner There Will Be Blood La Vie en Rose CINEMATOGRAPHY American Gangster Atonement The Bourne Ultimatum No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood EDITING American Gangster Atonement The Bourne Ultimatum Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men PRODUCTION DESIGN Atonement Elizabeth: The Golden Age Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix There Will Be Blood La Vie en Rose COSTUME DESIGN Atonement Elizabeth: The Golden Age Lust, Caution Sweeney Todd La Vie en Rose SOUND Atonement The Bourne Ultimatum No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood La Vie en Rose SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS The Bourne Ultimatum The Golden Compass Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Spider-Man 3 MAKE-UP & HAIR Atonement Elizabeth: The Golden Age Hairspray Sweeney Todd La Vie en Rose SHORT ANIMATION The Pearce Sisters Head Over Heels The Crumblegiant SHORT FILM Dog Altogether Hesitation The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island Soft The Stronger CAROL FOREMAN AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER, OR PRODUCER FOR FIRST FEATURE FILM Chris Atkins (director/writer), Taking Liberties Mia Bays (producer), Scott Walker: 30 Century Man Sarah Gavron (director), Brick Lane Matt Greenhalgh (writer), Control Andrew Piddington (director/writer), The Killing of John Lennon |