BAFTA Nominations Announced

Selected BAFTA Film Nominations:

Best Film
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
The Motorcycle Diaries
Vera Drake

David Lean Award for Best Achievement in Direction
Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Michael Mann, Collateral
Michel Gondry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Marc Forster, Finding Neverland
Mike Leigh, Vera Drake

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Charlize Theron, Monster
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake
Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kate Winslet, Finding Neverland
Ziyi Zhang, House of Flying Daggers

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Gael Garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Jim Carrey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator
Heather Craney, Vera Drake
Julie Christie, Finding Neverland
Meryl Streep, The Manchurian Candidate
Natalie Portman, Closer

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Alda, The Aviator
Clive Owen, Closer
Jamie Foxx, Collateral
Phil Davis, Vera Drake
Rodrigo de la Serna, The Motorcycle Diaries

Best Screenplay (Adapted)
The Chorus
Closer
Finding Neverland
The Motorcycle Diaries
Sideways

Best Screenplay (Original)
The Aviator
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ray
Vera Drake

Best Film Not in the English Language
The Chorus
The Motorcycle Diaries
A Very Long Engagement
Bad Education
House of Flying Daggers

Best Cinematography
The Aviator
Collateral
Finding Neveland
House of Flying Daggers
The Motorcycle Diaries

Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
The Aviator
The Day After Tomorrow
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
House of Flying Daggers
Spider-Man 2

Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a Director, Screenwriter or Producer in their first feature film
Amma Asante - A Way of Life
Andrea Gibb - Afterlife
Matthew Vaughn - Layer Cake
Nira Park - Shaun of the Dead

Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year
Dead Man’s Shoes
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
My Summer of Love
Shaun of the Dead
Vera Drake

Best Film
The Aviator

David Lean Award for Best Achievement in Direction
Mike Leigh, Vera Drake

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Jamie Foxx, Ray

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Clive Owen, Closer

Best Screenplay (Adapted)
Sideways

Best Screenplay (Original)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Film Not in the English Language
The Motorcycle Diaries

Best Cinematography
Collateral

Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
The Day After Tomorrow

Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a Director, Screenwriter or Producer in their first feature film
Amma Asante, A Way of Life

Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year
My Summer of Love