BAFTA Nominations 2012

Well the British Academy or BAFTA announced its 2011 nominations for the movies and with no surprise, The Artist, TTSS and Hugo leads. Some interesting and some shocking choices i must say. They snubbed Midnight In Paris and The Tree Of Life but thanks for the love to Drive and We Need to Talk About Kevin. While Carey Mulligan nominated for Drive instead of Shame.

See the complete list of nominees below:

BEST FILM

THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
DRIVE
THE HELP
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY


DIRECTOR

THE ARTIST – Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Nicolas – Winding Refn
HUGO – Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY – Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN – Lynne Ramsay

LEADING ACTOR

BRAD PITT – Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY – The Descendants
JEAN DUJARDIN – The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER – Shame

LEADING ACTRESS

BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist – Film
MERYL STREEP – The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS – My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON – We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS – The Help

SUPPORTING ACTOR

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER – Beginners
JIM BROADBENT – The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL – Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH – My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – The Ides of March

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

CAREY MULLIGAN – Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN – The Help
JUDI DENCH – My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY – Bridesmaids
OCTAVIA SPENCER – The Help

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

ATTACK THE BLOCK
BLACK POND
CORIOLANUS
SUBMARINE
TYRANNOSAUR

DOCUMENTARY

GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
PROJECT NIM
SENNA

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE ARTIST
BRIDESMAIDS
THE GUARD
THE IRON LADY
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

THE DESCENDANTS
THE HELP
THE IDES OF MARCH
MONEYBALL
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

INCENDIES
PINA
POTICHE
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN

ANIMATED FILM

HE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
RANGO

ORIGINAL MUSIC

THE ARTIST
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WAR HORSE

CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE ARTIST
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WAR HORSE

EDITING

THE ARTIST
DRIVE
HUGO
SENNA
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY

PRODUCTION DESIGN

THE ARTIST
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2
HUGO
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WAR HORSE

COSTUME DESIGN

THE ARTIST
HUGO
JANE EYRE
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

SOUND

THE ARTIST
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2
HUGO
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WAR HORSE

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2
HUGO
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
WAR HORSE

MAKE UP & HAIR

THE ARTIST
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2
HUGO
THE IRON LADY
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

SHORT ANIMATION

ABUELAS
BOBBY YEAH
A MORNING STROLL

SHORT FILM

CHALK
MWANSA THE GREAT
ONLY SOUND REMAINS
PITCH BLACK HEIST
TWO AND TWO

ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD

ADAM DEACON
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
TOM HIDDLESTON
CHRIS O’DOWD
EDDIE REDMAYNE

Movies with More than 1 Nominations:

- The Artist - 12

- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 11

- Hugo - 9

- My Week With Marilyn - 6

- The Help - 5

- War Horse - 5

- Drive - 4

- The Iron Lady - 4

- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 - 4

- The Descendants - 3

- Moneyball - 3

- We Need To Talk About Kevin - 3

- Shame - 2

- The Ides Of March - 2

- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - 2

- Bridesmaids - 2

- The Adventures Of Tintin - 2