The nominations for Britain’s most prestigious film awards – the BAFTAs – have set up a race between the silent film, The Artist, and the big screen adaptation of John Le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
The Artist, which picked up three Golden Globes at the weekend, is in the running for twelve BAFTAS — one more than the British film, which has so far failed to receive much awards recognition abroad.
The films share top billing with Drive, The Descendants and The Help. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is also in the running for the Best British Film category – alongside We Need to Talk About Kevin, My Week With Marilyn, Shame and the documentary Senna.
The contest for Best Actress sees the star of My Week with Marilyn, Michelle Williams, up against Meryl Streep, who’s secured her fourteenth BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. Tilda Swinton (We Need To Talk About Kevin) and Viola Davis (The Help), who were also in the running at the Golden Globes. They’re joined by the star of the Artist, Berenice Bejo.
Her co-star Jean Dujardin is up for the Best Actor trophy, alonside Brad Pitt (Moneyball), George Clooney (The Descendants), Michael Fassbender (Shame) and Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).
The Supporting Actor category sees Golden Globe winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners) up against Jonah Hill (Moneyball), Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady), Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Ides of March) and Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn).
His co-star Dame Judi Dench finds herself nominated again in the Supporting Actress category, alongside Globe-nominee Jessica Chastain and winner Octavia Spencer (both The Help), Carey Mulligan (Drive) and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids).
The nominated directors are Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Drive’s Nicolas Winding Refn, Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin) and Globe-winner Martin Scorsese, for Hugo.
The Artist director is also nominated for his original screenplay. He’s up against Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady), John Michael McDonagh (The Guard) and Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo, who wrote Bridesmaids. The adapted screenplay category includes nominations for The Descendants, The Help, The Ides of March, Moneyball and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse received nominations only in the technical categories.
As well as looking at the most established talent, BAFTA also likes to look ahead to film-makers of the future, which it does in two categories. The trophy for the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director of Producer will go to one of the comedian Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), actors Paddy Considine (Tyrannosaur) and Ralph Fiennes (Coriolanus), sit-com star Richard Ayoade (Submarine) and the team behind Black Pond. Most have already achieved acclaim in other fields within the industry.
The other award in that vein is voted on by the public. The Orange Rising Star Award nominees are Adam Deacon, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Chris O’Dowd and Eddie Redmayne.
The full list of nominees, for the February 12th ceremony, is as follows:
Best Film:
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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 – Joe Cornish (director/writer)
Black Pond – Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
Coriolanus – Ralph Fiennes (director)
Submarine – Richard Ayoade (director/writer)
Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)
Foreign language film:
Incendies
Pina
Potiche
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
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:
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
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
Documentary:
George Harrison: Living In The Material World
Project Nim
Senna
Animated film:
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Rango
Original screenplay:
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
The Guard – John Michael McDonagh
The Iron Lady – Abi Morgan
Midnight In Paris – Woody Allen
Adapted screenplay:
The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Help – Tate Taylor
The Ides Of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball – Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan
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
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Make up & hair:
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
The Iron Lady
My Week With Marilyn
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
Short animation:
Abuelas
Bobby Yeah
A Morning Stroll
Short film:
Chalk
Mwansa The Great
Only Sound Remains
Pitch Black Heist
Two And Two
The Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award:
Adam Deacon
Chris Hemsworth
Chris O’Dowd
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hiddleston