The BAFTA nominations have come out just days after the Golden Globes proved they are a joke, but can’t take one. The prestige pic, The King’s Speech leads the pack with 14 nominations, which is hardly surprising as The British Academy of Film and Television Award’s tends to favor the home team and loves a good monarch-based drama. But there are a few surprises in the bunch as well as a lot of love for American-made films. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan landed an impressive 12 nominations, including one for the formerly underrated performance of Barbara Hershey as a terrifyingly domineering stage mom. Other honored US flicks include: True Grit, The Kids Are All Right, and The Social Network. The surprises?
Well, early Oscar favorite The Social Network only scored 6 nods, which is likely a shock to those who regard the BAFTA’s as a telling precursor to the Academy Awards. Banky scored a nod for Best British Debut. Beloved character actor, Pete Postlethwaite, earned a nod for The Town, sadly posthumously. And most stunning in my opinion – not a single nod for Spirit Awards favorite, Winter’s Bone. As a big fan of this compelling and at times rattling Ozark noir, I think this lack of attention speaks to the BAFTA’s stodgy (read: out of touch) reputation. Will the Academy make the same mistake? Time will tell.
You can check out all the nominations below:
Best Film
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
Outstanding British Film
Another Year
Four Lions
The King’s Speech
Made In Dagenham
127 Hours
Carl Foreman Award (Best British Debut)
Clio Barnard, The Arbor
Banksy and Jaime D’Cruz, Exit Through the Gift Shop
Chris Morris, Four Lions
Gareth Edwards, Monsters
Nick Whitfield, Skeletons
Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
David Fincher, The Social Network
Original Screenplay
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
Adapted Screenplay
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Film Not In The English Language
Biutiful
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
I Am Love
Of Gods and Men
The Secret In Their Eyes
Animated Film
Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3
Leading Actor
Javier Bardem, Biutiful
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours
Leading Actress
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Noomi Rapace, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Supporting Actor
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Pete Postlethwaite, The Town
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Barbara Hershey, Black Swan
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Lesley Manville, Another Year
Miranda Richardson, Made In Dagenham
Original Music
Alice In Wonderland
How To Train Your Dragon
Inception
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
Cinematography
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
True Grit
Editing
127 Hours
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Production Design
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
True Grit
Costume Design
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
The King’s Speech
Made In Dagenham
True Grit
Sound
Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
True Grit
Special Visual Effects
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
Inception
Toy Story 3
Make Up & Hair
Alice In Wonderland
Black Swan
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1
The King’s Speech
Made In Dagenham
Short Animation
The Eagleman Stag
Matter Fisher
Thursday
Short Film
Connect
Lin
Rite
Turning
Until The River Runs Red
Rising Star Award (determined by public vote)
Gemma Arterton
Andrew Garfield
Tom Hardy
Aaron Johnson
Emma Stone
What are your thoughts on these nominations? Any shocking snubs we didn’t mention?