This year's BAFTA nominations have been announced. Sometimes called the British Academy Awards, they will be announced in the UK on February 15th, two weeks before the Oscars are announced here in the States. The nominees are as follows, courtesy of Premiere Magazine.
Film:
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Actor:
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Jude Law, Cold Mountain
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Sean Penn, 21 Grams
Sean Penn, Mystic River
Actress:
Scarlett Johansson, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation
Anne Reid, The Mother
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Volume 1
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
Supporting Actor:
Paul Bettany, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Albert Finney, Big Fish
Bill Nighy, Love Actually
Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Supporting Actress:
Holly Hunter, Thirteen
Laura Linney, Mystic River
Judy Parfitt, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Emma Thompson, Love Actually
Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain
Director:
Tim Burton, Big Fish
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Anthony Minghella, Cold Mountain
Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Original Screenplay:
21 Grams
The Barbarian Invasions
Finding Nemo
Lost In Translation
The Station Agent
Adapted Screenplay:
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Mystic River
Foreign-Language Film:
The Barbarian Invasions
Belleville Rendez-vous
Être et Avoir
Good Bye Lenin!
In This World
Spirited Away
British Film:
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
In This World
Love Actually
Touching the Void
British Director/Producer/Writer Debut:
Sergio Casci, writer, American Cousins
Jenny Mayhew, writer, To Kill a King
Peter Webber, director, Girl with a Pearl Earring
Emily Young, director/writer, Kiss of Life
Film Music:
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Kill Bill: Volume 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Cinematography:
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Editing:
21 Grams
Cold Mountain
Kill Bill: Volume 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Production Design:
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Costume Design:
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Sound:
Cold Mountain
Kill Bill: Volume 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Special Visual Effects:
Big Fish
Kill Bill: Volume 1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Makeup and Hair:
Big Fish
Cold Mountain
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Animated Short:
Dad's Dead
Dear Sweet Emma
Jojo in the Stars
Nibbles
Plumber
Short Film:
Brown Paper Bag
Bye Child
Nits
Sea Monsters
Talking with Angels