BAFTA nominations on the way

Posted by · 4:01 pm · January 16th, 2012

BAFTA announce their nominees in a few hours — expect a lot of nominations for “The Artist,” “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” and perhaps even “My Week With Marilyn.”

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Hemsworth, Hiddleston, O'Dowd crack all-male BAFTA Rising Star list

Posted by · 3:50 pm · January 11th, 2012

BAFTA has handed the job of determining the nominees of the Rising Star Award to the public for the first time — and the alarming result is an all-male slate in which Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence and 2011 ‘it’ girl Jessica Chastain don’t warrant a mention.

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'Marilyn' and 'Tinker, Tailor' top embarrassing BAFTA longlists

Posted by · 5:28 am · January 6th, 2012

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” and “My Week With Marilyn” lead the BAFTA longlists with 16 mentions apiece, setting both films up for multiple nominations on January 17. But the list of omissions is egregious.

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Martin Scorsese to receive BAFTA Fellowship

Posted by · 10:01 am · January 4th, 2012

The news that Martin Scorsese is to receive BAFTA’s highest honor, the Fellowship, at the British Academy’s awards ceremony next month is neither unexpected nor unwelcome — but why in a year when he’ll likely be in the regular BAFTA race for “Hugo?”

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