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Best Film
American Gangster - Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott
Atonement - Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster
The Lives Of Others - Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann
No Country For Old Men - Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Joanne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi

Best British Film
Atonement - Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster/Joe Wright/Christopher Hampton
The Bourne Ultimatum - Frank Marshall/Patrick Crowley/Paul L Sandberg/Paul Greengrass/Tony Gilroy/Scott Z Burns/George Nolfi
Control - Orian Williams/ Todd Eckert/Anton Corbijn/Matt Greenhalgh
Eastern Promises - Paul Webster/Robert Lantos/David Cronenberg/Steve Knight
This Is England - Mark Herbert/Shane Meadows

The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer In Their First Feature Film
Chris Atkins (Director/Writer) - Taking Liberties
Mia Bays (Producer) - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Sarah Gavron (Director) - Brick Lane
Matt Greenhalgh (Writer) - Control
Andrew Piddington (Director/Writer) - The Killing Of John Lennon

Best Director
Atonement - Joe Wright
The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Leading Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James Mcavoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Mühe - The Lives Of Others

Leading Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno

Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald - No Country For Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Original Screenplay
American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
Juno - Diablo Cody
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
This Is England - Shane Meadows

Adapted Screenplay
Atonement - Christopher Hampton
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
The Kite Runner - David Benioff
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Film Not In The English Language
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Kathleen Kennedy/Jon Kilik/Julian Schnabel
The Kite Runner - William Horberg/Walter Parkes/Rebecca Yeldham/Marc Foster
The Lives Of Others - Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann/Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Lust, Caution - Bill Kong/James Schamus/Ang Lee
La Vie En Rose - Alain Goldman/Olivier Dahan

Animated Film
Ratatouille - Brad Bird
Shrek The Third - Chris Miller
The Simpsons Movie - Matt Groening/James L Brooks

Music
American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld
Atonement - Dario Marianelli
The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood
La Vie En Rose - Christopher Gunning

Cinematography
American Gangster - Harris Savides
Atonement - Seamus Mcgarvey
The Bourne Ultimatum - Oliver Wood
No Country For Old Men - Roger Deakins
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit

Editing
American Gangster - Pietro Scalia
Atonement - Paul Tothill
The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
No Country For Old Men - Roderick Jaynes

Production Design
Atonement - Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Stuart Craig/Stephenie Mcmillan
There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
La Vie En Rose - Olivier Raoux

Costume Design
Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
Lust, Caution - Pan Lai
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood
La Vie En Rose - Marit Allen

Sound
Atonement - Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson
The Bourne Ultimatum - Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg
No Country For Old Men - Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff
There Will Be Blood - Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson
La Vie En Rose - Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne

Special Visual Effects
The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
The Golden Compass - Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End - John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier
Spider-Man 3 - Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/Spencer Cook

Make Up & Hair
Atonement - Ivana Primorac
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Jenny Shircore
Hairspray - Nominees Tbc
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Ivana Primorac
La Vie En Rose - Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne

Short Animation
The Pearce Sisters - Jo Allen/Luis Cook
Head Over Heels - Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian
Gouldstone The Crumblegiant - Pearse Moore/John Mccloskey

Short Film
Dog Altogether - Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine
Hesitation - Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert
The One And Only Herb Mcgwyer Plays Wallis Island - Charlie Henderson/James Griffiths/Tim Key/Tom Basden
Soft - Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
The Stronger - Dan Mcculloch/Lia Williams/Frank Mcguinness

Atonement, No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood lead the pack. Also bear in mind that these awards are based on UK release dates, hence The Lives of Others up for Best Foreign Film this year.

Some interesting differences there from previous awards shows this year, most notably in the supporting actor / actress and foreign film categories. There's a chance of a posthumus award for Best Actor too. Not quite sure why American Gangster and Shrek the Third are nominated though.

I'm not quite sure how The Bourne Ultimatum is eligible for best Brit flick, I guess it's down to producing / funding sources. But truth be told it's probably the worst film out of the bunch.

One thing that's weird for both the BAFTAs and the Oscars is the snubbing of the Palme d'Or winning 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Nice to see Lust, Caution nommed here though (I'll be seeing it this weekend hopefully).
 
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Nice that the Brits aren't foaming at the mouth over Juno, save for a couple nods. And strange that AMerican Gangster is nommed, yet Ridley Scott is passed over for directing. Not that I'm complaining.

Nods for Paul Dano, Kelly MacDonald, and Tommy Lee Jones--very cool.
 
Samantha Morton - Control
- amazing. I hope she upsets Cate 'Showpony' Blanchett. Yeah, I'm an Aussie and I still don't want her to win. Overrated.

I am surprised 'Stardust' and 'The Golden Compass' didnt get more (or any) nods.
 
Best Film
American Gangster - Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott
Atonement - Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster
The Lives Of Others - Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann
No Country For Old Men - Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Joanne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi

Best British Film
Atonement - Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster/Joe Wright/Christopher Hampton
The Bourne Ultimatum - Frank Marshall/Patrick Crowley/Paul L Sandberg/Paul Greengrass/Tony Gilroy/Scott Z Burns/George Nolfi
Control - Orian Williams/ Todd Eckert/Anton Corbijn/Matt Greenhalgh
Eastern Promises - Paul Webster/Robert Lantos/David Cronenberg/Steve Knight
This Is England - Mark Herbert/Shane Meadows

The Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By A British Director, Writer Or Producer In Their First Feature Film
Chris Atkins (Director/Writer) - Taking Liberties
Mia Bays (Producer) - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Sarah Gavron (Director) - Brick Lane
Matt Greenhalgh (Writer) - Control
Andrew Piddington (Director/Writer) - The Killing Of John Lennon

Best Director
Atonement - Joe Wright
The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Leading Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James Mcavoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Mühe - The Lives Of Others

Leading Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno

Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald - No Country For Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Original Screenplay
American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
Juno - Diablo Cody
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
This Is England - Shane Meadows

Adapted Screenplay
Atonement - Christopher Hampton
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
The Kite Runner - David Benioff
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Film Not In The English Language
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Kathleen Kennedy/Jon Kilik/Julian Schnabel
The Kite Runner - William Horberg/Walter Parkes/Rebecca Yeldham/Marc Foster
The Lives Of Others - Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann/Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Lust, Caution - Bill Kong/James Schamus/Ang Lee
La Vie En Rose - Alain Goldman/Olivier Dahan

Animated Film
Ratatouille - Brad Bird
Shrek The Third - Chris Miller
The Simpsons Movie - Matt Groening/James L Brooks

Music
American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld
Atonement - Dario Marianelli
The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood
La Vie En Rose - Christopher Gunning

Cinematography
American Gangster - Harris Savides
Atonement - Seamus Mcgarvey
The Bourne Ultimatum - Oliver Wood
No Country For Old Men - Roger Deakins
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit

Editing
American Gangster - Pietro Scalia
Atonement - Paul Tothill
The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
No Country For Old Men - Roderick Jaynes

Production Design
Atonement - Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Stuart Craig/Stephenie Mcmillan
There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
La Vie En Rose - Olivier Raoux

Costume Design
Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
Lust, Caution - Pan Lai
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood
La Vie En Rose - Marit Allen

Sound
Atonement - Danny Hambrook/Paul Hamblin/Catherine Hodgson
The Bourne Ultimatum - Kirk Francis/Scott Millan/Dave Parker/Karen Baker Landers/Per Hallberg
No Country For Old Men - Peter Kurland/Skip Lievsay/Craig Berkey/Greg Orloff
There Will Be Blood - Christopher Scarabosio/Matthew Wood/John Pritchett/Michael Semanick/Tom Johnson
La Vie En Rose - Laurent Zeilig/Pascal Villard/Jean-Paul Hurier/Marc Doisne

Special Visual Effects
The Bourne Ultimatum - Peter Chiang/Charlie Noble/Mattias Lindahl/Joss Williams
The Golden Compass - Michael Fink/Bill Westenhofer/Ben Morris/Trevor Woods
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Tim Burke/John Richardson/Emma Norton/Chris Shaw
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End - John Knoll/Charles Gibson/Hal Hickel/John Frazier
Spider-Man 3 - Scott Stokdyk/Peter Nofz/Kee-Suk Ken Hahn/Spencer Cook

Make Up & Hair
Atonement - Ivana Primorac
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Jenny Shircore
Hairspray - Nominees Tbc
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Ivana Primorac
La Vie En Rose - Jan Archibald/Didier Lavergne

Short Animation
The Pearce Sisters - Jo Allen/Luis Cook
Head Over Heels - Osbert Parker/Fiona Pitkin/Ian
Gouldstone The Crumblegiant - Pearse Moore/John Mccloskey

Short Film
Dog Altogether - Diarmid Scrimshaw/Paddy Considine
Hesitation - Julien Berlan/Michelle Eastwood/Virginia Gilbert
The One And Only Herb Mcgwyer Plays Wallis Island - Charlie Henderson/James Griffiths/Tim Key/Tom Basden
Soft - Jane Hooks/Simon Ellis
The Stronger - Dan Mcculloch/Lia Williams/Frank Mcguinness

Atonement was the likely winner but it's a (great) surprise to see This Is England claim Best Brit film. Daniel Day-Lewis' mantle may well have finally collapsed but it wa sa shock to see both Julie Christie and Cate Blanchett lose out.
 
Fuck knows how that even got nominated. I'm tempted to think it's because of Ridley Scott.
 
Possibly, but then like Laz mentioned, it's curious that he wasn't nominated for a directoral award in that case.
 
Great recognition for This is England, although it'd have been great for Control to win.
 
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