BAFTA nominations 2009
Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button have each received 11 nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2009.
The Dark Knight has 9 nominations and Changeling has 8 nominations.
Frost/Nixon has 6 nominations, The Reader has 5 and In Bruges, Milk and Revolutionary Road all have 4 nominations each.
Slumdog Millionaire has been nominated in the categories Best Film, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Music, Production Design, Sound and Outstanding British Film. Danny Boyle is nominated for Director, Dev Patel is nominated for Leading Actor and Freida Pinto receives a nomination as Supporting Actress.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has been nominated for Best Film, Director for David Fincher, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Music, Production Design and Special Visual Effects. Brad Pitt is a double nominee: he features in Leading Actor for his role as Benjamin Button and Supporting Actor for Burn After Reading. Tilda Swinton is nominated in the Supporting Actress category for Burn After Reading, and the film also receives an Original Screenplay nomination.
The late Heath Ledger is nominated for Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight. The film's other nominations are: Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Music, Sound and Special Visual Effects.
Angelina Jolie has been nominated for her Leading Actress performance in Changeling. The film has also been nominated for Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Production Design and Sound, with Clint Eastwood receiving a Director nomination.
Ron Howard is nominated for Director for Frost/Nixon. The film is nominated for Best Film, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Make Up & Hair and the film's Nixon, Frank Langella, receives a nomination for Leading Actor.
The Reader has been nominated for Best Film, Director for Stephen Daldry, Adapted Screenplay and Cinematography. Its star, Kate Winslet, is nominated for Leading Actress. Kate is nominated a second time for Leading Actress for her performance in Revolutionary Road, which is also nominated for Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design and Production Design.
Sean Penn's performance as Harvey Milk has received a Leading Actor nomination. Milk has also been nominated for Best Film, Original Screenplay and Make Up & Hair.
In Bruges has been nominated for Original Screenplay, Editing, Supporting Actor for Brendan Gleeson and Outstanding British Film.
Also nominated for Outstanding British Film alongside Slumdog Millionaire and In Bruges are Man on Wire and Hunger and Mamma Mia!, which has also been nominated for Music. Judy Craymer, the producer of Mamma Mia!, Simon Chinn the producer of Man on Wire, Steve McQueen, director/writer of Hunger, Solon Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter who produced Of Time and the City and Garth Jennings, writer of Son of Rambow have all been nominated for The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film.
Doubt received three performance nominations: Leading Actress for Meryl Streep, Supporting Actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams. Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei were nominated for Leading Actor and Supporting Actress for The Wrestler. Robert Downey Jr. is nominated for Supporting Actor for Tropic Thunder and Penélope Cruz is nominated for Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Wall•E has been nominated for Music, Sound and Animated Film. The other Animated Film nominees, Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir are both nominated for Film Not in the English Language alongside The Baader Meinhof Complex, Gomorrah and I've Loved You So Long.
I've Loved You So Long also receives nominations for Original Screenplay and for Kristin Scott Thomas for Leading Actress.
The Duchess received nominations for Costume Design and Make Up & Hair.
Nominated for Special Visual Effects alongside The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Dark Knight are: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Iron Man and Quantum of Solace, which also received a Sound nomination.
The nominees for the Orange Rising Star Award, announced earlier this month, are Michael Cera, Noel Clarke, Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Hall and Toby Kebbell. This audience award is voted for by the British public and presented to an actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and promise. This is the only award voted for by the British public visit www.orange.co.uk/bafta to place your vote.
The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 8 February at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
Orange has sponsored the Film Awards since 1998.
NOMINATIONS BY FILM
Slumdog Millionaire: 11
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: 11
The Dark Knight: 9
Changeling: 8
Frost/Nixon: 6
The Reader: 5
In Bruges: 4
Milk: 4
Revolutionary Road: 4
Burn After Reading: 3
Doubt: 3
The I've Loved You So Long: 3
Mamma Mia!: 3
Wall-E: 3
Duchess: 2
Hunger: 2
Man on Wire: 2
Persepolis: 2
Quantum of Solace: 2
Waltz With Bashir: 2
The Wrestler: 2
The Baader Meinhof Complex: 1
Gomorrah: 1
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: 1
Iron Man: 1
Of Time and the City: 1
Son of Rambow: 1
Tropic Thunder: 1
Vicky Cristina Barcelona: 1
The Dark Knight has 9 nominations and Changeling has 8 nominations.
Frost/Nixon has 6 nominations, The Reader has 5 and In Bruges, Milk and Revolutionary Road all have 4 nominations each.
Slumdog Millionaire has been nominated in the categories Best Film, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Music, Production Design, Sound and Outstanding British Film. Danny Boyle is nominated for Director, Dev Patel is nominated for Leading Actor and Freida Pinto receives a nomination as Supporting Actress.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has been nominated for Best Film, Director for David Fincher, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Music, Production Design and Special Visual Effects. Brad Pitt is a double nominee: he features in Leading Actor for his role as Benjamin Button and Supporting Actor for Burn After Reading. Tilda Swinton is nominated in the Supporting Actress category for Burn After Reading, and the film also receives an Original Screenplay nomination.
The late Heath Ledger is nominated for Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight. The film's other nominations are: Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Music, Sound and Special Visual Effects.
Angelina Jolie has been nominated for her Leading Actress performance in Changeling. The film has also been nominated for Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Editing, Production Design and Sound, with Clint Eastwood receiving a Director nomination.
Ron Howard is nominated for Director for Frost/Nixon. The film is nominated for Best Film, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Make Up & Hair and the film's Nixon, Frank Langella, receives a nomination for Leading Actor.
The Reader has been nominated for Best Film, Director for Stephen Daldry, Adapted Screenplay and Cinematography. Its star, Kate Winslet, is nominated for Leading Actress. Kate is nominated a second time for Leading Actress for her performance in Revolutionary Road, which is also nominated for Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design and Production Design.
Sean Penn's performance as Harvey Milk has received a Leading Actor nomination. Milk has also been nominated for Best Film, Original Screenplay and Make Up & Hair.
In Bruges has been nominated for Original Screenplay, Editing, Supporting Actor for Brendan Gleeson and Outstanding British Film.
Also nominated for Outstanding British Film alongside Slumdog Millionaire and In Bruges are Man on Wire and Hunger and Mamma Mia!, which has also been nominated for Music. Judy Craymer, the producer of Mamma Mia!, Simon Chinn the producer of Man on Wire, Steve McQueen, director/writer of Hunger, Solon Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter who produced Of Time and the City and Garth Jennings, writer of Son of Rambow have all been nominated for The Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer for their First Feature Film.
Doubt received three performance nominations: Leading Actress for Meryl Streep, Supporting Actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams. Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei were nominated for Leading Actor and Supporting Actress for The Wrestler. Robert Downey Jr. is nominated for Supporting Actor for Tropic Thunder and Penélope Cruz is nominated for Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Wall•E has been nominated for Music, Sound and Animated Film. The other Animated Film nominees, Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir are both nominated for Film Not in the English Language alongside The Baader Meinhof Complex, Gomorrah and I've Loved You So Long.
I've Loved You So Long also receives nominations for Original Screenplay and for Kristin Scott Thomas for Leading Actress.
The Duchess received nominations for Costume Design and Make Up & Hair.
Nominated for Special Visual Effects alongside The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Dark Knight are: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Iron Man and Quantum of Solace, which also received a Sound nomination.
The nominees for the Orange Rising Star Award, announced earlier this month, are Michael Cera, Noel Clarke, Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Hall and Toby Kebbell. This audience award is voted for by the British public and presented to an actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and promise. This is the only award voted for by the British public visit www.orange.co.uk/bafta to place your vote.
The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 8 February at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
Orange has sponsored the Film Awards since 1998.
NOMINATIONS BY FILM
Slumdog Millionaire: 11
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: 11
The Dark Knight: 9
Changeling: 8
Frost/Nixon: 6
The Reader: 5
In Bruges: 4
Milk: 4
Revolutionary Road: 4
Burn After Reading: 3
Doubt: 3
The I've Loved You So Long: 3
Mamma Mia!: 3
Wall-E: 3
Duchess: 2
Hunger: 2
Man on Wire: 2
Persepolis: 2
Quantum of Solace: 2
Waltz With Bashir: 2
The Wrestler: 2
The Baader Meinhof Complex: 1
Gomorrah: 1
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: 1
Iron Man: 1
Of Time and the City: 1
Son of Rambow: 1
Tropic Thunder: 1
Vicky Cristina Barcelona: 1
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