BAFTA Film Awards 2008 Nominees Announced

Leslie Cheung almost 17 years ago

The nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards were announced on Wednesday (January 16) at Academy headquarters by Naomie Harris and Kelly Reily.

Atonement leads the nominees with 14 nominations. Following are No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood, which are having 9 nominations.

Here is the list in full:

Film

• American Gangster
• Atonement
• The Lives Of Others
• No Country For Old Men
• There Will Be Blood

Best British Film

• Atonement
• The Bourne Ultimatum
• Control
• Eastern Promises
• This Is England

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

Director

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

Original Screenplay

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

Adapted Screenplay

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

Film Not In The English Language
Nominations announced on January 4.

• The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
• The Kite Runner
• The Lives Of Others
• Lust, Caution
• La Vie En Rose

Animated Film

• Ratatouille
• Shrek The Third
• The Simpsons Movie

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

Music

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

Cinematography

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

Editing

• American Gangster
• Atonement
• The Bourne Ultimatum
• Michael Clayton
• No Country For Old Men

Production Design

• Atonement
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
• There Will Be Blood
• La Vie En Rose

Costume Design

• Atonement
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Lust, Caution
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
• La Vie En Rose

Sound

• Atonement
• The Bourne Ultimatum
• No Country For Old Men
• There Will Be Blood
• La Vie En Rose

Special Visual Effects

• The Bourne Ultimatum
• The Golden Compass
• Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
• Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End
• Spider-Man 3

Make Up & Hair

• Atonement
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Hairspray
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
• La Vie En Rose

Short Animation

• The Pearce Sisters
• Head Over Heels
• The Crumblegiant

Short Film

• Dog Altogether
• Hesitation
• The One And Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
• Soft
• The Strong

The Orange Rising Star Award
Voted for by the public, nominees announced on January 8.

• Shia Labeouf
• Sienna Miller
• Ellen Page
• Sam Riley
• Tang Wei