Film world gears up for Baftas

The film world is gearing up for tomorrow’s Baftas with Julie Christie and Daniel Day-Lewis tipped to continue their winning streak.

The pair have already garnered awards for their performances – Christie as an Alzheimer’s sufferer in 'Away From Her' and Day-Lewis as an oil baron in 'There Will Be Blood'.

They face competition from 'Atonement' stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy.

Atonement leads the pack with 14 nominations. They include best film, best British film, best director for Joe Wright and best supporting actress for 13-year-old Saoirse Ronan.

'There Will Be Blood' and Coen brothers thriller 'No Country For Old Men' each have nine nominations, while Edith Piaf biopic 'La Vie En Rose' has seven.

The best film contenders are 'American Gangster', 'Atonement', 'The Lives of Others', 'No Country for Old Men' and 'There Will Be Blood'.

Cate Blanchett is up for two awards – best supporting actress for 'I’m Not There' and leading actress for 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony takes place at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden.

Jonathan Ross will host them for the second year running.

In previous years, the Baftas have been the poor relation of the Oscars and Golden Globes.

But with the Globes cancelled and the Oscars still in jeopardy as a result of the US writers’ strike, they have assumed greater significance.

Full List of Nominations

BEST 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 for 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

:: 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

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

:: 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 Muhe – 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

:: 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

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

:: Shia Labeouf

:: Sienna Miller

:: Ellen Page

:: Sam Riley

:: Tang Wei