BAFTA 2007 thread

[Cyrusbales]

Here's the nominations, thoughts and opinion?

FILM
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu/Jon Kilik/Steve Golin
THE DEPARTED - Brad Pitt/Brad Grey/Graham King
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE*
THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries

THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
CASINO ROYALE - Michael G Wilson/Barbara Broccoli/Martin Campbell/Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Scott Rudin/Robert Fox/Richard Eyre/Patrick Marber
THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries/Stephen Frears/Peter Morgan
UNITED 93 - Tim Bevan/Lloyd Levin/Paul Greengrass

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
ANDREA ARNOLD (Director) - Red Road
JULIAN GILBEY (Director) - Rollin' with the Nines
CHRISTINE LANGAN (Producer) - Pierrepoint
GARY TARN (Director) - Black Sun
PAUL ANDREW WILLIAMS (Director) - London to Brighton

THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu
THE DEPARTED - Martin Scorsese
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris
THE QUEEN - Stephen Frears
UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BABEL - Guillermo Arriaga
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Michael Arndt
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo del Toro
THE QUEEN - Peter Morgan
UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CASINO ROYALE - Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis
THE DEPARTED - William Monahan
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Aline Brosh McKenna
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Patrick Marber

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
APOCALYPTO - Mel Gibson/Bruce Davey
BLACK BOOK (ZWARTBOEK) - Teun Hilte/San Fu Maltha/Jens Meurer/Paul Verhoeven
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Alfonso Cuarón/Bertha Navarro/Frida Torresblanco/Guillermo del Toro
RANG DE BASANTI (PAINT IT YELLOW) - Ronnie Screwvala/Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
VOLVER - Agustín Almodóvar/Pedro Almodóvar

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CARS - John Lasseter
FLUSHED AWAY - David Bowers/Sam Fell
HAPPY FEET - George Miller

ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
DANIEL CRAIG - Casino Royale
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - The Departed
RICHARD GRIFFITHS - The History Boys
PETER O'TOOLE - Venus
FOREST WHITAKER - The Last King of Scotland

ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
PENELOPE CRUZ - Volver
JUDI DENCH - Notes on a Scandal
HELEN MIRREN - The Queen
MERYL STREEP - The Devil Wears Prada
KATE WINSLET - Little Children

ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
ALAN ARKIN - Little Miss Sunshine
JAMES MCAVOY - The Last King of Scotland
JACK NICHOLSON - The Departed
LESLIE PHILLIPS - Venus
MICHAEL SHEEN - The Queen

ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
EMILY BLUNT - The Devil Wears Prada
ABIGAIL BRESLIN - Little Miss Sunshine
TONI COLETTE - Little Miss Sunshine
FRANCES DE LA TOUR - The History Boys
JENNIFER HUDSON - Dreamgirls

THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music
BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla
CASINO ROYALE - David Arnold
DREAMGIRLS - Henry Krieger
HAPPY FEET - John Powell
THE QUEEN - Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHY
BABEL - Rodrigo Prieto
CASINO ROYALE - Phil Meheux
CHILDREN OF MEN - Emmanuel Lubezki
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo Navarro
UNITED 93 - Barry Ackroyd

EDITING
BABEL - Stephen Mirrione/Douglas Crise
CASINO ROYALE - Stuart Baird
THE DEPARTED - Thelma Schoonmaker
THE QUEEN - Lucia Zucchetti
UNITED 93 - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson

PRODUCTION DESIGN
CASINO ROYALE - Peter Lamont/Simon Wakefield
CHILDREN OF MEN - Geoffrey Kirkland/Jim Clay/Jennifer Williams
MARIE ANTOINETTE - K K Barrett/Véronique Melery
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Eugenio Caballero/Pilar Revuelta
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Rick Heinrichs/Cheryl A Carasik

COSTUME DESIGN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Patricia Field
MARIE ANTOINETTE - Milena Canonero
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Lala Huete
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Penny Rose
THE QUEEN - Consolata Boyle

SOUND
BABEL - José García/Jon Taylor/Chris Minkler/Martín Hernández
CASINO ROYALE - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Martín Hernández/Jamie Bashkt
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Christopher Boyes/George Watters II/ Paul Massey/Lee Orloff
UNITED 93 - Chris Munro/Mike Prestwood Smith/Douglas Cooper/Oliver Tarney/Eddy Joseph

ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
CASINO ROYALE - Steve Begg/Chris Corbould
CHILDREN OF MEN - Frazer Churchill/Tim Webber/Michael Eames/Paul Corbould
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Edward Irastorza/Everett Burrell
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson
SUPERMAN RETURNS - Mark Stetson

MAKE UP & HAIR
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Nicki Ledermann/Angel De Angelis
MARIE ANTOINETTE - Jean-Luc Russier/Desiree Corridoni
PAN'S LABYRINTH*
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Ve Neill/Martin Samuel
THE QUEEN - Daniel Phillips

SHORT ANIMATION FILM
DREAMS AND DESIRES - FAMILY TIES - Les Mills/Joanna Quinn
GUY 101 - Ian Gouldstone
PETER AND THE WOLF - Hugh Welchman/Alan Dewhurst/Suzie Templeton

SHORT FILM
CARE - Rachel Bailey/Corinna Faith/Tracy Bass
CUBS - Lisa Williams/Tom Harper
DO NOT ERASE - Asitha Ameresekere
HIKIKOMORI - Karley Duffy/Paul Wright
KISSING, TICKLING AND BEING BORED - David Smith/Jim McRoberts

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (nominees announced on 8 Jan 2007)
EMILY BLUNT
EVA GREEN
NAOMIE HARRIS
CILLIAN MURPHY
BEN WHISHAW

 

[Cyrusbales]

Wow, this thread is busy........nice to see pan's getting a few nominations....

 

[OtepApe]

I would love to see Pan's Labyrinth win a something this year. The film, to me, was a masterpiece. It would be such a shame for it to not win something.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Children of Men should be nominated for Best Picture.

 

[L0ngsh0t]

children of men dido

 

[OtepApe]

Agreed, Children Of Men really deserves at least a nomination. There's more chance of it getting a BAFTA then an Oscar I reckon.

 

[Gonking]

Casino Royale got a lot of nominations

 

[Speedball]

Go Eva!!!

 

[Road Warrior]

Casino Royale got a lot of nominations

I was surprised as well. Do Bond films generally do that well at the BAFTA?

 

[Cyrusbales]

Bond films never do well in awards generally, I think it's the new spin and adventurousness getting it attention, although Sergi Lopez deserves a nomination, actually just a straight out award

 

[Shuley]

The Departed won Best Picture and Best Director for Socorese.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I don't get all the enthusiasm for "Little miss Sunshine", a nice movie but inferior to "The Prestige" for example.

 

[mister Lennon]

Good list, althought i think that children of men and the prestige should get more nominations.

The queen will be the queen of the party.

 

[Cyrusbales]

to be honest I don't think the prestige deserves any real nomination, editing maybe, perhaps a nod for writing, but that's it.

 

[Cinemaman]

^^^

I am so glad that it's only your opinion

 

[Movies205]

to be honest I don't think the prestige deserves any real nomination, editing maybe, perhaps a nod for writing, but that's it.

Perhaps Cinematography since it was beautifully shot but I agree with you, it's a good film but it didn't blow me away.

 

[Cyrusbales]

I think Chris Nolan isn't the talent of the family, his brother is a wonderful writer.

 

[Movies205]

Chris Nolan's strong point has always been a subdued sense of style, it isn't flashy Pulp Fiction type style, but it's the type of style that makes up for lack of substance, that and all his films pack a powerful message.

 

[Cyrusbales]

Chris Nolan's strong point has always been a subdued sense of style, it isn't flashy Pulp Fiction type style, but it's the type of style that makes up for lack of substance, that and all his films pack a powerful message.

I've never been too impressed with him personally, I find his descisions are very much for the sake of it, it feels very forced, especially in the prestige which is chopped around too much and feels like it's doing it for the sake of it, also memento is rather gimmicky for me, once the narrative structure is taken in, there isn't a great deal else I find. I think prestige is one of his most engaging films though, and insomnia. I do love the writing on prestige, although acting of jackman is awful, and Bale gives a sub par performance too Still entertaining enough though

 

[Movies205]

I've never been too impressed with him personally, I find his descisions are very much for the sake of it, it feels very forced, especially in the prestige which is chopped around too much and feels like it's doing it for the sake of it, also memento is rather gimmicky for me, once the narrative structure is taken in, there isn't a great deal else I find. I think prestige is one of his most engaging films though, and insomnia. I do love the writing on prestige, although acting of jackman is awful, and Bale gives a sub par performance too Still entertaining enough though

To each his own... Since I found the performances to be great and I did not see the ending coming at all. It does look like I'll have to see United 93...

 

[Cinemaman]

Except Pan's Labyrinth, Del Toro didn't make any good movie.

Blade 2? Terrible acting, poor script, crappy cinematography, cheep vissual effects.

The same I cna say about Hellboy and Mimic

 

[Cyrusbales]

Except Pan's Labyrinth, Del Toro didn't make any good movie.

Blade 2? Terrible acting, poor script, crappy cinematography, cheep vissual effects.

The same I cna say about Hellboy and Mimic

Devil's backbone, cronos, c'mon they are amazing, and hellboy is easily one of the best(if not the) comic book films.

 

[Cyrusbales]

To each his own... Since I found the performances to be great and I did not see the ending coming at all. It does look like I'll have to see United 93...

The ending wasn't predicatble, altho it didn't come as that much of a surprise by the time it happened, after all, Michael Caine did tell us the twist early on, lol. You thought the acting was great? I can't see it, just felt a tad flat to me to be honest, Jackman really felt empty to me, can't wait to see fountain though! And I'm avoiding United 93, looks pointless and poor personally to me, it seems like a filmt that relies on the subject matter and if you're not intertested by that, then you'll hate it.

 

[Movies205]

The ending wasn't predicatble, altho it didn't come as that much of a surprise by the time it happened, after all, Michael Caine did tell us the twist early on, lol. You thought the acting was great? I can't see it, just felt a tad flat to me to be honest, Jackman really felt empty to me, can't wait to see fountain though! And I'm avoiding United 93, looks pointless and poor personally to me, it seems like a filmt that relies on the subject matter and if you're not intertested by that, then you'll hate it.

Great is a bit strong, but I didn't think they were terrible, I thought the performances were good. But again each to his own an argument would be moot. As for United 93, those were the reasons I didn't see it...

 

[Cyrusbales]

Great is a bit strong, but I didn't think they were terrible, I thought the performances were good. But again each to his own an argument would be moot. As for United 93, those were the reasons I didn't see it...

out of curiosity, what was your opinion of 21 grams? Personalyl I hated it, was good direction around a poor story, and felt very much like a shoddy style and basis remake of his debut film, but for a different and simpler audience.