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Saturday 7 January 2012

BAFTA 2012: the long list

My Week With Marilyn and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy lead the BAFTA race at this very early stage with 16 nominations apiece, ahead of The Iron Lady on 14, and The Artist, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Midnight In Paris, and War Horse on 13.

However, as ever, the real news is who and what didn’t make the cut. Potentially the biggest shock is Vanessa Redgrave not being recognised for her role in Coriolanus: she’s already won the Golden Stan for Best Supporting Actress, but now there’s no chance of repeating that success at BAFTA.

Similarly, while her lead, Ralph Fiennes, was noted for his acting as the titular warmonger, he was not for his direction (and neither was DoP Barry Ackroyd).

The Tree of Life was noted only for its cinematography, while Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia received no recognition whatsoever.

There was no mention for Rebecca Hall and her outstanding turn in The Awakening, nor for anyone involved in The Deep Blue Sea (one of the best-reviewed films of the year, and in Rachel Weisz an obvious contender for Best Actress). Weisz's Deep Blue co-star Tom Hiddleston received no recognition for any of his performances (Thor, Archipelogo, and War Horse).

The two males in Carnage (John C Reilly and Christoph Waltz) went unmentioned while their female colleagues (Kate Winslet and Jodie Foster) made the cut.

Michael Fassbender was ‘only’ mentioned for his lead role in Shame – his other lead roles were ignored. And it is a similar story for Jessica Chastain: just one mention for The Help.

George Clooney is mentioned four times: Best Actor for The Descendants, and Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for The Ides Of March.

Clooney’s Ides co-star Ryan Gosling is mentioned for both Ides and Drive. His Drive co-star Carey Mulligan is recognised for Drive and Shame.

Martin Scorsese has two films in contention for honours: Hugo (12 mentions) and his George Harrison biography is up for Best Documentary. Same story for Steven Spielberg: he’s got War Horse and Tintin (in the running for Best Animated Film).

Another two-timer is Phedon Papamichael: his cinematography is recognised on both The Descendants and The Ides Of March. Alexandre Desplat’s scores in Ides and Harry Potter are also mentioned.

The best-performing films
My Week With Marilyn - 16
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - 16
The Iron Lady – 14
The Artist - 13
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - 13
Midnight In Paris - 13
War Horse – 13
The Help - 12
Hugo – 12
Drive – 11
The Ides Of March – 11
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – 11

The main categories
The Artist

The Descendants

Drive

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Help

Hugo

The Ides of March

The Iron Lady

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

My Week with Marilyn

Senna

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

War Horse

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actor
Antonio Banderas - The Skin I Live In

Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard

Daniel Craig - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Eddie Redmayne - My Week with Marilyn

Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney - The Descendants

Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar

Michael Fassbender - Shame

Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris

Peter Mullan - Tyrannosaur

Ralph Fiennes - Coriolanus

Ryan Gosling - Drive

Ryan Gosling - The Ides of March

Best Actress
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist

Carey Mulligan - Shame

Charlize Theron - Young Adult

Emma Stone - The Help

Helen Mirren - The Debt

Jodie Foster - Carnage

Kate Winslet - Carnage

Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids

Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Mia Wasikowska - Jane Eyre

Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn

Olivia Colman - Tyrannosaur

Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin

Viola Davis - The Help

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Rickman - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Albert Brooks - Drive

Ben Kingsley - Hugo

Benedict Cumberbatch - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Colin Firth - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Eddie Marsan - Tyrannosaur

Ezra Miller - We Need to Talk About Kevin

George Clooney - The Ides of March

Jim Broadbent - The Iron Lady

John Hurt - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Jonah Hill – Moneyball

Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn

Paul Giamatti - The Ides of March

Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Ides of March

Best Supporting Actress
Alexandra Roach - The Iron Lady

Bryce Dallas Howard - The Help

Carey Mulligan - Drive

Emily Watson - War Horse

Evan Rachel Wood - The Ides of March

Jessica Chastain - The Help

Judi Dench - My Week with Marilyn

Kathy Bates - Midnight in Paris

Kathy Burke - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Marion Cotillard - Midnight in Paris

Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids

Octavia Spencer - The Help

Olivia Colman - The Iron Lady

Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

Zoe Wanamaker - My Week with Marilyn

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