The 2012 BAFTA nominations are all over the shop: slaving to convention and going off the beaten track at the same time.
The big news is that BAFTA has backed Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy to the tune of 11 noms, just behind The Artist with 12. And these are the two that will be slugging it out for the big victory on the night.
The ultra-violent Drive has secured an unfathomable four noms.
Other unpleasant shocks: Coriolanus gets just one nom; Midnight In Paris gains one nom only; War Horse has only secured technical recognition; and Arthur Christmas will surely use home advantage over Spielberg's other film, Tintin, in the Animated Film category; Ryan Gosling is not recognised for Ides Of March (nor for Drive), but supporting co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman is.
From his four mentions on the longlist, George Clooney gets ‘only’ two on the shortlist: Best Actor for The Descendants and Best Adapted Screenplay for The Ides Of March.
Others with multiple longlist appearances also fared less well come the shortlist: DoP Phedon Papamichael not recognised for The Descendants nor The Ides Of March; and Alexandre Desplat’s scores for Ides and Harry Potter are ignored.
Back to those that made the cut: of the five nominees for Best Film, only two are on release; and of the five Best British Film nominees, two are already on DVD.
Conversion from longlist to shortlist
My Week With Marilyn: 16 to six
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: 16 to 11
The Iron Lady: 14 to four
The Artist: 13 to 12
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: 13 to two
Midnight In Paris: 13 to one
War Horse: 13 to five
The Help: 12 to five
Hugo: 12 to nine
Drive: 11 to four
The Ides Of March: 11 to two
Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 2: 11 to four
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