BAFTA Nominees; John Hurt given Outstanding Contribution

[Shaun]

Best film
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Outstanding British film
My Week With Marilyn
Senna
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Tomas Alfredson - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Lynne Ramsay - We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best actor
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Michael Fassbender - Shame

Best actress
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis - The Help

Best supporting actor
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Jim Broadbent - The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Ides of March

Best supporting actress
Carey Mulligan - Drive
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Judi Dench - My Week with Marilyn
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer - The Help

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Attack The Block - Joe Cornish (director/writer)
Black Pond - Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
Coriolanus - Ralph Fiennes (director)
Submarine - Richard Ayoade (director/writer)
Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)

Best foreign language film
Incendies (Canada)
Pina (Germany)
Potiche (France)
A Separation (Iran)
The Skin I Live In (Spain)

Best animated feature film
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Rango

Best original screenplay
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
The Guard - John Michael McDonagh
The Iron Lady - Abi Morgan
Midnight In Paris - Woody Allen

Best adapted screenplay
The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Help - Tate Taylor
The Ides Of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball - Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Best original score
The Artist - Ludovic Bource
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Hugo - Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias
War Horse - John Williams

Cinematography
The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo - Robert Richardson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Hoyte van Hoytema
War Horse - Janusz Kaminski

Editing
The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
Drive - Mat Newman
Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
Senna - Gregers Sall, Chris King
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Dino Jonsater

Production design
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Costume design
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
My Week With Marilyn
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Sound
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Special Visual Effects
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
War Horse

Make-up and hair
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
The Iron Lady
My Week With Marilyn

Short animation
Abuelas
Bobby Yeah Robert Morgan
A Morning Stroll

Short film
Chalk
Mwansa The Great
Only Sound Remains
Pitch Black Heist
Two And Two

Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Adam Deacon
Chris Hemsworth
Chris O'Dowd
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hiddleston

[Lee.]

I've said it for about two years... Eddie Redmayne is a future star of the big screen. I really hope he wins the Rising Star award!

[Shaun]

John Hurt is to be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution To Cinema award at this year's BAFTA Film Awards.

The actor will receive the prestigious title at the ceremony to be held in London next month.

Previous recipients include Mike Leigh, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jarman, Mary Selway, Ridley and Tony Scott, Working Title Films and Lewis Gilbert. Last year's recipient was the Harry Potter series of films.

Hurt will be honoured for a career in cinema spanning six decades, for notable roles in 1984, A Man For All Seasons and Midnight Express. He has previously won Best Actor BAFTAs for The Naked Civil Servant in 1976 and The Elephant Man in 1981. More recently he has appeared in Harry Potter and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Hurt said of the news:

I know that film means a great deal to me but I had no idea that I meant so much to film. I am very honoured.

Meanwhile, BAFTA Chairman Tim Corrie added: "John Hurt is an actor it is both exciting and fascinating to watch. He has extraordinary screen presence and brings utter conviction to every role he undertakes. He is one of a kind, an iconic figure, and BAFTA is delighted to take this opportunity to honour his outstanding contribution to cinema."

The BAFTA Film Awards take place on February 12, hosted by Stephen Fry and broadcast on BBC One.

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[Tom4784]

More interesting Nominees then the Oscars. I've heard a lot about this Descendants but I can barely bring myself to watch it since I despise George Clooney, he's the blandest actor in the world.

I'm glad John Hurt's got the Outstanding Contribution award this year, I'm surprised he hasn't got it before now.