BAFTA Noms!

BEST FILM
ARGO
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
ZERO DARK THIRTY

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
ANNA KARENINA
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
LES MISERABLES
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
SKYFALL

DIRECTOR
MICHAEL HANEKE - AMOUR
BEN AFFLECK - ARGO
QUENTIN TARANTINO - DJANGO UNCHAINED
ANG LEE - LIFE OF PI
KATHRYN BIGELOW - ZERO DARK THIRTY

LEADING ACTOR
BEN AFFLECK - ARGO
BRADLEY COOPER - SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - LINCOLN
HUGH JACKMAN - LES MISERABLES
JOAQUIN PHOENIX - THE MASTER

LEADING ACTRESS
JESSICA CHASTAIN - ZERO DARK THIRTY
MARION COTILLARD - RUST AND BONE
JENNIFER LAWRENCE - SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
HELEN MIRREN - HITCHCOCK
EMMANUELLE RIVA - AMOUR

SUPPORTING ACTOR
ALAN ARKIN - ARGO
JAVIER BARDEM - SKYFALL
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - THE MASTER
TOMMY LEE JONES - LINCOLN
CHRISTHOPH WALTZ - DJANGO UNCHAINED

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS - THE MASTER
JUDI DENCH - SKYFALL
SALLY FIELD - LINCOLN
ANNE HATHAWAY - LES MISERABLES
HELEN HUNT - THE SESSIONS

DOCUMENTARY
THE IMPOSTER
MARLEY
MCCULLEN
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
WEST OF MEMPHIS

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
AMOUR
DJANGO UNCHAINED
THE MASTER
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ZERO DARK THIRTY

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AMOUR
HEADHUNTERS
THE HUNT
RUST AND BONE
UNTOUCHABLE

ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE
FRANKENWEENIE
PARANORMAN

ORIGINAL MUSIC
ANNA KARENINA
ARGO
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

CINEMATOGRAPHY
ANNA KARENINA
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

EDITING
ARGO
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LIFE OF PI
SKYFALL
ZERO DARK THIRTY

PRODUCTION DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

COSTUME DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
LES MISERABLES
LINCOLN
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

SOUND
DJANGO UNCHAINED
THE HOBBIT
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI
SKYFALL

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LIFE OF PI
MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS
PROMETHEUS

MAKEUP & HAIR
ANNA KARENINA
HITCHCOCK
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LES MISERABLES
LINCOLN

SHORT ANIMATION
HERE TO FALL
I'M FINE THANKS
THE MAKING OF LONGBIRD

SHORT FILM
THE CURSE
GOOD NIGHT
SWIMMER
TUMULT
THE VOORMAN PROBLEM

BAFTA RISING STAR AWARD
ELIZABETH OLSEN
ANDREA RISEBOROUGH
SURAJ SHARMA
JUNO TEMPLE
ALICIA VIKANDER


Thoughts:  Well, that really cleared up nothing.  The acting categories each seem to have a few locks, then the rest between 4-5 actors.  There doesn't seem to be any acting category set in stone.  Best Film matched the DGA lineup, oddly.  Maggie Smith misses, but Judi Dench makes it in.  No John Hawkes, but Hunt is in.  The biggest surprise might be NO Spielberg in Director, and Affleck is strong enough to show up in Actor.  I think Affleck might be our director winner by default.  LOL - I just realized so many of the winners this year feel "by default."  Awesome.  I'm thinking their screenplay nominees match Oscar 10/10.  I wonder if that has ever happened?

It really pisses me off that Moonrise Kingdom hasn't gotten better traction this year.  It feels like any other year, it would have performed better.  And it's not even that competitive of a year?

BAFTA used to be a lot more adventurous with their noms, I think.  Affleck for acting?  He just stood there with a beard.

Fun fact: Denzel Washington has been nominated for five Oscars, winning two.  He has never been nominated for a BAFTA, though.  Did not know that before a few seconds ago.   

I'd vote for Juno Temple for Rising Star Award.