Nine BAFTA nominations for Casino Royale

emtiem

Casino royale has gained an unprecendented (for a Bond film) NINE nominations at this year's Baftas, including a nomination for Daniel Craig.

BEST BRITISH FILM
BEST ACTOR
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BEST RISING STAR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BEST EDITING
BEST SOUND
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

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For a full list of contenders:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6254717.stm

emtiem

Here is a list of its competition:

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) - BlackPAUL 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

Lady Rose

Its only taken 44 years and 20 films to become the darling of the critics )

Well done to all at Eon and those involved with CR and DC for their nominations. {[]

jetsetwilly

I am so pleased for CR, and for Babs and Mickey. The one that knocks me out is the nomination for Daniel Craig - an acting nomination for a Bond film! Unbelievable!

Having said that, I don't think it will win anything as the competition's too strong - but it's great to see it.

Nine!!!! {[]

highhopes

{[] Nice job, Eon, and congratulations. Now keep up the good work with Bond 22 and beyond.

John Drake

Amazing. Very happy for Daniel Craig. :007) Forest Whitaker is probably the favourite though. As for the Outstanding British Film of the Year Award, there's a chance, but there's some serious competition. I wouldn't worry too much about 'Notes on a Scandal,' that's the type of middlebrow literary adaptation they make for people who see themselves as too grand for popular cinema, but don't like anything too arty either. It's probably going to be between the other three and I wouldn't begrudge 'United 93' winning as it's a remarkable film.

Mind you, I don't see why CR didn't get a nomination for Best Film as well considering what else has been nominated. 'The Departed,' is a remake that's getting too much praise because a lot of critics are unwilling to admit that Scorsese has become the new Woody Allen, in that he made great films once, but now he doesn't. As for 'Babel,' just because a film takes itself very seriously doesn't mean everybody else should. And 'Little Miss Sunshine, is the kind of feelgood indie film that wants its ass kicked.

Dan Same

John Drake wrote:

'The Departed,' is a remake that's getting too much praise because a lot of critics are unwilling to admit that Scorsese has become the new Woody Allen, in that he made great films once, but now he doesn't. As for 'Babel,' just because a film takes itself very seriously doesn't mean everybody else should. And 'Little Miss Sunshine, is the kind of feelgood indie film that wants its ass kicked.

As much as I adore Scorsese, I will have to agree with you. I think The Departed is a very good film, but I don't think it's great, and I certainly don't think it's his best film in 16 years (since Goodfellas) as some critics consider it to be. I do like it alot, but considering that Scorsese has made some of the greatest films of all time, I don't think it is nearly as good as his best films.

I also agree about Babel. Although I don't hate it, I don't particularly like it as I find it to be manipulative and rather thin and undeveloped. I really hope that after Crash last year (which I hated), it doesn't win Best Picture at the Oscars, let alone get nominated.

In regards to Little Miss Sunshine, I really enjoyed it, however I don't think it's the best film of the year.

United 93 is a brilliant film, and if it won I wouldn't complain, but I don't know if it is the best film of the year, considering that there's quite a few films I'm yet to see.

In regards to CR, I'm delighted that a Bond film is receiving this amount of critical attention, even though I don't agree. (If that sounds like a backhanded compliment to anyone, you would be right :v however that is the closest to a compliment CR is getting on this thread from me. )

Hardyboy

The Brits are definitely more "with it" than us Yanks. Hey, Academy--have a look at this list and take a hint, willya?

Oh, and congrats to EON, Sony, and all the rest. After all the crap you've eaten (some of it dished out by me a while back), this must be a tasty dessert indeed!

glidrose

Great news for CR!! But there again, nothing more than what it deserves.

It is easily the best thing to come out of Hollywood in years, and as for Craig's performance, I think it is actually very under-rated. I think because he is playing Bond, his actual acting strength is being overlooked somewhat.

The performance he pulls off is nothing short of brilliant (especially the torture scene).

Bring on the Oscars, that's all I'll say. And well done to EON/Craig, for pulling off the bravest movie stunt in history - and it succeeding beyond everyone's wildest dreams.

(I'd love to be a fly on the wall in Deanna Brayton's room right now....:v)

John Drake

glidrose wrote:

(I'd love to be a fly on the wall in Deanna Brayton's room right now....:v)

She's probably still convinced that Eon Productions are about to admit defeat and reinstate Brosnan. 'Any minute now,' she'll be thinking, 'Any minute now. There'll be a press conference and everyone will see I'm right.'

darenhat

What?! No nomination for Martin Campbell as Best Director? The Cat will be so disappointed! )

Moore Not Less

What a difference a year makes. Who would have believed this when all the controversy was raging.

Isn't it wonderful to see a Bond film receiving such recognition. What a coup it would be if Daniel Craig received the best actor award and Casino Royale the best British film......Well, I can dream.

blueman

What's sad is, how long it's taken EON to get back on the top-notch filmmaking train. No reason whatsoever they couldn't have been making films like this all along, and hopefully it'll be a very long while before they lower their standards again.

Glad that CR turned out as well as it did, and is getting the recognition it deserves. Kudos to the new EON. {[]

lavabubble

There was a critic on the news tonight who was making noises that one of the reasons that the film has been nominated so widely is down to DC's outstanding track record of films and that due to his acting talent and the fact that he does such a stirling job he's propelling the film and the franchise forwards.

blueman

Wouldn't argue with that.

Loeffelholz

Count me in on that sentiment -{

I imagine they might take a couple---Stuart Baird, for instance---but win or not, nine nominations is most impressive.

My congratulations to Eon, and Ms Broccoli in particular...

Moore Not Less

With the BAFTA's only two days from now (and Casino Royale nominated for nine of them) I thought I would check out the latest betting odds.

In the Best Actor category, Forest Whittaker is the clear favourite to win with Peter O'Toole second and Daniel Craig third. Eva Green is favourite to win the Orange Rising Star Award and Casino Royale is the favourite to win the Adapted Screenplay Award. I couldn't find any odds relating to the Best British film or any of the other categories that relate to Casino Royale.