2012 BAFTA Nominees Announced

With the Golden Globes out of the way, it's time to look ahead to the Oscars, the National Television Awards and the British Academy Of Film And Television Arts Movie awards. We've got the list of nominees for the latter ceremony- take a look at them all below...
BEST FILM: The Artist; The Descendants; Drive; The Help; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: Senna; My Week With Marilyn; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Shame; We Need To Talk About Kevin
DOCUMENTARY: Living in the Material World; Project Nim; Senna
ANIMATED FILM: The Adventures of Tintin; Arthur Christmas; Rango
DIRECTOR: The Artist (Michel Hazanvicius); Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn); Hugo (Martin Scorese); Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Tomas Alfredson); We Need To Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: The Artist; Bridesmaids; The Guard; The Iron Lady; Midnight In Paris
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Descendants; The Help; The Ides of March; Moneyball; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
LEADING ACTOR: Brad Pitt; Gary Oldman; George Clooney; Jean Dujardin; Michael Fassbender
LEADING ACTRESS: Bernice Bejo; Meryl Streep; Michelle Williams; Tilda Swinton; Viola Davis
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer; Jim Broadbent; Jonah Hill; Kenneth Branagh; Phillip Seymour Hoffman
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Carey Mulligan; Jessica Chastain; Judi Dench; Melissa McCarthy; Octavia Spencer
ORIGINAL MUSIC: The Artist; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Hugo; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; War Horse
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Artist; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Hugo; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; War Horse
EDITING: The Artist; Drive; Hugo; Senna; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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
MAKE UP & HAIR: The Artist; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2; Hugo; The Iron Lady; My Week With Marilyn
SOUND: The Artist; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2; Hugo; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; War Horse
SPECIAL EFFECTS: The Adventures of Tintin; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2; Hugo; Rise of the Planet of the Apes; War Horse
SHORT ANIMATION: Abuelas; Bobby Yeah; A Morning Stroll
SHORT FILM: Chalk; Mwansa the Great; Only Sound Remains; Pitch Black Heist; Two and Two
ORANGE RISING STAR: Adam Deacon; Chris Hemsworth; Tom Hiddleston; Chris O'Dowd; Eddie Redmayne
BAFTA FELLOWSHIP: Martin Scorese
An interesting line-up, to be sure: as I predicted, Harry Potter's garnering a lot of praise for its visuals and soundtracks, but nothing anywhere near the 'Best Film' region, although I'm sad to see War Horse, a far superior film in my opinion, in a similar position. Rise of the Planet of the Apes easily deserves the SFX award, and I'd give the 'Rising Star' title to Chris Hemsworth or Tom for their various roles. I'll be delivering full verdicts on Drive, The Artist and Hugo, all of which are gaining a lot of acclaim, later this year.