2009 was an amazing year for British film. The BAFTA longlist has James Cameron’s Avatar and Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air go up against Tarantino’s glorious Basterds and our pick of the year, Duncan Jones’ sublime Moon, we also have A Single Man and An Education showcasing a wealth of talent.
In The Loop is picking up screenwriting awards and Carey Mulligan’s disappointment at the Golden Globes earlier this week may be short lived. Will Avatar leaves will a handful of golden faces to go with its solar system of globes? That so many great films are being placed under a BAFTA shaped spotlight is a testament to the variety and capability of the actors, directors and crews working today.
The BAFTA shortlist is a clear indication that there is much to celebrate in the industry and while the winners may divide critics and audiences when they are announced on the 21st of February 2010.
We’ll be around on the night, keeping you informed of the results as they happen, but until then – who are your choices to win?
BEST FILM |
 AVATAR – James Cameron, Jon Landau |
 AN EDUCATION – Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey |
 THE HURT LOCKER – Nominees TBC |
 PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE – Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness |
 UP IN THE AIR – Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki |
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER |
| LUCY BAILEY, ANDREW THOMPSON, ELIZABETH MORGAN HEMLOCK, DAVID PEARSON – Directors, Producers – Mugabe and the White African |
| ERAN CREEVY – Writer/Director – Shifty |
| STUART HAZELDINE – Writer/Director – Exam |
| DUNCAN JONES – Director – Moon |
| SAM TAYLOR-WOOD – Director – Nowhere Boy |
DIRECTOR |
| AVATAR – James Cameron |
| DISTRICT 9 – Neill Blomkamp |
| AN EDUCATION – Lone Scherfig |
| THE HURT LOCKER – Kathryn Bigelow |
| INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – Quentin Tarantino |
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY |
| THE HANGOVER – Jon Lucas, Scott Moore |
| THE HURT LOCKER – Mark Boal |
| INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – Quentin Tarantino |
| A SERIOUS MAN – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
| UP – Bob Peterson, Pete Docter |
ANIMATED FILM |
 CORALINE – Henry Selick |
 FANTASTIC MR FOX – Wes Anderson |
 UP – Pete Docter |
LEADING ACTOR |
| JEFF BRIDGES – Crazy Heart |
| GEORGE CLOONEY – Up in the Air |
| COLIN FIRTH – A Single Man |
| JEREMY RENNER – The Hurt Locker |
| ANDY SERKIS – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll |
SUPPORTING ACTOR |
| ALEC BALDWIN – It’s Complicated |
| CHRISTIAN McKAY – Me and Orson Welles |
| ALFRED MOLINA – An Education |
| STANLEY TUCCI – The Lovely Bones |
| CHRISTOPH WALTZ – Inglourious Basterds |
SUPPORTING ACTRESS |
| ANNE-MARIE DUFF – Nowhere Boy |
| VERA FARMIGA – Up in the Air |
| ANNA KENDRICK – Up in the Air |
| MO’NIQUE – Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire |
| KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – Nowhere Boy |
MUSIC |
| AVATAR – James Horner |
| CRAZY HEART – T-Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton |
| FANTASTIC MR FOX – Alexandre Desplat |
| SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL – Chaz Jankel |
| UP – Michael Giacchino |
CINEMATOGRAPHY |
| AVATAR – Mauro Fiore |
| DISTRICT 9 – Trent Opaloch |
| THE HURT LOCKER – Barry Ackroyd |
| INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – Robert Richardson |
| THE ROAD – Javier Aguirresarobe |
PRODUCTION DESIGN |
| AVATAR – Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair |
| DISTRICT 9 – Philip Ivey, Guy Poltgieter |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE – Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan |
| THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS – Nominees TBC |
| INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds Wasco |
COSTUME DESIGN |
| BRIGHT STAR – Janet Patterson |
| COCO BEFORE CHANEL – Catherine Leterrier |
| AN EDUCATION – Odile Dicks-Mireaux |
| A SINGLE MAN – Arianne Phillips |
| THE YOUNG VICTORIA – Sandy Powell |
MAKE UP & HAIR |
| COCO BEFORE CHANEL – Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen, Jane Milon |
| AN EDUCATION – Lizzie Yianni Georgiou |
| THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS – Sarah Monzani |
| NINE – Peter ‘Swords’ King |
| THE YOUNG VICTORIA – Jenny Shircore |
SHORT ANIMATION |
| THE HAPPY DUCKLING – Gili Dolev |
| MOTHER OF MANY – Sally Arthur, Emma Lazenby |
| THE GRUFFALO – Michael Rose, Martin Pope, Jakob Schuh, Max Lang |
SHORT FILM |
| 14 – Asitha Ameresekere |
| I DO AIR – James Bolton, Martina Amati |
| JADE – Samm Haillay, Daniel Elliott |
| MIXTAPE – Luti Fagbenle, Luke Snellin |
| OFF SEASON – Jacob Jaffke, Jonathan van Tulleken |
ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
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| JESSE EISENBERG | NICHOLAS HOULT | CAREY MULLIGAN | TAHAR RAHIM | KRISTEN STEWART |
Reviewed by Jon Lyus on Jan 21
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