Locksmith Animation’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong” has won the award for best long form at the British Animation Awards 2022.
Locksmith, which was founded by by Aardman Animations veterans Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart alongside Elisabeth Murdoch, picked up the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday evening.
The awards took place at London’s BFI Southbank and were presented by comedian Miles Jupp.
Other winners on the night included Magic Light Pictures, for their adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “Zog and the Flying Doctors” and Scheffler’s “Pip and Posy,” while production co-ordinator Hodan Abdi picked up the Lamb award, which “bridges the gap between current categories which recognise student achievements and general best-in-class awards, and is open to any young professionals working in the animation and VFX industry.”
And 86-year-old Menna Trussler beat out Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais and Ben Wishaw to take home the award for best voice performance,...
Locksmith, which was founded by by Aardman Animations veterans Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart alongside Elisabeth Murdoch, picked up the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday evening.
The awards took place at London’s BFI Southbank and were presented by comedian Miles Jupp.
Other winners on the night included Magic Light Pictures, for their adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s “Zog and the Flying Doctors” and Scheffler’s “Pip and Posy,” while production co-ordinator Hodan Abdi picked up the Lamb award, which “bridges the gap between current categories which recognise student achievements and general best-in-class awards, and is open to any young professionals working in the animation and VFX industry.”
And 86-year-old Menna Trussler beat out Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais and Ben Wishaw to take home the award for best voice performance,...
- 3/10/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Simon Brew Oct 17, 2017
Ron's Gone Wrong is a big new animated movie, set to be produced in the middle of London...
New British animation studio Locksmith Animation has followed up its announcement of a deal with 20th Century Fox with the news of its first movie. The film will be called Ron’s Gone Wrong, and will be produced in London, in conjunction with effects house Double Negative.
The movie is to be directed by J P Vine (of Pixar vintage) and Alessandro Carloni (the co-director of Kung Fu Panda 3), and the script has been penned by Peter Baynham and Locksmith co-founder Sarah Smith.
Furthermore, a release date of November 6th 2020 has been confirmed.
As for story details, here’s what we know about Ron’s Gone Wrong, courtesy of the official synopsis…
Ron’S Gone Wrong tells the story of the wonderful walking, talking, digitally connected bot that sweeps...
Ron's Gone Wrong is a big new animated movie, set to be produced in the middle of London...
New British animation studio Locksmith Animation has followed up its announcement of a deal with 20th Century Fox with the news of its first movie. The film will be called Ron’s Gone Wrong, and will be produced in London, in conjunction with effects house Double Negative.
The movie is to be directed by J P Vine (of Pixar vintage) and Alessandro Carloni (the co-director of Kung Fu Panda 3), and the script has been penned by Peter Baynham and Locksmith co-founder Sarah Smith.
Furthermore, a release date of November 6th 2020 has been confirmed.
As for story details, here’s what we know about Ron’s Gone Wrong, courtesy of the official synopsis…
Ron’S Gone Wrong tells the story of the wonderful walking, talking, digitally connected bot that sweeps...
- 10/17/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Sep 21, 2017
Locksmith Animation will be making animated movies for 20th Century Fox in London...
We’ve been following the story of Locksmith Animation for some time now. The company was set up in 2014 to make high end CG animated features in the UK. The people behind it are long-time Aardman producer Julie Lockhart, Arthur Christmas writer/director Sarah Smith and Elisabeth Murdoch.
Previously, it looked as if Locksmith was going to making its film for Paramount Pictures. But yesterday, it was announced that the studio had entered into a deal with 20th Century Fox. This makes sense, too. Fox’s agreement to distribute DreamWorks Animation movies came to an end with the wonderful Captain Underpants, and whilst it still has a pipeline of films through Blue Sky Studios – Ferdinand is next – it has capacity for more movies on its slate.
Locksmith Animation will thus be aiming to release...
Locksmith Animation will be making animated movies for 20th Century Fox in London...
We’ve been following the story of Locksmith Animation for some time now. The company was set up in 2014 to make high end CG animated features in the UK. The people behind it are long-time Aardman producer Julie Lockhart, Arthur Christmas writer/director Sarah Smith and Elisabeth Murdoch.
Previously, it looked as if Locksmith was going to making its film for Paramount Pictures. But yesterday, it was announced that the studio had entered into a deal with 20th Century Fox. This makes sense, too. Fox’s agreement to distribute DreamWorks Animation movies came to an end with the wonderful Captain Underpants, and whilst it still has a pipeline of films through Blue Sky Studios – Ferdinand is next – it has capacity for more movies on its slate.
Locksmith Animation will thus be aiming to release...
- 9/21/2017
- Den of Geek
Twentieth Century Fox Film and Locksmith Animation have entered into a multi-year production partnership to release one animated film every year to 18 months. The U.K. based studio will develop and produce projects completely there and Locksmith partner Double Negative providing digital production. That product will then be released by Fox. Locksmith Animation co-CEOs Sarah Smith and Julie Lockhart formed the studio in 2014 with the support of co-founder Elisabeth…...
- 9/20/2017
- Deadline
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Britain's first high-end CG feature animation studio is making three films with Paramount Pictures...
Now this is exciting.
It’s been a few years since Sarah Smith – director of Arthur Christmas – confirmed to us that she was in the infancy of setting up a big new British animation studio. Locksmith Animation launched in 2014, and has been developing projects since then. And now, there’s big progress, as it’s inked a deal with Paramount Pictures to make a series of CG animated movies.
Three films are in the works at the moment, the first of which will go into production in the next year. The unnamed project will be released in 2020, and the aim is to continue with an ongoing slate of films beyond that.
Locksmith – named after its founders Sarah Smith and Shaun The Sheep: The Movie producer Julie Lockhart – will be Britain’s first...
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Britain's first high-end CG feature animation studio is making three films with Paramount Pictures...
Now this is exciting.
It’s been a few years since Sarah Smith – director of Arthur Christmas – confirmed to us that she was in the infancy of setting up a big new British animation studio. Locksmith Animation launched in 2014, and has been developing projects since then. And now, there’s big progress, as it’s inked a deal with Paramount Pictures to make a series of CG animated movies.
Three films are in the works at the moment, the first of which will go into production in the next year. The unnamed project will be released in 2020, and the aim is to continue with an ongoing slate of films beyond that.
Locksmith – named after its founders Sarah Smith and Shaun The Sheep: The Movie producer Julie Lockhart – will be Britain’s first...
- 5/5/2016
- Den of Geek
Paramount Pictures has entered a multi-picture deal with Elisabeth Murdoch‘s Locksmith Animation, the companies jointly announced Wednesday. Under the agreement, Paramount and Locksmith will co-develop and co-produce a series of animated projects for the studio and are progressing three current properties which Locksmith has been developing since 2014. These projects plan to head into production within the next twelve months, and they plan to have their first theatrical film in theaters in 2020. Locksmith Animation is the United Kingdom’s first high-end CG feature animation studio, founded by writer/director Sarah Smith (“Arthur Christmas”) and producer Julie Lockhart (“Shaun the Sheep Movie”). It.
- 5/4/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Locksmith Animation, the UK production banner founded in 2014 by Julie Lockhart and Sarah Smith with financial backing from Elisabeth Murdoch, has a closed a co-development and co-production deal with Paramount Pictures. Under the pact, the companies will move forward on three projects, which Locksmith has been developing since it launched in 2014. The plan would be for the first project to head into production within the next 12 months and to release the first theatrical…...
- 5/4/2016
- Deadline
Plus: Former Rhythm & Hues ace Ken Roupenian joins Digital Domain; and more…
Paramount Pictures and the UK’s Locksmith Animation announced on Wednesday they are moving ahead on three projects under a development and production partnership.
Locksmith has been developing the projects since its inception in 2014 and the partners plan to start production within the next 12 months and release the first film in 2020. The goal is for further projects to emerge.
Writer-director Sarah Smith and producer Julie Lockhart founded Locksmith and launched in 2014 with the backing of Murdoch.
Universal Pictures has dated four untitled Blumhouse horror projects for February 24, 2017; April 28, 2017; January 5, 2018; and October 19, 2018.Digital Domain had hired Ken Roupenian as vice -president, digital studio. The former Rhythm & Hues head of digital production will be responsible for the company’s creative teams globally, and will report to Digital Domain executive vice president and general manager, Erika Burton.
Paramount Pictures and the UK’s Locksmith Animation announced on Wednesday they are moving ahead on three projects under a development and production partnership.
Locksmith has been developing the projects since its inception in 2014 and the partners plan to start production within the next 12 months and release the first film in 2020. The goal is for further projects to emerge.
Writer-director Sarah Smith and producer Julie Lockhart founded Locksmith and launched in 2014 with the backing of Murdoch.
Universal Pictures has dated four untitled Blumhouse horror projects for February 24, 2017; April 28, 2017; January 5, 2018; and October 19, 2018.Digital Domain had hired Ken Roupenian as vice -president, digital studio. The former Rhythm & Hues head of digital production will be responsible for the company’s creative teams globally, and will report to Digital Domain executive vice president and general manager, Erika Burton.
- 5/4/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Elisabeth Murdoch is to leave Shine Group after the merger between the super-indie she founded in 2001 and Endemol is complete.
Murdoch has been chair of the 21st Century Fox-owned business for the past two years but will not be part of the new company going forward.
According to Screen sister publication Broadcast, Murdoch will not sit on the board of the enlarged company - although there was no expectation that she would be part of the new venture.
She is expected to concentrate on her own personal investments, which include Locksmith Animation, the studio set up earlier this year by Aardman Features creative director Sarah Smith. Murdoch and VFX business Double Negative backed the company in April.
It comes after it was revealed that former Sky chief Sophie Turner Laing is set to lead the new business. The former managing director of content at Sky is to become chief executive of the company and the deal is...
Murdoch has been chair of the 21st Century Fox-owned business for the past two years but will not be part of the new company going forward.
According to Screen sister publication Broadcast, Murdoch will not sit on the board of the enlarged company - although there was no expectation that she would be part of the new venture.
She is expected to concentrate on her own personal investments, which include Locksmith Animation, the studio set up earlier this year by Aardman Features creative director Sarah Smith. Murdoch and VFX business Double Negative backed the company in April.
It comes after it was revealed that former Sky chief Sophie Turner Laing is set to lead the new business. The former managing director of content at Sky is to become chief executive of the company and the deal is...
- 10/1/2014
- ScreenDaily
Former Aardman Features exec Sarah Smith, has launched a UK animation studio with backing from Elisabeth Murdoch and Double Negative.
Sarah Smith, the award-winning producer, writer and director of Arthur Christmas and a former Creative Director at Aardman Features, has set up new animated film company Locksmith Animation in the UK.
It claims to be the first dedicated high-end feature animation studio ever created in the UK, and is focussed on creating a slate of CG animated films for the global marketplace.
Locksmith is backed as principle shareholder by Elisabeth Murdoch while leading UK visual effects house Double Negative are also investors. Double Negative will work closely with Locksmith as they build an animation pipeline in which Locksmith plans to make its films.
The company’s plans also feature an international creative board of animation writers, directors and digital experts, to be announced shortly.
Smith said: “With animated films among the most beloved and successful movies in the...
Sarah Smith, the award-winning producer, writer and director of Arthur Christmas and a former Creative Director at Aardman Features, has set up new animated film company Locksmith Animation in the UK.
It claims to be the first dedicated high-end feature animation studio ever created in the UK, and is focussed on creating a slate of CG animated films for the global marketplace.
Locksmith is backed as principle shareholder by Elisabeth Murdoch while leading UK visual effects house Double Negative are also investors. Double Negative will work closely with Locksmith as they build an animation pipeline in which Locksmith plans to make its films.
The company’s plans also feature an international creative board of animation writers, directors and digital experts, to be announced shortly.
Smith said: “With animated films among the most beloved and successful movies in the...
- 4/10/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Former Aardman Features exec Sarah Smith, has launched a UK animation studio with backing from Elisabeth Murdoch and Double Negative.
Sarah Smith, the award-winning producer, writer and director of Arthur Christmas and a former Creative Director at Aardman Features, has set up new animated film company Locksmith Animation in the UK.
It claims to be the first dedicated high-end feature animation studio ever created in the UK, and is focussed on creating a slate of CG animated films for the global marketplace.
Locksmith is backed as principle shareholder by Elisabeth Murdoch while leading UK visual effects house Double Negative are also investors. Double Negative will work closely with Locksmith as they build an animation pipeline in which Locksmith plans to make its films.
The company’s plans also feature an international creative board of animation writers, directors and digital experts, to be announced shortly.
Smith said: “With animated films among the most beloved and successful movies in the...
Sarah Smith, the award-winning producer, writer and director of Arthur Christmas and a former Creative Director at Aardman Features, has set up new animated film company Locksmith Animation in the UK.
It claims to be the first dedicated high-end feature animation studio ever created in the UK, and is focussed on creating a slate of CG animated films for the global marketplace.
Locksmith is backed as principle shareholder by Elisabeth Murdoch while leading UK visual effects house Double Negative are also investors. Double Negative will work closely with Locksmith as they build an animation pipeline in which Locksmith plans to make its films.
The company’s plans also feature an international creative board of animation writers, directors and digital experts, to be announced shortly.
Smith said: “With animated films among the most beloved and successful movies in the...
- 4/10/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
New figures from the British Film Institute suggest a "breakthrough" over the past three years for female screenwriters, while the number of women directing UK independent films remains low. How well are women represented in this industry?
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Under-representation of women in key creative and production roles in the film industry has been well-documented for many years. The latest figures from the British Film Institute (BFI), looking at female screenwriters and directors of UK independent films, provide a varied set of results.
According to the BFI, there has been something of a "breakthrough" over the past three years with the representation of female screenwriters in the top 20 UK independent films reaching 37%.
The BFI also break this figure down by profitable films, with profitability estimated from an indicator developed by the BFI research and statistics unit. Of the profitable UK independent films over the same period, 30% had a female screenwriter.
• Get the data
Under-representation of women in key creative and production roles in the film industry has been well-documented for many years. The latest figures from the British Film Institute (BFI), looking at female screenwriters and directors of UK independent films, provide a varied set of results.
According to the BFI, there has been something of a "breakthrough" over the past three years with the representation of female screenwriters in the top 20 UK independent films reaching 37%.
The BFI also break this figure down by profitable films, with profitability estimated from an indicator developed by the BFI research and statistics unit. Of the profitable UK independent films over the same period, 30% had a female screenwriter.
- 11/26/2013
- by Ami Sedghi
- The Guardian - Film News
2011 wasn’t the best year in terms of mainstream animated pictures. Cars 2 was Pixar’s worst film to date, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh barely registered with audiences (and hardly deserved to either), while the likes of Rio, Kung Fu Panda 2, Happy Feet 2, Gnomeo and Juliet and Puss in Boots all occupied varying levels of average. Thankfully though, the year was bookended by two much better examples of the medium in Nickelodeon’s Rango and Sony/Aardman’s Arthur Christmas.
The latter’s coming out on DVD in time for this year’s festive season, and it’s surely due a reappraisal because it didn’t get half the recognition it deserved upon release (picking up a BAFTA nod but nothing from Oscar). In fact, of Aardman’s two efforts in the last twelve months it was The Pirates! that drew more plaudits, possibly getting more of a...
The latter’s coming out on DVD in time for this year’s festive season, and it’s surely due a reappraisal because it didn’t get half the recognition it deserved upon release (picking up a BAFTA nod but nothing from Oscar). In fact, of Aardman’s two efforts in the last twelve months it was The Pirates! that drew more plaudits, possibly getting more of a...
- 11/23/2012
- by Joe Cunningham
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Arthur Christmas
Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Ashley Jensen, Dominic West, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Michael Palin | Written by Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham | Directed by Sarah Smith
Arthur Christmas: is it a festive sequel to Russell Brand’s comedy remake? Or has Arthur the Aardvark finally made it to the big screen? Or is it in fact a seasonal Aardman animation about a dysfunctional family on Christmas Eve who just so happen to be the Christmases – as in Father Christmas (though their surname is apparently interchangeable with Claus). It is the latter. The Christmas family, as you might expect, deliver presents to all the children in the world on Christmas Eve. This is done using highly advanced technology, not least of all a city-sized, sleigh-shaped spaceship. Unfortunately, despite all of the Christmas’s technical ingenuity, one child’s present fails to be delivered, so hapless youngest son...
Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Ashley Jensen, Dominic West, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Michael Palin | Written by Sarah Smith, Peter Baynham | Directed by Sarah Smith
Arthur Christmas: is it a festive sequel to Russell Brand’s comedy remake? Or has Arthur the Aardvark finally made it to the big screen? Or is it in fact a seasonal Aardman animation about a dysfunctional family on Christmas Eve who just so happen to be the Christmases – as in Father Christmas (though their surname is apparently interchangeable with Claus). It is the latter. The Christmas family, as you might expect, deliver presents to all the children in the world on Christmas Eve. This is done using highly advanced technology, not least of all a city-sized, sleigh-shaped spaceship. Unfortunately, despite all of the Christmas’s technical ingenuity, one child’s present fails to be delivered, so hapless youngest son...
- 11/13/2012
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
It’s one of the great mysteries of all time, and one that has puzzled children for over a century: How does Santa Claus manage to deliver presents to the all of the children of the world in just one night? It’s a question very much at the root of director Sarah Smith’s film for Aardman, Arthur Christmas. The film tells the story of the dysfunctional Claus family and their high-tech operation concealed at the North Pole that carries out the annual Christmas mission. When an elfin error results in one child being missed on the run, the race is on [...]...
- 11/6/2012
- by Karl Paloucek
- ChannelGuideMag
Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist" dominated the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) taking home 7 trophies including Best Film, Best Director (Hazanavicius), Best Actor (Jean Dujardin), Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Music. "The Artist" won 7 out of its 12 nominations.
Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" was also a big BAFTA winner taking home the Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay awards.
In the acting categories, Meryl Streep won the Best Actress award for her Margaret Thatcher performance in "The Iron Lady," Christopher Plummer was given the Best Supporting Actor award for "Beginners," and Octavia Spencer won the Best Supporting Actress award for "The Help."
Here's the full list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards (to check out winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here):
Best Film
*** The Artist Thomas Langmann
The Descendants Jim Burke,...
Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" was also a big BAFTA winner taking home the Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay awards.
In the acting categories, Meryl Streep won the Best Actress award for her Margaret Thatcher performance in "The Iron Lady," Christopher Plummer was given the Best Supporting Actor award for "Beginners," and Octavia Spencer won the Best Supporting Actress award for "The Help."
Here's the full list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards (to check out winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here):
Best Film
*** The Artist Thomas Langmann
The Descendants Jim Burke,...
- 2/13/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) were held tonight at which The Artist was named Best Film along with six other awards including Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Original Screenplay and Actor (Jean Dujardin). The film also took home awards for cinematography, costume design and original music. None of this comes as much of a surprise as The Artist is now, and has been for some time, considered the front-runner for Best Picture at the Oscars and has slowly been gaining steam in other categories including director and actor, especially as Dujardin has been charming American and international audiences with his latest Funny or Die skit and an appearance on "Saturday Night Live". In other awards, Meryl Streep won for Best Actress, adding more fuel to the competition between her and The Help's Viola Davis, a film that found itself in the winner's circle with Octavia Spencer winning Best Supporting Actress.
- 2/12/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Well the 2012 BAFTA Awards are over (unless of course you’re watching them on a catch-up service) and the event was filled with very little surprises – The Artist repeated its success from both the Richard Attenborough Film Awards and the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards and my bet (despite my love for his competition) for the Outstanding Debut Award, Paddy Considine, did walk away with that award. Of the awards Real surprises, I’m so happy for Christopher Plumer, who walked away with the Best Supporting Actor award for Beginners, and Octavia Spencer who won the Best Supporting Female award for The Help (although like many I thought that would go to Carey Mulligan for Drive).
Here are the nominees and winners in full:
Special Visual Effects
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn Joe Letteri Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson,...
Here are the nominees and winners in full:
Special Visual Effects
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn Joe Letteri Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson,...
- 2/12/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The 2012 Orange BAFTA ceremony tonight was, as expected, dominated by Michael Hazanavicius’ silent black-and-white love story The Artist.
Taking home seven awards in total, including ‘Best Film’, ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Actor for Jean Dujardin’, ‘Best Original Screenplay’, ‘Original Music’, ‘Cinematography’ and ‘Best Costume Design’, The Artist won almost every category it competed in.
Although Dujardin was a surprise over George Clooney for Best Actor, there was no shock for Best Actress with the BAFTA going to Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady, which was also honoured for the extraordinary Make-up & Hair category.
In the supporting category The Help’s Octavia Spencer won Supporting Actress and Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners, as expected.
Outstanding British Film and Adapted Screenplay went to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with Senna (Documentary, Editing) and Hugo (Production Design, Sound) also winning two Baftas.
In a huge surprise Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I...
Taking home seven awards in total, including ‘Best Film’, ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Actor for Jean Dujardin’, ‘Best Original Screenplay’, ‘Original Music’, ‘Cinematography’ and ‘Best Costume Design’, The Artist won almost every category it competed in.
Although Dujardin was a surprise over George Clooney for Best Actor, there was no shock for Best Actress with the BAFTA going to Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady, which was also honoured for the extraordinary Make-up & Hair category.
In the supporting category The Help’s Octavia Spencer won Supporting Actress and Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners, as expected.
Outstanding British Film and Adapted Screenplay went to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with Senna (Documentary, Editing) and Hugo (Production Design, Sound) also winning two Baftas.
In a huge surprise Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I...
- 2/12/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The Artist wins seven BAFTAs including Best Film, Leading Actor for Jean Dujardin and Director and Original Screenplay for Michel Hazanavicius
Meryl Streep wins Leading Actress
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hugo, The Iron Lady and Senna win two BAFTAs each
The Artist was named Best Film at tonight.s Orange British Academy Film Awards hosted by Stephen Fry, held at London.s Royal Opera House. The film also won six other awards: Director, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Costume Design as well as a performance award for Jean Dujardin who won the Leading Actor BAFTA.
Meryl Streep was awarded the BAFTA for Leading Actress for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady; the film was also honoured in the Make-Up & Hair category.
The Help.s Octavia Spencer won the Supporting Actress category and Christopher Plummer won Supporting Actor for his performance in Beginners.
Outstanding British Film and...
Meryl Streep wins Leading Actress
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hugo, The Iron Lady and Senna win two BAFTAs each
The Artist was named Best Film at tonight.s Orange British Academy Film Awards hosted by Stephen Fry, held at London.s Royal Opera House. The film also won six other awards: Director, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Costume Design as well as a performance award for Jean Dujardin who won the Leading Actor BAFTA.
Meryl Streep was awarded the BAFTA for Leading Actress for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady; the film was also honoured in the Make-Up & Hair category.
The Help.s Octavia Spencer won the Supporting Actress category and Christopher Plummer won Supporting Actor for his performance in Beginners.
Outstanding British Film and...
- 2/12/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo in Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist Best Film * The Artist Thomas Langmann The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Drive Marc Platt, Adam Siegel The Help Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo Best British Film My Week With Marilyn Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges Senna Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey Shame Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan * Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan We Need To Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear Best 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...
- 2/12/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Next up in our Red Carpet interviews, Sarah Smith, writer/director Arthur Christmas. (see all our BAFTA coverage and other interviews here)
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Congratulations, it’s an astonishing achievement to be nominated against Steven Spielberg and Gore Verkinski certainly.
‘It’s hilarious that it happens to be the year that those two people made movies, but it’s hilarious to be up there in that company.’
Obviously there’s been some contention over whether Tintin is an animated film or not. Putting aside the fact that you’re in the same category, what are your views on that?
‘I don’t object to any director using any method to tell the story they want to tell. At the same time, I have a huge admiration for what animators do, which is take a lifeless puppet and make them live, and that isn’t the same to me as mo-cap, so...
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Congratulations, it’s an astonishing achievement to be nominated against Steven Spielberg and Gore Verkinski certainly.
‘It’s hilarious that it happens to be the year that those two people made movies, but it’s hilarious to be up there in that company.’
Obviously there’s been some contention over whether Tintin is an animated film or not. Putting aside the fact that you’re in the same category, what are your views on that?
‘I don’t object to any director using any method to tell the story they want to tell. At the same time, I have a huge admiration for what animators do, which is take a lifeless puppet and make them live, and that isn’t the same to me as mo-cap, so...
- 2/12/2012
- by Ben Mortimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
HollywoodNews.com: British Academy Film Awards… and the winners are…
“The Artist” was named the year’s best film at the Orange British Academy Film Awards, as it is expected to win again at the Academy Awards in two weeks.
Winners Announced
The Artist wins seven BAFTAs including Best Film, Leading Actor for Jean Dujardin and Director and Original Screenplay for Michel Hazanavicius
Meryl Streep wins Leading Actress
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hugo, The Iron Lady and Senna win two BAFTAs each
The Artist was named Best Film at tonight?s Orange British Academy Film Awards hosted by Stephen Fry, held at London?s Royal Opera House. The film also won six other awards: Director, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Costume Design as well as a performance award for Jean Dujardin who won the Leading Actor BAFTA.
Meryl Streep was awarded the BAFTA for Leading Actress for her performance as...
“The Artist” was named the year’s best film at the Orange British Academy Film Awards, as it is expected to win again at the Academy Awards in two weeks.
Winners Announced
The Artist wins seven BAFTAs including Best Film, Leading Actor for Jean Dujardin and Director and Original Screenplay for Michel Hazanavicius
Meryl Streep wins Leading Actress
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hugo, The Iron Lady and Senna win two BAFTAs each
The Artist was named Best Film at tonight?s Orange British Academy Film Awards hosted by Stephen Fry, held at London?s Royal Opera House. The film also won six other awards: Director, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Costume Design as well as a performance award for Jean Dujardin who won the Leading Actor BAFTA.
Meryl Streep was awarded the BAFTA for Leading Actress for her performance as...
- 2/12/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
So there we have it. The 2012 BAFTA Awards have now drawn to a close. The Artist had an amazing night taking seven awards including that of the award for Best Film. Michel Hazanavicius’s black and white silent film also took awards for Best Actor, Original Music, Cinematography, Costume Design, Original Screenplay, Best Director and Leading Actor. Simply amazing!
Senna came away with two out of the three awards it was nominated for including Best Editing and Best Documentary which was a new category for this year.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy won two awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film but a rather big surprise was that Shame directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan left empty handed. The full list of winners is below.
Let us know what you thought in the comments section below and keep your eyes peeled for our red...
Senna came away with two out of the three awards it was nominated for including Best Editing and Best Documentary which was a new category for this year.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy won two awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film but a rather big surprise was that Shame directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan left empty handed. The full list of winners is below.
Let us know what you thought in the comments section below and keep your eyes peeled for our red...
- 2/12/2012
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 2012 Orange BAFTA Awards ceremony takes place tonight at London’s Royal Opera House, the biggest night on the British film calendar once again hosted by Stephen Fry.
Going into the usual British bias/nepotism heavy show is the surprise that a French produced movie is odds on favourite to take the top prize.
Michael Hazanavicius’ delightful silent black-and-white movie is expected to take Best Film at the 65th BAFTA ceremony tonight, with George Clooney (The Descendants) and Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) favourites to win the best actor and best actress prizes. None of these people are British!!
This is somewhat unprecedented as back in September when Tomas Alfredson’s methodically paced adaptation of John Le Carre’s spy thriller Tinker Tailor Solider Spy hit cinemas with an outstanding all British ensemble and an astonishing performance from the much loved and under-appreciated Gary Oldman, it was hard to see...
Going into the usual British bias/nepotism heavy show is the surprise that a French produced movie is odds on favourite to take the top prize.
Michael Hazanavicius’ delightful silent black-and-white movie is expected to take Best Film at the 65th BAFTA ceremony tonight, with George Clooney (The Descendants) and Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) favourites to win the best actor and best actress prizes. None of these people are British!!
This is somewhat unprecedented as back in September when Tomas Alfredson’s methodically paced adaptation of John Le Carre’s spy thriller Tinker Tailor Solider Spy hit cinemas with an outstanding all British ensemble and an astonishing performance from the much loved and under-appreciated Gary Oldman, it was hard to see...
- 2/12/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Gore Verbinski's Rango, voiced by Johnny Depp Production Categories Best Animated Feature A Cat in Paris Arrugas (Wrinkles) Arthur Christmas Cars 2 Chico & Rita Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots * Rango Rio The Adventures of Tintin Best Animated Special Production Adventure Time: Thank You Batman: Year One Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas * Kung Fu Panda: Secret of the Masters Prey 2 Star Tours Best Animated Short Subject * Adam and Dog I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat La Luna (Notes on) Biology Paths of Hate Sunday The Ballad of Nessie The Girl and the Fox Wild Life and Studio Gds Individual Achievement Categories Animated Effects in an Animated Production Can Yuksel, Puss In Boots Chase Cooper, Rango Dan Lund, Winnie The Pooh Dave Tidgewell, Kung Fu Panda 2 Eric Froemling, Cars 2 Jason Mayer, Kung Fu Panda 2 Joel Aron, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Jon Reisch,...
- 2/5/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
BAFTA announced their 2012 film nominations today, and I really need to get out there and see The Artist! It landed the most nominations with 12. Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy got 11 noms, and Hugo got 9. I also think it's great that Drive got a Best Picture nomination, unfortunately Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 did not. It will be interesting to see who and what films take home the awards.
The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 12 February at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry and will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One.
2011 Nominations (presented in 2012)
Best Film
The Artist – Thomas Langmann
The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive – Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn – Simon Curtis,...
The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 12 February at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry and will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One.
2011 Nominations (presented in 2012)
Best Film
The Artist – Thomas Langmann
The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive – Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn – Simon Curtis,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced its nominations for this year's award show and The Artist leads the way with a total of 12 nominations, showing us that silent films could be making a comeback.
A close second is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with a total of 11 nominations, competing against The Artist for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor nominations for the films' respective leading men, Jean Dujardin and Gary Oldman. Brad Pitt is also gunning for Best Actor for Moneyball alongside his pal George Clooney for The Ides of March.
Other films receiving nominations include The Descendants, Drive The Help, Hugo, My Week with Marilyn and the The Iron Lady.
For the ladies, nominations include Berenice Bejo for The Artist, Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin and Viola Davis for The Help.
The trophies will be awarded at a ceremony at...
A close second is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with a total of 11 nominations, competing against The Artist for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor nominations for the films' respective leading men, Jean Dujardin and Gary Oldman. Brad Pitt is also gunning for Best Actor for Moneyball alongside his pal George Clooney for The Ides of March.
Other films receiving nominations include The Descendants, Drive The Help, Hugo, My Week with Marilyn and the The Iron Lady.
For the ladies, nominations include Berenice Bejo for The Artist, Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin and Viola Davis for The Help.
The trophies will be awarded at a ceremony at...
- 1/17/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Outclassing stateside awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced nominations for the 65th British Acadamy Film Awards. Including many titles seemingly missing from awards talk here, we see love for Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive, Tomas Alfredson‘s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Steve McQueen‘s Shame, Richard Ayoade‘s Submarine, Joe Cornish‘s Attack the Block, as well as the riveting documentary Senna. The Artist still reigns supreme with 12 nods, as it is likely to head all the way to the Best Picture Oscar. For now, lets celebrate that strong taste this British voting body has and see the list below.
Best Film
The Artist – Thomas Langmann
The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive – Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn – Simon Curtis,...
Best Film
The Artist – Thomas Langmann
The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive – Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn – Simon Curtis,...
- 1/17/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Early this morning the BAFTA nominations were announced, after a couple rounds of 'longlist' reveals. One of the big Oscar frontrunners, The Artist, walked away with 12 nominations, including Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, Leading Actor and Leading Actress. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy gets a moment in the sun with 11 nominations -- not really any surprise that the film would get lots of BAFTA attention -- and Hugo took 9 nods, though mostly for smaller categories. Drive, which has mostly been ignored in the Us awards rounds so far, got a nod for Best Film, and Attack the Block and Submarine were both nominated for Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director or Producer. Check out the full nomination list below. The Orange British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 12 February at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry and will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One.
- 1/17/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced its nominations for the 2012 BAFTA Film awards. "The Artist" leads all nominees with 12 nominations, followed by "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" with 11 noms and "Hugo" with nine.
The full list of nominations:
Best Film
The Artist - Thomas Langmann
The Descendants - Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive - Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help - Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn - Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
Senna - Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
Shame - Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg,...
The full list of nominations:
Best Film
The Artist - Thomas Langmann
The Descendants - Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive - Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help - Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn - Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
Senna - Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
Shame - Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg,...
- 1/17/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger joined BAFTA’s Chairman Tim Corrie to announce the nominations for the British Academy Film Awards. The Artist received 12 nominations. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated in 11 categories, Hugo has nine nominations, My Week with Marilyn has six nominations and The Help and War Horse are each nominated five times.
Drive, The Iron Lady and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . Part 2 have four nominations. The Descendants, Moneyball, Senna and We Need to Talk about Kevin all have three nominations apiece and Shame, The Ides of March, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bridesmaids, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn each receive two.
The Artist is nominated in the following categories: Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor.
Drive, The Iron Lady and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . Part 2 have four nominations. The Descendants, Moneyball, Senna and We Need to Talk about Kevin all have three nominations apiece and Shame, The Ides of March, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Bridesmaids, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn each receive two.
The Artist is nominated in the following categories: Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor.
- 1/17/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” continues its march through the awards season, topping the Orange British Academy Film Awards with 12 nominations including Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up and Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design, Director, Leading Actor and Leading Actress.
Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” is right behind “The Artist,” earning 11 nominations. Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” has nine nominations, while “My Week with Marilyn” nabbed six nominations. Finally, “The Help” and “War Horse” each earned five nominations.
The Best Film line up consists of “The Artist,” “Tinker, Tailor,” “The Descendants,” “The Help” and “Drive.”
The nominees for the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award, announced earlier this month, are Adam Deacon, Chris Hemsworth, Chris O’Dowd, Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston. This audience award is voted for by the British public and presented to an actor or actress...
hollywoodnews.com: Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” continues its march through the awards season, topping the Orange British Academy Film Awards with 12 nominations including Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up and Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design, Director, Leading Actor and Leading Actress.
Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” is right behind “The Artist,” earning 11 nominations. Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” has nine nominations, while “My Week with Marilyn” nabbed six nominations. Finally, “The Help” and “War Horse” each earned five nominations.
The Best Film line up consists of “The Artist,” “Tinker, Tailor,” “The Descendants,” “The Help” and “Drive.”
The nominees for the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award, announced earlier this month, are Adam Deacon, Chris Hemsworth, Chris O’Dowd, Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston. This audience award is voted for by the British public and presented to an actor or actress...
- 1/17/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
1st Rendezvous With French Cinema A still from “The Artist”, a black and white film about the decline of a male film star as silent films go out of fashion. Set in Hollywood in the 1920s, it was produced and released in 2011.
The silent film “The Artist” leads the pack for the Orange British Academy Film Awards, which are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. “The Artist” received 12 BAFTA nominations and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” a...
The silent film “The Artist” leads the pack for the Orange British Academy Film Awards, which are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. “The Artist” received 12 BAFTA nominations and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” a...
- 1/17/2012
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
London -- It's spry versus spy as frothy silent movie "The Artist" and moody thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" lead the race for the British Academy Film Awards, Britain's equivalent of the Oscars.
"The Artist" received 12 nominations and "Tinker Tailor" 11, with each film up for best picture and director, and best actor nominations for leading men Jean Dujardin and Gary Oldman.
The other best-film nominees announced Tuesday were "The Descendants," "Drive" and "The Help."
In a diverse field not dominated by any single film, there are also multiple nominations for "Hugo," "My Week With Marilyn," "The Iron Lady" and "The Help."
The nominations are another feather in the cap of "The Artist," a black and white French film about a silent film actor's fall with the rise of talkies.
And they are a boost for "Tinker Tailor," an atmospheric adaptation of John le Carre's espionage classic that has received rave...
"The Artist" received 12 nominations and "Tinker Tailor" 11, with each film up for best picture and director, and best actor nominations for leading men Jean Dujardin and Gary Oldman.
The other best-film nominees announced Tuesday were "The Descendants," "Drive" and "The Help."
In a diverse field not dominated by any single film, there are also multiple nominations for "Hugo," "My Week With Marilyn," "The Iron Lady" and "The Help."
The nominations are another feather in the cap of "The Artist," a black and white French film about a silent film actor's fall with the rise of talkies.
And they are a boost for "Tinker Tailor," an atmospheric adaptation of John le Carre's espionage classic that has received rave...
- 1/17/2012
- by AP/Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Fresh from its victory at the Golden Globes, silent film The Artist leads the way in this year's BAFTA nominations, picking up an impressive 12 nods.
It's followed closely behind by spy thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with 11 nominations - a change after Ttss was ignored at the Golden Globes - and Martin Scorsese's film Hugo, which received nine nods.
The Artist is nominated for Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor. His co-star Berenice Bejo is nominated for Leading Actress.
Meanwhile, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design and Sound. Tomas Alfredson is nominated for Director and Gary Oldman for Leading Actor.
Completing the Best Film line up are The Descendants,...
It's followed closely behind by spy thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with 11 nominations - a change after Ttss was ignored at the Golden Globes - and Martin Scorsese's film Hugo, which received nine nods.
The Artist is nominated for Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor. His co-star Berenice Bejo is nominated for Leading Actress.
Meanwhile, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design and Sound. Tomas Alfredson is nominated for Director and Gary Oldman for Leading Actor.
Completing the Best Film line up are The Descendants,...
- 1/17/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced the 2012 Orange BAFTA Nominations for 2011 and its Michael Hazanavicius’ incredible black and silent love story The Artist that leads the pack with 12 nominations. Coming up close behind is Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John Le Carre’s spy thriller Tinker Tailor Solider Spy with 11 nominations, hopefully a sign it may get some Oscar recognition when the Academy gives out their nominations next week.
The Artist & Tinker Tailor Solider Spy are my two favourite movies of the year so for once I’m agreeing with the BAFTA’s!
Martin Scorsese’s nostalgic children’s movie Hugo has 9 nominations, the biopic My Week With Marilyn follows with 6 but surprisingly Alexander Payne’s drama The Descendants which won two major Golden Globes, has not been nominated in the Best Director category and neither has Tate Taylor’s much lauded The Help.
Both movies...
The Artist & Tinker Tailor Solider Spy are my two favourite movies of the year so for once I’m agreeing with the BAFTA’s!
Martin Scorsese’s nostalgic children’s movie Hugo has 9 nominations, the biopic My Week With Marilyn follows with 6 but surprisingly Alexander Payne’s drama The Descendants which won two major Golden Globes, has not been nominated in the Best Director category and neither has Tate Taylor’s much lauded The Help.
Both movies...
- 1/17/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The Artist: Jean Dujardin as George Valentin Best Film The Artist Thomas Langmann The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Drive Marc Platt, Adam Siegel The Help Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo Outstanding British Film My Week With Marilyn Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges Senna Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey Shame Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan We Need To Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear 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...
- 1/17/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
BAFTA have this morning announced the nominations for the Orange British Academy Films Awards 2012. There’s quite a selection nominated, however there are a few films that have picked up an inordinate amount of noms: The Artist receives a massive 12 nominations. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated in 11 categories, Hugo has 9 nominations, My Week with Marilyn has 6, and The Help and War Horse are each nominated 5 times.
The nominations in full:
Best Film
The Artist Thomas Langmann
The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
Senna Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
Shame Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan,...
The nominations in full:
Best Film
The Artist Thomas Langmann
The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
Senna Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
Shame Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
This evening the Orange British Academy announced the 2012 BAFTA Film Awards nominees with The Artist taking the nomination crown with 12 total nominations followed by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with 11. Both films were joined by The Descendants, Drive and The Help as contenders for Best Film. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy pulls double duty with a nomination in Outstanding British Film where it was joined by My Week with Marilyn, Shame, We Need to Talk about Kevin and the documentary Senna. A documentary, I feel I should mention, that didn't even make the Academy's documentary shortlist as the Academy proved once again their taste in documentaries is incredibly questionable. Martin Scorsese's Hugo didn't enjoy a nomination in either of the top categories, but it did enjoy the third most nominations with nine. The majority of the film's noms are in the technical categories, but Scorsese does join Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist...
- 1/17/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Fresh from its victory at the Golden Globes, silent film The Artist leads the way in this year's BAFTA nominations, picking up an impressive 12 nods.
It's followed closely behind by spy thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with 11 nominations - a change after Ttss was ignored at the Golden Globes - and Martin Scorsese's film Hugo, which received nine nods.
The Artist is nominated for Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor. His co-star Berenice Bejo is nominated for Leading Actress.
Meanwhile, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design and Sound. Tomas Alfredson is nominated for Director and Gary Oldman for Leading Actor.
Completing the Best Film line up are The Descendants,...
It's followed closely behind by spy thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with 11 nominations - a change after Ttss was ignored at the Golden Globes - and Martin Scorsese's film Hugo, which received nine nods.
The Artist is nominated for Best Film, Original Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Make Up & Hair, Costume Design, Sound and Production Design. Michel Hazanavicius is nominated for Director and Jean Dujardin is nominated for Leading Actor. His co-star Berenice Bejo is nominated for Leading Actress.
Meanwhile, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design and Sound. Tomas Alfredson is nominated for Director and Gary Oldman for Leading Actor.
Completing the Best Film line up are The Descendants,...
- 1/17/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Moviefone
This morning the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced their shortlist of nominees for the forthcoming 2012 BAFTA awards.
The longlist was announced a couple of weeks ago and caused the usual controversy with a few omissions standing out however there was an overall sense that 2011 was a good year for the British film industry and this morning Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger took to the stage to reveal the final list of those competing for the awards.
The shortlist for the Orange Rising Star award has already been announced with Chris Hemsworth, Adam Deacon, Tom Hiddleston, Chris O’Dowd and Eddie Redmayne up for the prize. The awards ceremony will be held on the 12th of February and Martin Scorsese is this year’s inductee into the BAFTA fellowship, which should complement the rave reviews and awards buzz he is getting for Hugo.
We’ll be there in...
The longlist was announced a couple of weeks ago and caused the usual controversy with a few omissions standing out however there was an overall sense that 2011 was a good year for the British film industry and this morning Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger took to the stage to reveal the final list of those competing for the awards.
The shortlist for the Orange Rising Star award has already been announced with Chris Hemsworth, Adam Deacon, Tom Hiddleston, Chris O’Dowd and Eddie Redmayne up for the prize. The awards ceremony will be held on the 12th of February and Martin Scorsese is this year’s inductee into the BAFTA fellowship, which should complement the rave reviews and awards buzz he is getting for Hugo.
We’ll be there in...
- 1/17/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The nominations for this year's BAFTA film awards have been announced. And we've got them all for you right here...
Next week, it's the Oscar nominations, but for now, the British Academy Of Film And Television Arts, BAFTA to its chums, is having the limelight to itself.
It's released, this morning, its list of nominations for the 2012 BAFTA Film Awards. And here they all are. Leave your thoughts on them in the comments down at the bottom...
Best Film
The Artist Thomas Langmann
The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
Senna Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
Shame Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson,...
Next week, it's the Oscar nominations, but for now, the British Academy Of Film And Television Arts, BAFTA to its chums, is having the limelight to itself.
It's released, this morning, its list of nominations for the 2012 BAFTA Film Awards. And here they all are. Leave your thoughts on them in the comments down at the bottom...
Best Film
The Artist Thomas Langmann
The Descendants Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Drive Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
The Help Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
My Week With Marilyn Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
Senna Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
Shame Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Tomas Alfredson,...
- 1/17/2012
- Den of Geek
Asa Butterfield, Jude Law in Martin Scorsese's Hugo Motion Pictures Best Motion Picture, Drama * The Descendants d: Alexander Payne The Help d: Tate Taylor Hugo d: Martin Scorsese The Ides of March d: George Clooney Moneyball d: Bennett Miller War Horse d: Steven Spielberg Best Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy 50/50 d: Jonathan Levine * The Artist d: Michel Hazanavicius Bridesmaids d: Paul Feig Midnight in Paris d: Woody Allen My Week with Marilyn d: Simon Curtis Best Foreign-language Picture The Flowers of War (China) d: Zhang Yimou In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA) d: Angelina Jolie The Kid with a Bike (Belgium) d: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne * A Separation (Iran) d: Asghar Farhadi The Skin I Live In (Spain) d: Pedro Almodóvar Best Director Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris George Clooney, The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants * Martin Scorsese, Hugo Best Actor,...
- 1/16/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Movie Review: 'Arthur Christmas'; Star Cast: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent; Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook; Rating: **** - Rekindles Christmas spirit.
One of the most delightful mythologies of the world is that of Santa Claus. Though celebrated by Christians, it is not married to the religion. And its emphasis on celebration of childhood hope and joy, makes it endearing to kids and adults alike. In cinema, there have been many attempts to reboot the mythology and give it a new, delightful garb. Yet, very few of them succeed like 'Arthur Christmas'.
Santa Claus rides a state of.
One of the most delightful mythologies of the world is that of Santa Claus. Though celebrated by Christians, it is not married to the religion. And its emphasis on celebration of childhood hope and joy, makes it endearing to kids and adults alike. In cinema, there have been many attempts to reboot the mythology and give it a new, delightful garb. Yet, very few of them succeed like 'Arthur Christmas'.
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- 1/14/2012
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Breaking Dawn Steven Spielberg/Jeremy Irvine/War Horse Opens Strongly; Cameron Crowe/Matt Damon/Scarlett Johansson/We Bought A Zoo Disappoints: Box Office Rounding out the top ten at the domestic box office this Christmas weekend was Amy Adams-Jason Segel's The Muppets with $2.14m according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. And that means Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, went the way of its three predecessors: David Slade's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Chris Weisz's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight were all gone from the top-ten chart after five weekends. What's most surprising is how far down on the chart Breaking Dawn landed: no. 16 (both for the tree-day and the four-day weekend periods). Summit has lowered the film's estimates from $2.1m to $1.52m...
- 12/27/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Breaking Dawn Cameron Crowe/Matt Damon/Scarlett Johansson/We Bought A Zoo Disappoints, David Fincher/Daniel Craig/Rooney Mara/The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Passable: Box Office The no. 7 movie this Christmas weekend at the domestic box office will surely be Steven Spielberg's War Horse, which, as mentioned in part I of this three-part box-office article, is expected to gross close to $7 million on opening day — today. In addition to its four-legged star(s), War Horse features Jeremy Irvine, two-time Oscar nominee Emily Watson, Thor's Tom Hiddleston, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell, David Kross, Celine Buckens, Patrick Kennedy, Robert Emms, and Eddie Marsan. Sunday's other wide release, The Darkest Hour, an apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, isn't expected to make much of a splash at the box office despite showings at 2,324 locations. In fact, there's a good chance it won't...
- 12/26/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Patrick Fugit, Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, We Bought a Zoo David Fincher/Rooney Mara/Daniel Craig's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to Surpass Swedish Original's Total Gross Over One Weekend: Box Office Despite the presence of Matt Damon, one of the most likable actors around, and former Woody Allen muse Scarlett Johansson, on Friday, Dec. 23, the kiddie-oriented We Bought a Zoo brought in a mere $3 million, landing at no. 6 on the North American box-office chart according to early, rough estimates found at both The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.com. Directed by Cameron Crowe, who has been luckier with Tom Cruise (Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky), and distributed by 20th Century Fox, We Bought a Zoo is expected to gross less than $8 million at 3,117 locations over the three-day weekend. Memories of the tragic, bloody slaughter of dozens of wild animals in Ohio a few weeks ago — the animals had been...
- 12/24/2011
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
When you saw the list of animated features that qualified for Oscar consideration you may have scratched your head when you saw the likes of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and The Smurfs. After all, these were CG/live-action hybrids and hardly 100% animated films. Of course the rules state that an animated feature film is a feature in which "a significant number of the major characters must be animated, and animation must figure in no less than 75% of the picture's running time." The question is, who checks to see just what percentage of a film is animated? I also wonder why films like The Smurfs and Alvin and the Chipmunks are considered but not a film such as Transformers: Dark of the Moon. What's the difference? And now things are even more confusing as Steve Pond at The Wrap reports The Smurfs has been disqualified and yet Alvin and the Chipmunks remains in contention.
- 12/22/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Director/composer/singer Madonna on the W.E. set
Motion Picture Categories
Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Descendants d: Alexander Payne
The Help d: Tate Taylor
Hugo d: Martin Scorsese
The Ides of March d: George Clooney
Moneyball d: Bennett Miller
War Horse d: Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy
50/50 d: Jonathan Levine
The Artist d: Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids d: Paul Feig
Midnight in Paris d: Woody Allen
My Week with Marilyn d: Simon Curtis
Best Foreign-language Picture
The Flowers of War (China) d: Zhang Yimou
In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA) d: Angelina Jolie
The Kid with a Bike (Belgium) d: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
A Separation (Iran) d: Asghar Farhadi
The Skin I Live In (Spain) d: Pedro Almodóvar
Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin d: Steven Spielberg
Cars 2 d: John Lasseter
Puss in Boots d: Chris Miller
Rango d: Gore Verbinski...
Motion Picture Categories
Best Motion Picture, Drama
The Descendants d: Alexander Payne
The Help d: Tate Taylor
Hugo d: Martin Scorsese
The Ides of March d: George Clooney
Moneyball d: Bennett Miller
War Horse d: Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy
50/50 d: Jonathan Levine
The Artist d: Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids d: Paul Feig
Midnight in Paris d: Woody Allen
My Week with Marilyn d: Simon Curtis
Best Foreign-language Picture
The Flowers of War (China) d: Zhang Yimou
In the Land of Blood and Honey (USA) d: Angelina Jolie
The Kid with a Bike (Belgium) d: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
A Separation (Iran) d: Asghar Farhadi
The Skin I Live In (Spain) d: Pedro Almodóvar
Best Animated Feature Film
The Adventures of Tintin d: Steven Spielberg
Cars 2 d: John Lasseter
Puss in Boots d: Chris Miller
Rango d: Gore Verbinski...
- 12/16/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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