(MENAFN- Arab Times) LOS ANGELES/LONDON Jan 9 (Agencies): Wes Anderson's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' scored a grand slam at the 68th annual British Academy Film Awards nominations on Friday. 'Budapest Hotel' led all BAFTA honorees with 11 nominations in total while 'Birdman' and 'The Theory of Everything' also impressed with 10 nods each. 'The Imitation Game' followed with nine noms.
In the best film category 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' will face opponents 'Birdman' 'Boyhood' 'The Imitation Game' and 'The Theory of Everything.' Anderson who has never won a BAFTA award landed a best director mention alongside 'Birdman's' Alejandro G. Inarritu 'Boyhood' filmmaker Richard Linklater 'The Theory of Everything's' James Marsh and 'Whiplash's' Damien Chazelle. In the fight for best leading actor Ralph Fiennes ('The Grand Budapest Hotel') takes on Benedict Cumberbatch ('The Imitation Game') Eddie Redmayne ('The Theory of Everything') Michael Keaton ('Birdman') and Jake Gyllenhaal ('Nightcrawler'). The best actress category features Amy Adams ('Big Eyes') Felicity Jones ('The Theory of Everything') Julianne Moore ('Still Alice') Reese Witherspoon ('Wild') and Rosamund Pike ('Gone Girl'). One notable omission from Friday's nominations was Ava DuVernay's 'Selma.' Despite its recent momentum in the awards race the Martin Luther King drama failed to score a single nomination. Sneaking into another high-profile ceremony 'Nightcrawler' boosted its awards profile with nominations for stars Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo and an original screenplay nod for Dan Gilroy. Meanwhile Sundance darling 'Whiplash' drummed up four BAFTA nods in total including best director original screenplay editing and sound. BAFTA film awards host Stephen Fry and 'The Hunger Games' actor Sam Claflin announced the nominations on Friday. Redmayne said his acting nomination was 'beyond imagination.' He insisted he feels no rivalry with Cumberbatch nominated for playing World War II code-breaker Alan Turing in 'The Imitation Game.' That film received nine nominations. 'One can try and create a rivalry but it will not happen!' Redmayne said from Los Angeles. 'We both absolutely understand people wanting to pitch us against each other but we are old old friends and I think he is the most wonderful actor. He is sensational in 'The Imitation Game' and I love watching him.' The separate category of best British picture includes 'The Imitation Game' and 'The Theory of Everything' alongside tense Northern Ireland drama '71' alien chiller 'Under the Skin' and animated ursine adventure 'Paddington.' The British prizes are seen as an indicator of likely success at Hollywood's Academy Awards whose nominees are announced next week. This year's awards will take place on Feb 8 at London's Royal Opera House. Full list of nominations: BAFTA Nomination Best Film 'Birdman' Alejandro G. Inarritu John Lesher James W. Skotchdopole 'Boyhood' Richard Linklater Cathleen Sutherland'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Wes Anderson Scott Rudin Steven Rales Jeremy Dawson 'The Imitation Game' Nora Grossman Ido Ostrowsky Teddy Schwarzman 'The Theory of Everything' Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Lisa Bruce Anthony Mccarten Outstanding British Film '71' Yann Demange Angus Lamont Robin Gutch Gregory Burke 'The Imitation Game' Morten Tyldum Nora Grossman Ido Ostrowsky Teddy Schwarzman Graham Moore 'Paddington' Paul King David Heyman 'Pride' Matthew Warchus David Livingstone Stephen Beresford 'The Theory of Everything' James Marsh Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Lisa Bruce Anthony Mccarten 'Under the Skin' Jonathan Glazer James Wilson Nick Wechsler Walter Campbell Outstanding Debut by a British Writer Director Director or Producer Elaine Constantine (Writer/Director) 'Northern Soul' Gregory Burke (Writer) Yann Demange (Director) '71' Hong Khaou (Writer/Director) 'Lilting' Paul Katis (Director/Producer) Andrew De Lotbiniere (Producer) 'Kajaki: The True Story' Stephen Beresford (Writer) David Livingstone (Producer) 'Pride' Film not in the English Language 'Ida' Pawel Pawlikowski Eric Abraham Piotr Dzieciol Ewa Puszczynska 'Leviathan' Andrey Zvyagintsev Alexander Rodnyansky Sergey Melkumov 'The Lunchbox' Ritesh Batra Arun Rangachari Anurag Kashyap Guneet Monga'Trash' Stephen Daldry Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Kris Thykier 'Two Days One Night' Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne Denis Freyd Documentary '20 Feet From Stardom' Morgan Neville Caitrin Rogers Gil Friesen '20000 Days on Earth' Iain Forsyth Jane Pollard 'Citizenfour' Laura Poitras 'Finding Vivian Maier' John Maloof Charlie Siskel 'Virunga' Orlando Von Einsiedel Joanna Natasegara Animated Film 'Big Hero 6' Don Hall Chris Williams 'The Boxtrolls' Anthony Stacchi Graham Annable 'The Lego Movie' Phil Lord Christopher Miller Director 'Birdman' Alejandro G. Inarritu 'Boyhood' Richard Linklater 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Wes Anderson 'The Theory of Everything' James Marsh 'Whiplash' Damien Chazelle Original Screenplay 'Birdman' Alejandro G. Inarritu Nicolas Giacobone Alexander Dinelaris Jr Armando Bo 'Boyhood' Richard Linklater 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Wes Anderson 'Nightcrawler' Dan Gilroy 'Whiplash' Damien Chazelle Adapted Screenplay 'American Sniper' Jason Hall 'Gone Girl' Gillian Flynn 'The Imitation Game' Graham Moore 'Paddington' Paul King 'The Theory of Everything' Anthony Mccarten Leading Actor Benedict Cumberbatch 'The Imitation Game' Eddie Redmayne 'The Theory of Everything' Jake Gyllenhaal 'Nightcrawler'Michael Keaton 'Birdman' Ralph Fiennes 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Leading Actress Amy Adams 'Big Eyes' Felicity Jones 'The Theory of Everything' Julianne Moore 'Still Alice' Reese Witherspoon 'Wild' Rosamund Pike 'Gone Girl' Supporting Actor Edward Norton 'Birdman' Ethan Hawke 'Boyhood' J.K. Simmons 'Whiplash' Mark Ruffalo 'Foxcatcher' Steve Carell 'Foxcatcher' Supporting Actress Emma Stone 'Birdman' Imelda Staunton 'Pride' Keira Knightley 'The Imitation Game' Patricia Arquette 'Boyhood' Rene Russo 'Nightcrawler' Original Music 'Birdman' Antonio Sanchez' The Grand Budapest Hotel' Alexandre Desplat 'Interstellar' Hans Zimmer 'The Theory of Everything' Johann Johannsson 'Under the Skin' Mica Levi Cinematography 'Birdman' Emmanuel Lubezki 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Robert Yeoman 'Ida' Lukasz Zal Ryzsard Lenczewski 'Interstellar' Hoyte Van Hoytema 'Mr. Turner' Dick Pope Editing (Due to a tie in voting in this category there are six nominations) 'Birdman' Douglas Crise Stephen Mirrione 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Barney Pilling 'The Imitation Game' William Goldenberg 'Nightcrawler' John Gilroy 'The Theory of Everything' Jinx Godfrey 'Whiplash' Tom Cross Production Design 'Big Eyes' Rick Heinrichs Shane Vieau 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Adam Stockhausen Anna Pinnock 'The Imitation Game' Maria Djurkovic Tatiana Macdonald 'Interstellar' Nathan Crowley Gary Fettis 'Mr. Turner' Suzie Davies Charlotte Watts Costume Design 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Milena Canonero 'The Imitation Game' Sammy Sheldon Differ 'Into the Woods' Colleen Atwood 'Mr. Turner' Jacqueline Durran 'The Theory of Everything' Steven Noble Make up & Hair 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Frances Hannon 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou David White 'Into the Woods' Peter Swords King J. Roy Helland 'Mr. Turner' Christine Blundell Lesa Warrener 'The Theory of Everything' Jan Sewell Sound 'American Sniper' Walt Martin John Reitz Gregg Rudloff Alan Robert Murray Bub Asman'Birdman' Thomas Varga Martin Hernandez Aaron Glascock Jon Taylor Frank A. Montano 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Wayne Lemmer Christopher Scarabosio Pawel Wdowczak 'The Imitation Game' John Midgley Lee Walpole Stuart Hilliker Martin Jensen 'Whiplash' Thomas Curley Ben Wilkins Craig Mann Special Visual Effects 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Joe Letteri Dan Lemmon Erik Winquist Daniel Barrett 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Stephane Ceretti Paul Corbould Jonathan Fawkner Nicolas Aithadi'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' Joe Letteri Eric Saindon David Clayton R. Christopher White 'Interstellar' Paul Franklin Scott Fisher Andrew Lockley 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Richard Stammers Anders Langlands Tim Crosbie Cameron Waldbauer British Short Animation 'The Bigger Picture' Chris Hees Daisy Jacobs Jennifer Majka 'Monkey Love Experiments' Ainslie Henderson Cam Fraser Will Anderson'My Dad' Marcus Armitage British Short Film 'Boogaloo and Graham' Brian J. Falconer Michael Lennox Ronan Blaney 'Emotional Fusebox' Michael Berliner Rachel Tunnard'The Karman Line' Campbell Beaton Dawn King Tiernan Hanby Oscar Sharp 'Slap' Islay Bell-Webb Michelangelo Fano Nick Rowland 'Three Brothers' Aleem Khan Matthieu De Braconier Stephanie Paeplow The EE Rising Star Award (Voted by the public) Gugu Mbatha-RawJack O'Connell Margot Robbie Miles Teller Shailene Woodley
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