Stephen Frears’ drama "The Queen" came out on top with 10 nominations for this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards, including Best Actress for Helen Mirren and nods for both Best Film and Outstanding British film. The other top-nominated films are the latest James Bond adventure, "Casino Royale", with nine nominations, and the Spanish thriller "Pan’s Labyrinth", with eight.
The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, 11 February, at the Royal Opera House in London.
"The Queen" is up against Kevin Macdonald’s Idi Amin drama "The Last King of Scotland" for both Best Film and Outstanding British Film. Also nominated for Best Film are Martin Scorsese’s mob thriller "The Departed", the multi-strand international drama "Babel" and the ensemble comedy "Little Miss Sunshine". While the other British Film nominees are Casino Royale, "Notes on a Scandal" and the acclaimed 9/11 thriller "United 93".
Helen Mirren’s competition for Best Actress includes two fellow Brits: Judi Dench for "Notes on a Scandal" and Kate Winslet for "Little Children". They’ll be contending against Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada" and Penelope Cruz in Pedro Almodovar’s "Volver".
Meanwhile, in the Best Actor category, Daniel Craig is the first James Bond to be nominated for the award. His competitors are British actors Peter O’Toole for "Venus" and Richard Griffiths for "The History Boys", as well as Forest Whitaker for "The Last King of Scotland" and Leonardo DiCaprio for The Departed.
And Bond Girl Eva Green has also been nominated — in the Orange Rising Star category alongside Emily Blunt (also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "The Devil Wears Prada"), Naomie Harris, Cillian Murphy and Ben Whishaw. The winner will be decided by a public vote.
The full list of nominees:
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 – credits to be confirmed
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) – Black Sun
PAUL 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 – credits to be confirmed
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST – Ve Neill/Martin Samuel
THE QUEEN – Daniel Phillips
SHORT ANIMATION FILM
DREAMS AND DESIRES – FAMILY TIES – Les Mills/Joanna Quinn
GUY 101 – Ian Gouldstone
PETER AND THE WOLF – Hugh Welchman/Alan Dewhurst/Suzie Templeton
SHORT FILM
CARE – Rachel Bailey/Corinna Faith
CUBS – Lisa Williams/Tom Harper
DO NOT ERASE – Asitha Ameresekere
HIKIKOMORI – Karley Duffy/Paul Wright
KISSING, TICKLING AND BEING BORED – David Smith/Jim McRoberts
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (nominees announced on 8 Jan 2007)
EMILY BLUNT
EVA GREEN
NAOMIE HARRIS
CILLIAN MURPHY
BEN WHISHAW
Report by Rich Cline.
