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THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Leads 2015 BAFTA Nominations With 11

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The EE British Academy Film Awards nominations, the equivalent of the Oscars, were announced on Friday morning.

Better known as the BAFTAs by those who follow the awards season, the announcement was made by show host Stephen Fry and actor Sam Claflin.

The Grand Budapest Hotel received 11 nominations, followed by Birdman and The Theory of Everything with 10. The Imitation Game received nine nominations, while Boyhood and Whiplash saw five. Mr. Turner, Nightcrawler and Interstellar received four nominations and British indie Pride collected three nods.

The BAFTAs will take place on Sunday, February 8 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The ceremony will be televised on a tape-delay in the U.S. on BBC America.

2014 NOMINATIONS

BEST FILM
BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, 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 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 LOTBINIÈRE (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
20,000 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. Iñárritu
BOYHOOD Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh
WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás 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 Jóhann Jóhannsson
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 Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño
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 KÁRMÁN 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

BAFTA/Marc Hoberman

BAFTA/Marc Hoberman

FULL NOMINATIONS BY FILM

’71 (2)
Outstanding British Film: Yann Demange, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Gregory Burke
Outstanding Debut by a British Director, Writer or Producer: Yann Demange (Director), Gregory Burke (Writer)

20 Feet From Stardom (1)
Documentary: Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Gil Friesen

20,000 Days on Earth (1)
Documentary: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard

American Sniper (2)
Adapted Screenplay: Jason Hall
Sound: Walt Martin, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

Big Eyes (2)
Leading Actress: Amy Adams
Production Design: Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau

Big Hero 6 (1)
Animated Film: Don Hall, Chris Williams

Birdman (10)
Best Film: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Original Screenplay: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
Leading Actor: Michael Keaton
Supporting Actor: Edward Norton
Supporting Actress: Emma Stone
Original Music: Antonio Sanchez
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Editing: Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Sound: Thomas Varga, Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño

The Boxtrolls (1)
Animated Film: Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable

Boyhood (5)
Best Film: Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
Director: Richard Linklater
Original Screenplay: Richard Linklater
Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke
Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette

Citzenfour (1)
Documentary: Laura Poitras

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (1)
Special Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett

Finding Vivian Maier (1)
Documentary: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel

Foxcatcher (2)
Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo
Supporting Actor: Steve Carell

Gone Girl (2)
Adapted Screenplay: Gillian Flynn
Leading Actress: Rosamund Pike

Guardians of the Galaxy (2)
Make Up & Hair: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White
Special Visual Effects: Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi

The Grand Budapest Hotel (11)
Best Film: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
Director: Wes Anderson
Original Screenplay: Wes Anderson
Leading Actor: Ralph Fiennes
Original Music: Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography: Robert Yeoman
Editing: Barney Pilling
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
Costume Design: Milena Canonero
Make Up & Hair: Frances Hannon
Sound: Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, Pawel Wdowczak

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (1)
Special Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White

Ida (2)
Film Not in the English Language: Pawel Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczynska
Cinematography: Lukasz Zal, Ryzsard Lenczewski

The Imitation Game (9)
Best Film: Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Outstanding British Film: Morten Tyldum, Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman, Graham Moore
Adapted Screenplay: Graham Moore
Leading Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch
Supporting Actress: Keira Knightley
Editing: William Goldenberg
Production Design: Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
Costume Design: Sammy Sheldon Differ
Sound: John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen

Interstellar (4)
Original Music: Hans Zimmer
Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema
Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
Special Visual Effects: Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley

Into the Woods (2)
Costume Design: Colleen Atwood
Make Up & Hair: Peter Swords King, J. Roy Helland

Kajaki: The True Story (1)
Outstanding Debut by a British Director, Writer or Producer: Paul Katis (Director/Producer), Andrew De Lotbinière (Producer)

The Lego Movie (1)
Animated Film: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Leviathan (1)
Film Not in the English Language: Andrey Zvyagintsev, Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov

Lilting (1)
Outstanding Debut by a British Director, Writer or Producer: Hong Khaou (Writer/Director)

The Lunchbox (1)
Film Not in the English Language: Ritesh Batra, Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga

Mr. Turner (4)
Cinematography: Dick Pope
Production Design: Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts
Costume Design: Jacqueline Durran
Make Up & Hair: Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener

Nightcrawler (4)
Original Screenplay: Dan Gilroy
Leading Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal
Supporting Actress: Rene Russo
Editing: John Gilroy

Northern Soul (1)
Outstanding Debut by a British Director, Writer or Producer: Elaine Constantine (Writer/Director)

Paddington (2)
Outstanding British Film: Paul King, David Heyman
Adapted Screenplay: Paul King

Pride (3)
Outstanding British Film: Matthew Warchus, David Livingstone, Stephen Beresford
Outstanding Debut by a British Director, Writer or Producer: Stephen Beresford (Writer), David Livingstone (Producer)
Supporting Actress: Imelda Staunton

Still Alice (1)
Leading Actress: Julianne Moore

The Theory of Everything (10)
Best Film: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Outstanding British Film: James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Director: James Marsh
Adapted Screenplay: Anthony McCarten
Leading Actor: Eddie Redmayne
Leading Actress: Felicity Jones
Original Music: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Editing: Jinx Godfrey
Costume Design: Steven Noble
Make Up & Hair: Jan Sewell

Trash (1)
Film Not in the English Language: Stephen Daldry, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kris Thykier

Two Days, One Night (1)
Film Not in the English Language: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd

Under the Skin (2)
Outstanding British Film: Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Nick Wechsler, Walter Campbell
Original Music: Mica Levi

Virunga (1)
Documentary: Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara

Whiplash (5)
Director: Damien Chazelle
Original Screenplay: Damien Chazelle
Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons
Editing: Tom Cross
Sound: Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann

Wild (1)
Leading Actress: Reese Witherspoon

X-Men:Days of Future Past (1)
Special Visual Effects: Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer

The nominees for the EE Rising Star Award, announced earlier this week, are Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jack O’Connell, Margot Robbie, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley. This audience award is voted for by the British public and presented to an actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and promise.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw as "Belle" in BELLE.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw as “Belle” in BELLE.

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