BAFTA AWARDS 2014 – And The Nominees Are…

On February 16th the 2014 BAFTA Film Awards take place just across the pond. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry and broadcast on BBC One. This morning, the nominees for the 2014 awards were announced by Luke Evans and Helen McCrory.  Leading the pack is Sandra Bullock and George Clooney vehicle Gravity, with 11 nominations, while 12 Years A Slave and American Hustle received ten nominations each. Fassbender, who has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 12 Years a Slave commented: "I'm so thrilled and honoured to be nominated.  I am very proud to be a part of this film and want to thank BAFTA for all the support they have shown us." All the nominees for the major categories are listed below.   BEST FILM

• 12 Years A Slave
• American Hustle
• Captain Phillips
• Gravity
• Philomena

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

• Gravity
• Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
• Philomena
• Rush
• Saving Mr. Banks
• The Selfish Giant

DOCUMENTARY

• The Act of Killing
• The Armstrong Lie
• Blackfish
• Tim's Vermeer
• We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks

ANIMATED FILM

• Despicable Me 2
• Frozen
• Monsters University

DIRECTOR

• Steve McQueen - 12 Years A Slave
• David O. Russell - American Hustle
• Paul Greengrass - Captain Phillips
• Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
• Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

LEADING ACTOR

• Bruce Dern - Nebraska
• Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years A Slave
• Christian Bale - American Hustle
• Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
• Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips

LEADING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams - American Hustle
• Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
• Emma Thompson - Saving Mr. Banks
• Judi Dench - Philomena
• Sandra Bullock - Gravity

SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
• Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
• Daniel Bruhl - Rush
• Matt Damon - Behind the Candelabra
• Michael Fassbender - 12 Years A Slave

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
• Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
• Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years A Slave
• Oprah Winfrey - The Butler
• Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine