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The nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) are in and the highest grossing biopic to date in South Africa, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, received a nomination for Outstanding British Film. Directed by Justin Chadwick from the UK, the movie is co-produced by South African Anant Singh.
Alfonso Cuar n s Gravity leads the pack with 11 nominations followed by 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle, each nominated in 10 categories.
Some of the nominees are:
Best Film
12 Years a Slave Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
American Hustle Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Captain Phillips Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
Gravity Alfonso Cuar n, David Heyman
Philomena Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward
Outstanding British Film
Gravity Alfonso Cuar n, David Heyman, Jon s Cuar n
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson
Philemona Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Jeff Pope
Rush Ron Howard, Andrew Eaton, Peter Morgan
Saving Mr. Banks John Lee Hancock, Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer, Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
The Selfish Giant Clio Barnard, Tracy O Riordan
Film not in the Engish Language
The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge S rensen
Blue is the Warmest Colour Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval
The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
Metro Manila Sean Ellis, Mathilde Charpentier
Wadjda Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul
Documentary
The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer
The Armstrong Lie Alex Gibney
Blackfish Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Tim s Vermeer Teller, Penn Jillette, Farley Ziegler
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks Alex Gibney
Animated Film
Despicable Me 2 Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Frozen Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Monsters University Dan Scanlon
Director
12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen
American Hustle David O. Russell
Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass
Gravity Alfonso Cuar n
The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese
Original Screenplay
American Hustle Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Blue Jasmine Woody Allen
Gravity Alfonso Cuar n, Jon s Cuar n
Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Nebraska Bob Nelson
Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave John Ridley
Behind the Candelabra Richard LaGravenese
Captain Phillips Billy Ray
Philemona Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter
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 Br hl 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
Original Music
12 Years a Slave Hans Zimmer
The Book Thief John Williams
Captain Phillips Henry Jackman
Gravity Steven Price
Saving Mr. Banks Thomas Newman
Cinematography
12 Years a Slave Sean Bobbitt
Captain Phillips Barry Ackroyd
Gravity Emmanuel Lubezki
Inside Llewyn Davis Bruno Delbonnel
Nebraska Phedon Papamichael
Editing
12 Years a Slave Joe Walker
Captain Phillips Christopher Rouse
Gravity Alfonso Cuar n, Mark Sanger
Rush Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
The Wolf of Wall Street Thelma Schoonmaker
Production Design
12 Years a Slave Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker
American Hustle Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
Behind the Candelabra Howard Cummings
Gravity Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, Joanne Woodlard
The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn
Costume Design
American Hustle Michael Wilkinson
Behind the Candelabra Ellen Mirojnick
The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin
The Invisible Woman Michael O Connor
Saving Mr. Banks Daniel Orlandi
Make-up and Hair
American Hustle Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell
Behind the Candelabra Kate Biscoe, Marie Larkin
The Butler Debra Denson, Beverly Jo Pryor, Candace Neal
The Great Gatsby Maurizio Silvi, Kerry Warn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater
Sound
All is Lost Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Gillian Arthur
Captain Phillips Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro, Oliver Tarney
Gravity Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro
Inside Llewyn Davis Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff
Rush Danny Hambrook, Martin Steyer, Stefan Korte, Markus Stemler, Frank Kruse
Special Visual Effects
Gravity Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds
Iron Man 3 Bryan Grill, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick
Pacific Rim Hal Hickel, John Knoll, Lindy De Quattro, Nigel Sumner
Star Trek Into Darkness Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton, Patrick Tubach, Roger Guyett
The BAFTA ceremony takes place on 16 February at the Royal Opera House in London.
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