The film awards season is upon us and with it comes an awards ceremony that London is especially proud of, the BAFTAs. Each year the BAFTA awards showcase the best in British films, and judging from the BAFTA awards nominations 2012 is no different. Read on to see the list of the BAFTA awards nominations and see if your favourite British film is one of the nominees.
Best Film
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Outstanding British Film
My Week with Marilyn
Senna
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Outstanding Debut
Attack the Block - Joe Cornish (director/writer)
Black Pond - Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
Coriolanus - Ralph Fiennes (director)
Submarine - Richard Ayoade (director/writer)
Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Schrimshaw (producer)
Director
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Nicholas Winding Refn - Drive
Martin Scorsese -
Hugo
Tomas Alfredson - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Lynne Ramsay - We Need to talk About Kevin
Original Screenplay
The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
The Guard - John Michael McDonagh
The Iron Lady – Abi Morgan
Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Help - Tate Taylor
The Ides of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslav, Beau Willimon
Moneyball - Steve Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Film Not in the English Language
Incendies
Pina
Potiche
A Separation
The Skin I Live In
Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Rango
Leading Actor
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Leading Actress
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis - The Help
Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer -
Beginners
Jim Broadbent - The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Ides of March
Supporting Actress
Carey Mulligan - Drive
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Judi Dench - My Week with Marilyn
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer - The Help
The BAFTA Awards Nominations were announced on Tuesday 17th January2012. The 2011 BAFTA Awards will take place on Sunday 12th February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London.