The BAFTA Nominations came out this morning, along with the SAG's, GG's and Guilds, they are a good indicator of what the Oscar nominees will be.

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BEST PICTURE

Brokeback Mountain

Capote

The Constant Gardener

Crash

Good Night and Good Luck

BEST DIRECTOR

Ang Lee - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Bennett Miller - CAPOTE

Fernando Meirelles - THE CONSTANT GARDENER

Paul Haggis - CRASH

George Clooney - GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

BEST ACTOR

David Straithairn - GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

Heath Ledger - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Joaquin Phoenix - WALK THE LINE

Philip Seymour Hoffman - CAPOTE

Ralph Fiennes - THE CONSTANT GARDENER

BEST ACTRESS

Charlize Theron - NORTH COUNTRY

Judi Dench - MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS

Rahcel Weisz - THE CONSTANT GARDENER

Reese Witherspoon - WALK THE LINE

Ziyi Zhang - MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Don Cheadle - CRASH

George Clooney - SYRIANA

George Clooney - GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

Jake Gyllenhaal - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Matt Dillion - CRASH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Brenda Blethyn - PRIDE & PREJUDICE

Catherine Keener - CAPOTE

Frances McDormand - NORTH COUNTRY

Michelle Williams - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Thandie Newton - CRASH

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Cinderella Man

Crash

Good Night and Good Luck

Hotel Rwanda

Mrs. Henderson Presents

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Brokeback Mountain

Capote

The Constant Gardener

A History of Violence

Pride & Prejudice

For once, all the nominees are well deserved.

Thanks for sharing Mitch!

Thanx for the info Mitch. Cant believe Sissy Spacek was once again overlooked at as a supporting actress contender for North Country.

Pardon my ignorance but what does BAFTA stand for, Mitch?

Forget the exact translation, but its somewhere along the lines of British Academy of Film and Technical Arts...

Basically its the British Oscars.

BAFTA = British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and as Shawn said the British equivilent of the American Academy Awards.

The reason the BAFTA's are so important is that voters for the Academy Awards overlap the BAFTA's in that there are hundreds of BAFTA voters who are also Academy members who will determine the Academy Award nominees.

It has never been firmly stated just how much the BAFTA membership and the AMPAS membership overlaps, but rumours have it around 200-500 members, so that is why the BAFTA's hold significance in determining what Academy Members will do come Oscar nomination time.

BAFTA = British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and as Shawn said the British equivilent of the American Academy Awards.

The reason the BAFTA's are so important is that voters for the Academy Awards overlap the BAFTA's in that there are hundreds of BAFTA voters who are also Academy members who will determine the Academy Award nominees.

It has never been firmly stated just how much the BAFTA membership and the AMPAS membership overlaps, but rumours have it around 200-500 members, so that is why the BAFTA's hold significance in determining what Academy Members will do come Oscar nomination time.

Yep

Ah, thank you .

For once, all the nominees are well deserved.

My thoughts exactly. Really good nominations overall...

Yeah!!! Ill be in England for the BAFTAs! Cant wait!

There were some nice winners this year.

There were some nice winners this year.

Indeed, and in terms of awards, the right movies and people won.

Indeed, and in terms of awards, the right movies and people won.

Yes...i agree