Scots in running for awards as Bafta nominees revealed

Arts Correspondent

Thursday 10 January 2013

The hit animated movie Brave has been shortlisted for a Bafta at this year's awards.

NOMINEES: Disney Pixar movie Brave is among the nominees for this year's Bafta awards, whose shortlists are dominated by Stephen Spielberg's Lincoln.

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Phil Miller Arts Correspondent

The Disney Pixar movie, set in Scotland and featuring flame-haired heroine Merida, is up against Frankenweenie and Paranorman for the best animation prize at the Baftas, whose shortlists this year are dominated by Steven Spielberg's historical biopic Lincoln.

The nominations – which also see mentions for James Bond stars Dame Judi Dench and Javier Bardem – include 10 nominations for Lincoln, including a nod for Daniel Day-Lewis, who is up for the Best Actor title.Les Miserables and Life Of Pi each had nine nominations.Bardem's role as Bond villain Raoul Silva in Skyfall has been recognised with a nomination for Supporting Actor along with Day-Lewis' Lincoln co-star Tommy Lee Jones, Alan Arkin, Christoph Waltz and Philip Seymour Hoffman.Scottish talent is well represented, with Glasgow-based film maker Johnny Barrington nominated for his short film Tumult, while Will Anderson, from Inverness, and Ainslie Henderson, from Edinburgh, are nominated in the short animation category for The Making of Longbird.Scottish director Lynne Ramsay is also in the running for the short film prize for Swimmer.Jude MacLaverty, director of Bafta in Scotland, said: "I am thrilled for Will and Ainslie. The Making of Longbird is an exceptional piece of work; easily one of the best animations to come out of Scotland and the UK."Dame Judi Dench is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as spy master M in Skyfall, which has eight nominations. She faces competition from Anne Hathaway for her role in Les Miserables.Also nominated are Amy Adams for The Master, Helen Hunt for The Sessions and Lincoln star Sally Field, who played the president's wife.Dame Helen Mirren is nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in Hitchcock as the wife of the filmmaker.She is joined on the shortlist by Amour star Emmanuelle Riva, Jennifer Lawrence, who is recognised for Silver Linings Playbook, Rust and Bone's Marion Cotillard and Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty.Day-Lewis' Best Actor nomination sees him up against stars including Ben Affleck and Hugh Jackman.The shortlist is completed by Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook and Joaquin Phoenix for The Master.Affleck could walk away with two of the night's biggest prizes after he was also nominated for Best Director for his work on thriller Argo.Quentin Tarantino is nominated for Best Director and Original Screenplay for his western Django Unchained.The event, formally known as the EE British Academy Film Awards, will take place on February 10 at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.Nominations: - Best FilmArgoLes MiserablesLife Of PiLincolnZero Dark Thirty- Outstanding British FilmAnna KareninaThe Best Exotic Marigold HotelLes MiserablesSeven PsychopathsSkyfall- Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or ProducerBart Layton, Dimitro Doganis - The ImposterDavid Morris, Jacqui Morris - McCullinDexter Fletcher, Danny King - Wild BillJames Bobin - The MuppetsTina Gharavi - I Am Nasrine- Film Not in the English LanguageAmourHeadhuntersThe HuntRust And BoneUntouchable- DocumentaryThe ImposterMarleyMcCullinSearching For Sugar ManWest Of Memphis- Animated FilmBraveFrankenweenieParanorman- DirectorMichael Haneke - AmourBen Affleck - ArgoQuentin Tarantino - Django UnchainedAng Lee - Life Of PiKathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty- Original ScreenplayMichael Haneke - AmourQuentin Tarantino - Django UnchainedPaul Thomas Anderson - The MasterWes Anderson, Roman Coppola - Moonrise KingdomMark Boal - Zero Dark Thirty- Adapted ScreenplayChris Terrio - ArgoLucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin - Beasts Of The Southern WildDavid Magee - Life Of PiTony Kushner - LincolnDavid O Russell - Silver Linings Playbook- Leading ActorBen Affleck - ArgoBradley Cooper - Silver Linings PlaybookDaniel Day-Lewis - LincolnHugh Jackman - Les MiserablesJoaquin Phoenix - The Master- Leading ActressEmmanuelle Riva - AmourHelen Mirren - HitchcockJennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings PlaybookJessica Chastain - Zero Dark ThirtyMarion Cotillard - Rust And Bone- Supporting ActorAlan Arkin - ArgoChristoph Waltz - Django UnchainedJavier Bardem - SkyfallPhilip Seymour Hoffman - The MasterTommy Lee Jones – Lincoln- Supporting ActressAmy Adams - The MasterAnne Hathaway - Les MiserablesHelen Hunt - The SessionsJudi Dench - SkyfallSally Field – Lincoln- Original MusicAnna KareninaArgoLife Of PiLincolnSkyfall- CinematographyAnna KareninaLes MiserablesLife Of PiLincolnSkyfall- EditingArgoDjango UnchainedLife Of PiSkyfallZero Dark Thirty- Production DesignAnna KareninaLes MiserablesLife Of PiLincolnSkyfall- Costume DesignAnna KareninaGreat ExpectationsLes MiserablesLincolnSnow White And The Huntsman- Make-up and HairAnna KareninaHitchcockThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyLes MiserablesLincoln- SoundDjango UnchainedThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyLes MiserablesLife Of PiSkyfall- Special Visual EffectsThe Dark Night RisesThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyLife Of PiMarvel Avengers AssemblePrometheus- Short AnimationHere To FallI'm Fine ThanksThe Making Of Longbird- Short FilmThe CurseGood NightSwimmerTumultThe Voorman Problem- THE EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)Elizabeth OlsenAndrea RiseboroughSuraj SharmaJuno TempleAlicia Vikander

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