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THE KING'S SPEECH may have lost the Golden Globe this weekend to THE SOCIAL NETWORK but thanks to its strong showing across the pond at the BAFTA's, the British Academy Award if you will, it is now back on track for a big splash at the Oscars. THE KING'S SPEECH leads the BAFTA nominations with 14 nods, 2 more than the second nomination leader, BLACK SWAN. Both films are nominated for Best Picture, alongside INCEPTION, THE SOCIAL NETWORK and TRUE GRIT. The BAFTA's threw a few wrenches into the awards season mix, primarily in its Best Actress category. Both Julianne Moore and Noomi Rapace are considered long shots for Oscar nods but both appear here for their films, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT and THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, respectively. The latter actually earned two other nominations, including Foreign Language Film and Adapted Screenplay. Meanwhile, the BAFTA's cleared up a couple of confusions by placing Hailee Steinfeld in the lead category for her turn in TRUE GRIT and Lesley Manville in the supporting category for her role in ANOTHER YEAR. The BAFTA's are not tripping over THE FIGHTER like they are stateside either. The David O. Russell film only managed three nods, one for supporting actors, Christian Bale and Amy Adams, and one for the screenplay. Even Golden Globe winner, Melissa Leo, an Oscar favorite, was left off the ballot.
The BAFTA's will celebrate their 14th year by handing out the awards on February 13, at the Royal Opera House in London.
Here is the list of BAFTA nominees in the major categories ...
BEST FILM
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
FOUR LIONS
DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle
Darren Aronofsky
Christopher Nolan
Tom Hooper
David Fincher
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, John McLaughlin
Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson
Christopher Nolan
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
David Seidler
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
Aaron Sorkin
Michael Arndt
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
BIUTIFUL
I AM LOVE
OF GODS AND MEN
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES
ANIMATED FILM
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
LEADING ACTOR
Javier Bardem
BIUTIFUL
Jeff Bridges
Jesse Eisenberg
Colin Firth
James Franco
LEADING ACTRESS
Annette Bening
Julianne Moore
Natalie Portman
Noomi Rapace
Hailee Steinfeld
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chritian Bale
Andrew Garfield
Pete Postlethwaite
Mark Ruffalo
Geoffrey Rush
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams
Helena Bonham Carter
Barbara Hershey
Lesley Manville
Miranda Richardson
For more information on the BAFTA's and a full list of nominees, visit the BAFTA site.