Archive for January, 2007

Naomie Harris – RISING STAR AWARD

Cambridge graduate Naomie Harris the 30 year old daughter of sitcom writer Lisselle Kayla was born in London and trained at the famous Bristol Old Vic. While she has acted in TV and film since she was nine, she only became a high-profile actress in 2002, with her performance as Selena, a co-lead in the [...]

Eva Green – RISING STAR AWARD

Born in 1980 in France and brought up and schooled there by her French mother and Swedish dentist father, himself appearing in a one off film in 1966, Eva Green studied in Paris and then a ten week “finishing course” at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. The new “Bond” girl made [...]

Emily Blunt – RISING STAR AWARD

Winning critical acclaim in the multi award winning British movie My Summer of Love, which shot Emily to international prominence, she has now gone on to bigger and bigger things. Described by her co-star Meryl Streep, in the 2006 movie The Devil Wears Prada, as “the best young actress I’ve worked with in some [...]

Cillian Murphy – RISING STAR AWARD

A native of Cork in Ireland, born in 1976, actor and musician Cillian Murphy is one of the five nominees for the BAFTA rising star award in the 2007 ceremony. Set for big things, with his impressive range of acting and his success in film roles, his female admirers would say aided by his startling [...]

Ben Wishaw – RISING STAR AWARD

Twenty six year old Bedfordshire born Ben Wishaw graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2003. Always prepared to take on challenging roles, he is a versatile actor who played the part of Grenouille in the recently released movie Perfume. Trevor Nunn’s Hamlet on stage saw rave reviews for his performance which [...]

MISS POTTER misses out on Bafta

The movie Miss Potter has missed out on a prestigious BAFTA award by not been nominated
It was hoped that the Film, which tells the story Beatrix Potter the children’s author, would feature when nominations were released Today.
Miss potter had been included on the long lists in several categories,
which included :
best lead actress for star Renee [...]

and the nominees are

This year’s BAFTas will be held on Sunday 11 February,at the Royal Opera House. The nominees is below.
My tips this year is that “the queen” will get best Film and “CASINO ROYALE” will get the ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD, then both will fight it out for the rest.
FILM
BABEL
THE DEPARTED
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
THE QUEEN
THE [...]

The Baftas 2007 predictions

Time once again for the 2007 Bafta Awards, with and
So far the smart money is on “Casino Royale” and “The Queen” each battling for the lion’s share of awards along with their respective stars, Daniel Craig and Helen Mirren.
Also keep your eye on Children of Men, Babel, Pans Labryinth and The Departed to make an [...]

The Baftas 2007

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is the UK’s leading organisation for the promotion and celebration of film, television and interactive media. There are several high profile awards ceremonies held throughout the year specifically to reward those who, according to the judging committee, have achieved excellence in the areas of film, television and [...]