Archive for January, 2009

The 2009 BAFTA’s award nominations

Published by thebaftas January 16th, 2009 in Actors and Actresses, Baftas and Films. 0 Comments

The British movie industry considers the BAFTA’s Europe’s equivalent to the Oscars as it is the only other truly international annual film awards event. Preceding the prestigious Oscar or Academy Awards held in Hollywood U.S.A., there is no doubt that the BAFTA does add weight to the possibility of success in the Oscar nominations and [...]

Slumdog Millionaire

Published by thebaftas January 16th, 2009 in Films. 1 Comment

Already the winner of four Golden Globe Awards and nominated in eleven categories for the forthcoming BAFTA award ceremonies the delightful British film, Slumdog Millionaire, has taken the movie world by storm. The simple story revolves around an 18 year old orphan Jamil Malik, played by Dev Patel, who lived in the slums of Mumbai [...]