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 winners.
Heading the list this year with a staggering eleven nominations is the British film “Slumdog Millionaire” which is heading toward box office receipt records already. Keeping company with Slumdog Millionaire is another film to have received eleven nominations which is “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Amongst the many other nominations Dev Patel star of The Slumdog Millionaire and Brad Pitt are nominees for best the actor category. For the leading actress award Angelina Jolie in Changeling and Kate Winslet is up against herself in two films The Reader and Revolutionary Road, Meryl Streep is also amongst the contenders for her part in Doubt.
In the best supporting actors category Robert Downey in Tropical Thunder, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt and Brad Pitt for his supporting role in Burn After Reading, are three of the contenders. For best supporting actress Penelope Cruz for her part in Vicky Cristina Barcelona is up against a strong contender in Frieda Pinto for her performance in Slumdog Millionaire, with Amy Adams, Tilda Swinton and Marisa Tomei also nominated in this category.
As always the awards ceremony features television, television craft, children’s, video games, as well as fellowship awards in what is always a star studded evening of entertainment.
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