2012 BAFTA nominees

Tomorrow is a big awards day. The more well known Grammys celebrating the best in music will air at 8pm Pacific time. Prior to that, the British equivalent of the Oscars will air on BBC American at 5pm Pacific time. I first watched the BAFTAs last year, when the King's Speech ruled supreme. The Social Network and Natalie Portman's performance in Black Swan were also recognized at the BAFTAs last year.

The Artist has the most nominations with 12. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is nominated in 11 categories, while the most Oscar nominated Hugo has nine nominations. My Week with Marilyn has six nominations and The Help and War Horse are each nominated five times.

The BAFTA nominees honoring the films of 2011 are:

Best Film:
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Outstanding British Film:
My Week With Marilyn
Senna
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer:
Attack The Block – Joe Cornish (director/writer)
Black Pond – Will Sharpe (director/writer), Tom Kingsley (director), Sarah Brocklehurst (producer)
Coriolanus – Ralph Fiennes (director)
Submarine – Richard Ayoade (director/writer)
Tyrannosaur – Paddy Considine (director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (producer)

Foreign language film:
Incendies
Pina
Potiche
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

Director:
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
Drive – Nicolas Winding Refn
Hugo – Martin Scorsese
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tomas Alfredson
We Need To Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay

Leading actor:
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Michael Fassbender – Shame

Leading actress:
Berenice Bejo – The Artist
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis – The Help

Supporting actor:
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides Of March

Supporting actress:
Carey Mulligan – Drive
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Judi Dench – My Week With Marilyn
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer – The Help

Documentary:
George Harrison: Living In The Material World
Project Nim
Senna

Animated film:
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Rango

Screenplay:
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids – Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
The Guard – John Michael McDonagh
The Iron Lady – Abi Morgan
Midnight In Paris – Woody Allen

Adapted screenplay:
The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Help – Tate Taylor
The Ides Of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball – Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Original music:
The Artist
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Cinematography:
The Artist
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Editing:
The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Senna
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Production design:
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Costume design:
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Make-up and hair:
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
The Iron Lady
My Week With Marilyn

Sound:
The Artist
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Special visual effects:
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
War Horse

Short animation:
Abuelas
Bobby Yeah
A Morning Stroll

Short film:
Chalk
Mwansa The Great
Only Sound Remains
Pitch Black Heist
Two And Two

The Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award (voted by the public)
Adam Deacon
Chris Hemsworth
Chris O'Dowd
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hiddleston