BAFTA Awards 2007 Longlists
January 5th, 2008 by Andre Soares
According to Variety, among the eligible films utterly ignored by Bafta are The Great Debaters, Grace Is Gone, The Savages, Hallam Foe, When Did You Last See Your Father?, and Half Nelson.
I’m Not There and Away from Her only managed one mention a piece, for Cate Blanchett and Julie Christie, respectively.
Half Nelson apparently suffered the fate of other films that arrive in the UK after the Oscar ballyhoo is over for them. Letters from Iwo Jima, which appears twice (adapted screenplay and special visual effects) in the longlists, probably suffered for the same reason. The Lives of Others, which can be found in several major categories including best film, is this year’s exception to that rule.
And needless to say, Hollywood productions or co-productions dominate the list. Smaller independent British films — no matter how well-received upon their release (e.g., This Is England, Brick Lane) — fared rather poorly, with only Control as this year’s exception to that particular rule.
FILM
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Charlie Wilson’s War
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
DIRECTOR
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
LEADING ACTOR
Christian Bale (Dan Evans) - 3:10 to Yuma
Daniel Day-Lewis (Daniel Plainview) - There Will Be Blood
Denzel Washington (Frank Lucas) - American Gangster
Emile Hirsch (Chris McCandless) - Into the Wild
George Clooney (Michael Clayton) - Michael Clayton
James McAvoy (Robbie Turner) - Atonement
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd) - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Josh Brolin (Llewelyn Moss) - No Country for Old Men
Matt Damon (Jason Bourne) - The Bourne Ultimatum
Russell Crowe (Ben Wade) - 3:10 to Yuma
Sam Riley (Ian Curtis) - Control
Tom Hanks (Charlie Wilson) - Charlie Wilson’s War
Tommy Lee Jones (Hank Deerfield) - In the Valley of Elah
Ulrich Mühe (Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler) - The Lives of Others
Viggo Mortensen (Nikolai) - Eastern Promises
LEADING ACTRESS
Angelina Jolie (Mariane Pearl) - A Mighty Heart
Cate Blanchett (Queen Elizabeth I) - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Charlize Theron (Emily Sanders) - In the Valley of Elah
Ellen Page (Juno MacGuff) - Juno
Halle Berry (Audrey Burke) - Things We Lost in the Fire
Helena Bonham Carter (Mrs Lovett) - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Julie Christie (Fiona Andersson) - Away from Her
Katherine Heigl (Alison Scott) - Knocked Up
Keira Knightley (Cecilia Tallis) - Atonement
Marion Cotillard (Edith Piaf) - La Vie en Rose
Marketa Irglova (Girl) - Once
Martina Gedeck (Christa-Maria Sieland) - The Lives of Others
Naomi Watts (Anna) - Eastern Promises
Nikki Blonsky (Tracy Turnblad) - Hairspray
Tang Wei (Wong Chai Chi/Mak Tai Tai) - Lust, Caution
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada (Young Hassan) - The Kite Runner
Armin Mueller-Stahl (Semyon) - Eastern Promises
Casey Affleck (Robert Ford) - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Huey Lucas) - American Gangster
Clive Owen (Sir Walter Raleigh) - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Geoffrey Rush (Sir Francis Walsingham) - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Hal Holbrook (Ron Franz) - Into the Wild
Javier Bardem (Anton Chigurh) - No Country for Old Men
John Travolta (Edna Turnblad) - Hairspray
Paul Dano (Eli Sunday/Paul Sunday) - There Will Be Blood
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Gust Avrakotos) - Charlie Wilson’s War
Russell Crowe (Detective Richie Roberts) - American Gangster
Tom Wilkinson (Arthur Edens) - Michael Clayton
Tommy Lee Jones (Ed Tom Bell) - No Country for Old Men
Vincent Cassel (Kirill) - Eastern Promises
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison Janney (Bren MacGuff) - Juno
Brenda Blethyn (Grace Turner) - Atonement
Cate Blanchett (Jude) - I’m Not There
Catherine Keener (Jan Burres) - Into the Wild
Joan Allen (Pamela Landy) - The Bourne Ultimatum
Julia Roberts (Joanne Herring) - Charlie Wilson’s War
Kelly MacDonald (Carla Jean Moss) - No Country for Old Men
Michelle Pfeiffer (Lamia) - Stardust
Michelle Pfeiffer (Velma Von Tussle) - Hairspray
Romola Garai (Briony Tallis - aged 18) - Atonement
Samantha Morton (Debbie Curtis) - Control
Samantha Morton (Mary Stuart) - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Saoirse Ronan (Briony Tallis - aged 13) - Atonement
Tilda Swinton (Karen Crowder) - Michael Clayton
Vanessa Redgrave (Older Briony) - Atonement
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Gangster
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Eastern Promises
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Hot Fuzz
In the Valley of Elah
Juno
Knocked Up
The Lives of Others
Michael Clayton
Once
Ratatouille
Things We Lost in the Fire
This is England
La Vie en Rose
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
3:10 to Yuma
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Brick Lane
Charlie Wilson’s War
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner
Letters from Iwo Jima
Lust, Caution
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
ANIMATED FILM
Bee Movie
Beowulf
Ratatouille
Shrek the Third
The Simpsons Movie
CINEMATOGRAPHY
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose
EDITING
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Eastern Promises
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Into the Wild
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
MUSIC
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Hairspray
Into the Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
Lust, Caution
No Country for Old Men
Once
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose
PRODUCTION DESIGN
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
The Golden Compass
Hairspray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Kite Runner
The Lives of Others
Lust, Caution
No Country for Old Men
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose
COSTUME DESIGN
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
Charlie Wilson’s War
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
The Golden Compass
Hairspray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Lust, Caution
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Stardust
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
300
Atonement
Beowulf
The Bourne Ultimatum
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
The Golden Compass
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Letters from Iwo Jima
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Spider-Man 3
Stardust
Sunshine
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
Transformers
MAKE UP & HAIR
American Gangster
Atonement
Charlie Wilson’s War
Control
Eastern Promises
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
The Golden Compass
Hairspray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Lust, Caution
No Country for Old Men
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Stardust
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose
SOUND
300
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Hairspray
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
No Country for Old Men
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
La Vie en Rose
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