Daniel Radcliffe at the 2012 BAFTA Awards.
BAFTA Awards 2012: Daniel Radcliffe, Meryl Streep on Red Carpet
Bits from the BAFTA 2012 red carpet, included Best Supporting Actress presenter Daniel Radcliffe (photo) declaring “you can’t always have favorites, but I’d be delighted if she [Drive’s Carey Mulligan] wins.” Radcliffe, of course, is the star of The Woman in Black and the Harry Potter movies – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was the biggest worldwide blockbuster of 2011.
When asked how he’d like people to see Denis Thatcher as portrayed in The Iron Lady, BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nominee Jim Broadbent remarked: “That he was a loving husband and supportive of a very remarkable woman.” The “very remarkable woman” is Margaret Thatcher, played by Meryl Streep.
When asked, “Do you follow politics?” Broadbent responded: “I’m not an activist of any sort, but I follow politics. One has to.” He then added he’s rooting for Nicolas Winding Refn’s thriller Drive, starring Ryan Gosling and the aforementioned Carey Mulligan.
The Artist’s Michel Hazanavicius, answering a question as to why his silent, black-and-white film has been such a success: “The way the story is told is like a new experience … I wouldn’t say it’s like Avatar, but it’s a new experience.”
Thor’s Chris Hemsworth said his favorite movie of 2011 was Moneyball, which stars BAFTA nominees Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Moneyball is up for a Best Picture Oscar, but it failed to make the BAFTA shortlist.
No news on Prince William showing up on the red carpet, but one of the announcers remarked that Tom Jones is in attendance. Yet, the red carpet’s biggest OMG moment occurred when The Help’s Best Actress nominee Viola Davis snagged her dress.
And finally, a last-minute in memoriam film clip has been added: Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard, a major box office hit costarring Kevin Costner.
Gene Simmons wrapped up the red-carpet proceedings, reminding viewers that there’ll be more coverage after the ceremony is over.
In this BAFTA 2012 red carpet clip, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and The Woman in Black’s Daniel Radcliffe says he doesn’t have a favorite for the Best Supporting Actress category – which he’s presenting – though he has worked with nominee Carey Mulligan (Drive) before. Elsewhere on the red carpet, Radcliffe said: you can’t always have favorites, but I’d be delighted if [Mulligan] wins.”
Radcliffe added that Bennett Miller’s Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring his friend and “inspiration” Gary Oldman, were two of his favorite movies of 2011. Oldman, a Best Actor nominee, appeared in several Harry Potter movies, e.g., Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was nominated for four BAFTAs: Best Production Design, Best Make-Up and Hair, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. As expected, Deathly Hallows 2 won for its visual effects.
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep is a Best Actress BAFTA nominee for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in Phyllida Lloyd’s The Iron Lady. Jim Broadbent, who plays Thatcher’s husband Denis Thatcher, is in the running for Best Supporting Actor. The above Meryl Streep photo was posted on BAFTA’s Twitter page, where they’ve posted many more red carpet images.
Streep has been nominated for 14 BAFTA Awards. She has won only once, for Karel Reisz’s The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1982*). Her other nominations were for the following: Manhattan (1980, supporting), The Deer Hunter (1980), Kramer vs. Kramer (1981), Sophie’s Choice (1984), Silkwood (1985), Out of Africa (1987), Adaptation (2003, supporting), The Hours (2003), The Manchurian Candidate (2005), The Devil Wears Prada (2007), Doubt (2009), Julie & Julia (2010).
Presenters at the 2012 BAFTAs include Daniel Radcliffe, Henry Cavill, Jeremy Irvine, Penélope Cruz, Hugh Jackman, Helena Bonham Carter, Jon Hamm, Noomi Rapace, Colin Firth, Chris O’Dowd, Christina Hendricks, Anil Kapoor, Bérénice Marlohe, Naomie Harris, Billy Bob Thornton, Christina Ricci, Holliday Grainger, Paul Bettany, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Jessica Brown Findlay.
* The years in parentheses are those of the BAFTA nomination/awards ceremony.
Meryl Streep image: © BAFTA
BAFTA 2012 nominations
Best Film
The Artist – Thomas Langmann
The Descendants – Jim Burke, Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Drive – Marc Platt & Adam Siegel
The Help – Brunson Green, Chris Columbus & Michael Barnathan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
My Week with Marilyn – Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein & Adrian Hodges
Senna – Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner & Manish Pandey
Shame – Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman & Abi Morgan
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo, Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan
We Need to Talk About Kevin – Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear
Best Film Not in the English Language
Incendies – Denis Villeneuve, Luc Déry & Kim McGraw
Pina – Wim Wenders & Gian-Piero Ringel
Potiche – François Ozon, Eric Altmayer & Nicolas Altmayer
A Separation / Jodaeiye Nader az Simin – Asghar Farhadi
The Skin I Live In / La piel que habito – Pedro Almodóvar & Agustin Almodóvar
Best Director
Tomas Alfredson – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best Original 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
Best 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
Best Actor
George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Michael Fassbender – Shame
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Actress
Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
Viola Davis – The Help
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides of March
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain – The Help
Judi Dench – My Week with Marilyn
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
Carey Mulligan – Drive
Octavia Spencer – The Help
Best Cinematography
The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Jeff Cronenweth
Hugo – Robert Richardson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Hoyte van Hoytema
War Horse – Janusz Kaminski
Best Film Editing
The Artist – Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
Drive – Mat Newman
Hugo – Thelma Schoonmaker
Senna – Gregers Sall & Chris King
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Dino Jonsater
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
The Artist – Ludovic Bource
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Hugo – Howard Shore
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Alberto Iglesias
War Horse – John Williams
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Artist – Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Stuart Craig & Stephenie McMillan
Hugo – Dante Ferretti & Francesca Lo Schiavo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Maria Djurkovic & Tatiana MacDonald
War Horse – Rick Carter & Lee Sandales
Best Costume Design
The Artist – Mark Bridges
Hugo – Sandy Powell
Jane Eyre – Michael O’Connor
My Week with Marilyn – Jill Taylor
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Jacqueline Durran
Best Documentary
George Harrison: Living in the Material World – Martin Scorsese
Project Nim – James Marsh & Simon Chinn
Senna – Asif Kapadia
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – Steven Spielberg
Arthur Christmas – Sarah Smith
Rango – Gore Verbinski
BEST MAKE UP & HAIR
The Artist – Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Amanda Knight & Lisa Tomblin
Hugo – Morag Ross & Jan Archibald
The Iron Lady – Marese Langan
My Week with Marilyn – Jenny Shircore
Best Sound
The Artist – Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps & Michael Krikorian
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson & Adam Scrivener
Hugo – Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman & John Midgley
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths & Andy Shelley
War Horse – Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson & Richard Hymns
BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – Joe Letteri
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler & David Vickery
Hugo – Rob Legato, Ben Grossman & Joss Williams
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon & R. Christopher White
War Horse – Ben Morris & Neil Corbould
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)
BEST SHORT ANIMATION
Abuelas – Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan & Francesca Gardiner
Bobby Yeah – Robert Morgan
A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard & Sue Goffe
BEST SHORT FILM
Chalk – Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton & Ilaria Bernardini
Mwansa the Great – Rungano Nyoni & Gabriel Gauchet
Only Sound Remains – Arash Ashtiani & Anshu Poddar
Pitch Black Heist – John Maclean, Gerardine O’Flynn
Two and Two – Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser & Gavin Cullen
THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD (chosen by the public)
Adam Deacon
Chris Hemsworth
Tom Hiddleston
Chris O’Dowd
Eddie Redmyane
The Artist Dog Star Uggie for the BAFTAs
Recently, we’ve been fed the b.s. story about Rin Tin Tin being the actual first Best Actor Academy Award winner. Now comes another canine story, this one starring Uggie, the four-legged scene-stealer in Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist. We’re told that Uggie could have been a contender for the British Academy of Film and Television Awards – the BAFTAs – in the Best Supporting Actor category. Could is the word, as The Artist’s UK-based publicity firm Premiere PR has recently sent the following information to the British Academy members:
“We have received a number of inquiries regarding the eligibility of Uggie, the Jack Russell, in the role of ‘DOG’ for Actor in a Supporting Role in The Artist. Regretfully, we must advise that as he is not a human being and as his unique motivation as an actor was sausages, Uggie is not qualified to compete for the BAFTA in this category. We thank you on his behalf for your support and will pass your compliments along to him.”
I should add that Uggie hasn’t been included in the BAFTA longlist for Best Supporting Actor. Perhaps because he isn’t a Hollywood star, as BAFTA voters clearly love Hollywood celebrities much more than they love dogs.
Now, according to one blogger who went to a Los Angeles screening of The Artist, Uggie was in attendance, “shivering and scared.” [Update: I’d initially remarked that “treating a dog that way is something that definitely doesn’t merit any awards.” Now, Uggie is 10 years old and according to Premiere PR’s Liz Miller, he trembles even in his sleep. Miller adds that “his owner/trainer, Omar, clearly loves Uggie and would never allow him to suffer in any way.” Please check out her comment below.]
Premiere PR quote via Variety.
BAFTA Longlist Contenders in the acting categories
Leading Actor
Antonio Banderas (Robert Ledgard) – The Skin I Live In
Brad Pitt (Billy Beane) – Moneyball
Brendan Gleeson (Gerry Boyle) – The Guard
Daniel Craig (Mikael Blomkvist) – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Eddie Redmayne (Colin Clark) – My Week with Marilyn
Gary Oldman (George Smiley) – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney (Matt King) – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin (George Valentin) – The Artist
Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar Hoover) – J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender (Brandon) – Shame
Owen Wilson (Gil) – Midnight in Paris
Peter Mullan (Joseph) – Tyrannosaur
Ralph Fiennes (Caius Martius Coriolanus) – Coriolanus
Ryan Gosling (Driver) – Drive
Ryan Gosling (Stephen Meyers) – The Ides of March
Leading Actress
Bérénice Bejo (Peppy Miller) – The Artist
Carey Mulligan (Sissy) – Shame
Charlize Theron (Mavis Gary) – Young Adult
Emma Stone (Skeeter Phelan) – The Help
Helen Mirren (Rachel Singer) – The Debt
Jodie Foster (Penelope Longstreet) – Carnage
Kate Winslet (Nancy Cowan) – Carnage
Kristen Wiig (Annie) – Bridesmaids
Meryl Streep (Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady
Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre) – Jane Eyre
Michelle Williams (Marilyn Monroe) – My Week with Marilyn
Olivia Colman (Hannah) – Tyrannosaur
Rooney Mara (Lisbeth Salander) – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Tilda Swinton (Eva) – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis (Aibileen Clark) – The Help
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn
Jim Broadbent – The Iron Lady
Albert Brooks – Drive
George Clooney – The Ides of March
Benedict Cumberbatch – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Colin Firth – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Paul Giamatti – The Ides of March
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Ides of March
John Hurt – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Ben Kingsley – Hugo
Eddie Marsan – Tyrannosaur
Ezra Miller – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Alan Rickman – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best Supporting Actress
Alexandra Roach (Young Margaret Thatcher) – The Iron Lady
Bryce Dallas Howard (Hilly Holbrook) – The Help
Carey Mulligan (Irene) – Drive
Emily Watson (Rosie Narracott) – War Horse
Evan Rachel Wood (Molly Steams) – The Ides of March
Jessica Chastain (Celia Foote) – The Help
Judi Dench (Dame Sybil Thorndike) – My Week with Marilyn
Kathy Bates (Gertrude Stein) – Midnight in Paris
Kathy Burke (Connie Sachs) – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Marion Cotillard (Adriana) – Midnight in Paris
Melissa McCarthy (Megan) – Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer (Minny Jackson) – The Help
Olivia Colman (Carol Thatcher) – The Iron Lady
Shailene Woodley (Alexandra King) – The Descendants
Zoe Wanamaker (Paula Strasberg) – My Week with Marilyn
Orange Rising Star nominees
Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Redmayne (right), Chris O’Dowd, and Adam Deacon are the five contenders for the British Academy of Film and Television Awards’ Orange Rising Star Award – now known as the Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award. The public selects the winner, who will be announced at the BAFTA ceremony on February 12.
Two of the contenders were directed by Kenneth Branagh in the summer hit Thor: Hemsworth, who had the title role, and Hiddleston, who played Thor’s villainous brother, Loki. Hiddleston kept himself busy last year. In addition to Thor, he was featured in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, and Terence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea. Hemsworth, for his part, appeared only in Thor last year. However, 2012 has in store The Avengers, Snow White and the Huntsman, Red Dawn, Rush, and The Cabin in the Woods.
Eddie Redmayne stars opposite Michelle Williams in Simon Curtis’ My Week with Marilyn, in which Williams plays Marilyn Monroe while Redmayne plays the guy who spends the fateful week with her during the making of Laurence Olivier’s The Prince and the Showgirl. Coincidentally, a former Redmayne costar, The Yellow Handkerchief’s Kristen Stewart, was voted the Orange Rising Star Award in 2010.
Chris O’Dowd is one of the few men found in Paul Feig’s sleeper comedy blockbuster Bridesmaids, while newcomer Adam Deacon has been making movies since … 1998. Deacon’s 2011 film roles include Everywhere and Nowhere, Jack Falls, and Victim.
“BAFTA Awards 2012” notes
*last modified in September 2025