Dominic Cooper + Ben Whishaw + Emma Thompson + Carey Mulligan: London Film Festival

Two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson (Best Actress for Howards End, Best Adapted Screenplay for Sense and Sensibility), Carey Mulligan and Dominic Cooper arrive for the premiere of An Education during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 20. Both Thompson and Mulligan are potential Oscar 2010 contenders; the former in the best supporting actress category, the latter as best actress.

Carey Mulligan, Dominic Cooper, Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

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Dominic Cooper kisses director Lone Scherfig at the premiere of An Education during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 20.

Director Bruno Dumont at the premiere of the widely praised religious-fanaticism drama Hadewijch, winner of the International Film Critics’ award at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 20.

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Actors Dominic Cooper and potential best actress Oscar 2010 contender Carey Mulligan attend An Education photocall during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Mayfair Hotel on October 20.

Dominic Cooper

Actor and award presenter Dominic Cooper, one of the stars of Mamma Mia!, arrives at the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival Awards Ceremony.

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Catherine Breillat attends the premiere of Bluebeard during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 19. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Mary McCartney arrives for the premiere of Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant! during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Odeon West End on October 19. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Ben Whishaw at the premiere of potential Oscar 2010 contender Bright Star during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 19.

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Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox

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Kwayedza Kureya, Eliza Bennett, Douglas Booth and Alex Etel arrive for the premiere of Julian Fellowes’ ghost tale From Time to Time during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 18.

Julian Fellowes, Nigel Havers

Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, two potential best supporting actress Oscar nominees, attend the Up in the Air photocall during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Mayfair Hotel on October 18.

Emily Watson at the premiere of Cold Souls, starring Paul Giamatti, at the Vue West End on October 18.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet arrives for the premiere of MICMACS at the Vue West End on October 18.

Vera Farmiga arrives for the premiere of Up in the Air, a potential Oscar nominee, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 18.

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Anna Kendrick, Jason Reitman, Vera Farmiga

Clive Owen attends the photocall for Scott Hicks’ The Boys Are Back, a dramatic comedy about a sportswriter turned single parent, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Mayfair Hotel on October 21. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

George MacKay

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Actor Dominic Cooper attends An Education press conference during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Mayfair Hotel on October 20. An Education is a potential Oscar 2010 best picture contender. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Director Hans-Christian Schmid, Kerry Fox arrive for the premiere of Storm, winner of the Amnesty International Film Prize at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 20. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Matthew Beard at the premiere of An Education during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 20. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Brian Friedman arrives for the premiere of The Boys Are Back at the Vue West End. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)