BAFTA's The Winners

The BAFTA's were on BBC1 last night, hosted by Jonathan Ross, and it was spectacular star studded event. It was filled with laughs, sadness and great moments. Here are the winners:

Original Music - Alexandre Desplat - Kings Speech

Special Visual Effects -  Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb

Supporting Actress - Helena Bonham Carter - Kings Speech

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer - Chris Morris (Director/Writer) - Four Lions

Outstanding British Film - Kings Speech

Supporting Actor - Geoffrey Rush - Kings Speech 

Original Screenplay - David Seidler - Kings Speech

Outstanding Contribution to British Film - Harry Potter Series

Animated Film - Toy Story 3 - Lee Unkich

Orange Rising Star Award - Tom Hardy

Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin

Best Director - David Fincher - The Social Network

Leading Actress - Natalie Portman - Black Swan

Leading Actor - Colin Firth - Kins Speech

Short Film - Until the River Runs Red

Short Animation - The Eagleman Stag

Sound - Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick - Inception

Editing - Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter - The Social Network

Make-up and Hair - Paul Gooch, Valli O'Reilly - Alice in Wonderland

Film Not in the English Language - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Costume Design - Colleen Atwood - Alice in Wonderland

Production Design - Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat - Inception

Cinematography - Roger Deakins - True Grit

Best Film - Kings Speech

Fellowship - Sir Christopher Lee

Second Review

Black Swan

Run time (Excluding trailers): 108 minutes
Rating: 15
Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis,Winona Ryder

“I Had The Craziest Dream Last Night. I Was Dancing The White Swan” This was something that was soon to be a reality rather than a dream for Nina Sayers (Portman) a ballerina in a New York City ballet company and like her equals her life is consumed by ballet. She lives with her former ballerina and obsessive mother who continually pushes Nina to become the ballerina she always dreamed of. Nina replaces Beth (Ryder), a beautifully talented yet ailing ballerina, as Swan Queen in the ballet group’s production of Swan Lake. Artistic Director Thomas Leroy decides to cast Nina as Swan Queen as she has all the elements and purity to be the White swan, Princess Odette. However she lacks the dark, seductive quality to be the black swan, Odile, daughter of an evil magician.  Nina is thrilled with her role, except newcomer to the company Lily (Kunis) shows all the potential and grace to be the Black Swan. The two rival ballerinas develop a dark and twisted friendship against the odds which becomes reckless and has serious consequences and physical changes for Nina. Will she be able to secure her role as Swan Queen? Or will her rival/fantasy lover lure her and whisk that ever important role from under her feet? Or will her obsession to be the perfect ballerina become too much for her?

Darren Aronofsky is the incredibly talented director behind this master piece. He beautifully paints the image of the dark and twisted side to ballet, a long distance from the fairy-tale ideals of ballerinas and love stories. The writer for this magical psychological thriller is the wonderful Mark Heyman. His creative and outstanding writing makes you feel lost in what’s real and what Nina is imagining. The characters Mark wrote are the total opposite of each other with a twist of darkness in them, which is why it works so flawlessly.

Natalie Portman has one of the most demanding lead roles throughout her career; she has really peaked during this film. It is clear to see the lengths she has gone through to shine in this film. There is a noticeable difference in her weight, and there is definite history of some form of dancing as she truly looks and moves so elegantly like a true ballerina. This dark, sensual, dramatic and captivating role is the opposite of Portman’s personality, a true testament to her acting.

Mila Kunis has previously been in a lot of television programmes such as Family Guy, Walker Texas Ranger, Baywatch and many more and handful of films. Meaning she has a first-rate and varied experience in the industry, however she really has hit her stride in this film. Many Film/TV enthusiasts will have seen her work and seen her progress but this is the film people will refer to as “That girl from the Black Swan”. The chemistry between her and Portman is excellent, the dark mysterious rebel character suits her very well.

This is a very dark, deep and damn-right mysterious film. It’s written in a way that will have you thinking for days on end. As you’re watching it you find yourself lost in the world of ballet and rivalry, pondering over what is real, what is in the twisted imagination on Nina and what will happen next. It is one you ought to go and watch. The tense and chilling atmosphere of the audience adds to the experience and makes it even better.  

Click the link to see the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jaI1XOB-bs

Oscar Nominations 2011

Oscar Nominations 2011

The nominations for the 83^rd Academy Awards were announced early today, Tuesday 25^th January 2011; here is a video of the nominations. Click the link to view the video. http://oscar.go.com/nominations

Best Picture

Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kid’s are Alright
The King’s Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

Actor in a Leading Role

Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King’s Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours

Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman - The Rabbit Hole
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale - The Fighter
John Hawkes – Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner - The Town
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King’s Speech

Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King’s Speech
Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom
Hailee Steinfeld – True Grit

Animated Feature Film

The Illusionist
How to Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3

Art Direction

Alice in Wonderland - Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
Inception - Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias and Doug Mowat 
The King’s Speech - Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
True Grit - Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

Cinematography

The Social Network – Jeff Cronenweth
Black Swan - Matthew Libatique
Inception - Wally Pfister
The King’s Speech - Danny Cohen
True Grit - Roger Deakins

Costume Design

Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood
I Am Love - Antonella Cannarozzi
The King’s Speech - Jenny Beavan
The Tempest – Sandy Powell 
True Grit - Mary Zophres

Directing

The Fighter - David O. Russell
Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky
True Grit- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
The King’s Speech - Tom Hooper
Social Network - David Fincher

Documentary Feature

Exit Through the Gift Shop - Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
Gasland - Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
Inside Job - Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
Restrepo - Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
Wasteland - Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley 

Documentary Short Subject

Killing in the Name – Nominees to be determined
Poster Girl - Nominees to be determined
Strangers No More - Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
Sun Come Up - Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
The Warriors of Qiugang - Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Film Editing

127 Hours - Jon Harris
Black Swan - Andrew Weisblum
The Fighter – Pamela Martin
The King’s Speech - Tariq Anwar
Social Network - Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Best Foreign Language Film

Dogtooth (Greece)
Biutiful (Mexico)
In A Better World (Denmark)
Incendies (Canada)
Outside the Law (Algeria)

Make-up

The Way Back
The Wolfman

Music in a Motion Picture (Original Score)

How to Train Your Dragon - John Powell
Inception -  Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech - Alexandre Desplat
127 Hours - A.R. Rahman
The Social Network - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music in a Motion Picture (Original Song)

Coming Home – From Country Strong
I See the Light – From Tangled
If I Rise – From 127 Hours
We Belong Together – From Toy Story 3

Animated Short Film

Day & Night
The Gruffalo
Lets Pollute
The Lost Thing
Madagascar, carnet de voyage

Live Action Short Film

The Confession
The Crush
God of Love
Na Wewe
Wish 143

Sound Editing

Inception - Richard King
Toy Story 3 - Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
Tron: Legacy - Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
True Grit - Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
Unstoppable - Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing

Inception - Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
The Kings Speech - Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
Salt - Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
The Social Network - Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
True Grit -  Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual Effects

Alice in Wonderland - Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
Hereafter - Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
Inception - Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Iron Man 2 - Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted Screenplay

127 Hours- Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network - Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3 - Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit - Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter’s Bone - Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original Screenplay

Another Year - Written by Mike Leigh
The Fighter - Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Inception - Written by Christopher Nolan
The Kids are Alright - Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
The King’s Speech - Screenplay by David Seidler

The BAFTA's 2011

BAFTA Nominations 2011

The nominations for this year’s BAFTA’s were announced on Tuesday 18^th January by Chairman Tim Corrie, actor Dominic Cooper and actress Talulah Riley. Click the link to view the video. http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/2011-film-awards-nominations-announcement,1607,BA.html

Best Film

Black Swan
Inception
The King’s Speech
Social Network
True Grit

Outstanding British Film

127 Hours
Another Year
Four Lions
The King’s Speech
Made In Dagenham

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

The Arbour - Director, Producer - Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan
Exit Through the Gift Shop - Director, Producer – Banksy, Jaimie D’Cruz
Four Lions - Director/Writer - Chris Morris
Monsters - Director/Writer – Gareth Edwards
Skeletons - Director/Writer – Nick Whitfield

Director

127 Hours - Danny Boyle
Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky
Inception - Christopher Nolan
The King’s Speech - Tom Hooper
Social Network - David Fincher

Original Screenplay

Black Swan - Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, John McLaughlin
Inception - Christopher Nolan
The King’s Speech - David Seidler
The Kids Are Alright - Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
The Fighter - Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson

Adapted Screenplay

127 Hours - Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3 - Michael Arndt
True Grit - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Film Not in the English Language

Biutiful - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Søren Stærmose, Niels Arden Oplev
I Am Love - Luca Guadagnino, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Marco Morabito, Massimiliano Violante
Of Gods and Men - Xavier Beauvois, Pascal Cauchetuex, Etienne Comar
The Secrets In Their Eyes - Mariela Besuievsky, Juan José Campanella

Animated Film
Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3

Leading Actor

Javier Bardem - Biutiful
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King’s Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours

Leading Actress

Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Noomi Rapace - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit

Supporting Actor

Christian Bale - The Fighter
Andrew Garfield - The Social Network
Pete Postlethwaite - The Town
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King’s Speech

Supporting Actress

Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King’s Speech
Barbara Hershey - Black Swan
Lesley Manville - Another Year
Miranda Richardson - Another Year

Original Music

127 Hours - AR Rahman
Alice in Wonderland - Danny Elfman
How to Train Your Dragon - John Powell
Inception - Hans Zimmer
The King’s Speech - Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

127 Hours - Anthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak
Black Swan - Matthew Libatique
Inception - Wally Pfister
The King’s Speech - Danny Cohen
True Grit - Roger Deakins

Editing

127 Hours - Jon Harris
Black Swan - Andrew Weisblum
Inception - Lee Smith
The King’s Speech - Tariq Anwar
Social Network - Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

Production Design

Alice in Wonderland - Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara
Black Swan - Thérèse DePrez, Tora Peterson
Inception - Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
The King’s Speech - Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
True Grit - Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

Costume Design

Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood
Black Swan - Amy Westcott
The King’s Speech - Jenny Beavan
Made in Dagenham - Louise Stjernsward
True Grit - Mary Zophres

Sound

127 Hours - Glenn Freemantle, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Steven C Laneri, Douglas Cameron
Black Swan - Ken Ishii, Craig Henighan, Dominick Tavella
Inception - Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick
The King’s Speech - John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen
True Grit - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F Kurland, Douglas Axtell

Special visual Effects

Alice in Wonderland - Carey Villegas, Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Sean Phillips
Black Swan - Dan Schrecker
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Aithadi, Christian Manz
Inception - Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb
Toy Story 3 - David Ryu, Guido Quaroni, Michael Fong

Make-up and Hair

Alice in Wonderland - Paul Gooch, Valli O'Reilly
Black Swan - Judy Chin, Geordie Sheffer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
The King’s Speech - Frances Hannon
Made in Dagenham - Lizzie Yianni Georgiou

Short Animation

The Eagleman Stag
Matter Fisher
Thursday

Short Film

Connect
Lin
Rite
Turning
Until the River Runs Red

Orange Rising Star Award

Gemma Arterton
Andrew Garfield
Tom Hardy
Aaron Johnson
Emma Stone