On February 16th the 2014 BAFTA Film Awards take place just across the pond. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry and broadcast on BBC One. This morning, the nominees for the 2014 awards were announced by Luke Evans and Helen McCrory.
Leading the pack is Sandra Bullock and George Clooney vehicle Gravity, with 11 nominations, while 12 Years A Slave and American Hustle received ten nominations each.
Fassbender, who has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 12 Years a Slave commented: “I’m so thrilled and honoured to be nominated. I am very proud to be a part of this film and want to thank BAFTA for all the support they have shown us.”
All the nominees for the major categories are listed below.
BEST FILM
- 12 Years A Slave
- American Hustle
- Captain Phillips
- Gravity
- Philomena
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- Gravity
- Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
- Philomena
- Rush
- Saving Mr. Banks
- The Selfish Giant
DOCUMENTARY
- The Act of Killing
- The Armstrong Lie
- Blackfish
- Tim’s Vermeer
- We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
ANIMATED FILM
- Despicable Me 2
- Frozen
- Monsters University
DIRECTOR
- Steve McQueen – 12 Years A Slave
- David O. Russell – American Hustle
- Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
- Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
- Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
LEADING ACTOR
- Bruce Dern – Nebraska
- Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years A Slave
- Christian Bale – American Hustle
- Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
- Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
LEADING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams – American Hustle
- Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
- Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
- Judi Dench – Philomena
- Sandra Bullock – Gravity
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
- Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
- Daniel Bruhl – Rush
- Matt Damon – Behind the Candelabra
- Michael Fassbender – 12 Years A Slave
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
- Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
- Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years A Slave
- Oprah Winfrey – The Butler
- Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
