The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations
for BAFTA Film Award 2005. They are:
Best film
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Motorcycle Diaries
Vera Drake
Best British film
Vera Drake
Dead Man's Shoes
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
My Summer of Love
Shaun of the Dead
Best actor in a leading role
Gael Garcia Bernal - The Motorcycle Diaries
Jamie Foxx - Ray
Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Johnny Depp - Finding Neverland
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
Best actress in a leading role
Charlize Theron - Monster
Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kate Winslet - Finding Neverland
Ziyi Zhang - House of Flying Daggers
Best actor in a supporting role
Alan Alda - The Aviator
Clive Owen - Closer
Jamie Foxx - Collateral
Phil Davis - Vera Drake
Rodrigo De La Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries
Best actress in a supporting role
Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
Heather Craney - Vera Drake
Julie Christie - Finding Neverland
Meryl Streep - The Manchurian Candidate
Natalie Portman - Closer
Original screenplay
The Aviator
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ray
Vera Drake
Best adapted screenplay
The Chorus
Closer
Finding Neverland
The Motorcycle Diaries
Sideways
The David Lean Award for achievement in direction
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
Michael Mann - Collateral
Michel Gondry - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Marc Forster - Finding Neverland
Mike Leigh - Vera Drake
The Carl Foreman Award for special achievement by a British Director/Producer
or Writer in their first feature film
Amma Asante - Director/Writer (for A Way of Life)
Andrea Gibb - Writer (for Afterlife)
Matthew Vaughn - Director (for Layer Cake)
Nira Park - Producer (for Shaun of the Dead)
Shona Auerbach - Director (for Dear Frankie)
Best film not in the English language
Les Choristes (The Chorus)
Diarios de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles (A Very Long Engagement)
La Mala Educacion (Bad Education)
Shi Mian Mai Fu (House of Flying Daggers)
The Anthony Asquith Award for achievement in film music
The Aviator
The Chorus
The Motorcycle Diaries
Finding Neverland
Ray
Best Cinematography
The Aviator
Collateral
Finding Neverland
House of Flying Daggers
The Motorcycle Diaries
Editing
The Aviator
Collateral
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
House of Flying Daggers
Vera Drake
Production design
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
House of Flying Daggers
Vera Drake
Costume design
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
House of Flying Daggers
The Merchant of Venice
Vera Drake
Sound
The Aviator
Collateral
House of Flying Daggers
Ray
Spider-Man 2
Achievement in special visual effects
The Aviator
The Day After Tomorrow
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
House of Flying Daggers
Spider-Man 2
Make Up and Hair
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
House of Flying Daggers
Vera Drake
Short animation film
Birthday Boy
City Paradise
Heavy Pockets
His Passionate Bride
Little Things
Short Film
The Banker
Can't Stop Breathing
Elephant Boy
Knitting a Love Song
Six Shooter
The winenrs will be announced at a ceremony at the Odeon, Leicester
Square, on 12th February.