The "British Oscars" will be held on 8 February, again hosted by Jonathan Ross (fresh back from his three-month BBC suspension). The nominees I'm most interested in are below, and my pick for the winner are highlighted red:
BEST FILM: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire.
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: Hunger, In Bruges, Mamma Mia!, Man On Wire, Slumdog Millionaire.
DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood ("Changeling"), David Fincher ("The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"), Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon"), Stephen Daldry ("The Reader"), Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire")
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ("Burn After Reading"), J. Michael Straczynski ("Changeling"), Philippe Claudel ("I've Loved You So Long"), Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges"), Dustin Lance Black ("Milk")
ADAPATED SCREENPLAY: Eric Roth ("The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button"), Peter Morgan ("Frost/Nixon"), David Hare ("The Reader"), Justin Haythe ("Revolutionary Road"), Simon Beaufoy ("Slumdog Millionaire")
ANIMATED FILM: Persepolis, WALL•E, Waltz With Bashir.
LEADING ACTOR: Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon"), Dev Patel ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Sean Penn ("Milk"), Brad Pitt ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Mickey Rourke ("The Wrestler")
LEADING ACTRESS: Angelina Jolie ("Changeling"), Kristin Scott Thomas ("I've Loved You So Long"), Meryl Streep ("Doubt"), Kate Winslet ("The Reader" & "Revolutionary Road")
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robert Downey Jr. ("Tropic Thunder"), Brendan Gleeson ("In Bruges"), Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Doubt"), Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight"), Brad Pitt ("Burn After Reading")
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Adams ("Doubt"), Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"), Freida Pinto ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Tilda Swinton ("Burn After Reading"), Marisa Tomei ("The Wrestler")
The full list of nominees can be read here.
