This year’s awards season continued as the BAFTA Film Awards® nominations were announced, with more awards news and ceremonies coming up.
The announcement for the 2013 BAFTA Film Awards nominations was made today. Among the nominees are:
- Outstanding British Film: Anna Karenina,
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,
Les Misérables,
Seven Psychopaths,
and Skyfall
- Leading Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis — Lincoln
- Leading Actress: Helen Mirren — Hitchcock
- Supporting Actress: Judi Dench — Skyfall
- EE Rising Star Award: Andrea Riseborough (W.E.) and Juno Temple (The Dark Knight Rises)
Visit the BAFTA website to see the complete list of nominees. The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, 10 February.
Also today is the live telecast of the 2013 People’s Choice Awards®, starting at 9PM Eastern on CBS. (Check your local listings.) Several British actors and one British TV program are among those up for awards, including:
- Emma Thompson and Maggie Smith for Favorite Movie Icon
- Christian Bale for Favorite Action Movie Star and Favorite Movie Superhero
- Liam Neeson for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
- Emma Watson and Keira Knightley for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
- Doctor Who
for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
To see the complete list of nominees, visit the PCA website.
Tomorrow we have both The Oscars® 2013 nominations announcement and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards® 2013 ceremony. The latter will be broadcast live on the CW Network at 8PM Eastern.
Following on their heels are ceremonies for the 2013 Golden Globe® Awards, airing this Sunday, 13 January, at 8PM on NBC, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which will be simulcast on TBS and TNT on Sunday, 27 January.
British actors, actresses, and programs nominated for a 2013 Golden Globe include:
- Best Television Series, Drama: Downton Abbey: Season 2
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Televsision Series, Drama: Michelle Dockery — Downton Abbey: Season 2
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Televsision Series, Drama: Damian Lewis — Homeland
- Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: The Hour
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Sienna Miller — The Girl
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Benedict Cumberbatch — Sherlock
and Clive Owen — Hemingway & Gellhorn
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Archie Panjabi — The Good Wife and Maggie Smith — Downton Abbey: Season 2
Who will get an Oscar nod? Who will bring home one of the other prestigious awards? Stay tuned for updates.
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