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Casino Royale Nominated For Nine BAFTA Awards

Best British Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay...

CASINO ROYALE has amassed a surprising NINE nominations at this year's BAFTA nominations. Though I actually make it TEN*.

BEST BRITISH FILM
BEST ACTOR
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BEST MUSIC
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BEST EDITING
BEST SOUND
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS




This is is superb result for Eon Productions and not only supports their efforts with CASINO ROYALE, but all the other films as a whole. Whilst I have a feeling that BAFTA - which as an organisation is obsessed with matching the Oscars and being hip and cool - has achieved exactly that with these nominations. That is not to diminish CASINO ROYALE's chances one bit. It will do well in some of the technical categories and Eva Green could pip Ben Wishaw past the post.

What do people think?

And where does this leave 007 at the Oscars? I have my feelings on that one (i.e. one or two technical nods...), but for now this is a great result and vindication for Eon. However, it has extremely stiff opposition (why is the awards season so rife with jargon and cliches...?!).

[* Eva Green's nomination for Rising Star - which she wouldn't have got this year had it not been for CASINO ROYALE - surely makes it ten nominations for BOND 21? And this BAFTA is decided by the public....]


FILM
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu/Jon Kilik/Steve Golin
THE DEPARTED - Brad Pitt/Brad Grey/Graham King
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE*
THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries



THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD for the Outstanding British Film of the Year
CASINO ROYALE - Michael G Wilson/Barbara Broccoli/Martin Campbell/Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Andrea Calderwood/Lisa Bryer/Charles Steel/Kevin Macdonald/Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Scott Rudin/Robert Fox/Richard Eyre/Patrick Marber
THE QUEEN - Tracey Seaward/Christine Langan/Andy Harries/Stephen Frears/Peter Morgan
UNITED 93 - Tim Bevan/Lloyd Levin/Paul Greengrass


THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film
ANDREA ARNOLD (Director) - Red Road
JULIAN GILBEY (Director) - Rollin' with the Nines
CHRISTINE LANGAN (Producer) - Pierrepoint
GARY TARN (Director) - BlackPAUL ANDREW WILLIAMS (Director) - London to Brighton



THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for Achievement in Direction
BABEL - Alejandro González Iñárritu
THE DEPARTED - Martin Scorsese
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris
THE QUEEN - Stephen Frears
UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass



ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BABEL - Guillermo Arriaga
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Michael Arndt
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo del Toro
THE QUEEN - Peter Morgan
UNITED 93 - Paul Greengrass



ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
CASINO ROYALE - Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/Paul Haggis
THE DEPARTED - William Monahan
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Aline Brosh McKenna
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND - Peter Morgan/Jeremy Brock
NOTES ON A SCANDAL - Patrick Marber



FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
APOCALYPTO - Mel Gibson/Bruce Davey
BLACK BOOK (ZWARTBOEK) - Teun Hilte/San Fu Maltha/Jens Meurer/Paul Verhoeven
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Alfonso Cuarón/Bertha Navarro/Frida Torresblanco/Guillermo del Toro
RANG DE BASANTI (PAINT IT YELLOW) - Ronnie Screwvala/Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
VOLVER - Agustín Almodóvar/Pedro Almodóvar



ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
CARS - John Lasseter
FLUSHED AWAY - David Bowers/Sam Fell
HAPPY FEET - George Miller


ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
DANIEL CRAIG - Casino Royale
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - The Departed
RICHARD GRIFFITHS - The History Boys
PETER O'TOOLE - Venus
FOREST WHITAKER - The Last King of Scotland



ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
PENELOPE CRUZ - Volver
JUDI DENCH - Notes on a Scandal
HELEN MIRREN - The Queen
MERYL STREEP - The Devil Wears Prada
KATE WINSLET - Little Children



ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
ALAN ARKIN - Little Miss Sunshine
JAMES MCAVOY - The Last King of Scotland
JACK NICHOLSON - The Departed
LESLIE PHILLIPS - Venus
MICHAEL SHEEN - The Queen



ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
EMILY BLUNT - The Devil Wears Prada
ABIGAIL BRESLIN - Little Miss Sunshine
TONI COLETTE - Little Miss Sunshine
FRANCES DE LA TOUR - The History Boys
JENNIFER HUDSON - Dreamgirls



THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD for Achievement in Film Music
BABEL - Gustavo Santaolalla
CASINO ROYALE - David Arnold
DREAMGIRLS - Henry Krieger
HAPPY FEET - John Powell
THE QUEEN - Alexandre Desplat



CINEMATOGRAPHY
BABEL - Rodrigo Prieto
CASINO ROYALE - Phil Meheux
CHILDREN OF MEN - Emmanuel Lubezki
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Guillermo Navarro
UNITED 93 - Barry Ackroyd



EDITING
BABEL - Stephen Mirrione/Douglas Crise
CASINO ROYALE - Stuart Baird
THE DEPARTED - Thelma Schoonmaker
THE QUEEN - Lucia Zucchetti
UNITED 93 - Clare Douglas/Christopher Rouse/Richard Pearson



PRODUCTION DESIGN
CASINO ROYALE - Peter Lamont/Simon Wakefield
CHILDREN OF MEN - Geoffrey Kirkland/Jim Clay/Jennifer Williams
MARIE ANTOINETTE - K K Barrett/Véronique Melery
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Eugenio Caballero/Pilar Revuelta
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Rick Heinrichs/Cheryl A Carasik



COSTUME DESIGN
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Patricia Field
MARIE ANTOINETTE - Milena Canonero
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Lala Huete
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Penny Rose
THE QUEEN - Consolata Boyle



SOUND
BABEL - José García/Jon Taylor/Chris Minkler/Martín Hernández
CASINO ROYALE - Chris Munro/Eddy Joseph/Mike Prestwood Smith/Martin Cantwell/Mark Taylor
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Martín Hernández/Jamie Bashkt
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Christopher Boyes/George Watters II/ Paul Massey/Lee Orloff
UNITED 93 - Chris Munro/Mike Prestwood Smith/Douglas Cooper/Oliver Tarney/Eddy Joseph



ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
CASINO ROYALE - Steve Begg/Chris Corbould
CHILDREN OF MEN - Frazer Churchill/Tim Webber/Michael Eames/Paul Corbould
PAN'S LABYRINTH - Edward Irastorza/Everett Burrell
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - John Knoll/Hal Hickel/Charles Gibson
SUPERMAN RETURNS - Mark Stetson



MAKE UP & HAIR
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - Nicki Ledermann/Angel De Angelis
MARIE ANTOINETTE - Jean-Luc Russier/Desiree Corridoni
PAN'S LABYRINTH*
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - Ve Neill/Martin Samuel
THE QUEEN - Daniel Phillips

Oscar wise, I think CR could be nominated for some of the technical awards.

But like you say, fornow, this is a great result. Well done!

absolutely!

BEST BRITISH FILM - definately but this is possibly because there isnt another contender!!!
BEST ACTOR - absolutely, DC portrays JB007 perfectly - to the book and deserves to win it.

be nice to get all the others but not sure...

Shame Martin Campbell not up for best director he deserves it, though he did win best drama series in 1985 for edge of darkness.

Hugely impressive. I can actually see Craig winning- it seems fairly open in his category. Amazing stuff for Bond.

Maths was never my strong point, but I make CASINO ROYALE's nomination tally as ten and not nine. Eva Green's Rising Star Award nomination (which she wouldn't have got this year without Bond) surely brings the tally to ten, no? And this Rising Star Award (one that is a tad redundant to be fair - ALL the nominees in this category have been starring in films for a few years now...)


This post has been edited by Zorin Industries: 12 January 2007 - 17:27

Yes! to both. I hope for an Oscar nod though. I say that realizing that the Oscars are very political and not based on merit in many cases.

Interesting question, and some US critcs are actually pushing for Craig to be recognised:

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

Daniel Craig for a Best Actor nomination

From G. Allen Johnson of The Chronicle staff

With just a few days to go until votes for Oscar nomination are due, let me make a last-minute push for what on the surface might seem a laughable candidate -- but bear with me!

I am speaking of one Daniel Craig as James Bond 007 in "Casino Royale," and I am not joking. Craig has entirely remade the concept of James Bond as a character, and with 40 years of prehistory, that's hard to do. His Bond was not only totally unlike the performances of the five actors who had played Bond before him, but it was a fully realized character, with emotions, tough choices and real acting involved.

Plus, "Casino Royale" is a fine film, co-written by Oscar-winner Paul Haggis and featuring an excellent supporting performance from another Oscar-winner, Judi Dench, among others.

I am not suggesting that Craig win the Oscar -- that should be Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." But Craig should be one of the five nominated.

Can you name five better, more charismatic and riveting male performances in a 2006 movie?

. . .There is precedent for Craig, both in perfecting a role previously played by others and as an action star. For one, O'Toole was nominated for playing Henry II in "The Lion in Winter" in 1968 just four years after many thought Richard Burton defined the role in "Becket." For two, Sigourney Weaver was nominated as the hero of a kick- action film in 1986 for "Aliens" -- which was also a sequel.

So don't be shy, voters! On your ballots, the name is Craig. Daniel Craig.

Orlando Sentinel:

As a movie fan who's going to have to wade through hours of Oscar speculation and as a TV critic who'll have to watch the winners (and nominees) in the years ahead on television, I have to get this off my chest. Why isn't there a chorus of support for the actor who had the most difficult role this year, finessed the challenge, silenced his severest critics and revived a whole movie franchise?

When it comes to delivering, Daniel Craig was the real deal as James Bond in "Casino Royale." A star was born. He had to deal with the memory of Sean Connery and all the other Bonds. In the end, Craig came through, brilliantly.

But he wasn't mentioned in the Golden Globe nominations. And I fear he's going to be forgotten at Oscar time. Other actors are adopting accents and shedding tears, and they'll probably be recognized for their ACTING.

That style of ACTING announces itself and demands prizes. But that acting doesn't age very well, either.

Craig reminds me of Cary Grant, who never won a competitive Oscar. Compare Craig's Bond with Grant's performance in Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious."

As Bond, Craig was subtle, sexy, surprising. He's probably be penalized for making it all look too easy. But he shouldn't be forgotten.

Chicago Tribune:

Bond, Oscar Bond
Mark Caro
Pop Machine
A Chicago Tribune Web log
Originally posted: December 21, 2006

There’s one performance that hasn't been recognized by any movie critics group or awards organization despite being one of the year’s most widely praised.

Where’s the year-end love for Daniel Craig, a.k.a. Agent 007 in “Casino Royale”?

Here’s a guy who was widely dismissed and even ridiculed upon being cast in this iconic role, yet the consensus is he’s the best James Bond since Sean Connery and perhaps the closest one to author Ian Fleming’s original vision.

Craig’s performance is emotional, physical and charismatic as hell; you can't ask much more of an actor. His burning presence has helped the movie earn 95 percent positive reviews (according to RottenTomatoes.com) while grossing more than $400 million worldwide and reviving a stale series.

Who could you imagine doing better? Oscar winners Sean Penn or Russell Crowe? Right.

Just because Craig isn’t in a self-serious film doesn’t mean he hasn’t done a slam-bang acting job. Give the guy some kudos.



You've got to think they do actually have a point, but as one says Oscar judges are always blinded by an accent, pretending to be disabled or an attractive person being happy to look ugly. Great movie acting? Hmph.

I know Bond's always looked over when it's come to the Oscars, but has a Bond actor ever been nominated?

Not for the part of Bond.

Connery is the only one who has come close with a Supporting Actor trophy for THE UNTOUCHABLES.

The last time a Bond film was nominated for an Oscar was Sheena Easton et al for FOR YOUR EYES ONLY's title track.

Obviously Judi Dench won a Supporting trophy for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, HALLE BERRY got an Actress nod for MONSTERS BALL and CHRISTOPHER WALKEN won Supporting Actor for THE DEER HUNTER. There may be more, but Daniel Craig's BAFTA nomination for CASINO ROYALE is as near as 007 himself has got so far to sharing his mantelpiece with erect gold men and Walther PPKs....

This post has been edited by Zorin Industries: 12 January 2007 - 11:57

This is indeed incredible. Didn't happen to DIE ANOTHER DAY, did it? Or to THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. Or to TOMORROW NEVER DIES. Or to any of them. Wow. Another sweet slap in the face for the Craig-/CASINO ROYALE-haters.

BTW, can't wait to see THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND.

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND... isn't that Sean Connery's self-produced, self-written and self-congratulatory biopic of ...er, Sean Connery?!

Seriously, I'd imagine Forest Whittaker will sweep quite a few statuettes for LAST KING including the BAFTA from Miss Craig.

Seriously, I'd imagine Forest Whittaker will sweep quite a few statuettes for LAST KING including the BAFTA from Miss Craig.
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Daniel Craig is the first actor to get a Bafta-Nomination for playing Bond - guess that's already quite an achievment?!