BBC America has announced another exclusive sure to please all American anglophiles. This year those in the US will be able to watch the BAFTA presentation on the same day it airs in the UK. Hollywood and Britain’s biggest movie stars come together at London’s Royal Opera House to honor this year’s best in film. And, as in previous years, many BAFTA wins have correctly predicted who walks away with the Academy Awards a few weeks later. The British Academy Film Awards air Sunday, February 21, 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, followed by two back-to-back encores.
The nominations were announced last week with Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker leading the pack with eight nominations each. Avatar is fresh off its win for Best Motion Picture, Drama at the Golden Globe Awards.
District 9 follows closely behind with seven nominations, Inglourious Basterds and Up in the Air have six apiece and Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Coco Before Chanel, Nowhere Boy and Up each received four nominations.
The nominees for the Orange Rising Star Award, announced earlier this month, are Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, Zombieland), Nicholas Hoult (Skins, A Single Man), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Tahar Rahim (Un Prophete) and Kristen Stewart (Twilight Saga). This audience award is voted for by the British public and presented to an actor or actress who has demonstrated exceptional talent and promise.
View all the nominations here.
