{"id":13392,"date":"2015-01-09T21:44:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T21:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=13392"},"modified":"2015-01-09T21:44:39","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T21:44:39","slug":"bafta-nominations-honor-usual-suspects-exclude-selma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/09\/bafta-nominations-honor-usual-suspects-exclude-selma\/","title":{"rendered":"BAFTA Nominations Honor Usual Suspects, and Exclude \u2018Selma\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Friday morning brought the <strong>BAFTA<\/strong> nominations; the British Academy&#8217;s version of the Oscars, and the lineup of contenders didn&#8217;t deviate too far from the talent pool on the other side of the pond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Budapest-Hotel-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13393\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Budapest-Hotel-18.jpg\" alt=\"Grand-Budapest-Hotel-18\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Budapest-Hotel-18.jpg 620w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Budapest-Hotel-18-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wes Anderson\u2019s<\/strong> delightfully quirky gem, <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel <\/em>gathered the most noms \u2013 11 total including nods to star <strong>Ralph Fiennes<\/strong> for lead actor and a slot in the best film category.<\/p>\n<p>Other notables include <em>The Theory of Everything<\/em> \u2013 the film that depicts the life of English cosmologist Stephen Stephen Hawking who also battles a slow-progressing form of Lou Gherig\u2019s disease also made a dent in several key categories, with leads <strong>Felicity Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Eddie<\/strong> <strong>Redmayne<\/strong> garnering nominations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Keaton<\/strong> who is in comeback mode scored a nom for his critically acclaimed performance in Birdman. Others who have been absent from the circuit but seem to be proving their worth include <strong>Patricia Arquette<\/strong> who got a supporting actress nomination for <em>Boyhood<\/em> and <strong>Rene Russo<\/strong> who also scored the same honor for her turn in Nightcrawler.<\/p>\n<p>The rest was a bevy of known names who have managed to consistently pop up annually a la <strong>Amy Adams<\/strong> who is once again among the lead actress contenders for <em>Big Eyes<\/em> where she will compete with<strong> Julianne Moore<\/strong> who is being recognized for <em>Still Alice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly <strong>Rosamund Pike<\/strong> got a lead actress nod for the most talked about role of her career in <em>Gone Girl<\/em> but her leading man <strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong> failed to score a nomination.<\/p>\n<p>However, civil rights drama <em>Selma<\/em> failed to get a shoutout. The newly released film has been making quite an impact in the States, which led to a slew of nominations from the <strong>Golden Globes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently the British critics are not as impressed and didn\u2019t bequeath the same honor that <em>12 Years a Slave<\/em> enjoyed last year.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>BAFTA\u2019s<\/strong> has steadily become a reliable gauge for the Academy Awards, which has helped to enhance its validity as one of the award shows to take seriously.<\/p>\n<p>British actor <strong>Stephen Fry<\/strong> will host the 68<sup>th<\/sup><strong> BAFTA Awards<\/strong> on Feb. 8.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday morning brought the BAFTA nominations; the British Academy&#8217;s version of the Oscars, and the lineup of contenders didn&#8217;t deviate 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