Awards Season Is On - The BAFTAs

In all of the excitement of the season I forgot to tell you about the nominees for this year's Orange British Academy Film Awards – a.k.a. the British Oscars – which will be held on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Royal Opera House in London.

With further ado, some of the nominees are:

For Film: Babel, The Departed, The Last King of Scotland, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen

For 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)

For Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Craig (Casino Royale), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed), Richard Griffith (The History Boys), Peter O’Toole (Venus), Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)

For Actress in a Leading Role: Penélope Cruz (Volver), Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada), Kate Winslet (Little Children)

For 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)

For Actress in a Supporting Role: Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada), Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine), Frances de la Tour (The History Boys), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

You can find a complete list of nominees here.

Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures (The Last King of Scotland).