BAFTA's
Rings Leads BAFTA Nods
Nominees for the BAFTA awards, Great Britain's equivalent of the Oscars, included several prominent genre films in 2001, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which received 12 nominations. Shrek, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Planet of the Apes also received multiple nominations. Winners will be announced Feb. 24. A list of genre nominees follows.
Film
•The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
•Shrek
Alexander Korda Award (British Film)
•Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Lean Director Award
•Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Original Screenplay
•Alejandro Amenabar, The Others
Adapted Screenplay
•Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Shrek
•Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Actress
•Nicole Kidman, The Others
Actor
•Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Supporting Actor
•Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
•Eddie Murphy, Shrek
Anthony Asquith Award (Film Music)
•Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Shrek
•Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Cinematography
•Andrew Lesnie, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Production Design
•Stuart Craig, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
•Grant Major, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Production Design
•Colleen Atwood, Planet of the Apes
•Ngila Dickson, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
•Judianna Makovsky, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Editing
•John Gilbert, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sound
•Shrek
•The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
•Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Special Visual Effects
•A.I. Artificial Intelligence
•The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
•Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
•Shrek
Makeup, Hair
•Planet of the Apes
•The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
•Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone