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John Hurt to receive BAFTA Outstanding Contribution Award
The legendary British actor will receive his award at the BAFTAs on Feb 12.
Black Pond directors reveal plans for second feature
EXCLUSIVE: Young British directors Tom Kingsley and Will Shape are the surprise nominees for this year’s BAFTA Outstanding British Debut Award for their low budget feature Black Pond starring Chris Langham.
The Artist, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy lead BAFTA nominees
The Artist leads BAFTA nominations with 12; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has 11, followed by Hugo with 9, My Week With Marilyn with six.
BAFTA Features
Bafta blooms in Covent Garden
How do the organisers of the Bafta film awards ensure each year is better than the last? Sarah Cooper reports on the plans for this year’s event.
Bafta opens up doc race
Bafta’s new documentary award has been welcomed by film-makers — and 2011 is a banner year for the form. Allan Hunter reports
Rich pickings
This year’s crop of UK films are so strong a number of home-grown titles could dominate all the major Bafta categories. Allan Hunter profiles the leading local contenders
