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This year's nominees were announced on the morning of January 16, 2008 — kicking off a round of voting by BAFTA members to see who wins the coveted British award for best movie, acting and direction.

Tune in to BBC1 for the official awards show airing Sunday evening, February 10, 2008 live from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

In the U.S., watch for complete awards night coverage on cable channel BBC America at 8 pm ET followed by two back-to-back encores. Bafta highlights and red carpet reports will also be available on cable channel E! beginning at 9PM on Monday, February 11.

The Bafta Awards around the Web:

Below, check surf the rest of the Web for more history and Bafta trivia, current news & information, plus star-studded photo galleries chronicling the UK's highest film award, an annual harbinger of who wins an Oscar ...

BAFTA - The official site of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with related feature stories and interviews, nominees, winners & photos.

BBC1 - Baftas 2008 - Picture gallery, video clips of this year's nominees, and winner predictions at the official TV host site.

BBC America BAFTA Awards - Watch for more info on this year's show as awards night draws near with the complete cable channel schedule.

IMDb: BAFTA Awards - Good, but brief background history and a complete list of BAFTA winners dating back to 1969.

British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Overview from the Museum of Broadcast Communications on how it all began with historical highlights, membership, determination of nominees and details on the awards.

BAFTA 2008 Nominees & * Winners

Best Film
* Atonement
American Gangster
The Lives Of Others
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best British Film
* This Is England
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Eastern Promises

The Carl Foreman Award
(For special achievement by a British director, writer or producer in their first feature film)

* Matt Greenhalgh (Writer) - Control
Chris Atkins (Director/Writer) - Taking Liberties
Mia Bays (Producer) - Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Sarah Gavron (Director) - Brick Lane
Andrew Piddington (Director/Writer) - The Killing Of John Lennon

Director
* No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
Atonement - Joe Wright
The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Original Screenplay
* Juno - Diablo Cody
American Gangster - Steven Zaillian
The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Michael Clayton - Tony Gilroy
This Is England - Shane Meadows

Adapted Screenplay
* The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Ronald Harwood
Atonement - Christopher Hampton
The Kite Runner - David Benioff
No Country For Old Men - Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
There Will Be Blood - Paul Thomas Anderson

Film Not In The English Language
* The Lives Of Others
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
The Kite Runner
Lust, Caution
La Vie En Rose

Animated Film
* Ratatouille
Shrek The Third
The Simpsons Movie

Leading Actor
* Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
James Mcavoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Mühe - The Lives Of Others

Leading Actress
* Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno

Supporting Actor
* Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country For Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Supporting Actress
* Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald - No Country For Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement

Music
* La Vie En Rose - Christopher Gunning
American Gangster - Marc Streitenfeld
Atonement - Dario Marianelli
The Kite Runner - Alberto Iglesias
There Will Be Blood - Jonny Greenwood

Cinematography
* No Country For Old Men - Roger Deakins
American Gangster - Harris Savides
Atonement - Seamus Mcgarvey
The Bourne Ultimatum - Oliver Wood
There Will Be Blood - Robert Elswit

Editing
* The Bourne Ultimatum - Christopher Rouse
American Gangster - Pietro Scalia
Atonement - Paul Tothill
Michael Clayton - John Gilroy
No Country For Old Men - Roderick Jaynes

Production Design
* Atonement - Sarah Greenwood/Katie Spencer
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Guy Hendrix Dyas/Richard Roberts
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix - Stuart Craig/Stephenie Mcmillan
There Will Be Blood - Jack Fisk/Jim Erickson
La Vie En Rose - Olivier Raoux

Costume Design
* La Vie En Rose - Marit Allen
Atonement - Jacqueline Durran
Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Alexandra Byrne
Lust, Caution - Pan Lai
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Colleen Atwood

The Orange Rising Star Award
* Shia Labeouf
Sienna Miller
Ellen Page
Sam Riley
Tang Wei

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