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Saturday 9 January 2016

‘Bridge of Spies,’ ‘Carol’ lead race for British film awards

nominated for best director Winehouse documentary
at the BAFTAs, along with “Amy”; marriage drama
Adam McKay for financial- “45 Years”; and quirky sci-fi
crisis drama “The Big Short” fable “The Lobster.”
and Ridley Scott for “The The year’s biggest films at
Martian.” the British box office were
The best-picture nomi- relatively overlooked by
nees are “The Big Short”; the film academy. “Star
“Bridge of Spies”; “Carol”; Wars: The Force Awakens”
“The Revenant”; and news- received four nominations
paper drama “Spotlight.” — for production design,
The separate category of sound, music and visual ef-
best British film pits “The fects — while James Bond
Danish Girl” against “Ex adventure “Spectre” got
Machina”; “Brooklyn”; Amy nothing. q

Actor Eddie Redmayne poses during the photo call for the movie The Danish Girl in Venice, Italy.
Cold War thriller “Bridge of Spies” and lush lesbian romance “Carol” lead nominations for the Brit-
ish Academy Film Awards, while Eddie Redmayne has a chance to win a second straight best-
actor prize with his role as a transgender artist in “The Danish Girl.”

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

JILL LAWLESS Vikander. Last year Red- gie Smith for Alan Ben-
Associated Press mayne won the same prize nett adaptation “The Lady
LONDON (AP) — Cold War — and an Oscar — for the in the Van”; and Saoirse
thriller “Bridge of Spies” Stephen Hawking biopic Ronan for Irish emigrant
and lush lesbian romance “The Theory of Everything.” tale “Brooklyn.”
“Carol” lead nominations Swedish rising star Vikander Winners of the British tro-
for the British Academy Film also received a supporting- phies, known as BAFTAs,
Awards, while Eddie Red- actress nomination for sci-fi will be decided by 6,500
mayne has a chance to thriller “Ex Machina.” members of the British film
win a second straight best- Vikander called both films academy and announced
actor prize with his role as “such gifts of projects for at London’s Royal Op-
a transgender artist in “The me” and said she was ex- era House on Feb. 14, two
Danish Girl.” tremely grateful to be nom- weeks before Hollywood’s
“Bridge of Spies” and “Car- inated. Academy Awards.
ol” each have nine nomi- The other best-actor con- The British awards are con-
nations for Britain’s equiva- tenders are Bryan Crans- sidered an omen of Oscars
lent of the Oscars, includ- ton for Red Scare drama success, and the list puts
ing best picture. Survival “Trumbo”; Leonardo Di- awards-season propul-
saga “The Revenant” has Caprio for “The Revenant”; sion behind Steven Spiel-
eight, and dystopian thrill Matt Damon for space ad- berg’s sturdy Tom Hanks
ride “Mad Max: Fury Road” venture “The Martian”; and vehicle “Bridge of Spies,”
has seven. Michael Fassbender for Todd Haynes’ gorgeously
“The Danish Girl” — based computing biopic “Steve shot “Carol” and Alejan-
on the life of early 20th- Jobs.” dro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “The
century transgender wom- In the best-actress catego- Revenant,” which stars Di-
an Lili Elbe — received five ry, Vikander is up against Caprio as a 19th-century
nominations Friday, includ- Brie Larson for mother- fur trapper fighting for sur-
ing acting nods for Red- son drama “Room”; Cate vival in the wilderness.
mayne and co-star Alicia Blanchett for “Carol”; Mag- All three filmmakers are

‘SNL’ stars set to host Indie Spirit Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Sat- for her work on “Saturday best in independent film-
urday Night Live’s” Kate Night Live,” where she’s making. With its tent on the
McKinnon and “Silicon Val- best known for such impres- beach in Santa Monica,
ley” star Kumail Nanjiani will sions as Hillary Clinton and the event serves as a re-
co-host the 31st annual In- Justin Bieber. Nanjiani is a laxed, low-key lead-up to
dependent Spirit Awards. comedic writer and actor, the Academy Awards.
Film Independent President known for HBO’s “Silicon Awards will be handed out
Josh Welsh made the an- Valley” and films such as in a ceremony broadcast
nouncement this week. “The Five-Year Engage- live on IFC on Feb. 27, the
McKinnon has been nomi- ment.” day before the Oscars.q
nated for multiple Emmys The awards celebrate the