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By Jennifer Trevorrow On January 15, 2009

Brad Pitt And Kate Winslet Lead BAFTA Nominations List

And Angelina gets a Best Actress nod too...

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Brad Pitt And Kate Winslet Lead BAFTA Nominations List
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Britain's equivalent of the Oscars, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTAS), has revealed its nominations.

Two-time Golden Globe winner Kate Winlset has been tipped to take the awards ceremony by storm with expectations of another double-whammy for her performances in Revolutionary Road and The Reader.

Meanwhile Hollywood's leading couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been nominated in the 'Leading Actor' and 'Leading Actress' categories respectively.

Brad is also up against the late Heath Ledger in the 'Best Supporting Actor' catagory for his role in the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and British film Slumdog Millionaire go head-to-head with eleven nominations, including 'Best Film' and 'Adapted Screenplay'. 

See the full list below:

BEST FILM:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire


OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM:
Hunger
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Man On Wire
Slumdog Millionaire

ANIMATED FILM:
Persepolis
Wall-E
Waltz With Bashir

DIRECTOR:
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
David Fincher - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

LEADING ACTOR:
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler

LEADING ACTRESS:
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Brad Pitt  - Burn After Reading

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton - Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Amy Adams - Doubt

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Burn After Reading - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Changeling -
J. Michael Straczynski
I've Loved You So Long -
Philippe Claudel
In Bruges -
Martin McDonagh
Milk -
Dustin Lance Black

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
The Reader - David Hare
Revolutionary Road - Justin Haythe
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy

See our Golden Globes red carpet round-up below

Poll 

Who do you want to bag the Best Actress gong?

Kate

Angelina

Other

Don't care!

Kate Winslet

Tags : Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt

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