"Atonement" rules UK's BAFTA nominations
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Film romance "Atonement" dominated the field when nominations were announced on Wednesday for the annual BAFTA film awards.
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British romantic drama "Atonement" won the coveted best picture prize Sunday at a low-key Golden Globes stripped of glamor because of the Hollywood writer's strike.
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âAtonement,â adapted from the Ian McEwan novel and starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as suffering lovers, was named best film at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (popularly known as the Baftas) on Sunday night in London, The Associated Press reported. Daniel Day-Lewis, above, came away with best actor honors for his performance as the oilman in âThere Will Be Blood,â and Marion Cotillard was named best actress for her portrayal of Ãdith Piaf in âLa Vie en Rose.â Joel and Ethan Coen won the award for directing for âNo Country for Old Men,â and the prize for best original screenplay went to Diablo Cody for âJuno.â.
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The Venice film festival marked its 75th anniversary Wednesday with a sparkling opening gala and world premiere of British psychological drama &quot;Atonement&quot; starring Keira Knightley.
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"There Will Be Blood," a tale  of U.S. oil prospectors in a frontier town, picked up three  major nominations, including film of the year, from London's  Critics' Circle.
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The thriller Michael Clayton is among the films shortlisted for Hollywood awards often seen as a good predictor of the Oscars.
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A film tackling the issue of racism in south Wales has won a Bafta and 10,000 for director Amma Asante.
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Reactions to the announcement of this year's Oscar nominees:
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Daniel Craig was honored but Helen Mirren was denied Sunday at the 34th annual Evening Standard British Film Awards.
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The glitz of the film industry comes to London on Sunday for the BAFTAs, Britain's showpiece movie awards, which have taken on extra significance this year.
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The World War Two  saga "Atonement" earned seven Golden Globe nominations on  Thursday, including a bid for best film drama, to lead the pack  of movies vying for a major Hollywood honor in the widely  watched awards season.
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French Edith Piaf biopic, La Vie En Rose, wins the most Baftas including best actress for Marion  Cotillard while Atonement gets just two gongs
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British author Ian McEwan said he is happy with the movie adaptation of his best-selling novel "Atonement" despite initial reservations about its big budget and the medium of film.
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LOS ANGELES  - Seven films with sequences ranging from the spy-on-spy battles in "Casino Royale" to the superhero standoff in "X-Men: The Last Stand" are on the shortlist for Oscar nominations for best visual effects.
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Helen Mirren was named Best Actress at Britain's BAFTA awards ceremony, continuing her run of success on the film awards circuit for her royal performance in &quot;The Queen.&quot;
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French Edith Piaf biopic, La Vie En Rose, wins the most Baftas including best actress for Marion  Cotillard while Atonement wins best picture
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BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Film romance "Atonement" and movie musical "Sweeney Todd" claimed the top honors at the strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a bare-bones news conference that lacked the usual Hollywood glamour.