2015 BAFTA Film Awards to air in U.S. on BBC America

Stephen Fry will once again host The EE British Academy Film Awards (a.k.a. BAFTA Film Awards) when the 2015 installment is held Feb. 8, marking his 10th time as host. BBC America will have exclusive U.S. broadcast coverage of the ceremony held at London’s Royal Opera House beginning at 8pm ET.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the field with 11 nominations. Films with multiple nominations include: Birdman (10), The Theory of Everything (10), The Imitation Game (9) Boyhood (5), Whiplash (5), Mr. Turner (4), Nightcrawler (4), Interstellar (4), and Pride (3). And note to the Oscars: The Lego Movie is nominated for Best Animated Film here!

2015 BAFTA Film Awards Nominations In Select Categories (For Complete List Of Nominees, Click Here)

BEST FILM
BIRDMAN
BOYHOOD
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
’71
THE IMITATION GAME
PADDINGTON
PRIDE
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
UNDER THE SKIN

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IDA
LEVIATHAN
THE LUNCHBOX
TRASH
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

DOCUMENTARY
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
CITIZENFOUR
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
VIRUNGA

ANIMATED FILM
BIG HERO 6
THE BOXTROLLS
THE LEGO MOVIE

DIRECTOR
BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu
BOYHOOD Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh
WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BIRDMAN
BOYHOOD
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
NIGHTCRAWLER
WHIPLASH

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN SNIPER
GONE GIRL
THE IMITATION GAME
PADDINGTON
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

LEADING ACTOR
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH The Imitation Game
EDDIE REDMAYNE The Theory of Everything
JAKE GYLLENHAAL Nightcrawler
MICHAEL KEATON Birdman
RALPH FIENNES The Grand Budapest Hotel

LEADING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS Big Eyes
FELICITY JONES The Theory of Everything
JULIANNE MOORE Still Alice
REESE WITHERSPOON Wild
ROSAMUND PIKE Gone Girl

SUPPORTING ACTOR
EDWARD NORTON Birdman
ETHAN HAWKE Boyhood
J.K. SIMMONS Whiplash
MARK RUFFALO Foxcatcher
STEVE CARELL Foxcatcher

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
EMMA STONE Birdman
IMELDA STAUNTON Pride
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY The Imitation Game
PATRICIA ARQUETTE Boyhood
RENE RUSSO Nightcrawler

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
INTERSTELLAR
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

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