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Films set in Cold War lead nominations

Steven Spielberg spy thriller 鈥淏ridge of Spies鈥 and the story of romance between two women 鈥淐arol鈥 led nominations for Britain鈥檚 Bafta film awards, seen as a tip for later Oscar success.

Both Cold War era stories set in the United States in the 1950s, the films have nine nominations each and are both nominated in the best film category.

They are up against financial drama 鈥淭he Big Short鈥 and survival tale 鈥淭he Revenant,鈥 which has eight nominations.

Also in the running for best film is 鈥淪potlight鈥 鈥 the story of the journalists who uncovered sexual abuse in the Catholic Church which led nominations of the Golden Globes along with 鈥淐arol.鈥

The awards will be announced on February 14, two weeks before the Oscars.

Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, 21, is nominated for best actress for her performance in 鈥淏rooklyn,鈥 the story of an Irish immigrant to New York which has six nominations.

The other nominees for best actress are Cate Blanchett for 鈥淐arol,鈥 Brie Larson for 鈥淩oom,鈥 Maggie Smith for 鈥淭he Lady in the Van鈥 and Alicia Vikander for 鈥淭he Danish Girl,鈥 who is also up for best supporting actress for her role in thriller 鈥淓x Machina.鈥

Vikander鈥檚 fellow star in 鈥淭he Danish Girl,鈥 British actor Eddie Redmayne, who plays a transgender artist, is nominated for best actor for the same film.

It is Redmayne鈥檚 second best actor nomination in a row after winning the award last year for portraying scientist Stephen Hawking in 鈥淭he Theory of Everything.鈥 Redmayne will be up against Leonardo DiCaprio for 鈥淭he Revenant,鈥 Michael Fassbender for 鈥淪teve Jobs,鈥 Matt Damon for 鈥淭he Martian鈥 and 鈥淭rumbo鈥 star Bryan Cranston 鈥 known for his leading role in television hit 鈥淏reaking Bad.鈥

In the best director category, Spielberg is up against Mexico鈥檚 Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Britain鈥檚 Ridley Scott, and US directors Adam McKay and Todd Haynes.


 

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