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Who's Most Fab at BAFTA/LA's Annual Tea Party?
Award season is fun, but celebs took a minibreak to relax at BAFTA/LA's 16th annual award season tea party. The old-fashioned, British-style event feted the following lovely ladies: Diane Kruger in soft pink, Anna Kendrick wearing a tan strapless number, Julianne Moore in black and white florals, Emily Blunt working a blue sheath dress, and Claire Danes looking confident in an ivory skirt suit. They all look sharp, no doubt, but who's most Fab?
BAFTA Honors Atonement, La Vie en rose and Shia Labeouf
While we were busy handing out Grammys last night, the folks across the pond held their own star-studded award ceremony: the BAFTA Awards. In keeping with many of the awards ceremonies thus far, Atonement and
BAFTA Noms Announced; Atonement Once Again Most Beloved
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the 2008 nominations, which largely mirror the Globe noms — though there's (unsurprisingly) even more love for Atonement on the other side of the pond. The romantic Joe Wright-directed drama leads the nominations with a whopping 14, while No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood each nabbed nine. La Vie en Rose is another favorite, as is The Bourne Ultimatum, which is one of the few major departures from other recent award nominations.
The Beautiful Babes at the BAFTAs
The Grammys weren't the only big event last night. Overseas the BAFTAs took place. For those of you who don't know, it's basically the British Oscars.
The BAFTA Awards: The Winners
Though they were understandably overshadowed by the Grammys, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts also held its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, in London. The reason we're paying attention, of course, is to get even more Oscar buzz. In case you weren't sure already, both Helen Mirren's and Forest Whitaker's chances are looking pretty sweet right now.
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Are You More Excited For the Brits or the BAFTAs?
Here at Sugar UK HQ we're getting excited for the two biggest UK awards shows of the year: the Brits and the BAFTAs! On 16 February we'll be covering the Brits live and bringing you the latest on all the red carpet outfits, music performances and winners alongside FabUK and BellaUK. Then on 21 February it's time for the BAFTAs, and we'll be there giving you all the gossip and pictures from the film awards ceremony.
BAFTA Nominee & NSPCC Ambassador Nick Speaks Out
Since he left Skins, Nicholas Hoult has been building his movie career, with his role in A Single Man helping to secure his BAFTA nomination for the Orange Rising Star Award this year. Don't forget you can vote for him or fellow nominees Kristen Stewart, Carey Mulligan, Jesse Eisenberg and Tahir Rahim at the BAFTA website! We'll also see him in Clash of the Titans and now he has been made the NSPCC's first ambassador for children and young people!
Looking Back at the BAFTAs Red Carpet
We're in the midst of award season and although the majority of events have been taking place stateside, it's only a matter of weeks until the 2010 BAFTAs. The award show is the closest thing we have to the Oscars and I'm always excited to see the red carpet action. Who knows what 2010 will have in store, but I'm hoping to see Carey Mulligan, Ann Marie Duff and maybe even Emily Blunt.
2010 Bafta Awards — The Nominations!
An Education, The Hurt Locker and Avatar lead the pack in the 2010 Bafta Awards, with eight nominations each! All three are up for Best Film, alongside Precious and Up in the Air. George Clooney, Colin Firth and Andy Serkis are in the running for Leading Actor, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep and Gabourey Sidibe are among those fighting it out for the Leading Actress trophy, with Alec Baldwin, Anna Kendrick, Anne-Marie Duff, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Stanley Tucci in the Supporting Actor and Actress categories.
Stars Come Out for a Very British BAFTA Tea Party in LA
BAFTA held their LA tea party this weekend, and a selection of stars attended before they headed to the Golden Globes. Claire Danes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Saoirse Ronan, Gabourey Sidibe and Helen Mirren were among the guests that attended, alongside some of the celebs that have had a very busy weekend like Ed Westwick, Jessica Szohr, Paul McCartney, Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson, Anna Kendrick and Emily Blunt.
Gabourey got into the British spirit, saying of the tea: "I'm going to drink every cup with my pinky up!"
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