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| Queen rules over Bafta hopefuls | |
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| British royal drama The Queen leads the pack at this year's Bafta film awards, after receiving ten nominations. | |
| Dame Helen Mirren is nominated for best actress, and Stephen Frears is named in the best director category. | |
| Bond film Casino Royale picked up nine nominations, including best actor for Daniel Craig, while drama Babel is in contention for seven awards. | |
| The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, on 11 February. | The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, on 11 February. |
| For the first time in six years, the awards will not be hosted by comedian Stephen Fry, who stepped down last year. | For the first time in six years, the awards will not be hosted by comedian Stephen Fry, who stepped down last year. |
| Nominees for the rising star award for new talent were revealed earlier, with Bond girl Eva Green leading the field. | |
| She faces competition from Perfume star Ben Whishaw and The Wind That Shakes the Barley's Cillian Murphy. | |
| Naomie Harris, who appeared in Miami Vice, and Emily Blunt, a Golden Globe nominee for The Devil Wears Prada, are also in the running for the award. | |
| Brokeback Mountain picked up four awards in 2006The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is celebrating its 60th anniversary, after handing out its first prize for achievement in film in 1947. | |
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| The awards have grown in prominence since 2001, when the ceremony was rescheduled to take place before the Oscars. | The awards have grown in prominence since 2001, when the ceremony was rescheduled to take place before the Oscars. |
| It is now seen as one of the most important events in the international film calendar and has attracted Hollywood stars like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman in recent years. | It is now seen as one of the most important events in the international film calendar and has attracted Hollywood stars like George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman in recent years. |
| Last year, Western romance Brokeback Mountain emerged as the big winner, taking home four awards including best film and best director for Ang Lee. | Last year, Western romance Brokeback Mountain emerged as the big winner, taking home four awards including best film and best director for Ang Lee. |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman won best actor for Capote, while Reese Witherspoon won the actress award for Walk the Line. Both went on to win Oscars. | Philip Seymour Hoffman won best actor for Capote, while Reese Witherspoon won the actress award for Walk the Line. Both went on to win Oscars. |
| But there was disappointment for The Constant Gardener, which only received one Bafta award last year despite leading the field with 10 nominations. | But there was disappointment for The Constant Gardener, which only received one Bafta award last year despite leading the field with 10 nominations. |