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| Atonement tops Bafta nominations | Atonement tops Bafta nominations |
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| Romantic drama Atonement is leading the field at this year's Bafta film awards, after receiving 14 nominations. | |
| Its stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy are both nominated for best actress and actor and Joe Wright was named in the best director category. | Its stars Keira Knightley and James McAvoy are both nominated for best actress and actor and Joe Wright was named in the best director category. |
| Thriller No Country for Old Men and Texan drama There Will Be Blood each received nine nominations. | |
| The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, on 10 February. | The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, on 10 February. |
| The awards will be hosted by presenter Jonathan Ross for a second year. | The awards will be hosted by presenter Jonathan Ross for a second year. |
| Several movies picked up more than five nominations each, with Edith Piaf biopic La Vie en Rose scoring seven, thriller The Bourne Ultimatum with six, and American Gangster, The Lives of Others and Michael Clayton all receiving five nominations. | |
| MAIN BAFTA NOMINEES Atonement - 14No Country for Old Men - 9There Will Be Blood - 9La Vie en Rose - 7The Bourne Ultimatum - 6American Gangster - 5The Lives of Others - 5Michael Clayton - 5 | |
| Atonement, based on Ian McEwan's novel set in World War II, is up for best film along with Sir Ridley Scott's crime drama American Gangster, German Cold War movie The Lives of Others, No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. | |
| It is also nominated for best British film and adapted screenplay. | |
| Film critic Mark Kermode praised Atonement but said he did not think it quite lived up to Ian McEwan's book. | Film critic Mark Kermode praised Atonement but said he did not think it quite lived up to Ian McEwan's book. |
| "I think what Atonement demonstrates is just what a difficult book it is to adapt," he said. | "I think what Atonement demonstrates is just what a difficult book it is to adapt," he said. |
| "I think it's a very brave adaptation of that book and I love the book so much that it's very hard for the film to live up to that for me." | "I think it's a very brave adaptation of that book and I love the book so much that it's very hard for the film to live up to that for me." |
| Kermode also said there were "no real surprises" except for a "slightly poor showing for Sweeney Todd". | Kermode also said there were "no real surprises" except for a "slightly poor showing for Sweeney Todd". |
| "It's only there for make-up, hair and costume design and not for any major awards. It's doing very well in America but largely overlooked here." | "It's only there for make-up, hair and costume design and not for any major awards. It's doing very well in America but largely overlooked here." |
| Last year, drama The Last King of Scotland and fantasy Pan's Labyrinth both took home the most awards, with three each. | Last year, drama The Last King of Scotland and fantasy Pan's Labyrinth both took home the most awards, with three each. |