:00:22. > :00:25.Hello and welcome to the Royal Opera House in London's Covent
:00:25. > :00:29.Garden for the annual British Academy Film Awards. As ever, it
:00:29. > :00:33.promises to be a sparkling night. I'm Jane Hill live on the red
:00:33. > :00:40.carpet for the next hour-and-a-half. With me tonight, Lee zo Mzimba, you
:00:40. > :00:45.will be talking to the stars as they arrive. What are we expecting?
:00:45. > :00:49.George Clooney nominated for Best Actor, Brad Pitt nominated for
:00:49. > :00:54.Moneyball, Kenneth Brannagh, Meryl Streep, some of the biggest
:00:54. > :00:57.Holyrood heavyweights around. more from Lizo as soon as the stars
:00:57. > :01:02.begin to arrive. In terms of the Best Picture category, it certainly
:01:02. > :01:07.in terms of pure number of nominations is a fight between The
:01:07. > :01:09.Artist, that wonderful French black-and-white sigh sent film and
:01:09. > :01:12.the classic, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Who will win out?
:01:12. > :01:17.We'll know by the end of the evening. But first, let's remind
:01:17. > :01:27.ourselves of all the run, and riders in the category of Best
:01:27. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :02:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:02:26. > :02:30.Face me. I need to see you square I got to come up with the questions
:02:30. > :02:37.too?! You rang my house. Just on the off chance you were back from
:02:37. > :02:43.Berlin. What did you say?, Hello, it's Jerry from the office. That
:02:43. > :02:50.there had been a bit of a crisis, Anne said you wasn't back yet and
:02:50. > :02:56.that was it. And we saw The Help there listed as
:02:56. > :02:59.one of the films in the category. I'm told that Jessica Chastain has
:02:59. > :03:03.just arrived at the start of the red carpet, the first of the big
:03:03. > :03:06.stars to arrive here this evening, she is nominated in the category
:03:06. > :03:12.best supporting actress for her role in that drama set in
:03:12. > :03:16.Mississippi at the beginning of the civil rights era. With me to
:03:16. > :03:22.discuss the nominees who should and should not win, as ever, Mark
:03:22. > :03:27.Kermode, great to have you back with us. It's not raining... Yet.
:03:27. > :03:31.That's the result so far! In terms of Best Picture, everyone seems
:03:31. > :03:35.captivated by The Artist and I love the story that it was made quietly
:03:35. > :03:39.small, people don't even realise it's a French film, but then it was
:03:39. > :03:46.taken under the wing of a big Holyrood promoter? Absolutely. The
:03:46. > :03:53.interesting thing about it was that recently, the star won an award at
:03:53. > :04:02.the London Film Critics Awards and he said when he was first talking
:04:02. > :04:07.to Michel Hazanlavicius about it he said that he told him he was mad
:04:07. > :04:13.for wanting to make a silent flil. Who would have sat down and said,
:04:13. > :04:17.you know what, make a black-and- white silent film. It's wonderful,
:04:17. > :04:20.everybody who sees it is captivated but it because it's a really good
:04:20. > :04:24.story, well told and works for audiences young and old and it's
:04:24. > :04:29.charming. I have yet to meet anyone who really doesn't get it. So many
:04:29. > :04:33.people said I didn't want to see it because I thought it would be
:04:33. > :04:39.black-and-white silent film how good can it be, the answer is very
:04:39. > :04:43.good indeed. I'm not sure I believe the stories about people demanding
:04:43. > :04:53.their money back from the cinema because they didn't know it was
:04:53. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :05:00.silent? Afrpblgts A cinema manager did hand seem money back I believe,
:05:00. > :05:09.but whether that was a publicity stunt, I don't know. You should pay
:05:09. > :05:14.more money to seekm transformers III, because there's lots of colour
:05:14. > :05:18.and action but one of the worst films. I just watched every frame
:05:18. > :05:22.of The Artist thinking, never mind what you ask actors and actresses
:05:23. > :05:26.do, how do they get the dog to interact with him in that way?
:05:26. > :05:30.a lovely thing. Michel Hazanlavicius on stage with the dog
:05:30. > :05:36.and the gag is that rather than bring on the leading lady, he's
:05:36. > :05:41.crowd pleasing with the dog. The crowd in the cinema feel the same
:05:41. > :05:44.way, it's really good and not irritating an animal performance.
:05:44. > :05:48.It's like the thing from spaicks peer in love, a song, dance and a
:05:49. > :05:55.bit with a dog, that's what you get -- Shakespeare in love.
:05:55. > :05:59.George Clooney is nominated for Best Actor. I love the last film
:05:59. > :06:04.made by this director, Sideways, but I'm not getting this
:06:04. > :06:10.fascination with The Descendents? thought it was incidental, kind of
:06:10. > :06:15.like wait, but, as the film went on, it became more in some of its parts.
:06:15. > :06:19.When you get to the final shot I thought, actually, that's done
:06:19. > :06:26.something quite remarkable in terms of human drama. George Clooney's
:06:26. > :06:31.performance is terrific. I take issue with people who say he looks
:06:31. > :06:35.shlubby. He's doing a good portrait of a man coming to terms with his
:06:35. > :06:39.own inability to connect with his family. It's one of those the films
:06:39. > :06:43.that grows on you in the days after having seen it. I thought it meant
:06:43. > :06:47.a lot more to me a few days after the film finished than when I was
:06:47. > :06:53.watching it. When I watched it I thought as much as you did, it's OK
:06:53. > :06:57.but it's not great. I'm starting to think that it does incline towards
:06:57. > :07:00.greatness. It's the BAFTA Awards, we are being watched all over the
:07:00. > :07:03.world, but nonetheless, I would like to reflect on the British
:07:03. > :07:07.success story here because this is one of the knock out films of the
:07:07. > :07:11.last 12 months, visually stunning, a fantastic performance from a lot
:07:11. > :07:14.of people, but it's Gary Oldman who everybody is talking about? Well,
:07:14. > :07:17.Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is the film that's got its due recognition
:07:17. > :07:24.here. It was snubbed at the Golden Globes, it does have some Oscar
:07:24. > :07:27.nods. Here at the BAFTAS, it's the second most nominated film after
:07:27. > :07:31.The Artist. I suspect Gary Oldman will win Best Actor. He does that
:07:31. > :07:36.very impressive thing that it's what he doesn't do, it's what he
:07:36. > :07:41.doesn't say and show. It's a film of tiny gestures, it's not a best-
:07:41. > :07:45.beating performance, it's a film in which und statement is the key and
:07:45. > :07:49.hats off to Colin Firth for playing a secondary supporting role so soon
:07:49. > :07:53.after having won awards on both sides of the Atlantic, a very smart
:07:53. > :07:59.move but I think Gary Oldman is fantastic in that film and I think
:07:59. > :08:08.it's his turn, it's his time. A very fantastic performance. Colin
:08:08. > :08:11.Firth is expected here tonight to present an aan award. The Help, we
:08:11. > :08:15.mentioned Jessica Chastain has already arrived. It made me cry, I
:08:15. > :08:21.think in a good way, beautifully acted. Yes. I think it's the acting
:08:21. > :08:24.that saves it from being a bit of a schlock film but it's beautifully
:08:24. > :08:29.made? I don't know if it's an awards winner, it doesn't surprise
:08:29. > :08:34.me that it's turned up as a nomination, it doesn't strike me as
:08:34. > :08:41.a winner. When you compare that to Drive, Drive was not picked up by
:08:41. > :08:45.the Americans, but over here it's been recognised as a full-on really
:08:45. > :08:48.hard-hitting exploitation movie. The idea that that and The Help are
:08:48. > :08:54.nominated alongside o each other makes very interesting pairing.
:08:54. > :08:58.When it comes to the winners, it's going to be The Artist and Tinker,
:08:58. > :09:01.Tailor, Soldier, Spy. That is your prediction. Drive, we are seeing
:09:01. > :09:05.pictures of Carey Mulligan, nominated of course, a woman whose
:09:05. > :09:10.career has rocketed in the last few years but overall wa we take away
:09:10. > :09:14.from Drive is surely there has to be a cinematography award in there
:09:14. > :09:20.somewhere, the visuals of it are absolutely stunning? Yes, the
:09:21. > :09:25.director is very talented. It refers back to 07z movies, it has
:09:25. > :09:31.that beautiful visual sheen to it - - '70s. It has a great sound track
:09:31. > :09:35.too. When you look at the central performance, you kind of think that
:09:36. > :09:40.reminds you of the cool that James Dean had in the '50s. I think it's
:09:40. > :09:44.a really, really good cult movie and I was really pleased to see it
:09:44. > :09:50.getting proper serious nominations. It's the kind of film that people
:09:50. > :09:55.love but it often gets overlooked at awards ceremonies. Lots more to
:09:55. > :09:59.talk about. Out of the corner of my eye, Octavia Spencer is just
:09:59. > :10:06.arriving, nominated again in The Help, that drama set in Mississippi
:10:06. > :10:15.at the beginning of the civil rights movement. Just very slightly
:10:15. > :10:19.starting to go up here the decibels, a sure sign that the stars are
:10:19. > :10:22.starting to arrive. We have mentioned a few people in
:10:22. > :10:27.regards to the category of Best Actor because I think we've already
:10:27. > :10:29.established that Mark and I are of a mind in our love of Gary Oldman
:10:29. > :10:39.and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, but let's remind ourselves who else
:10:39. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:44.is in the running in that category I may lose my job. In which case
:10:44. > :10:48.I'm a 44-year-old guy with a high school diploma and a daughter I
:10:48. > :10:54.would like to be able to send to college. You are 25 years old, with
:10:54. > :10:57.a degree from Yale and a pretty impressive apprenticeship. I don't
:10:57. > :11:07.think you are asking the right question. I think the question we
:11:07. > :11:13.
:11:13. > :11:19.should be asking is, do you believe I want to talk about loyalty, Toby.
:11:19. > :11:27.He recruited you, didn't he? Found you starving in a museum in Vienna,
:11:27. > :11:32.a wanted man? What's up bro? Don't ever do that to me again. Get ready,
:11:32. > :11:37.we are going to go see your grandparents and auntie Esther's
:11:37. > :11:41.going to come watch you. Dad, Sid's coming with us, OK. This is a
:11:41. > :11:51.family matter. Sid's not interested in meeting your grandparents, he's
:11:51. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:00.going to be bored stiff. You come to restaurants, people sitting
:12:00. > :12:04.together and they don't speak to each other. They probably don't
:12:04. > :12:14.have to speak because they are connected. Or they're bored of one
:12:14. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:21.So Michael Fassbender there leading the final of the five in that
:12:21. > :12:24.category. It's a mark I think of, as we were saying, the extent to
:12:24. > :12:28.which BAFTA is increasingly taken seriously that all five of the
:12:28. > :12:31.actors will be here tonight. There is a very good turnout, I have to
:12:31. > :12:36.say, having seen the advance list of who is coming in terms of all
:12:36. > :12:40.the categories, picture, director, actor and actress. They'll all at
:12:40. > :12:44.some stage make their way up the red carpet behind me.
:12:44. > :12:50.Mark, maybe we should move away from Gary Oldman because we've kind
:12:50. > :13:00.of said our piece on that one. are rooting for him,, let's move on.
:13:00. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:16.Duchess of Cambridge Duchess of Jean Dujardin? It's a different
:13:16. > :13:20.discipline when you act silently. Singing in the Rain was one. Jean
:13:20. > :13:25.Dujardin has done broad comedy. This is an eye opening performance
:13:25. > :13:33.from him. The dancing is terrific. More to come. Let's just cross to
:13:33. > :13:38.Lizo. He had one of the key stars of the Help with him. I'm with
:13:38. > :13:44.Viola Davis, the star of the Help. Welcome to the BAFTAS. How much of
:13:44. > :13:49.an honour is it being nominated for this? Oh gosh, such an honour to be
:13:49. > :13:53.nominated for a baftafplt last time I told someone I wasn't nominated,
:13:53. > :13:57.I was the only cast member not nominated and I was like, I want to
:13:57. > :14:01.go to the BAFTAS, so this time it's been a real treat. I've always
:14:01. > :14:07.wondered what it would be like to be here and it's been a dream
:14:07. > :14:12.really. The films of civil rights themes
:14:12. > :14:17.and empourment seems to have touched audiences and critics --
:14:17. > :14:20.empowerment. Yes, I think that's a backdrop, The Real Story is a story
:14:20. > :14:23.of friendship despite everything that's happening surrounding the
:14:23. > :14:29.cultures. These friendships emerge that have touched everyone because
:14:30. > :14:33.I think everybody has shared that story. I think that is its appeal.
:14:33. > :14:41.You are thrilled to be nominate ford Best Actress, you must be
:14:41. > :14:44.equally pleased to see Jessica Chastain and and Octavia Spencer
:14:44. > :14:48.nominated? Absolutely thrilled. There was such a friendship that
:14:48. > :14:52.emerged from this film that's like nothing we have ever experienced,
:14:52. > :14:59.you know. So I'm just so thrilled for them. We all have each other's
:14:59. > :15:02.backs, you know. The only one I wish were here and nominated for
:15:02. > :15:12.director is our director Tate Taylor.
:15:12. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:25.Thank you very much and best of Her husband was trying to keep her
:15:25. > :15:31.warm. George Clooney has just arrived. A
:15:31. > :15:35.bit of screaming. I was talking to some of the crowd who had turned up
:15:35. > :15:40.early outside the Opera House and asked who they wanted to see. Guess
:15:40. > :15:50.what, quite a lot wanted to see George Clooney. He is still such a
:15:50. > :15:50.
:15:50. > :16:00.draw, not the only big Hollywood name, brad pit, Meryl Streep. --
:16:00. > :16:01.
:16:01. > :16:08.As the stars continued to turn in either side of the Royal Opera
:16:08. > :16:15.House, we are keeping an eye on the people stepping out onto the red
:16:15. > :16:20.carpet. We heard from Viola Davis. Let us reflect on who else is
:16:20. > :16:30.nominated in that category. As if we need to remind you, the category
:16:30. > :16:47.
:16:47. > :16:52.If she wants us to take her seriously, she must learn to calm
:16:52. > :16:57.down! If the right honourable gentleman
:16:58. > :17:03.could perhaps attend more closely to what I am saying, rather than
:17:03. > :17:10.how I am saying it. He may receive a valuable education in spite of
:17:11. > :17:20.himself. # We are having a heatwave, a
:17:21. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:58.tropical heatwave. The way that I You is kind, you is smart. You is
:17:58. > :18:08.
:18:08. > :18:14.important. You is kind. You is All five of those nominees will be
:18:14. > :18:19.here tonight. Julian Anderson has arrived, among those presenting an
:18:19. > :18:24.award this evening, signing an awful lot of autographs. A called
:18:24. > :18:34.Jenny up the red carpet tonight but all of the stars Brading these
:18:34. > :18:36.
:18:36. > :18:41.chilly temperatures. -- braving. I am joined by Octavia Spencer.
:18:41. > :18:47.First of all. You must have been thrilled how this film has been
:18:47. > :18:57.received. Did you expect it to do so well at award ceremonies? We did
:18:57. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:02.not think that far ahead. We worked hard. We are so proud. As we say in
:19:02. > :19:08.the south, this is the gravy. For Viola Davis was saying she was
:19:08. > :19:15.thrilled that you had both been nominated. Is there a bit of
:19:15. > :19:20.rivalry? Gosh, we are both thrilled. This is wonderful, a great honour.
:19:20. > :19:23.I have never been to the BAFTAs. Better than we ever dreamed.
:19:23. > :19:31.The how does it feel to be nominated for this particular
:19:31. > :19:38.award? I feel we are representing other women that we are presented
:19:38. > :19:45.in the film, that is what I feel. Across section of people who have
:19:45. > :19:50.not been honoured. You are nominated for Best adapted
:19:50. > :19:55.screenplay, how difficult was it taking this story and put it onto
:19:55. > :20:04.the screen of? When I got the rights to the bush, there were no
:20:04. > :20:14.fans or publisher, so I got to write it from the heart -- rights
:20:14. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:19.to the book. What did you see in it? I had a woman in my life who
:20:19. > :20:24.raised may and may mean the man I am today. I saw an opportunity to
:20:24. > :20:32.hear from these women, and I had never seen mat done before and I
:20:32. > :20:36.wanted to tell that story. The Octavia Spencer from The Help,
:20:36. > :20:42.who won the Golden Globe for that performance.
:20:42. > :20:48.This is an actor's piece, the performances are fantastic, they
:20:48. > :20:53.lift it. The cast is so vibrant. Above the level of just being a
:20:53. > :21:03.movie that might be overlooked in the wards. In the Best actress
:21:03. > :21:03.
:21:03. > :21:09.category, there is such a strong showing. In the public vote, this
:21:09. > :21:13.is an actor category only. Some of women were nominated, Jessica
:21:13. > :21:19.Chastain but we have ended up with an all-male shortlist.
:21:19. > :21:24.We are seeing pictures of Tom Hiddlestone arriving, in that
:21:24. > :21:31.category. Is it fair to say he is one of the favourites? He has a
:21:31. > :21:36.really interesting mixture of roles to be considered for this year.
:21:36. > :21:44.comes down to him and Eddie Redmayne. Eddie Redmayne may just
:21:44. > :21:54.have the edge. He is in War Horse Forest Dutt, which doesn't have so
:21:54. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :21:59.many nominations -- for a start. Tom Hiddlestone is a real rising
:21:59. > :22:05.star. And eddie red main. I would have like to see a couple of
:22:05. > :22:10.actresses in that category. It was very controversial. A group of
:22:10. > :22:15.experts produce that long list, throw it open to the public. You
:22:15. > :22:22.can never prejudge the public, and one of the worst things as a critic
:22:22. > :22:32.is attempting to judge how the public will jump. I have probably
:22:32. > :22:36.
:22:36. > :22:43.ruined his chances, Eddie Redmayne. Best actress. Meryl Streep. The
:22:43. > :22:51.story for this, Irby Oscars, can anybody beat her? No, they cannot.
:22:51. > :22:57.Berenice Bejo is in this category and also best supporting actress. I
:22:57. > :23:07.would love to see Tilda Swinton, a breathtaking film, We Need To Talk
:23:07. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:12.About Kevin. Meryl Streep gives a performance covering all of the
:23:12. > :23:16.bases. Although there are a lot of problems with a film which at the
:23:16. > :23:26.end is rather flimsy but her performance is rock solid. A
:23:26. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:31.performance which holds up the film. It is absolutely astounding. What
:23:31. > :23:41.is interesting, lots of people saying, it is an unfair year for
:23:41. > :23:42.
:23:43. > :23:47.Michelle Williams, in My Week With Marilyn. When I saw the film I
:23:47. > :23:51.enjoyed it so much more than I expected. I thought she was great
:23:51. > :23:57.but I wasn't 100 % sure that she was quite as good as everyone had
:23:57. > :24:06.said, this is the problem with reading reviews beforehand. This is
:24:06. > :24:16.always the case. The best thing to do is to let people discover it
:24:16. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:23.themselves. It is one of those things, it in a year where the
:24:23. > :24:33.leading actress category is very strong. In any other year, Tilda
:24:33. > :24:40.Swinton would have walked it. Best supporting actor, we just saw
:24:40. > :24:50.that claims of Kenneth Branagh. He is in that category. That could
:24:50. > :24:52.
:24:52. > :25:00.have got... Playing Sir Laurence Olivier. It works. It is slightly
:25:00. > :25:05.how many but in the right way, he is playing it up, having arguments
:25:05. > :25:11.with Marilyn Monroe, will she turn up? He is deliberately doing a
:25:11. > :25:16.slightly how many performance. He says he actually asked for advice
:25:16. > :25:20.on how would you do well as an actor, and he was given the advice,
:25:20. > :25:28.do whatever feels right and it will turn out right in the end. He is
:25:28. > :25:35.enjoying herself. You Christopher from a -- Christopher Plummer was
:25:35. > :25:39.fantastic, he got the glow -- Golden Globe.
:25:39. > :25:44.A fantastic performance, he is playing a father who has been
:25:44. > :25:51.married, lost his wife, now discovers another side to his life
:25:51. > :25:58.and sexuality he did not know before. A joyous performance. You
:25:58. > :26:02.see somebody branching out. Philip Seymour Hoffman is also
:26:02. > :26:06.nominated for The Ides Of March, a film about American politics,
:26:06. > :26:10.directed by George Clooney. It hasn't figured in nominations
:26:10. > :26:15.generally. This happens every year, there are certain films when you
:26:16. > :26:22.first see them, people say they are contenders, but it doesn't work out
:26:22. > :26:32.that way. The road to when the awards ceremony is fitted with
:26:32. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :26:35.critics who are predicting. -- is littered. Many people thought War
:26:35. > :26:45.Horse would appear in more significant categories. You cannot
:26:45. > :26:48.predict. I am a huge fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman. He is one of these
:26:48. > :26:57.people, no matter what the film is light, heat is going to be worth
:26:57. > :27:05.watching. I used to have a rule about Richard E Grant, he never had
:27:05. > :27:13.a bad film. Philip Seymour Hoffman is a fine actor. The in this
:27:13. > :27:22.category, is it Kenneth Branagh's night? Yes. I am trying to keep an
:27:22. > :27:27.eye, he is on the red carpet. While we wait, let us talk about best
:27:27. > :27:37.supporting actress. An interesting mixture. The classic Staudt, Dame
:27:37. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:49.Judi Dench. Much as I love her, she was cracking in this film. J Edgar
:27:49. > :27:55.Hoover, that was a flawed film. It won't be a BAFTA if you didn't have
:27:55. > :28:00.a nomination for her. Actually she had a pretty good chance. That is a
:28:00. > :28:06.hard category to call this year. She has got a good chance. Octavia
:28:06. > :28:11.Spencer we have already heard from. Carey Mulligan, several interesting
:28:11. > :28:14.films out this year. One of those actresses who has turned up in such
:28:14. > :28:20.a broad range of material. A few years ago people did not know who
:28:20. > :28:26.she was at all. She has done an extraordinary amount of work. Again,
:28:26. > :28:36.every time you see her, a completely different side. Shane
:28:36. > :28:42.
:28:42. > :28:52.macro. Drive. -- Shane. Melissa McCarthy, in bridesmaids --
:28:52. > :28:59.Bridesmaids. Bede Golden Globes makes a big deal about having a
:28:59. > :29:03.category for Best Film Drama and best musical comedy. I think that
:29:03. > :29:08.is starting to change, we are seeing recognition for comedy
:29:08. > :29:12.screenplays. It has in the past been true. If you want to win a
:29:12. > :29:18.performing a Ward, you generally have to suffer rather than enjoy
:29:18. > :29:28.yourself. Suffering is what people look for. Let us talk about this.
:29:28. > :29:34.
:29:34. > :29:44.Best director. I really want it to be liam ramsey. We Need To Talk
:29:44. > :29:47.
:29:47. > :29:54.About Kevin. -- Lynne Ramsey. She is a brilliant director. Eight
:29:54. > :29:59.years we don't see a film from have. She came back with We Need To Talk
:29:59. > :30:07.About Kevin. It is so powerful, confident, a dark and strange film.
:30:07. > :30:17.A mother who doesn't love her child. Yet, she handles it so, a deadly.
:30:17. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:23.I wonder if we can return to Lizo. I think I can see Jessica Chastain.
:30:23. > :30:27.Over to you. Yes, joined by yet another of the stars of the Help,
:30:27. > :30:33.Jessica Chastain up for best supporting actress. What does it
:30:33. > :30:40.mean to be here tonight to you? It's huge, I'm a big fan of the
:30:40. > :30:47.work done in the country, I've worked on Poirot, I've shot at
:30:47. > :30:52.Pinewood Studios and have worked with Ray Fiennes and Vanessa
:30:52. > :30:56.Redgrave. To be here as a nominee is very exciting and very special.
:30:56. > :30:59.Earlier, we talked to your co-star Viola Davis and she was saying one
:30:59. > :31:05.of the things that attracted her into the story was that it was
:31:05. > :31:11.really a theme of friendship. Is that what did it for you? Yes, I
:31:11. > :31:14.love so much with Celia and minnie the fact that a good friendship can
:31:14. > :31:20.really save your life and I got to play that in the movie and I got to
:31:20. > :31:24.walk away from the movie with these great friendships that I'm living
:31:24. > :31:28.with Viola, Octavia, Emma and all of them. One of the people you are
:31:29. > :31:35.up against is your co-star Octavia Spencer. Come on, there must be a
:31:35. > :31:40.bit of rivalry there. None! You know, maybe I'm not so good but
:31:40. > :31:47.every time she wins it's like I won. I'm so happy for her, she has been
:31:47. > :31:51.working for so long, I have zero rivalry with her. We had a bet in
:31:51. > :31:54.the beginning, I always betted against myself winning anything,
:31:54. > :31:58.she's brilliant so none! Thank you very much for talking to us and
:31:58. > :32:08.best of luck this evening. Thank you.
:32:08. > :32:08.
:32:08. > :32:12.Behind me, I was just rather glancing a lot here because the
:32:12. > :32:16.wonderful Octavia Spencer was here. There are a few others penned in
:32:16. > :32:22.here behind us. Let's see who else is just I think
:32:22. > :32:26.climbing out of a Limo. Keep looking to see in the scrum who we
:32:26. > :32:32.can catch sight of. Jonah Hill just arriving, Best Supporting Actor in
:32:32. > :32:42.Moneyball. That's the film that Brad Pitt is nominated in for Best
:32:42. > :32:43.
:32:43. > :32:48.Mark, I'm keeping a weather eye on that end of the red carpet but we
:32:48. > :32:53.were talking about the Best Director earlier. I have to move
:32:53. > :32:58.away already. Let's head back to see if we can join Kenneth Brannagh.
:32:58. > :33:02.I'm joined by Kenneth Brannagh, playing Laurence Olivier in My Week
:33:02. > :33:08.With Maralyn. What made you want to get into this particular film?
:33:08. > :33:18.Simon Curtis, the director and a great cast. Judi Dench, Emma Watson,
:33:18. > :33:18.
:33:18. > :33:23.Zoe Wanamaker, Eddie Redmaynne and the lady who played Marilyn, she
:33:24. > :33:27.was great. A great group to work with. Six nominations tonight.
:33:27. > :33:31.There seems to be an undercurrent of opinion that this is the one to
:33:31. > :33:35.watch that could come out of nowhere? You never know, these
:33:35. > :33:38.places and events are always full of surprises. It's a great evening
:33:39. > :33:42.to meet up with your friends and say well done and thank you and say
:33:42. > :33:46.thank you to these people, genuine supporters and movie-goers who've
:33:46. > :33:49.been waiting in the cold to say hello and well done and get us to
:33:49. > :33:57.sign things. That's wonderful to be able to do on a night like this.
:33:57. > :33:59.Thank you very much for talking to Kenneth Brannagh who plays Sir
:33:59. > :34:03.Laurence Olivier in My Week With Maralyn.
:34:03. > :34:10.We keep trying to talk about the Best Director category. I think we
:34:10. > :34:13.are going to talk about that while we might see some images of George
:34:13. > :34:19.Clooney signing autographs. You were talking about Lynne Ramsay and
:34:19. > :34:22.how remarkable her work is? Yes, if you look at the Best Director
:34:22. > :34:26.category, you have Nicolas Winding Refn, Martin Scorsese. The reason
:34:26. > :34:30.that Scorsese is important is because he's getting a fellowship
:34:30. > :34:33.and that is the highest of all that you can get. It's in a year in
:34:33. > :34:38.which Middle East head his first children's movie, if you want to
:34:38. > :34:42.describe it like that, it's 3D. Hugo? Yes, and for my money, it's
:34:42. > :34:51.the only one of the 3D movies of this current wave that was David
:34:51. > :34:55.Cameron chully worth the 3D process -- -- that was actually worth the
:34:55. > :35:03.3D process. The 3D didn't draw you into the drama, but it made it
:35:03. > :35:07.stand out because the film is about the invention of cinema, it's about
:35:07. > :35:11.the Lumiere brothers. They remade that in 3D and it didn't work but
:35:11. > :35:16.it shows you that 3D is as old as cinema. The idea that Scorsese made
:35:16. > :35:19.something using an old-fashioned technique but using it in 21st
:35:19. > :35:25.century, he achieved the extraordinary by making a 3D movie
:35:25. > :35:28.that didn't make me think, it can't stand 3D and he'll get the foal
:35:28. > :35:32.lowship award, deservedly so. Recognition for a remarkable
:35:32. > :35:37.career? Yes. Would a cynic say it's a nod to the fact that perhaps we
:35:37. > :35:43.haven't given you all the awards in the past that we should have done?
:35:43. > :35:47.He was recognised for Goodfellas and he has a good relationship with
:35:47. > :35:52.the BAFTAS and the voters. He's had an extraordinary career and he's
:35:52. > :35:56.still making interesting flims now. There's no sense with him that the
:35:56. > :36:02.best is behind him. I really thought Hugo was a great movie for
:36:02. > :36:12.kids of all ages. I thought it would work for everybody from ten
:36:12. > :36:14.
:36:14. > :36:18.to seventy. I do struggle with it a bit myself. Let's just return
:36:18. > :36:23.momentarily to Lizo. I'm joined by Nick Frost
:36:24. > :36:27.representing the film Tintin up for best an animated feature. How much
:36:28. > :36:30.fun was making the movie? Getting the chance to work with your
:36:30. > :36:35.boyhood idol doesn't happen every day so I'll look forward to the
:36:35. > :36:40.second one. How is that going? Will it be an expansion of what happened
:36:40. > :36:48.in the first, what can you tell us? I can't tell you anything, it's not
:36:48. > :36:52.that I can't because I would, but we don't know, fingers crossed and
:36:52. > :36:55.we'll see. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson two of the Best
:36:55. > :36:59.Directors in the world and personal heroes of yours, what was it like
:36:59. > :37:04.getting to work with people like that You have to do that thing
:37:04. > :37:08.where you put a lid on the fact that every day you go to work you
:37:08. > :37:12.kind of look at Steven Spielberg and you are thinking, that's Steven
:37:12. > :37:16.Spielberg, he's right there, you know, you have to put a lid on it,
:37:16. > :37:20.I'm there to work and I am there to do a job and I do it. Thank you
:37:21. > :37:30.very much. Enjoy the evening. you, cheers, BBC.
:37:30. > :37:34.Again, looking behind me because I'm struck by how Viola Davis and
:37:35. > :37:38.Octavia Spencer are being generous with their time and giving a huge
:37:38. > :37:46.number of interviews. Kenneth Brannagh is giving a huge number of
:37:46. > :37:49.interviews as well. Richard E Grant who Mark mentioned is here as well.
:37:49. > :37:54.So many luminaries here tonight. Who do you have with you?
:37:54. > :37:57.Director of The Film Shame, Steve McQueen, up for outstanding British
:37:57. > :38:02.feature. How pleased are you with the reception this movie has been
:38:02. > :38:07.getting? Very pleased. It's a difficult subject matter and it's
:38:07. > :38:09.been a fabulous response and I'm very pleased, very pleased with
:38:09. > :38:13.Michael Fassbender too obviously. There are some very dark themes in
:38:13. > :38:19.there. Are you surprised that it seems to have been embraced by
:38:19. > :38:22.audiences so much? Yes, often there are a lot of films about fantasy
:38:22. > :38:26.and sometimes we need a bit of reality and people appreciate that
:38:26. > :38:30.in Europe particularly. What is it like personally for you walking
:38:30. > :38:36.down the red carpet at the BAFTAS and being nominated? Nervous! I
:38:36. > :38:40.just want to get to the door and get in. Lots of screaming! Any of
:38:40. > :38:49.your personal heroes you will be looking out for tonight? Gary
:38:49. > :38:53.Oldman is one, absolutely. Yes. Meryl. First name terms? Well, you
:38:53. > :38:57.know. Viola Davis. There are a few. Fantastic. Thank you very much.
:38:57. > :39:02.Enjoy the evening. Speak to you later. This is the point in the
:39:02. > :39:09.evening at which it gets louder and louder and louder and the screams
:39:09. > :39:14.from the crowds behind me get so loud it's almost impossible to hear
:39:14. > :39:19.anyone speak or hear yourself think. We'll persist because it's a
:39:19. > :39:22.fantastic turn out here tonight. Interesting there, Mark, hearing
:39:23. > :39:26.from Steve McQueen, the director of Shame because that's in that
:39:26. > :39:31.category that we haven't touched upon. There is a separate category
:39:31. > :39:36.for best British film. Outstanding British Film, absolutely. Steve
:39:36. > :39:40.McQueen is a terrific director. He made Hunger with Michael Fassbender
:39:40. > :39:43.and Michael Fassbender has been compared to Marlon Brando, an
:39:43. > :39:50.extraordinary performance by him. The thing with Steve McQueen is, he
:39:50. > :39:53.came into film-making from art, he was a visual artist beforehand. I
:39:53. > :39:58.think he's a really confident director, Outstanding British Film
:39:58. > :40:05.is always an interesting category, it separates the BAFTAS from the
:40:05. > :40:12.Oscars because it's home grown. We have things in it this year like
:40:12. > :40:19.Shame and Senna, Senna is nominated for best editing. This was snubbed
:40:19. > :40:23.because not only is it very good, it was a populist mainstream hit,
:40:23. > :40:29.about the Formula One racer Ayrton Senna. I don't know anything about
:40:29. > :40:32.Formula One. I know nothing about it but I loved it. You have things
:40:32. > :40:36.like We Need To Talk About Kevin which I keep talking about and so
:40:36. > :40:40.that in many ways is one of the most interesting categories this
:40:40. > :40:46.year because so many good films are out. That tellious a lot about the
:40:46. > :40:49.home grown film industry. People keep saying what state is the
:40:49. > :40:53.British film industry in, we have a good list.
:40:53. > :40:57.I was struck watching Senna, someone who knows nothing about
:40:57. > :41:02.Formula One, me, really enjoyed it. They portrayed the rivalry between
:41:02. > :41:05.him and his rival so well and you think, this is the drama here, but
:41:05. > :41:09.I'm really curious to know whether the director had had any issues
:41:09. > :41:14.with trying to get film distribution. We watched it and we
:41:14. > :41:19.thought, it's brilliant but it could be a TV documentary.
:41:19. > :41:24.drebgtsor said when he started doing it, he was interested in that
:41:24. > :41:27.human drama between Senna and Prost and what many people said about the
:41:27. > :41:31.film was the triumph of it was that it worked for people that didn't
:41:31. > :41:35.care about Formula One. He made a point about saying that his editor
:41:35. > :41:38.was a Formula One fan and wanted it to be recognised that the film was
:41:38. > :41:42.put together by someone that did understand Formula One. It's
:41:42. > :41:47.interesting how much the editing plays a significant part in that
:41:47. > :41:51.film. It's brilliantly edited. It does what a documentary should do.
:41:51. > :41:54.If you know about the subject, it's right, informative and intelligence.
:41:54. > :41:59.It's engaging on a human level. I think it's one of the best dramas
:41:59. > :42:09.of the year, let alone documentarys of the year. Lovely to watch
:42:09. > :42:19.something and to be so strug by it going into it and enjoying it -- so
:42:19. > :42:27.
:42:27. > :42:31.Ray Fiennes there. I saw something once on stage, that
:42:32. > :42:34.film and I didn't get it. It's a modern day wartime setting. It's
:42:34. > :42:38.made sense of the central drama that it's about a character who's
:42:38. > :42:42.neither a politician nor a warrior. For reasons you will understand, we
:42:42. > :42:47.must return to Lizo. I'm joined by a man who doesn't
:42:47. > :42:51.need no introduction, Clooney, nominated for Best Actor for The
:42:51. > :42:56.Descendents. You must be very personally thrilled by that? Joo I
:42:56. > :43:01.am, I'm also Handicap pi because the screen play is nominated too. -
:43:02. > :43:06.- happy. What What does a baf to mean to you? It's a fun thing, it's
:43:06. > :43:13.become a much bigger deal in the last ten years or so and it seems
:43:13. > :43:15.nice, it makes a big difference now and helps films, particularly
:43:15. > :43:19.smaller films. We Need To Talk About Kevin and films like that. If
:43:19. > :43:22.they get nominations, they get to keep making films like that, so
:43:22. > :43:26.it's good. The Descendents is a very different role for you, a
:43:26. > :43:29.father, a man going through real emotional turmoil. You know, is
:43:29. > :43:36.there much you could relate to in that or was it just a good story
:43:36. > :43:40.that drew you in? The director I wanted to work with, he handed me a
:43:40. > :43:47.really good screen play so I thought it would be fun to do.
:43:47. > :43:52.you are also nominated for Best Screenplay for The Ides of March.
:43:52. > :43:55.Do you find directing more artistic? It's what you come up
:43:55. > :43:59.with along the way which is fun. It's my second time here with a
:43:59. > :44:04.nomination for writing so I'm very proud of that so happy to be here.
:44:04. > :44:09.Enjoy the evening. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. You look
:44:09. > :44:14.very nice too. Called I look very nice by George Clooney, does it get
:44:14. > :44:17.much better than that! Lizo, you can retire, your job is done!
:44:17. > :44:22.blushing. Thank you very much. Beat that over
:44:22. > :44:26.the rest of the evening, I don't think you will! You wouldn't have
:44:26. > :44:31.heard that, Mark. George Clooney told Lizo he was beautifully
:44:31. > :44:35.dressed. I didn't hear what he was saying but he looked pretty good,
:44:35. > :44:40.that's the classic experience with him.
:44:40. > :44:46.Dujardin is here signing autographs, the star of The Artist -- Jean
:44:46. > :44:50.Dujardin. Looking ahead slightly because we are a fie few weeks away
:44:50. > :44:55.from Oscars - we are a few weeks away from Oscars. There is a bit of
:44:55. > :44:59.me that thinks, are they really going to give the award to a
:44:59. > :45:03.Frenchman? The interesting thing is that it's done what silent cinema
:45:03. > :45:07.did at its best, it's broken all national boundaries. The great
:45:07. > :45:10.British filmmaker used to tell a terrific story about saying how
:45:10. > :45:15.film when it first started was international and when immigrants
:45:15. > :45:19.arrived in America, the first thing that happened was they were shown a
:45:19. > :45:22.silent film of Life in New York and that was enough. As soon as talking
:45:22. > :45:28.arrived, it became nationally specific. Actually, The Artist has
:45:28. > :45:33.gone back to that classic time when silent film is international. I am
:45:33. > :45:41.a great lover of silent film anyway. I accompany them as one of the
:45:41. > :45:51.things I do as a hobby. Silent cinema has broken into the film
:45:51. > :45:52.
:45:52. > :45:59.I am joined by Jonah Hill, nominated in the Best Supporting
:45:59. > :46:05.actor category. Brad Pitt your co- star is also nominated. How do you
:46:06. > :46:09.feel? I am very excited, for the movie, for Brad Pitt, to get
:46:09. > :46:16.nominated for an award especially in another country for your work is
:46:16. > :46:24.a great honour. Moneyball, a baseball film. Are you a baseball
:46:24. > :46:30.fan? In this country, people do not play baseball. The movie is about
:46:30. > :46:35.underdogs, different ways of thinking, a beautiful film. I am
:46:35. > :46:44.honoured to be part of it. What is it like working with Brad Pitt.
:46:44. > :46:54.is the best. He is a prankster. I was on the receiving end of quite a
:46:54. > :46:59.few vicious pranks. Chris O'Dowd arriving. The rising
:46:59. > :47:04.star category voted for by the public. Controversially this year
:47:04. > :47:10.no women on that short list. Kenneth Branagh is moving up his
:47:10. > :47:18.red carpet very slowly, giving so many interviews tonight. I can see
:47:18. > :47:24.Tom Hiddlestone, in the rising star category as well. We have caught
:47:24. > :47:28.sight of Jeremy Irvin who is presenting an award. A young man
:47:28. > :47:34.whose career is looking far more promising since he got a key role
:47:34. > :47:40.in War Horse. He was talking about how he was struggling for work and
:47:40. > :47:45.told them. There has been a lot of talk about War Horse being snubbed.
:47:45. > :47:54.It has got technical awards. It is a film in which it doesn't really
:47:54. > :48:01.need awards to do the work. I really like that film. People say
:48:01. > :48:06.it is overly sentimental. It is a Spielberg movie which plays on the
:48:06. > :48:10.heart strings, plays towards a younger audience, it has done well
:48:10. > :48:15.at the box office. It could have gone badly wrong in someone else's
:48:15. > :48:22.hands. It has got popular support. A beautifully produced melodrama
:48:22. > :48:26.which works for a young audience. It was originally aimed at a young
:48:26. > :48:33.audience. It does the job really well, it doesn't matter it hasn't
:48:33. > :48:40.got the bigger nominations. We saw Dame Judi Dench. Nominated for My
:48:40. > :48:47.Week With Marilyn. She has become such an institution. The film has
:48:47. > :48:54.six nominations. It has proved very successful with the BAFTA voters.
:48:54. > :49:01.On the one hand, it has a certain amount of psychological attraction,
:49:01. > :49:09.but it has a large amount of fun. In many ways, My Week With Marilyn
:49:09. > :49:15.is a comedy. A serious drama on one level but primarily a comedy film.
:49:15. > :49:22.I am just looking away again. A young lady who may be present in
:49:22. > :49:29.one of the orders tonight. Bizarre the BAFTAs, nothing quite
:49:29. > :49:36.as British as James Bond. You will be giving out the outstanding
:49:36. > :49:45.British Feature award tonight. You have been shooting for a few weeks.
:49:45. > :49:53.Is Daniel Craig behaving? We are having an amazing time, it is great.
:49:53. > :49:58.What is so important about the BAFTAs? What makes it so important
:49:58. > :50:04.to you, in the industry? It is about celebrating British film, the
:50:04. > :50:09.talent we have. Giving a worldwide platform to that talent which is
:50:09. > :50:18.hugely important. How is the British film industry seen around
:50:18. > :50:28.the world? They are famous for their very high quality, in terms
:50:28. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:40.of sense of humour, in terms of Penelope Cruz is here presenting an
:50:40. > :50:44.award. Increasingly, the BAFTAs port in some very big names, not
:50:44. > :50:49.just in terms of those nominated but people to present the awards as
:50:49. > :50:57.well. We are looking for Colin Firth who will be here presenting
:50:57. > :51:04.an award. He has a small part in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The man
:51:04. > :51:09.everyone was talking about a year ago. Jim Broadbent, we can see, he
:51:09. > :51:19.played Denis Thatcher in Iron Lady. Usually loved, a versatile British
:51:19. > :51:20.
:51:20. > :51:23.actor. -- hugely loved. performance was great. If that
:51:24. > :51:28.failed is essentially about the relationship between Margaret
:51:28. > :51:34.Thatcher and her husband. He did a brilliant job. It would be easy to
:51:34. > :51:41.slip into caricature of. He played it really well, really well judged.
:51:41. > :51:44.A terrific performance. I just wish the film was slightly better.
:51:44. > :51:52.And returning to someone very special indeed.
:51:52. > :51:57.With one of the stars of My Week With Marilyn, Dame Judi Dench. You
:51:57. > :52:02.have been to so many of these ceremonies, over the years, do you
:52:02. > :52:11.still get the same sense of excitement on the red carpet?
:52:11. > :52:16.I suppose I do. It is very exciting this evening. The BAFTAs used to be
:52:16. > :52:25.quite quiet! What is it about the film which has touched so many
:52:25. > :52:31.people? You mustn't ask me, they haven't seen it yet! Really? I have
:52:31. > :52:38.saved it up for retreat. What attracted you to the film of?
:52:38. > :52:45.attracted meet his then the producer, I love working with
:52:45. > :52:53.Harvey. Kenneth Branagh is a great friend. Also, I knew the character
:52:53. > :53:00.I played very well. You are filming James Bond. It has been very cold,
:53:00. > :53:06.all day long. It is getting so loud, I struggled
:53:06. > :53:16.to hear some of that. Did it Dame Judi Dench actually say, and
:53:16. > :53:19.
:53:19. > :53:24.haven't seen My Week With Marilyn? He can't hear me either. To play a
:53:24. > :53:28.sizable role but not see the finished version. The amount of
:53:29. > :53:33.times when your opening questions to someone should be, have you seen
:53:33. > :53:39.the film? When you are working actor, you don't have time to go to
:53:39. > :53:45.the cinema. It is often the case people have not seen the finished
:53:45. > :53:50.film. Obviously the director will know everything. If you are an
:53:50. > :53:58.actor, it is not a snub, you don't have time to see the finished
:53:58. > :54:03.product. I am on the red carpet with Ralph
:54:03. > :54:05.Fiennes. You have been nominated for Coriolanus. How pleased are you
:54:05. > :54:12.with the reception the film has got?
:54:12. > :54:16.I am very thrilled, it was a tough picture, trying to get it financed.
:54:16. > :54:20.For it to be represented here tonight as a film, I couldn't be
:54:20. > :54:26.happier. What is it like trying to get
:54:26. > :54:30.British films financed? It depends on the film, the script.
:54:30. > :54:34.There are subject matters which at face value seemed not very
:54:34. > :54:41.commercial and Coriolanus was one of those, little known Shakespeare
:54:41. > :54:46.and famously difficult. If you have a script which is designed to be
:54:46. > :54:49.commercial you would probably get it financed relatively easily.
:54:49. > :54:55.When you tempted to go for something which appeared more
:54:56. > :55:03.commercial? I felt very passionate about it,
:55:03. > :55:05.very strongly, some part of me felt people would see it. If you took
:55:05. > :55:09.away Locke's of difficult text you are left with a dynamic political
:55:09. > :55:15.thriller which has a resonance with what is happening in the world
:55:15. > :55:22.today. There is a battle sequence, I wanted that to be dynamic and
:55:22. > :55:28.alive. The relationships are dramatic and strong.
:55:28. > :55:32.Ralph Fiennes, talking about the difficulties of finance. Saying how
:55:32. > :55:36.tricky it is to get a film made. Listening to that, we know about
:55:36. > :55:43.the economic situation but you think, if Ralph Fiennes says he has
:55:43. > :55:49.a great idea, even someone like him cannot easily get funding.
:55:49. > :55:55.If you look at the cast, Vanessa Redgrave, working with Shakespeare.
:55:55. > :56:01.One of the more difficult Shakespeare plays. Yes, it is
:56:01. > :56:07.always hard to get any film made. I always say it is astonishing anyone
:56:07. > :56:11.can get a production together to get a project off the ground.
:56:11. > :56:17.Whether state funded for privately- funded, people still do manage to
:56:17. > :56:21.make extraordinary films. We hear doom and gloom about how it is
:56:21. > :56:27.harder now. It will always be difficult. Yet people will still
:56:27. > :56:33.get those things made. It is something he really wanted to do.
:56:33. > :56:36.Clearly a project which meant an awful lot to him. He came out of
:56:36. > :56:46.the Harry Potter theories and then went on the road promoting
:56:46. > :56:49.
:56:49. > :56:53.Coriolanus. -- Potter movies. that surreal moment, doing the news,
:56:53. > :57:01.and realised Ralph Fiennes was standing in our studio, he had come
:57:01. > :57:08.here to observe, to know how a daily news room operated. One of my
:57:08. > :57:14.more surreal moments. In the case of anything like that.
:57:14. > :57:19.Someone who has a personal project, they will put that effort in. Ralph
:57:19. > :57:24.Fiennes was on Radio 5 talking about Harry Potter. He seemed
:57:24. > :57:28.disengaged. Coriolanus, you couldn't stop him talking. I don't
:57:28. > :57:35.think he loves the publicity circuit.
:57:35. > :57:42.We are looking at pictures of Tilda Swinton. John Hurt.
:57:42. > :57:47.I am on the red carpet with Tom Hooper. Oscar-winning director.
:57:47. > :57:52.What is it like coming to these awards ceremonies? Last year did
:57:52. > :58:01.incredibly well. This year it is incredibly relaxing. I thoroughly
:58:01. > :58:09.recommend winning the Oscar. It is very nice to be back without that -
:58:09. > :58:15.- with that extraordinary year. Great to be presenting this year.
:58:15. > :58:21.How important was the clutch of BAFTAs that the film won last year,
:58:21. > :58:26.its success around the world? BAFTAs is pivotal. The Oscar
:58:26. > :58:36.ballots are still out. I have by voting slip at home. The waiter
:58:36. > :58:38.
:58:38. > :58:48.light goes maybe it affects how people will vote. -- the way the
:58:48. > :58:53.BAFTAs goes. Just before, we saw a glimpse of John Hurt. A wonderful
:58:53. > :58:57.chance to talk about him. Getting the award for Outstanding
:58:57. > :59:02.Contribution to British cinema. great Honour, an extraordinary
:59:02. > :59:07.career. Whenever these things happen, people say, if you're
:59:07. > :59:12.getting that kind of bored, does it mean, thank you, Your Career has
:59:12. > :59:20.peaked. It is not the case at all. It is recognising people who are
:59:20. > :59:25.doing some of their best work. He is like a fine wine, he gets better
:59:25. > :59:30.and better. He is fantastic in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. One of
:59:30. > :59:34.the most radio perfect voices in the British film industry. We must
:59:34. > :59:42.head back to the red carpet. The one from anyone has been
:59:42. > :59:47.talking about. The silent movie, The Artist. Berenice Bejo, and the
:59:47. > :59:55.director. When you were making this movie, did you dream it would get
:59:55. > :00:00.this kind of reaction? No. You can't expect such a big reaction.
:00:00. > :00:04.No. We are very amazed and still very surprised at anything that is
:00:04. > :00:13.happening with this movie. What is it about this song which has made
:00:13. > :00:19.it such a popular success with so It is very difficult to have a
:00:19. > :00:25.simple answer to that question. I think it is because maybe people
:00:25. > :00:30.can feel that we talk to them as adults, and as people able to watch
:00:30. > :00:34.that kind of the movie, and not just teenagers. Maybe that is what
:00:34. > :00:38.they like. You have been nominated for plenty
:00:38. > :00:43.of a award ceremonies and have been winning at award ceremonies, how
:00:43. > :00:47.does the BAFTAs measure among all of these? How important is that
:00:47. > :00:52.compared to the others? For me, they are all very important. I am
:00:52. > :01:00.very glad to be here and to be recognised by the people who are in
:01:00. > :01:04.the industry. Also, I think the British people have a very sharp
:01:04. > :01:11.sense of humour. They give us the nomination for the sound. This is a
:01:11. > :01:18.silent movie, so this is a very special recognition. Thank you very
:01:18. > :01:21.much indeed. What a lovely couple. I read
:01:21. > :01:28.somewhere that they are in fact man and wife, and a very glumness
:01:28. > :01:33.couple they make. Just adorable reactions there. We better stay
:01:33. > :01:38.with the Liesl, because he has someone else.
:01:38. > :01:42.I am on the red carpet now with Daniel Radcliffe. You read out the
:01:42. > :01:49.nominations last month and to make sure I giving a the best supporting
:01:49. > :01:54.actor? Actress. Actress OK. What is it like to be a? It is as little
:01:54. > :01:58.intimidating to be here. It is also quite exciting and I gets genuinely
:01:58. > :02:02.star-struck. I have been reliably informed that I have seen George
:02:02. > :02:06.Clooney and Brad Pitt, so it will be a very nervous night. Some of
:02:06. > :02:12.you see those nominated tonight, Gary Oldman who cured with 4 Harry
:02:12. > :02:16.Potter, you must be keeping your fingers crossed? I am. You are not
:02:16. > :02:20.allowed to have favours if you are presenting, but I will be rooting
:02:20. > :02:30.for Gary. -- allowed to have favourites. If you know someone
:02:30. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:39.personally, you cannot help but I hope we are staying with him
:02:39. > :02:44.there, because he has one of the very important men this evening
:02:44. > :02:48.joining him shortly. I am on the red carpet with John
:02:49. > :02:53.Hart, one of the stars of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He is also
:02:53. > :02:58.getting a lifetime achievement award here at the - that here at
:02:58. > :03:05.the BAFTAs. What is it like being giving -- being given at this light
:03:05. > :03:11.emitted an award? Importance is the wrong word to use an ascent. It is
:03:11. > :03:14.a great honour, and I am very thrilled by it. You must be very
:03:14. > :03:18.pleased that Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy has had such a good
:03:18. > :03:28.reception he asked a work that. 11 nominations. I am very pleased
:03:28. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:37.about that. -- reception here at a the BAFTAs. Thank you for your time.
:03:37. > :03:43.The wonderful John Hart, who is in, as you will gather, Tinker, Tailor,
:03:43. > :03:46.Soldier, Spy, the second most nominated film here tonight. He
:03:46. > :03:50.will be collecting a special award, outstanding contribution for
:03:50. > :03:56.British cinema. After a truly remarkable career in television,
:03:56. > :04:02.not just in cinema. He won a path that on television many years ago.
:04:02. > :04:06.-- he won a the BAFTAs many years ago. Brad Pitt has just arrived as
:04:06. > :04:12.well. You can catch a glimpse of him signing autographs before he
:04:12. > :04:16.makes his way up to do all the various interviews with journalists.
:04:16. > :04:20.Just as we were listening to John Hart, it is fascinating, the matter
:04:21. > :04:26.how many years I have stood here covering the BAFTAs, to 90 get the
:04:26. > :04:28.absolute essence of what to celebrity is. Just behind us is a
:04:28. > :04:32.pack of journalists and photographers standing below me,
:04:32. > :04:36.and George Clooney is still here giving a host of interviews to
:04:36. > :04:42.everyone behind me. Suddenly, even people who are guests here adore
:04:42. > :04:46.the BAFTAs, even other nominees are people presenting awards, just
:04:46. > :04:51.forms the most enormous huddle and line and were all taking pictures
:04:51. > :04:55.of George Clooney. Even within the ranks of famous people, there is
:04:55. > :04:59.still a hierarchy, and proof positive that George Clooney is at
:04:59. > :05:05.the top of that. It is extraordinary. A genuine sense of
:05:05. > :05:09.all. You are tried to broadcast and he is standing five feet away.
:05:09. > :05:15.have tried never to be awestruck, just a few times a year later you
:05:15. > :05:19.sometimes are. I feel better for the fact that there are people who
:05:19. > :05:24.will clearly be in the ceremony to 9-are taking pictures of him, too.
:05:24. > :05:28.I am not the only one who is fascinated. I got here much a
:05:28. > :05:32.earlier this afternoon. There were many people who queued up in the
:05:32. > :05:37.cold for many hours on a better one denied to just wanted to see George
:05:37. > :05:42.Clooney and Brad Pitt. They got their wish.
:05:42. > :05:46.I am here with Gary Oldman, one of the stars of Tinker, Tailor,
:05:46. > :05:51.Soldier, Spy. The film has 11 nominations the right, and you are
:05:51. > :06:00.nominated for Best actor frost. What has dispensed you? It has
:06:00. > :06:07.meant everything to me. It has been a great race, this movie. I am very
:06:07. > :06:17.proud of it. I am proud to be part of that and to be out there
:06:17. > :06:17.
:06:17. > :06:21.promoting it. It makes all of this a lot easier when you are... When
:06:21. > :06:31.you like the film. By police argue that it has been embraced by the
:06:31. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:39.BAFTAs? It was arguably the best reviewed movie of last year. The
:06:39. > :06:46.box office has been phenomenal. And now this. We are more than we
:06:46. > :06:52.expected. We are riding high. must be very indicative, I suppose,
:06:52. > :06:56.of the type of British films that people want to get made. How
:06:56. > :07:03.important is it to keep making movies like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,
:07:03. > :07:09.Spy? I think it is very important. A successful movie, it really is
:07:09. > :07:17.ones and zeros. There is no guarantee that a movie will work,
:07:17. > :07:22.and no matter how good the film is, or the reviews, he won components
:07:22. > :07:29.that is always missing is the audience. When the movie opens, you
:07:29. > :07:34.never know if it will make $1, $10 or $100. A but it speaks of what
:07:34. > :07:38.people want, I think. Because of the success of this film, that
:07:38. > :07:45.maybe they want something a little more different and not just a Wham,
:07:45. > :07:48.bam, thank you ma'am, whistles and bells. People have been talking a
:07:48. > :07:54.lot to be the film artist, it has won more nomination the integrity
:07:54. > :07:59.of those of us by, the think this film can actually, it is the
:07:59. > :08:05.breadwinner? It is really hard to say. It has been an unusual award
:08:05. > :08:10.season. I have not been able to predict any of it. There are great
:08:10. > :08:18.performances. I am WONDERFUL performances. There are great
:08:18. > :08:23.movies in there. -- and I am up against wonderful performances. If
:08:23. > :08:29.we do not come away with any awards, we will make history! Best of luck
:08:29. > :08:34.this evening. Gary Oldman there in the best actor
:08:34. > :08:38.category, as you will have gathered. I think, he would tell you this
:08:38. > :08:43.himself, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy has done wonders for his career.
:08:43. > :08:47.He made such an impact in the early years, films like Nil By Mouth, and
:08:47. > :08:52.then had something of a fallow periods, and here he is now, in the
:08:52. > :08:56.big-time. The great thing about it is, to play a character like George
:08:56. > :08:59.Smiley, who is obvious that although than Gary is in real life,
:08:59. > :09:05.and you must have a lot of experience to bring that weight to
:09:05. > :09:09.the role. The fact of the matter is, John Hart matures like a fine wine
:09:09. > :09:13.and in the case of Gary Oldman, the ups and downs, the difficult times,
:09:13. > :09:18.have all contributed to the fact that he brings such a fresh, new
:09:18. > :09:24.work at that character. He does it all with such small gestures. You
:09:25. > :09:30.remember him in things like Dracula and said and Nancy. These were bake,
:09:30. > :09:33.I like them very much, they were big films. The great joy of his
:09:34. > :09:37.role in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is to do with watching and
:09:37. > :09:42.listening and snot reacting. I would be really disappointed if he
:09:42. > :09:47.does not win tonight. I think he will, too. I think the audience
:09:47. > :09:51.will. We will find out in a few hours there. We are seeing images
:09:51. > :09:56.of Colin Firth, he is presenting an awards tonight. This time last year
:09:56. > :10:02.was all about him. I wonder if these events are more fun to come
:10:02. > :10:05.to if you can relax and think, I am in one of the big films, I have a
:10:05. > :10:09.small part in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, now I can just
:10:09. > :10:17.present an award at enjoy myself. The fact that Colin Firth had his
:10:17. > :10:21.great moment of triumph, where he won both here and across the pond,
:10:21. > :10:26.and then went from that to doing essentially a secondary role it
:10:26. > :10:31.shows a great deal of confidence, and also demonstrates that he is an
:10:31. > :10:35.actor, he is not a superstar who wants his name above the title. He
:10:35. > :10:40.wants to do the best possible job. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy has
:10:40. > :10:45.got pretty much the great team of British acting in it. Colin Firth
:10:45. > :10:53.is excellent in it. If you are committed present, the pressure is
:10:53. > :10:58.off to some extent. It is probably a little bit more fun. Tom Jones,
:10:58. > :11:04.Meryl Streep apparently has just gone out of the limousine. There
:11:04. > :11:08.will be screams as the other end of the red carpet. She is making her
:11:08. > :11:15.way up the red carpet here into the Royal Opera House in London's
:11:15. > :11:19.Covent Garden. An hour or so ago, will be there reflecting that,
:11:19. > :11:23.inevitably, she is the one to beat tonight in the Best actress
:11:23. > :11:27.category. The same applies at the Oscars. We have touched on the fact
:11:27. > :11:32.that many would say it is quite a thin film, but she is absolutely
:11:32. > :11:35.knockout. Let's go back to our correspondent.
:11:35. > :11:40.We have been talking about Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, one of the
:11:40. > :11:43.films of the night. I and you with its director. You are nominated for
:11:43. > :11:48.Best Director, the film has 11 nominations. He must be the
:11:48. > :11:55.happiest man on the red carpet. think it is fantastic. I thought we
:11:55. > :11:59.had won everything that you could ever wish for, he loved from the
:11:59. > :12:05.audience and the reception the film has got, so this is more than I
:12:05. > :12:12.could ever dream of. What does it mean to you to be nominated for a
:12:12. > :12:18.Bafta? I can go to London, that is nice. I can make a lot of nice
:12:18. > :12:22.colleagues. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was a British film, very
:12:22. > :12:29.British sensibilities. It has been embraced by the BAFTAs, why do
:12:29. > :12:33.thing that is? I do not know. I went to England for the first time
:12:33. > :12:39.when I was very young, and I spent a long time here, maybe I have a
:12:39. > :12:43.little special eye on the British. By two very much for speaking to us
:12:44. > :12:48.tonight, best of luck with the award.
:12:48. > :12:52.The Swedish director of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. We think of
:12:52. > :12:55.it as such a quintessential British film in every other way, but not
:12:55. > :13:01.directed by a pet. Gary Oldman has talked about that and said he
:13:01. > :13:05.rather likes that. It brought a certain European feel to it.
:13:05. > :13:12.think Alfred's and there is one of the finest directors working in
:13:12. > :13:18.cinema today, he meant to let the - - he made light the right one in. I
:13:18. > :13:22.did not like you remake of it at all. He has, to me, a European
:13:22. > :13:26.sensibility. It is lovely to bring that to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,
:13:26. > :13:31.Spy. We think of it as a very British story, but he brings an
:13:31. > :13:35.outsider's perspective to it. He makes it strangely alien even
:13:35. > :13:39.though it is so familiar. He is such a fine director working from a
:13:39. > :13:43.fine screenplay, with brilliant design and cinematographer. It is a
:13:43. > :13:49.great film and deserves its nominations. There is Michelle
:13:49. > :13:54.Williams in the Best actress category.
:13:54. > :14:01.With me now are two of the team behind me, from the pit head brace
:14:01. > :14:07.made. It was a surprise! You can see it. How surprise were view that
:14:07. > :14:12.it was a had? What did you want to get her to that? I think when we
:14:12. > :14:16.were writing it, we were not really expecting anything, but the fact
:14:16. > :14:22.that people saw it and it got made is really exciting. The fact that
:14:22. > :14:28.we are ser is crazy. Yes, not in a million years, in our wildest
:14:28. > :14:31.dreams, would he have imagined this happening. Why do you think that a
:14:31. > :14:38.film like this has been recognised at a award shows all over the
:14:38. > :14:43.world? Films in this genre cannot tends to get that kind of attention.
:14:43. > :14:53.I wish I had an answer for you. I do not know. I know that is not a
:14:53. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :15:01.good answer. We are so happy that people received the movie and to
:15:01. > :15:11.something away from it. I hope you enjoyed being on the red
:15:11. > :15:16.
:15:16. > :15:22.Mark I know you have to head inside because you have your own at role
:15:22. > :15:30.to play. Let us talk about predictions. I wanted to be Tilda
:15:30. > :15:40.Swinton, it is going to be Meryl Streep to. Best Director I will go
:15:40. > :15:44.for Lynne Ramsay, best actor Gary Oldman. We will talk to you later.
:15:44. > :15:50.As I said earlier, this is the British Academy Awards, there is
:15:50. > :15:54.nothing quite as British as bond and I am with Tom Jones who its
:15:54. > :16:03.Sagna the theme. You will be opening the BAFTAs tonight with a
:16:03. > :16:10.special bond it seemed -- theme tune. Yes, I am going to be a
:16:10. > :16:15.opening with Thunderball. You have worked with so many different
:16:15. > :16:21.artists and projects, what makes the association with Bond so
:16:21. > :16:25.special? I think the James Bond films are great films, especially
:16:25. > :16:33.when Sean Connery was James Bond. I was very pleased when they asked me
:16:33. > :16:40.to do Thunderball and it was right after Shirley Bassey did Goldfinger.
:16:40. > :16:44.Said Tom Jones, thank you for speaking to us. That is when you
:16:44. > :16:49.want to be inside as part of the ceremony to hear that, don't you?
:16:49. > :16:56.That is the way to start a show. We are looking at images of Meryl
:16:56. > :17:00.Streep arriving, posing for the photographers just a little way
:17:00. > :17:06.away from me here outside the Royal Opera House in London's Covent
:17:06. > :17:11.Garden. You heard the predictions from Mark Kermode, he reckons there
:17:11. > :17:16.is no one who can beat Meryl Streep for her portrayal of Margaret
:17:16. > :17:21.Thatcher in the Iron Lady. I have to say, despite the bitter London
:17:21. > :17:26.weather, I have been quite struck by the large number of very big
:17:26. > :17:30.names who have been more than happy to keep going, they have given
:17:30. > :17:33.interview after interview and signed autographs after autograph.
:17:33. > :17:39.I know a cynic would say that they are here to publicise themselves,
:17:39. > :17:43.but I think a few of them -- a few of us thought the temperatures
:17:43. > :17:47.would do for them are tonight but it does not seem to be the case and
:17:48. > :17:52.it has not dampened the enthusiasm of perhaps several thousand people
:17:52. > :18:00.who are here in Covent Garden to get pictures and autographs. Brad
:18:00. > :18:04.Pitt nominated for money ball, referred to in shorthand as the
:18:04. > :18:09.baseball film. Interestingly, some of the publicity surrounding the
:18:09. > :18:14.film says we want you to know if it is not a baseball film. It is hard
:18:14. > :18:21.to know how well Sue would describe it. I suppose they would describe
:18:21. > :18:26.it as a David and Goliath the film. He is up against George Clooney, I
:18:26. > :18:30.promise it is the last time I will mention George Clooney, but my
:18:30. > :18:34.goodness he moved so slowly up the ranks of photographers and
:18:34. > :18:40.journalists, he gave interviews to everyone who asked and was being
:18:40. > :18:45.charming to everyone. It was remarkable to see. Here is the
:18:45. > :18:51.wonderful John Hurt, collecting tonight hear from after the
:18:51. > :18:57.outstanding contribution to British cinema award. What a remarkable
:18:57. > :19:00.achievement and a man, 72 years old now, with a remarkable career. He
:19:00. > :19:06.is in one of the films we are all talking about, Tinker, Tailor,
:19:06. > :19:13.Soldier, Spy. It is also about television, and there is a man who
:19:13. > :19:18.has succeeded in both media so well. Let's go back to Lizo Mzimba. The
:19:18. > :19:25.film everyone who has been talking about is a cause The Artist. We are
:19:25. > :19:35.here with the film's * Jean Dujardin. How pleased are you with
:19:35. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:43.the beasts -- with the reception of the film? I am very happy. I'm very
:19:43. > :19:47.proud for the crew, for the producer, it is a dream. When you
:19:47. > :19:53.were making this movie, when did you ever think it could get this
:19:53. > :20:03.kind of incredible reception from the Oscars and BAFTAs and the
:20:03. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:09.Golden Globes? I was George Valentine during the for shooting,
:20:09. > :20:17.we were very, very free and very alive at like kids with a small
:20:17. > :20:25.silent movie. Here, now, it is irrational, it is abstract. Thank
:20:25. > :20:32.you, I hope you enjoy the evening. Thank you. The lovely Jean Dujardin,
:20:32. > :20:37.like his co-star before him, Berenice Bejo, saying how blown
:20:37. > :20:41.away they are by the reception in the artist has had. They were very
:20:41. > :20:45.self effacing about it, they said it could have been thought of as
:20:45. > :20:50.quite boring, it is French, it is silent, why would people like it?
:20:50. > :20:54.But my goodness they have. It was shown at the Cannes Film Festival
:20:54. > :20:59.and then was snapped up by a powerful American man and that is
:20:59. > :21:03.what has seen it cast into the trajectory we have all been talking
:21:03. > :21:08.about. Heavily nominated here tonight at BAFTA. Similarly
:21:08. > :21:13.nominated at the Oscars in a few weeks' time. A remarkable
:21:14. > :21:18.achievement for a small French film, albeit with a very big star,
:21:18. > :21:23.because Jean Dujardin is very famous in France, he was bankable
:21:23. > :21:27.in that sense. We will go back to Lizo Mzimba.
:21:27. > :21:37.I am joined by a man who needs no introduction, the star of the film
:21:37. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :21:42.up money ball, and Brad Pitt. What made you like the film? A little
:21:42. > :21:48.bit baseball but more about the underdog up and getting second
:21:48. > :21:54.chances. Going up against conventional wisdom, I think it is
:21:54. > :21:58.a universal story, a big story. have been too many big ceremonies,
:21:58. > :22:04.what makes the BAFTAs special? There is great film history here,
:22:04. > :22:10.there is great performing arts, Laurence Olivier, Peter O'Toole,
:22:10. > :22:13.for as it classes things up a bit. You are up against your great
:22:13. > :22:18.friend George Clooney in the best actor category, a bit of rivalry
:22:18. > :22:24.there? It is really good fun. We have a lot of things to attend so
:22:24. > :22:33.it is nice to have a good friend there. Thanks very much to Brad
:22:33. > :22:37.Pitt. I'd like to say hi to Jean who is watching right now. Brad
:22:37. > :22:41.Pitt looking very good humoured, he has been out signing lots of
:22:41. > :22:50.autographs in the last little while. Just behind me in the last few
:22:50. > :22:54.minutes I was deafened by shouts, I could not hear what they were
:22:54. > :22:58.saying, they were shouting the word Collen, and it was Colin Firth that
:22:58. > :23:03.they were so excited about. I wondered whether it was George
:23:03. > :23:08.Clooney heading back there. As much excitement for Colin Firth as quite
:23:08. > :23:11.a few of the other nominees sit here tonight. Colin Firth here this
:23:11. > :23:16.evening presenting an award, although he is in Tinker, Tailor,
:23:16. > :23:22.Soldier, Spy as well of course. There we are looking at pictures of
:23:22. > :23:27.one of the nominees for rising star. What -- the only category voted for
:23:27. > :23:31.by the public. A series of industry experts build up a long list and
:23:31. > :23:35.then that long list is thrown open to the public and it is they who
:23:35. > :23:44.vote and give their final choice. Michael Fassbender has finally made
:23:44. > :23:48.an appearance there, the star of Shame. We were hearing from the
:23:49. > :23:53.director earlier. He himself has had an interesting career but what
:23:53. > :23:58.a year for Michael Fassbender in such an intriguing, interesting
:23:59. > :24:05.range of films that he is appearing in at the moment. Including the
:24:05. > :24:13.Driver as well. We have seen his co-star in that, Carey Mulligan...
:24:13. > :24:20.I do apologise, Drive is Ryan Gosling. I am getting confused.
:24:20. > :24:26.There is another one, Michelle Williams, nominated for her role in
:24:26. > :24:33.marry him to -- as Marilyn Monroe it in my week with Marilyn. A lot
:24:33. > :24:43.of talk that it is an unfortunate year for her to be performing in
:24:43. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:48.that film and because in other years her performance in that film
:24:48. > :24:53.has had a lot of talk but there is a feeling that no one can beat
:24:53. > :24:57.Meryl Streep. She is heading into the Royal Opera House behind me
:24:57. > :25:01.very shortly. In a few hours from now we will learn whether perhaps
:25:01. > :25:06.she does walk away with that statuette and indeed we will have
:25:06. > :25:15.that full list of all the other winners here at the British Academy
:25:15. > :25:21.Film Awards. The ceremony itself beginning I think in about half an
:25:21. > :25:25.hour, just the last few stars, writers, actors, directors,
:25:25. > :25:29.performers, still arriving here. George Clooney is still out, my
:25:29. > :25:34.goodness, I feel he has been out there for about an hour and a half
:25:34. > :25:39.now. As a look around me we have a fabulous view of the suite of the
:25:39. > :25:43.red carpet from our perch here, the BBC News perch. I can still see Jim
:25:43. > :25:51.Broadbent, nominated for Best Supporting actor for plain Denis
:25:51. > :25:58.Thatcher in the Iron Lady. Just keeping my eye open to see who else
:25:58. > :26:03.I can see working their way up. Tom Jones is still giving lots of
:26:03. > :26:08.interviews. And I realise just behind me are the star and director
:26:08. > :26:12.of The Artists, the big film to beat here tonight. We have talked a
:26:12. > :26:20.lot about Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, but it is The Art is that we
:26:20. > :26:28.must remember has the most nominations. There is Colin Firth
:26:28. > :26:38.with so his wife a Bolivia. He is in that film of course. -- his wife
:26:38. > :26:39.
:26:39. > :26:44.Olivia. Colin Firth Art Fair in those ranks after his success in
:26:44. > :26:54.the King's Speech. Colin Firth is presenting one of the awards here
:26:54. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :27:00.this evening at Covent Garden. And another man presenting an award. It
:27:00. > :27:05.is remarkable the names that BAFTA can now call over from the States
:27:05. > :27:11.to take their place here in the plush seating of the Royal Opera
:27:11. > :27:18.House. A beautiful setting, Brad Pitt still out talking to people,
:27:18. > :27:28.signing autographs. Everyone has a camera these days. There are so
:27:28. > :27:31.
:27:31. > :27:41.many lights and flashbulbs that go Another big cheer, looking behind
:27:41. > :27:44.
:27:44. > :27:47.me seeing who that particular cheer Let's just remind ourselves in the
:27:47. > :27:52.closing minutes as the last few people make their way into the
:27:52. > :27:57.Royal Opera House of the key categories here tonight. The Artist
:27:57. > :28:00.has 12 nominations, it picked up the Golden Globe a few weeks ago.
:28:01. > :28:05.The Golden Globes are slightly different so they split the
:28:05. > :28:09.categories, one category for drama and a second for comedy or musical.
:28:09. > :28:14.At the Globe say were able to give the best picture to The Artist and
:28:14. > :28:20.the other best picture award to The Decendents. That means it is hard
:28:20. > :28:26.to tell which way it might go here. Gary Oldman, nominated as Best
:28:26. > :28:31.actor for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, his role as a George Smiley.
:28:31. > :28:36.We wait to see whether the enormous success of that film means they
:28:36. > :28:40.might be a second. If we do not know yet, we wait to find out. Let
:28:40. > :28:49.us see whether Gary Oldman can beat George Clooney tonight and Brad
:28:49. > :28:53.Pitt. And it also Jean Dujardin and Michael Fassbender for the best
:28:53. > :28:57.actor category. He is certainly a very popular choice here. Tinker,
:28:58. > :29:01.Tailor, Soldier, Spy with a total of 11 nominations. We will be back
:29:01. > :29:06.with you in a couple of hours from now because we will have all the
:29:06. > :29:10.results and we will bring you continual Updates here this evening.
:29:10. > :29:14.Starting in about an hour and a half from now as the results come
:29:14. > :29:19.in. You can keep up-to-date with the results in all the categories
:29:19. > :29:24.as they are announced. Stephen Fry is hosting the awards tonight and
:29:24. > :29:32.there is Jean Dujardin. A huge star in France but now becoming a huge
:29:32. > :29:36.star as well in America, in Britain for that really remarkable film. Be
:29:36. > :29:41.on saying it is black-and-white and it is silent, it is one of those
:29:41. > :29:45.films you have to say go and see it. It is really difficult to describe.
:29:45. > :29:50.An extraordinary experience to watch it. There was a huge round of
:29:50. > :29:54.applause at the screening I went to. You do not get that in the cinema