:00:00. > :00:00.they would not be drawn on it, but expect more challenges through
:00:00. > :00:00.European courts, perhaps, on that issue. Damian Grammaticas, thank
:00:00. > :00:00.you. President Trump is meeting American
:00:07. > :00:11.car manufacturers today in a bid We are going to leave
:00:12. > :00:13.the One O'clock news now in order to bring you our special
:00:14. > :00:21.Oscar nomination programme. we will find out in the next few
:00:22. > :00:27.minutes who has been nominated. I'm joined by the film
:00:28. > :00:40.critic Jason Solomons. We will be discussing the
:00:41. > :00:45.nominations. The countdown is under way. We will find out the news from
:00:46. > :00:54.Los Angeles within the next five minutes. We know what did well the
:00:55. > :00:56.Golden Globes. It was La La Land. Let's look at some of the films in
:00:57. > :01:01.contention this year. It was my impression you'd spent
:01:02. > :01:23.a lot of time here over the years. Your brother has provided
:01:24. > :01:24.for Patrick's upkeep. I assumed Joe had
:01:25. > :01:28.discussed this with you. You've got to decide for yourself
:01:29. > :01:34.who you're going to be. Can't have nobody make
:01:35. > :01:40.that decision for you. You going to tell him why the other
:01:41. > :01:45.boys kick his ass all the time? I'm starting to remember.
:01:46. > :02:13.Our beautiful boy. Just a suggestion as to the films
:02:14. > :02:22.they may be hearing about in the next few minutes. A different format
:02:23. > :02:25.this year. They may look different for all of us. No one is getting up
:02:26. > :02:33.at the crack of dawn in Los Angeles, they are doing things differently.
:02:34. > :02:42.We will explain more in a moment. Lion, La La Land, Moonlight, could
:02:43. > :02:54.all be in the running for Tom Lawrence. -- awards.
:02:55. > :02:57.Hello, and welcome to this BBC News special programme.
:02:58. > :03:00.I'm Jane Hill and we are minutes away from learning who has been
:03:01. > :03:05.nominated for the 2017 Academy Awards.
:03:06. > :03:09.The film critic Jason Solomons is with me, we'll be
:03:10. > :03:12.getting his insight into who should - and perhaps shouldn't -
:03:13. > :03:37.Let's have a quick thought about main contenders. And worth flagging
:03:38. > :03:41.the different format this year. I know you liked La La Land. I loved
:03:42. > :03:45.it. There is a backlash because people think they've been sold a
:03:46. > :03:50.classic musical from the Hollywood golden age. It is not that. It is
:03:51. > :03:54.charming many people. It got 11 BAFTA nominations. I expect
:03:55. > :03:58.double-figure nominations today from the Oscars Academy. Whether it wins
:03:59. > :04:04.on the night, that remains to be seen. There are other films
:04:05. > :04:07.available. Moonlight, I think that Scott the charm and beauty and
:04:08. > :04:13.poetry and political heft to dislodge La La Land, the story of a
:04:14. > :04:19.black boy growing up into a man in Florida. Very the moment. Manchester
:04:20. > :04:29.by the Sea is charming many people. And also in the sci-fi, Arrival,
:04:30. > :04:34.starring Amy Adams. Just ahead up what we think we will be seeing in
:04:35. > :04:39.the next few minutes because it is very different. In Los Angeles, they
:04:40. > :04:41.generally make a couple of actors and actresses get up early in the
:04:42. > :04:45.morning and stand in a theatre and announce everything life. In its
:04:46. > :04:48.infinite wisdom, the Academy has decided to do things differently
:04:49. > :04:53.this year. They are telling us they will be giving us information that
:04:54. > :04:58.has been filmed presumably in the last few days. They decided to film
:04:59. > :05:02.nominations in various cities. We will be getting details through in
:05:03. > :05:07.two tranches. We should hear the first tranche in the next few
:05:08. > :05:12.minutes. Best supporting actor, things like that. This has been
:05:13. > :05:21.filmed in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Canada, London and
:05:22. > :05:26.Tokyo. That is what they have been filming. That is as much as we know
:05:27. > :05:31.at this stage. Let's find out exactly what the Academy wants to
:05:32. > :05:34.present this year. It is being played out live in Hollywood,
:05:35. > :05:40.keeping to a bit of tradition at least. Let's head to LA and see this
:05:41. > :05:50.transmission from the Academy. The Oscar nominations... Being nominated
:05:51. > :05:56.felt like... And honour, a legal fight, I guess I just flipped out.
:05:57. > :06:04.It is like when a pinata breaks open. I feel like the greatest.
:06:05. > :06:12.Really proud. You don't get moments like that every day. That was a
:06:13. > :06:17.moment in time. The Academy Awards you think you know? That's not how
:06:18. > :06:20.it has always been. In 1929, there were no nominations and the winners
:06:21. > :06:25.were announced in advance. Today, we're going to change things up.
:06:26. > :06:30.We're going past nominees and winners to welcome this new class
:06:31. > :06:37.and walk them through the next 33 days. For the year, I was part of
:06:38. > :06:43.that small selected group of the brightest star is. I was able to
:06:44. > :06:49.bring my mother. She always wanted to be an actress. She sat next to
:06:50. > :06:51.me. She was so proud of me walking on that stage. The nominees for
:06:52. > :07:14.supporting actor are... The nominees for cinematography
:07:15. > :07:34.are... The phone rang and my lawyer was on
:07:35. > :07:38.the phone. He said, your nominated for an Oscar. I was by myself in a
:07:39. > :07:43.hotel room. I had no family near me or anything. Before I could call my
:07:44. > :07:46.mother, the daughter rang and the waitress came in. And I just burst
:07:47. > :07:48.into tears and said, I've just been nominated for an Oscar. And she
:07:49. > :08:33.said, give us a hug. We're fortunate and of course you
:08:34. > :08:37.should have fun with all of this. But a day after, the very next day
:08:38. > :08:43.after the Oscars, the focus should be back to making films. Good films.
:08:44. > :09:02.The nominees for foreign language film are...
:09:03. > :09:18.The nominees for the live action short are...
:09:19. > :09:29.When I heard my name, I think I just about passed out. Then when I heard
:09:30. > :09:36.the director of 's name, I really lost my mind. It was just the best
:09:37. > :09:58.moment of my life. The nominees for the actor are...
:09:59. > :10:14.The nominees for sound editing are...
:10:15. > :10:42.It was early in the morning and the first thing I did was wake up my
:10:43. > :10:47.wife. Immediately, call someone that is going to take you down a few
:10:48. > :10:49.notches. That is why I woke up my wife! The nominees for production
:10:50. > :11:03.design are... The nominees for visual effects
:11:04. > :11:30.are... We were making the big chill and I
:11:31. > :12:01.was gobsmacked. Out of the blue, I had no clue. I had no expectations.
:12:02. > :12:11.A score of music in a film, that is the most impactful and powerful
:12:12. > :12:15.music. That type of power that it in pursuits, to drive every emotion and
:12:16. > :12:20.you don't even know that is what is driving your emotion. That is
:12:21. > :12:41.powerful! The nominees for original score are...
:12:42. > :13:09.The nominees for original songs are...
:13:10. > :13:16.Well, as you see, they will be back with further nominations. That is
:13:17. > :13:22.striking. Perhaps a format we can discuss. It is all new to us. That
:13:23. > :13:25.is a film produced by the Academy in the United States, not something
:13:26. > :13:30.that any media were given a preview of. That is how they have decided to
:13:31. > :13:34.do at this year. With all those, dare I say, indulgent films? The
:13:35. > :13:39.moment I heard I was nominated... It is a bit of backslapping that the
:13:40. > :13:44.film leading the way it already is La La Land. It is a big back slapped
:13:45. > :13:52.in Hollywood, it is about Los Angeles. But eight nominations for
:13:53. > :14:00.La La Land already. It is on course for a nominations record. Titanic
:14:01. > :14:02.had 14. La La Land, if it gets nominated in all other categories,
:14:03. > :14:09.and we think it might, it could equal the record. Certainly, the
:14:10. > :14:15.cinematography is knockout in La La Land. It does deserve a note for
:14:16. > :14:19.that. In terms of what we have heard so far, Jason, perhaps some
:14:20. > :14:24.categories people are interested in, best actor and Best supporting
:14:25. > :14:29.actor. Best actor, it went a lot of the way we expected. Andrew
:14:30. > :14:34.Garfield, Denzel Washington and Casey Affleck. Ryan Gosling as well
:14:35. > :14:42.from La La Land. I see this as being between Casey Affleck and Ryan
:14:43. > :14:48.Gosling. I think this is Casey Affleck's performance, he is in
:14:49. > :14:52.Manchester by the Sea and place a janitor who is frozen in time. He
:14:53. > :15:06.has to thaw throughout the drama. I cannot be his Guardian. Well, it I
:15:07. > :15:10.mean, I can't. Now, it is a curious film. It is an interesting story
:15:11. > :15:18.that stays with you. Casey Affleck is good. But he is just not a
:15:19. > :15:23.likeable character in any way. I wondered whether people might leave
:15:24. > :15:29.the cinema thinking, what a miserable so and so! Yes but the
:15:30. > :15:34.incremental floor, any smile he might break by the end, you think,
:15:35. > :15:39.thank you for that. You wait two hours for someone to smile in this
:15:40. > :15:44.movie and just about get it and feel relieved. That is his skill and he's
:15:45. > :15:49.very good in it. Best supporting actor, Lucas hedges, I thought was
:15:50. > :15:52.excellent in Manchester by the Sea, playing a nephew to Casey Affleck's
:15:53. > :15:54.uncle. He is very good in it. Best supporting actor, Lucas hedges, I
:15:55. > :15:56.thought was excellent in Manchester by the Sea, playing a nephew to
:15:57. > :16:04.Casey Affleck's uncle. Using the 20. His father, Peter hedges, wrote the
:16:05. > :16:09.screenplay to About a Boy. Oscar fact. I was delighted to see that
:16:10. > :16:13.award for her Moonlight, one of my favourites this season. Strong
:16:14. > :16:23.performance I've thought. People might know him from the TV series,
:16:24. > :16:29.House of Cards, he plays a fixer for Kevin Spacey's character. He has had
:16:30. > :16:37.a fantastic year and is in another film coming out soon. And there he
:16:38. > :16:46.is. A kindly drug dealer, a strange role. A man making his own way. A
:16:47. > :16:54.terrific film, Moonlight. Yes and Naomi Harris, we wait to see whether
:16:55. > :16:56.she might get a nod as well. It has performed strongly in the Golden
:16:57. > :17:01.Globes and this will be another interesting thing to watch. We have
:17:02. > :17:06.the second tranche of nominations coming up shortly. We have talked
:17:07. > :17:09.for a couple of years about diversity within the Academy and the
:17:10. > :17:14.people who vote for these categories. Interesting to watch how
:17:15. > :17:23.much diversity there is overall. Last year, we weren't talking about
:17:24. > :17:25.the new president of the Academy, a woman of colour herself, who was
:17:26. > :17:30.furious about the lack of diversity and she change the make-up of the
:17:31. > :17:36.academy and I think it has had an immediate effect. This year, we are
:17:37. > :17:40.discussing films like Moonlight, which has no white people involved
:17:41. > :17:43.in it, it is about the black experience and it is the kind of
:17:44. > :17:46.film that could have got lost in the cracks when we're not looking for
:17:47. > :17:53.these expanded stories. It's thoroughly deserves its place. A
:17:54. > :17:55.fantastic story. I think this is the film with most chance of dislodging
:17:56. > :18:11.everyone's front runner, La La Land. Another film made by the academy.
:18:12. > :18:17.Let us see what they present us with now with the rest of the
:18:18. > :18:21.nominations. My big piece of advice when you are nominated is not to pop
:18:22. > :18:28.the champagne. It will continue for a long time. Maybe 33 days. You have
:18:29. > :18:31.got a big job ahead. You might have to give a speech in front of
:18:32. > :18:35.millions and millions of people and you do not want to screw it up. The
:18:36. > :19:00.nominees for original screenplay award are...
:19:01. > :19:30.The nominees for adapted screenplay are...
:19:31. > :19:36.The first time I truly ever experienced the academy and the
:19:37. > :19:43.Oscars was when I was there, nominated for an Oscar. I have not
:19:44. > :19:57.stopped watching it since. The nominees for animated feature are...
:19:58. > :20:18.The nominees for animated short art...
:20:19. > :20:26.I got to meet the director and he just gave me the role after about
:20:27. > :20:31.30-45 minutes. I don't know how other people get nominated for
:20:32. > :20:36.Oscars, but for me, it was easy. Here are some more of this year's
:20:37. > :21:08.nominations. Actor in a supporting role...
:21:09. > :21:15.My phone rang, it was my father. We both started crying. Neither of us
:21:16. > :21:19.could finish the sentence. One of the greatest moments of my life. Two
:21:20. > :21:21.years later, we got nominated together. The nominees for lead
:21:22. > :22:12.actress are... To our global community of
:22:13. > :22:16.film-makers and fans and everyone who is inspired by movies and loves
:22:17. > :22:21.them as much as we do, thank you so much for joining us this morning. I
:22:22. > :22:24.am thrilled to be here, to welcome the nominees for the 89th Academy
:22:25. > :22:39.Awards. I am honoured to help announce this year's nominees for
:22:40. > :22:55.Best Picture. Arrival. Faxes. -- fences.
:22:56. > :22:59.Congratulations to all the extraordinary artists and
:23:00. > :23:05.film-makers nominated today. It is going to be a great show. Huge
:23:06. > :23:10.congratulations. Congratulations. The idea of you being an Oscar
:23:11. > :23:14.nominee is part of your name until the day you die. Embrace this
:23:15. > :23:20.moment, just being nominated makes you a winner. Make a speech anyway
:23:21. > :23:26.because there is nothing more boring than an unprepared actor. I advise
:23:27. > :23:39.them to wear comfortable shoes. Get sleep, sneak in with a flask, have a
:23:40. > :23:46.good time. All the nominations are in. The new format, all produced by
:23:47. > :23:52.the Academy in California. That is the 20th Oscar nomination for Meryl
:23:53. > :24:00.Streep. It is. She had a record already. The underrated actress! 20
:24:01. > :24:04.Oscar and nations, not bad. She is fabulous in Florence Foster Jenkins.
:24:05. > :24:11.I do not think she will win. Only three convergence into a win. I lost
:24:12. > :24:18.count with La La Land. We were watching to try to see whether it is
:24:19. > :24:22.a record. How is your maths? I think it is one short, 13 nominations, not
:24:23. > :24:27.bad. It does not have supporting roles. All of the other films have a
:24:28. > :24:31.big cast. This is concentrating on Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone both of
:24:32. > :24:38.whom who are nominated. But director. Twice nominated for
:24:39. > :24:47.original song. One of the great songs. There are lovely songs in it.
:24:48. > :24:51.Very catchy. This is perhaps not my favourite. The opening number. It is
:24:52. > :24:57.an upbeat film. If you are feeling blue, it is the film to see. We all
:24:58. > :25:02.need a bit of La La Land. It is cold in England, cold around the world,
:25:03. > :25:08.the political climate is volatile. La La Land is giving people a bit of
:25:09. > :25:11.a throwback and fun. One trip up might be that people go for the
:25:12. > :25:19.slightly more downbeat Manchester by the Sea or the sci-fi of Arrival
:25:20. > :25:24.which is sneaking up. People are flocking to the film. Surprise
:25:25. > :25:29.omission for Amy Adams who is not nominated for her lead role in that
:25:30. > :25:34.film. The academy generally seems to love Amy Adams. The conceit behind
:25:35. > :25:39.the film is that when the aliens arrive, you send an interpreter to
:25:40. > :25:42.talk to them. You do not send the army and guns and tanks come you
:25:43. > :25:47.send an interpreter to try to find out what they want and she is said
:25:48. > :25:53.interpreter. As an idea, it is interesting. It is about language,
:25:54. > :25:57.how we connect. It is part of an empathetic version of Arrival which
:25:58. > :26:02.is connecting with audiences because this is a time of division in terms
:26:03. > :26:06.of politics and people are very worried about aliens, on earth or
:26:07. > :26:11.out of it. This is a film connecting because it is a very human level,
:26:12. > :26:16.language and communication. Very smart. It changes at the end. A
:26:17. > :26:22.smart set of nominations from the Academy. Interesting, I am just
:26:23. > :26:27.hearing, I hate to diss your maths, mine is no better, we are hearing
:26:28. > :26:35.from our entertainment team that La La Land has got 14. That is a joint
:26:36. > :26:46.record. With All About Eve and Titanic. All about Eve got six and
:26:47. > :26:50.Titanic got 11, the record. I do not think it will win all of those
:26:51. > :26:53.categories. We will probably end up with seven or eight. It is looking
:26:54. > :27:02.like the big number on the night. It won ... It has been nominated in the
:27:03. > :27:08.screenplay category which is an indicator. One man who has been
:27:09. > :27:14.nominated, I'm joined on the phone by Stuart Craig, nominated for
:27:15. > :27:22.Fantastic Beasts. Production design. Congratulations. Thank you. What
:27:23. > :27:28.goes through your mind that you have -- when you hear you have been
:27:29. > :27:42.nominated? The movie Fantastic Beasts was quite a challenge. To be
:27:43. > :27:45.recognised, given the difficulty. There were literally hundreds of
:27:46. > :27:49.people involved. A close relationship between the design
:27:50. > :27:56.department and visual effects. We were mutually dependent and a very
:27:57. > :28:01.successful relationship. Lots to remember and think about. It is a
:28:02. > :28:06.fantastic looking film so I am not surprised when you say it was a very
:28:07. > :28:16.big team. When you talk about the difficulties, what particularly were
:28:17. > :28:21.the challenges? New York, we did not film, none of the principal actors
:28:22. > :28:29.went to New York at all. We decided to build a big chunk of New York in
:28:30. > :28:34.the studio. That was the number one challenge, to create a set on that
:28:35. > :28:40.scale. Without going to New York at all. Apart from with at stills
:28:41. > :28:45.camera to take some background elements to add to our physical set,
:28:46. > :28:49.real actors in the foreground. A remarkable achievement that has been
:28:50. > :28:56.recognised today. You work with JK Rowling whose first screenplay this
:28:57. > :29:00.was to make this film, recreating this from her head, carrying on from
:29:01. > :29:07.Harry Potter, how close did you work with JK Rowling on the design? Is it
:29:08. > :29:10.how she imagined it in her head? A lot of information is in the script
:29:11. > :29:17.and the stage directions, an enormous amount. More than usual.
:29:18. > :29:26.She is famous for her descriptive text, so that is an enormous help.
:29:27. > :29:29.She also visits once or twice near the beginning of the project when
:29:30. > :29:34.the designs are just about under way, so was involved in the crucial
:29:35. > :29:39.moment, if things are not quite as she imagined, they can be included
:29:40. > :29:43.at that stage. Congratulations. It is a great nomination for Britain
:29:44. > :29:49.and for British production design and British teamwork. Fantastic.
:29:50. > :29:53.Congratulations again. Thank you. Enjoy your trip to California in
:29:54. > :30:02.late February. Nominated for Fantastic Beasts. I am quite
:30:03. > :30:06.interested in the Best Actress. Some we expect, Natalie Portman, I think
:30:07. > :30:14.she was fantastic as Jackie. I was thrilled to see Ruth make the list.
:30:15. > :30:18.Nominated as well. She is up for the rising Star award at the Baftas at
:30:19. > :30:22.the British Academy Awards. In this country, she is still considered a
:30:23. > :30:29.rising star but she is nominated for an Oscar. She has risen to become an
:30:30. > :30:34.Academy Awards nominated actress. It is a film called Loving, people
:30:35. > :30:39.probably do not know Ruth Negga, Irish Ethiopian actress, starring in
:30:40. > :30:43.a great story as a woman who is married to a white man in the
:30:44. > :30:48.Mississippi south of the 1950s and they are chased out of town for
:30:49. > :30:55.being illegal. A great story. She is terrific. I think she is the big
:30:56. > :30:58.surprise. Again, no one can level at the academy that the Oscars are
:30:59. > :31:04.white because they are incredibly diverse this year with Ruth Negga's
:31:05. > :31:08.nomination, Naomie Harris nominated in the supporting category,
:31:09. > :31:13.alongside Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. An increase in that from
:31:14. > :31:17.what we said at the beginning, a groundswell of opinion to change the
:31:18. > :31:20.colour of performances and the stories being told from a different
:31:21. > :31:28.kind of background on the big screen and Ruth Negga, great story, Loving.
:31:29. > :31:32.Wonderful story, you feel every child should be told about it in
:31:33. > :31:39.history class. Apps we will talk about that in the next few minutes.
:31:40. > :31:42.I'm pleased to say we are joined by Britain's Imke Henkel nominated for
:31:43. > :31:56.an Oscar. So lovely you could speak to us -- Dev Patel. I am floating in
:31:57. > :32:04.the clouds right now. It is really magical. I am sharing it with my
:32:05. > :32:11.crew in Bombay. We are so delighted for you, nominated for your
:32:12. > :32:16.performance in Lion. True story. Your first nomination. You have been
:32:17. > :32:20.to the Oscars before but your first personal nomination, is that right?
:32:21. > :32:26.Absolutely. Yes. I am sitting here with my mouth wide open, feeling
:32:27. > :32:32.overwhelmingly grateful right now. Have you told your family yet? I
:32:33. > :32:38.hope your folks know. I did. My mum is at work and she was screaming in
:32:39. > :32:46.her office, just she is a wreck, a ball of tears. Calling my sister and
:32:47. > :32:51.my father right now. It is just... I keep using the word amazing. I need
:32:52. > :32:56.to figure another word out right now. Lovely. Don't say any more, you
:32:57. > :33:01.will reduce us all to tears. So lovely to talk to us. Lion, for
:33:02. > :33:06.people who have not seen it, very much still on in the cinemas in the
:33:07. > :33:10.UK, based on a true story, explain to us why you were attracted to this
:33:11. > :33:17.story, why you wanted to be part of this film. I just really think it is
:33:18. > :33:22.an anthem of love. At its core, it is about mothers and sons, a young
:33:23. > :33:27.boy who goes through so much adversity to connect to his birth
:33:28. > :33:33.complex and completely uplifting at complex and completely uplifting at
:33:34. > :33:38.its core. For me to play a role at this and take on such a soulful
:33:39. > :33:46.journey, it truly was a blessing. A new look for you. Jason here.
:33:47. > :33:52.Congratulations. A new look for you, you grow up on screen. You are not
:33:53. > :33:58.the geeky kid we have seen. A new look Dev Patel. Tell us what you did
:33:59. > :34:02.for the role. That was the first conversation I had with the director
:34:03. > :34:09.after I got the role. I was shooting with Jeremy Irons at the time and I
:34:10. > :34:15.was very skinny. They said, we will turn you into an alpha male. I had
:34:16. > :34:21.to hit the gym, grow out my hair, grow a beard. He is a very sporty
:34:22. > :34:26.young man. Quite charming. Eight months of hitting weights and
:34:27. > :34:30.changing my voice and stuff like that to try to get it right. It has
:34:31. > :34:38.obviously had a great effect and the voters... Not just for you, the
:34:39. > :34:38.has been nominated, your screenplay has been nominated, your
:34:39. > :34:41.writer, your mum, Nicole Kidman, she writer, your mum, Nicole Kidman, she
:34:42. > :34:48.will be on the red carpet with you. Such a beautiful journey, for
:34:49. > :34:51.everyone to be recognised, it is... Many, many congratulations again. It
:34:52. > :35:04.is going to be quite tough to carry on filming. Dev Patel talking to us.
:35:05. > :35:09.Very happy, not surprisingly. Nominated for his role in Line. Can
:35:10. > :35:14.we do the next shot without a smile? The director will be saying. It is
:35:15. > :35:20.supposed to be a sad scene. We will see him on the red carpet. Let us
:35:21. > :35:25.had to Los Angeles because our LA correspondent has been watching this
:35:26. > :35:32.as well. Peter, it was the cheeriest procedure, wasn't it? A complete
:35:33. > :35:38.change of approach for the Academy. -- it was a curious procedure. The
:35:39. > :35:44.thinking is they want to try to reach a larger audience, by doing
:35:45. > :35:50.this digitally. Most of the announcements, in fact, all of it,
:35:51. > :35:53.was pre-recorded. That made sure they are absolutely got it right,
:35:54. > :36:01.all the names were pronounced Brett Lee, that kind of thing. We did not
:36:02. > :36:05.have the prediction -- all the names were pronounced correctly. We did
:36:06. > :36:12.not have the traditional audience. Surreal event, 5:30am in the
:36:13. > :36:20.morning. It did give the event a bit of excitement and just watching the
:36:21. > :36:24.digital feed, watching it on television, it did not feel quite
:36:25. > :36:29.the same, very slick and they have got all the facts correct, but it
:36:30. > :36:32.did not seem to be quite as exciting as the usual announcement. Whether
:36:33. > :36:38.it reached a larger audience by streaming this on YouTube, on the
:36:39. > :36:41.Academy's website, it remains to be seen, but certainly a very different
:36:42. > :36:45.way of doing it. You have been talking about it, a list of
:36:46. > :36:49.nominees, very interesting this year. The main talking point
:36:50. > :36:53.certainly here for the rest of the date will be the diversity issue
:36:54. > :36:59.which was such a big issue last year -- the rest of the day. Last year
:37:00. > :37:03.was so white, they said. They certainly cannot say that about this
:37:04. > :37:08.year's nominees. That is one of the key things we will be talking about.
:37:09. > :37:10.A quick thought about La La Land. For those who have not seen it, a
:37:11. > :37:14.love story to Hollywood, in many love story to Hollywood, in many
:37:15. > :37:20.ways. Great fun though it is, the risk is it could be seen as a bit of
:37:21. > :37:24.backslapping, lovely film about our own industry, that is how it can be
:37:25. > :37:31.perceived. Yes, it is very much an insider movie as far as this town is
:37:32. > :37:36.concerned. Los Angeles, set in modern-day LA. Extraordinary first
:37:37. > :37:42.seen leaping out of cars on the overpass on a freeway. As a feat of
:37:43. > :37:47.cinema, quite an achievement to do that. It certainly harks back to the
:37:48. > :37:54.old days of Hollywood, the golden days of Los Angeles, in terms of
:37:55. > :37:58.film-making. A modern-day edge. There are some critics of La La Land
:37:59. > :38:06.who so the story itself does not actually amount to much. Boy meets
:38:07. > :38:10.girl movie. But it personifies and gently pokes fun at a little bit at
:38:11. > :38:14.the whole ethos of Hollywood and the town of dreams and many broken
:38:15. > :38:20.dreams as well of course. Yes, indeed. Personal and professional.
:38:21. > :38:24.Thank you very much. Peter, of course, will be getting reaction to
:38:25. > :38:30.the nominations through the day for BBC News. But as talk to another
:38:31. > :38:34.nominee. Joining me on the phone, nominated for Best Costume Design
:38:35. > :38:41.for Florence Foster Jenkins. Congratulations. Thank you so much.
:38:42. > :38:49.What goes through your mind when you hear you have been nominated for an
:38:50. > :38:54.Oscar? I feel a joy and a pride in the work we did and in the wonderful
:38:55. > :38:59.team around me. All of that comes into my mind. Just happiness to be
:39:00. > :39:07.among this incredibly strong group of peers who have also been
:39:08. > :39:14.nominated. That is a huge honour. Consolata, you obviously dressed
:39:15. > :39:16.Meryl Streep primarily in this, fabulous outfits for Florence Foster
:39:17. > :39:22.Jenkins, what were the challenges and the joys to clothe the most
:39:23. > :39:26.nominated actress, even if someone feels she is overrated, I am sure
:39:27. > :39:29.you do not... What was the collaboration with the actress
:39:30. > :39:35.herself to get the costumes right? There was a lot of collaboration.
:39:36. > :39:42.She was very strong and clear and great contribution to the look.
:39:43. > :39:45.Partly because we had to pad her, she was padded throughout and she
:39:46. > :39:50.wore the padding with good humour, there was a lovely challenge of
:39:51. > :39:58.doing both her day wear and her performance were, she did many
:39:59. > :40:04.performances, but the character of Florence which is based on a real
:40:05. > :40:09.person, in a way, her clothes for day work like out of a dressing up
:40:10. > :40:16.box as well as her performance. It was a challenge. Is there any
:40:17. > :40:22.greater challenge in the fact that it was based on a real person? Does
:40:23. > :40:29.that make a difference to your work? You start with firm roots and then
:40:30. > :40:32.in a way because it is also a story, you are telling a story, and there
:40:33. > :40:37.is a point of view, there is an element... There is a lot of
:40:38. > :40:41.research done but you need to leave behind the research and take off and
:40:42. > :40:45.tell the story in the way the director wants and it has all been
:40:46. > :40:49.decided beforehand, this is a wonderful collaboration of film, the
:40:50. > :40:55.magic of film. What happens to the costumes after? Presumably Meryl
:40:56. > :40:59.cannot fit into them without the padding, she does not take them
:41:00. > :41:03.away, will we get to see them again? Will they be displayed as artefacts
:41:04. > :41:10.from Hollywood, Oscar-nominated indeed? Wonderfully enough, Meryl is
:41:11. > :41:16.taking some of the stuff, she has such a sense of humour, she has
:41:17. > :41:22.earmarked some of her pieces. A group of them are going on
:41:23. > :41:29.exhibition in Hollywood. They will be on exhibition over the next few
:41:30. > :41:34.weeks. They will be taken and archived which is a lovely thought,
:41:35. > :41:39.that they will be kept safely. That is the plan for those costumes in
:41:40. > :41:45.the future. Consolata, lovely you could join us so quickly.
:41:46. > :41:48.Congratulations again. Nominated in the Best Costume Design category. We
:41:49. > :41:52.will find out in a few weeks from now whether she has won. Do we
:41:53. > :42:05.quickly have time to talk about West actor -- Best Actor? If you had to
:42:06. > :42:14.pick one? Casey Affleck. The one, that sort of performance, it lives
:42:15. > :42:25.on him. The other raptor, Dev Patel is up against Jeff Bridges. -- the
:42:26. > :42:34.other actor. And Michael Shannon, a former winner, in Nocturnal Animals.
:42:35. > :42:38.It will be a tight contest but I think it is Casey Affleck's on if he
:42:39. > :42:43.can edge ahead the charming Ryan Gosling. I wonder whether it will be
:42:44. > :42:52.a fantastic day for Naomie Harris. She has just joined us on the phone.
:42:53. > :42:57.Many congratulations. Naomie Harris, I hope you can hear us? We wanted to
:42:58. > :43:02.say, congratulations on your Oscar-nominated in. Thank you so, so
:43:03. > :43:07.much. I am over the moon. I cannot believe this. I heard the news from
:43:08. > :43:11.my brother because I was too terrified to listen to the live
:43:12. > :43:18.nomination. Fantastic, fantastic moment. I couldn't be more thrilled.
:43:19. > :43:24.I am so excited as well that the movie has been nominated in so many
:43:25. > :43:30.categories. Really fantastic. So unexpected. This must be a real
:43:31. > :43:35.surprise. You only did three days work on this movie, not a bad
:43:36. > :43:39.return! I know! I only did three days and also it was a movie I was
:43:40. > :43:46.considering turning down. Initially, I did turn it down. It is quite a
:43:47. > :43:50.result. And I certainly would be kicking myself if I had turned it
:43:51. > :43:54.down. I wish we could talk to you for so much longer. So brilliant you
:43:55. > :43:58.could speak to us, even momentarily. Well done to your brother for
:43:59. > :44:03.getting in touch with you so quickly. Naomie Harris, thank you,
:44:04. > :44:09.nominated for Moonlight. We find out who will win on the 27th of
:44:10. > :44:13.February. We will be with you to find out who wins in the Baftas as
:44:14. > :44:24.well before then. Goodbye for now. Once again fog causing issues. This
:44:25. > :44:30.was up the road from Heathrow. The sun trying to come out under the low
:44:31. > :44:32.cloud. Sunshine across most