This year’s BAFTA nominees have been announced, and not surprisingly, the British quite enjoyed The King’s Speech, giving it 14 nods-and-winks overall. Its strong showing wasn’t the only difference between the UK awards and its boorish American counterparts: Black Swan came in second with 12 nominations overall; The Fighter found itself edged out of the Best Picture race completely, while recent Golden Globes winner Melissa Leo was snubbed in the Best Supporting Actress field (although Amy Adams made the cut); 127 Hours similarly was reduced to Outstanding British Film (where The King’s Speech is also listed—which seems a bit unfair), although both James Franco and Danny Boyle were recognized; and True Grit has a much more pronounced presence, scoring both a Best Picture nomination and one for Hailee Steinfeld in the Best Actress category.
Some other divergences from the by-now standard list of honorees include best actress nominations for The Kids Are All Right’s Julianne Moore as well as Annette Bening, plus one for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’s Noomi Rapace (and nothing for Blue Valentine’s Michelle Williams nor Winter’s Bone’s Jennifer Lawrence); a supporting actor nod for the late Pete Postlethwaite in The Town over favorite Jeremy Renner; and a nomination for Javier Bardem in Biutiful, with the UK having heard Julia Roberts’ ominous proclamations and performed its right and proper duty in saving us all from impending doom. Finally, another favorite, Animal Kingdom and its star Jacki Weaver, was deemed ineligible due to its late release date. You can check out the complete list here.