TED IS BACK!

A few hours ago Universal Pictures released the highly anticipated for Seth MacFarlanes TED 2. This will be a follow up from the very successful comedy Ted, which is based around a middle aged man and his foul mouthed teddy bear. There hasn't been much released regarding the new film, with the poster only being shown this week and the first trailer a few hours ago, but the new follow up is expected to be very successful in the box office this year. The first film was released in 2012 and generated $550 million worldwide, so there has been much excitement regarding the follow up. 

If you haven't seen or maybe never heard of Ted, it stars Mark Wahlberg (who I love) and he plays John Bennet and from him making a wish as a child his teddy bear Ted, came to life and has been by John's side ever since. Mila Kunis plays Lori who is John's girfriend who wants more from her boyfriend and think he is being held back by Ted. But its so hilarious! I cried laughing all the way through the film. My particular favourite part is when they have a house party with Sam J Jones who plays Flash Gordon, and its just simply brilliant, as Flash Gordon is referenced all the way through the film, but oh its brilliant. I love Seth Macfarlane's work like Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleaveland Show, and I love this! Its just his style of comedy and it works great and is such a funny feel good film!

Now with the second film, from the trailer it does look very funny, but I do sense that maybe it could be abit forced. I can't really explain it but when the first film is such a success then a second film is released and its awful. I do sense that this could happen here, but I could be wrong, I do hope it works because I loved the first film. Mark Wahlberg is back, and I just love Mark Wahlberg and I will just leave it at that. However Mila Kunis isn't in this follow up, but instead new stars Amanda Seyfreid and Morgan Freeman are part of the Ted return. And this film seems to have a bigger storyline with a lot more things happening, which I think will be great and from the trailer it gives us an insight into how much we will be laughing in the cinema. 

The film is to be released on our cinema screens June 26th 2015. And I certainly will be going to see it! Will you go see it? Did you like the first one? Do you wish you had your own Ted? 

Thankyou for reading! :-)

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Movie News and Gossip.

Disney to remake Indiana Jones with no Harrison Ford?

So I thought I'd change it up abit and discuss some current film news thats circling the web at the moment. Now this is only rumoured but the upcoming star Chris Pratt could well be the next Indiana Jones.

The man who many compared to Hans Solo in Guardians Of The Galaxy and, from what we’ve seen of the film so far, invokes some thoughts of Doctor Henry Jones Jr. in Jurassic World, is apparently Disneys choice to fulfill Harrison Ford iconic role. Disney bought the rights to make and distribute any new Indiana Jones adventure from Paramount shortly after it closed the big Lucasfilm deal in 2013. 

There were rumours that Harrison Ford may return for the new instalment of the franchise. However while it’s very, very early days for the idea, and there's no news on whether Indiana Jones overlords Steven Spielberg and George Lucas would be involved this time, Disney is reportedly looking for a new Indiana, and Chris Pratt certainly seems to suit the role given what we have seen of him in recent cinema. Christ Pratt will certainly have a busy schedule as he’ll be out and about promoting Jurassic World this summer, he is also getting ready to shoot the Magnificent Seven remake with Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua and is committed to return as Peter Quill for the next Guardians Of The Galaxy, already scheduled for an April 28, 2017 release.

Now, some audiences think Harrison Ford could never be replaced, and I have to be one to say it will be odd to watch an Indy movie with no Harrison Ford as I grew up with all the films, but if Harrison Ford was going to be replaced by anyone, Chris Pratt seems like our best bet. Lets just hope he learns how to crack that whip like Ford did for many years. But what do you think? Could you watch a brand spanking new Indiana Jones?

Emma Watson to be our "Belle" in Beauty and the Beast adaptation. Disney are certainly pulling it out of the bag at the moment, as they seem to be turning its cartoon franchise into live action films, and it has been announced that Beauty And The Beast joins the likes of Maleficent, Cinderella and The Jungle Book on the list of reimagined fantasies. Bill Condon will be directing Beauty and the Beast. Emma Watson herself comfirmed rumours that she will be playing Belle in the new adaptation on Facebook: “I’m finally able to tell you... that I will be playing Belle in Disney’s new live-action Beauty And The Beast! It was such a big part of my growing up, it almost feels surreal that I’ll get to dance to ‘Be Our Guest’ and sing ‘Something There’. My six-year-old self is on the ceiling — heart bursting. Time to start some singing lessons. I can’t wait for you to see it.” I love, love, love Emma Watson, and I'm sure she will deliver a stunning performance as one of Disney's princesses, along with a beautiful and magical film which will bring all our childhood to life.

Who you gonna' call? GHOSTBUSTERS!

Ghostbusters is due an updated reboot and we are more than excited. Well I am, I loved all the original Ghostusters movie! Paul Feig who will be directing the film has found actors from Bridesmaids and Saturday Night Live to start building his Ghostbusters cast. So it is now announced that our new female Ghostbusters will consist of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. And WOW, I am excited to see these ladies in action kicking some ghost butts!

Paul Feig told Entertainment Weekly last year: "Ghostbusters is such a great thing and everybody knows it, It's a shame to just let this thing sit there. My favourite thing to do is work with funny women. I was like, what if it was an all female cast? That would be really fun." And he is certainly right, I think this can really work, especially with who he has chosen to star in the reboot and it will do extremely well in the box office.

Paul Feig and "Heat" writer Dippold have been busy working on the script for the new take on Ghostbusters, which features an all-female team, which is absolutely brilliant! Girl Power! And is said to be starting filming this summer in New York. However there is uncertainty that we may or may not see cameos from classic busters Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson. I highlt doubt Bill Murray will show up, because it Bill Murray but we could be suprised. Paul Feig announcedb that Ghostbusters will hit screens on July 22, 2016.

What are your thoughts on these stories? Will Chris Pratt be a good Indiana Jones? Whats your thoughts on live action remakes of fairytales? And are you as excited for the Ghostbusters reboot as much as I am?

Thankyou very much for reading! :-)

Fantastic Four Teaser.

While most of 2015′s big blockbusters began their promotional campaigns months ago, Fox has definitely held back with Fantastic Four. But after an anticipating wait for Marvel fans all over the world, they were going crazy over the release of the teaser for the new Fantastic Four films. When I first watched this trailer, keeping in mind I'm not a crazy marvel fan, I was impressed, it really does draw you in, from what they featured in the teaser to how they cleverly edited it. Actually, the trailer certainly reminds me of Interstellar, another sci-fi adventure introduced with a contemplative voiceover about man’s place in the universe.

We do see the stars playing the famous marvel heroes, with Miles Teller as Mr Fantastic, he certainly is taking over our cinema screens at the moment, with the Divergent series, Whiplash, and now this and he is one to certainly watch out for. We also have Kate Mara as the Invisable Woman, Michael B Jordan as The Human Torch, and Jamie Bell who is known for Billy Elliot as The Thing. A very promising group of fresh new talent to add to the Marvel film world, and its nice to see rising stars being cast in such big blockbuster movies. As from what I've seen of each actor individually in film and tv, they are all deliver a brilliant performance in their own ways. And as I've said about any franchise, especially Marvel at the moment, we will have to see if this film lives up to the dedicated Marvel fans expectations, and from even this teaser in my opinion, I'm sure it will "WOW" Marvel fans everywhere.

There’s still a lot we haven’t seen, of course, with it being a teaser. But so far, it seems like they've started a brilliant build up to when the film is released. Now that the wait for the trailer has ended, the wait for the film’s premiere begins. Fantastic Four will be released August 7. And this is just one of many Marvel films to be released this year, so all those Marvel fans are in for a treat in 2015.

Thankyou for reading! :-) What are your thoughts on the trailer? Will you be going to see it? 

JUST A QUICK MENTION-AGE OF ULTRON EMPIRE COVER.

I am such a massive fan of Empire Magazine, and I buy the new issue every month and its such a good and interesting read and I love it. And they are certainly getting Avengers fans even more excited for the release of the new Avengers:Age of Ultron film with the release of their March cover which is the Avengers. Now I am not the biggest fan of the Avengers, but I do like the films, along with all the other individual films like Captain America, Thor etc. And the covers look phenomenal, it shows all the original characters and cast along with new additions. And it will really add to the hype and build up to the films release which is April 24th. Along with this we can see features from Fifty Shades of Grey and Ant Man which are a few more anticipated releases this year.

Are you excited for the new Avengers film? Do you read Empire? This issue will be released on Thursday 29th January.

This was just a quick post as I love Empire and the release of their new covers and thought it may interest you. :-)

Fifty Shades of Grey.

Now this I think could possibly be the most controversial yet successful film of 2015. Yes, the best selling novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" is being made into a film which will be released on Valentines day this year! There are three books in total, "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed". And yes, I have read all three books, I am guilty, and I have to say besides all the obvious mad sex references, I really enjoyed reading the love story between Ana and Christian. 

If you haven't read the books or maybe you havent heard of it at all, which I would guess is highly unlikely due to its mass success and buzz. But the book is based around Anastasia Steele, a literature student, who goes to interview Christian Grey, who is a very wealthy businessman. Ana is exteremly innocent and naive and she starts to realize she wants him and is falling for him. And despite Christian warning Ana away from him he wants her too, but on his own terms. Ana soon discovers the singular tastes of Christian Grey. Despite Christians success, his multinational businesses, his wealth, his loving family, he is consumed by the need to control everything and is a very damaged and broken man. And that is a summary of the story, and soon the film adapted from the book will be shown on cinema screens all over the world.

Now Fifty Shades of Grey is supposed to be very graphic, as the book is fully based around sex, bondage, submission, relationships. And from reading the book myself, it certainly is very descriptive and graphic, so I was suprised when they announced it would be a movie, well I was and I wasn't. Because it was such a best seller I am not suprised, but because of the obvious content I was suprised because I thought, how would they pull this off so its okay to show in cinemas? But I'm sure we will definitely see how they do it when it comes out on Valentines Day. Obviously I think or know there will be alot of sex, bondage all that jazz in the film, I just think it will not be as descriptive as the books. To be honest, I don't think they will need to show too much because people going to see it will obviously have either read the books or know what its about and what to expect.

Now the cast. When Dakota Johnson was revealed to be playing Ana, I have to be honest, I was not liking it. Simply because she wasn't the first vision I already had of the character Ana from the books, and she didn't seem like the right choice. But when the first, then second trailer were released, I was proven wrong, she really did live up to the shy, awkward character Ana is just through the trailer, and she did look a little like her when in action. So I am looking forward to seeing her performance in this film, and I have to say my hat goes off to her for taking the role, because it looks like a very difficult role to play and she obviously has a big fan base to win over, but I'm sure she will blow everyone away. However, she is one lucky lady for having the gorgeous Jamie Dornan playing alongside her as Christian Grey, first things first he is gorgeous! He looks exactly what Christian Grey looked like in my head from the books and when I first heard he was cast as Christian Grey I was very pleased indeed! Again, my hat goes off to him as he has alot of lady fans to please, but I'm very sure as soon as he pops up on that cinema screen he will win them all over. There is also appearances from Rita Ora who plays Christian's sister Mia, I'm sure that will be fun to watch *no sarcasm intended*. And Luke Grimes from True Blood is playing Elliot, who is Christian's brother. He too is gorgeous! And I'm sure his performance will be good too. 

"Fifty Shades of Grey is gearing up to have one of the most impressive Valentine’s Day opening weekends in film history. Early projections say the film adaptation of E.L. James’ best-selling erotic novel will reach record-breaking box-office numbers. However, it might still find itself lagging against the 2015 competition." -Fifty Shades Article.

I'm very sure it will be highly succesful in the box office and could be a record breaker but we will have to wait and see what lies ahead. But I along with many others I'm sure, will be seeing Fifty Shades when its released in cinemas on Valentines Day. I'm really excited to see it, with the build up from the trailers, the release of the soundtracks, I especially love The Weeknd-Earned It, its just so seductive and sexy and just goes so well with the film, and I love they included soundtracks that were mentioned in the book. They have done well with keeping audiences anticipating the release. 
So will you give in and go and see it? Have you read the books? Or are you not a fan?

Thankyou for reading this little post and let me know what you think! :-)

Indie Films I am looking forward to in 2015!

Everyone loves a big Hollywood blockbuster, but we seem to forget that there are so many amazing independant films out there! I love independant films as they feel like a piece of art, rather than a structured action packed blockbuster, and they are so beautiful and you feel so drawn in and part of it.    So I thought I'd share a few "Indie" films that are being released this year that I'm looking forward to watching, to then maybe inspire you to watch one or even all of them. Because Indie films deserve just as much love and attention.

TINKER
This film is about a hermit farmer who discovers his late father's secret journal containing plans to a magnetic powered machine that could change the world, whilst he unexpectedly becomes guardian of his gifted 6 year old nephew, after his mum's untimely death. Now this is a sci-fi movie, and looks rather interesting, because not only is it full on sci-fi, but it deals with real life issues alongside it and I think it sounds quite real yet mysterious. It is filmed and based in America, and will be released this year, and I am looking forward to watching it.

51 DEGREES NORTH
When Damon Miller, a talented, young London filmmaker becomes involved in the disturbing research surrounding Near-Earth Objects he stumbles onto the discovery that the Earth stands on the brink of an extraterrestrial disaster. Now I have seen the trailer for this film and its got this grungy sort of look to it which I just love. It seems to be filmed through handheld camera and through CCTV in London which looks interesting. Again, the trailer especially has really drawn me in with the voice over, the way it has been edited and it all in all looks like a really good film and I'm excited to watch it, to see what its all really about. It will be released June 30th 2015.

NO LETTING GO
A young teenager struggles with a debilitating mental illness as his mom risks everything to save him without losing the rest of her family. Now I think this film out of all of them is the one I am looking forward to most. As it is based around such a important topic in life today, which is mental health, but for it to be from the point of a teenager will really open up peoples eyes towards mental health and how important it is to take notice. It will also show family relationships and struggles alongside it and again I think it is so important. I really enjoy drama films, especially if they are based around important life topics. It is also based on the award winning film "Illness", so I am sure this film will have alot of awards coming its way. It will be released this year and I am very very excited to watch it.

THE HOUSE ON PINE STREET
A psychological horror about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house. Well, its me, I love a horror flick, and out of all the horror indie films being released this year, this one stood out to me the most. Its a paranormal horror, and I do love a ghost tale and haunted house. The trailer really engaged me with the eerie music, the setting of the old, creepy house, and I think with the leading character being a pregnant female, no one takes her serious so it will build alot of tension, and tension building is a must in a horror film. It is based and filmed in USA and is due to be released in February 2015 and i'm looking forward to seeing what is haunting the house on Pine Street. 

And they are all the "Indie" films I am looking forward to watching this year, I know there is not as many as my other post for "Blockbuster" films, but these are ones which have genuinely interested me and ones I am excited to watch, but I am sure there are so many others I have not yet heard of which I will watch this year. And I'm sure I'll do another seperate post if I do! Let me know if you know any "Indie" films that I can watch, because I really want to watch alot more of them this year.

What do you think of the films I've mentioned? Has any of them interested you? Do you know of any good "Indie" films? 
Thankyou for reading my little post and I'll speak to you soon! :-)

Films i'm looking forward to this year.

Yes, many of these maybe big hollywood blockbusters, but everyone loves a big movie and especially a franchise! I will do a seperate post on Indie films I am looking forward to this year, but for now here are just some of the films I can't wait to see this year!

INSURGENT

Tris must confront her inner demons and continue to fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart. I am so excited for this, I loved the first movie, and I really enjoyed all the books so I am really anticipating the upcoming film. It will be released in March.

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. Again, I loved the books, I hold my hands up I read all three! And besides the obvious theme in the book, I loved the love story between Ana and Christian and I will be going seeing the movie and Im highly looking forward to it. It will be released on Valentines Day.

CINDERELLA

A live-action retelling of the classic fairy tale about a servant step-daughter who wins the heart of a prince. From the trailer this visually looks stunning, so magical and beautiful, and everyone loves a good fairytale. And from how much I loved Maleficent, I am really looking forward to seeing this and many other fairytale remakes I'm sure will be released. This will be released in March.

THE AGE OF ADALINE

If you love a good romance this will be for you. A young woman, born at the turn of 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality. I am a soppy girl at heart and love a good romance movie and this looks stunning. I also love Blake Lively who plays Adaline, so I am very much looking forward to seeing this with my girlfriends. This will be released in April. 

INSIDIOUS:CHAPTER 3

A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity. I am such a horror geek, I love it, and I did enjoy the insidious films, not so much the second one but the first one I loved! So I am looking forward to this, but Im worried they may ruin it with a prequel. But I could be wrong. This will be released in June.

UNFRIENDED

A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend. I have written a blog post about my thoughts on this film if you want to check that out. But I am really looking forward to this, a new genre of horror that looks so weird and frightening. This will be released in April.

TED 2

Everyones favourite teddy is back and I cant wait. I think for me its just Seth MacFarlane, I love Family Guy, American Dad and I love Ted. I cannot wait for the second film and hope its just as funny as the first one. This will be released in June.

MAGIC MIKE XXL

The continuing story of stripper Magic Mike. Well thats all I have to say, I loved the first film for obvious reasons, and I can't wait for the second one, for obvious reasons haha! Oh, I do love a naked Channing Tatum on my screen, as does everyone woman I'm sure. And wow, the first film was just a win for me, and Im sure the second one will be bigger and better than ever! Not long girls, it will be released in July!

SINISTER 2

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death. Again, I love horror, and I loved Sinister, it was just so scary, the supernatural sense and the idea of gory home videos and I just loved it. Bit weird to say but I'm just a big fan of horror films. And once again, I can't wait until the next film, however I do feel there was no need for a sequel but we will be the judge when its released. It will be released in August.

JURRASIC WORLD

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly. This is such a nostalgic film for me, I mean from the Jurrasic Park films, I remember watching them as a kid and loving them, and I was blown away by how they got dinosaurs in the film. And if you look now the visual quality is amazing for the time its made, so I can only imagine the quality of this film. I am so excited! JUNE!

STAR WARS:THE FORCE AWAKENS

Need I say more? DECEMBER 2015!

HUNGER GAMES:MOCKINGJAY PART 2

After being symbolized as the 'Mockingjay' Katniss Everdeen and District 13 engage in an all-out revolution against the autocratic Capitol. The first part blew me away, when it was released I actually went to a marathon where I watched the first film, second film then the first part of Mockingjay, and it blew me away. I absolutely love them all, I loved the books and I can't wait for the big, amazing, finale! PANEM TODAY, PANEM TOMORROW, PANEM FOREVER. It will be released in November 2015 and I'm so excited!!

SPECTRE

A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE. I love the James Bond franchise, I've watched them all, studied them in school and college and I am very excited for the new addition to the franchise. I love abit of Bond. It will be hitting cinema screens in November.

JUPITER ASCENDING

In the future, a young destitute human woman gets targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe, and begins her destiny to finish the Queen's reign. Sci-fi is really big in the film world right now, and this looks rather interesting, its not my kind of film (sci-fi) but the trailer intrigued me. I love Mila Kunis and especially Channing Tatum and the story behind this looks so cool and unique and I am really looking forward to watching it. It also looks visually stunning! It will be released February.

So they are only a few movies I am very excited about this year. Which film are you looking forward too? Any recommendations? 

Thankyou for reading and speak to you soon. :-)

Unfriended! - New genre of horror?

Around a week ago I came across a trailer for a new horror film called 'Unfriended'. I am a massive fan of horror, as a matter of fact its my favourite genre! So I was so excited when I first saw the trailer for this movie. Its even got a new genre "cybernatural". It might not be new but I certainly haven't heard of that genre of film before.

It is based around a girl called Laura who commited suicide after a video of her whilst drunk was uploaded on the internet. And on the anniversary six high school friends receive a Skype message from Laura. At first they think it's a prank, but when the she starts revealing the friends' darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants revenge and wants to torture them. Told entirely from a young girl's computer desktop, cybernatural redefines 'found footage' for a new generation of teens.

From the trailer I just think the way this movie has been filmed is so clever, and really gives us an insight into a brand new genre. I think it very much so reflects society today, as we are all internet crazy and technology is quickly developing. And I think it will work really well. We obviously have had the found footage films like "Paranormal Activity", but this is just so different as we watch it through a computer screen. Some may not like the concept, some will, I am certainly excited to see how effective it is. 

And I think the story, of what seems to be revenge seems really interesting. I love supernatural horror,  and the whole 'coming back for revenge' but this just seems so different and fresh. And as I said before, because this reflects our current society now, especially around young people, I really do think it will scare alot of younger audiences, because they will be aware with video leaks and skype and the idea of the internet being a scary place. 

There is one part of the trailer that knocked me for six, and that was when one of the male characters is being attacked by the supposed 'cyber ghost', he then puts his hand in a blender. Oh my goodness its awful! Its just anyones worst nightmare, I dont know why he has a blender in his room but still, its so brutal. 

Unfriended will be released in April 2015 and I just cannot wait to go and see it! Will it work? Could this be a new genre of horror? What do you think?

Thankyou so much for reading and I will speak soon!

Golden Globes. What a night!

Some of the nominees for the Golden Globes.

So the Golden Globes finally took place yesterday (11th January) in Beverly Hills and I was completely happy with all the winners, as each one was so deserving in their own way. But it was indeed very tough competition in each category so I don't think anyone could call it. 
Richard Linklater's coming of age film Boyhood will be one to watch as it took home Golden Globe awards for best film drama, best director and Patricia Arquette best supporting actress. I can't wait to see this movie as I have heard nothing but brilliant reviews and it simply looks beautiful.

But one of my favourite british actors Eddie Redmayne won best actor in a drama for his role as physicist Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, and despite my love for Benedict, I just think Eddie deserved it so much, as his performance in anything as well as The Theory of Everything is truly brilliant, and he is only becoming bigger and better. I do have to say this category was strong, as any one of the nominees could have won it, but I am so glad Eddie took it home. "The Theory of Everything" in total took home two golden globes out of the four the were nominated for including best original score.

Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel won best comedy or musical film, which again is so well deserved, I fell in love with this movie the first time I watched it, the style, the performance, the story it was just fantastic, so its no suprise to me that it won! Also Amy Adams was named best actress in a comedy or musical for her role in Big Eyes, which I am so excited to finally watch, I've seen the trailer countless times and it has just really intrigued me so I look forward to seeing that. 

However, despite being nominated for five awards, The Imitation Game came away empty-handed as did Gone Girl, which got four nominations. And that did shock me, as I have seen both and loved both films, and thought they would triumph at the awards ceremonys, but it seems you never know whats going to happen and you can't always call it. But I am sure they will do extremely well, and grab lots of other awards that are yet to come their way. 

But all in all, I thought each winner was well deserved. And everyone looked stunning. So now we wait for the BAFTA's, Oscar nominations on January 15th!! Then the Oscars on February 22nd!! Oh, I am so excited. So I will leave a full list of the winners below incase your interested. I also did a post prior to the Golden Globes, giving my opinions on winners and a general post about the Globes, so go have a nosy if your interested. :-)

Thankyou for reading, and I will speak to you soon. :-) 

Film: 

Best Motion Picture - Drama 

Boyhood - WINNER

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy 

The Grand Budapest Hotel - WINNER

Best Director 

Richard Linklater (Boyhood) - WINNER

Best Actress - Drama 

Julianne Moore (Still Alice) - WINNER

Best Actor - Drama 

Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) - WINNER

Best Actress - Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams (Big Eyes) - WINNER

Best Actor - Musical or Comedy 

Michael Keaton (Birdman) - WINNER

Best Supporting Actress 

Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) - WINNER

Best Supporting Actor  

JK Simmons (Whiplash) - WINNER 

Best Screenplay 

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo (Birdman) - WINNER

Best Foreign Language Film 

Leviathan (Russia) - WINNER

Best Animated Feature 

How to Train Your Dragon 2 - WINNER

Best Original Score 

Jóhann Jóhannsson (Theory of Everything) - WINNER

Best Original Song 

Glory (Selma) - WINNER

TV: 

Best Drama Series 

The Affair - WINNER

Best Comedy Series

Transparent - WINNER

Best Miniseries or TV Movie 

Fargo - WINNER

Best Actress in a Drama Series 

Ruth Wilson (The Affair) - WINNER

Best Actor in a Drama Series 

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) - WINNER

Best Actress in a Comedy Series 

Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) - WINNER 

Best Actor in a Comedy Series 

Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent) - WINNER

Best Actor in a Limited Series 

Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo) - WINNER 

Best Actress in a Limited Series 

Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman) - WINNER

Best Supporting Actress 

Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) - WINNER 

Best Supporting Actor 

Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart) - WINNER

BAFTA Nominations!

Well, award season for films is upon us, with the golden globes, and now the BAFTA's. I love awards ceremonys as we can really celebrate amazing talent on and off screen. But I love the BAFTA's especially as we can truly celebrate pure british talent. So the nomination list has been released, and I did something similar with the Golden Globe nominations, where I shared them with you and I give my verdict on who would win and it gives you the chance to guess who will win a golden face on February 8th.
From the buzz and hype over the recent release of the nominations, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" looks as though it will bag many awards with 11 nominations! However "The Theory of Everything" and "Birdman" both have 10 and are very strong candidates to bag those awards. However, we could be suprised and will have to wait until February 8th to see who indeed has won a golden face. AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE WONDERFUL SAM CLAFLIN AND STEPHEN FRY!

Best Film

Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
The Theory Of Everything

Outstanding British Film

'71
The Imitation Game
Paddington
Pride
The Theory Of Everything
Under The Skin

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer

Elaine Constantine (Writer/Director) Northern Soul
Gregory Burke (Writer), Yann Demange (Director) ’71
Hong Khaou (Writer/Director) Lilting
Paul Katis (Director/Producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (Producer) Kajaki: The True Story
Stephen Beresford (Writer), David Livingstone (Producer) Pride

Best Film Not In The English Language

Ida
Leviathan
The Lunchbox
Trash
Two Days, One Night 

Best Documentary 

20 Feet From Stardom
20,000 Days On Earth
CitizenFour
Finding Vivian Maier
Virunga

Best Animated Film

Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie

Best Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman 
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
James Marsh, The Theory Of Everything
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash

Best Original Screenplay

Birdman - Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy
Whiplash - Damien Chazelle

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper - Jason Hall
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
The Imitation Game - Graham Moore
Paddington - Paul King
The Theory Of Everything - Anthony McCarten

Best Leading Actor

Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Leading Actress

Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl

Best Supporting Actor

Edward Norton - Birdman
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher

Best Supporting Actress
Emma Stone - Birdman
Imelda Staunton - Pride
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Rene Russo - Nightcrawler

Best Original Music
Birdman - Antonio Sanchez
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer
The Theory Of Everything - Jóhann Jóhannsson
Under The Skin - Mica Levi

Best Cinematography

Birdman - Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Robert Yeoman
Ida - Lukasz Zal, Ryszard Lenczewski
Interstellar - Hoyte van Hoytema
Mr. Turner - Dick Pope

Best Editing

Birdman - Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game - William Goldenberg
Nightcrawler - John Gilroy
The Theory Of Everything - Jinx Godfrey
Whiplash - Tom Cross

Best Production Design

Big Eyes - Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
The Imitation Game - Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
Interstellar - Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
Mr. Turner - Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts

Best Costume Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
The Imitation Game - Sammy Sheldon Differ
Into The Woods - Colleen Atwood
Mr. Turner - Jacqueline Durran
The Theory Of Everything - Steven Noble

Best Make-Up And Hair

The Grand Budapest Hotel - Frances Hannon
Guardians Of The Galaxy - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White
Into The Woods - Peter Swords King, J. Roy Helland
Mr. Turner - Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener
The Theory Of Everything -  Jan Sewell

Best Sound

American Sniper - Walt Martin, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Birdman - Thomas Varga, Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, Pawel Wdowczak
The Imitation Game - John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen
Whiplash - Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann

Best Special Visual Effects

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett
Guardians Of The Galaxy - Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies - Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
Interstellar - Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley
X-Men: Days Of Future Past - Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer

Best British Short Animation

The Bigger Picture - Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
Monkey Love Experiments - Ainslie Henderson, Cam Fraser, Will Anderson
My Dad - Marcus Armitage

Best British Short Film

Boogaloo And Graham - Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
Emotional Fusebox - Michael Berliner, Rachel Tunnard
The Karman Line - Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby, Oscar Sharp
Slap - Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano, Nick Rowland
Three Brothers - Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier, Stephanie Paeplow

The EE Rising Star Award

Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Jack O'Connell
Margot Robbie
Miles Teller
Shailene Woodley

A very, very brillant range on nominees and I am looking forward to seeing who will bag a BAFTA because on some catagories I really cannot call it. The BAFTA's will take place on 8th February at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. 

Tell me who you think will win? Who are your favourites? :-)

Thankyou so much for reading and I hoped this interested you or you enjoyed reading!