The longlist for the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010 has been announced this morning, and MOON features in 10 categories!! Full list can be view on the BAFTA site HERE

The Long List

Over 6000 members of the Academy vote in three rounds to decide the winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards. The Long List is the result of Round One voting by members of the Academy. With 220 films entered this year, the first round of voting reduces the films down to fifteen in each category. Round Two voting will reduce these fifteen contenders down to the five nominations in each category.

The full list of nominations will be announced on Thursday 21 January at BAFTA Headquarters.

MOON has been nominated for:

• Best Film
• Director
• Original Screenplay
• Special Visual Effects
• Sound
• Editing
• Production Design
• Cinematography
• Music
• Leading ActorSam Rockwell (Sam Bell)

No nomination for Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell though, what does a man have to do??

So there we go, a 2 week wait until we discover whether MOON makes it into the final nominations, fantastic showing for a debut Director so far though

The nominations and jury members for the twelfth annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced today, Monday 26 October, at Soho House in London.

‘Moon’ has received a massive SEVEN nominations, as follows:

• BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM (Moon)
• BEST DIRECTOR (Duncan Jones)
• THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] (Duncan Jones)
• BEST SCREENPLAY (Nathan Parker)
• BEST ACTOR (Sam Rockwell)
• BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT ( x2 Original Score – Clint Mansell & Production Design – Tony Noble)

Congratulations to all, the much anticipated 12th awards ceremony will take place on Sunday 6 December at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, in London and will be hosted by James Nesbitt. Further details on the BIFA site >>HERE<<

Here is a nice little gallery of pics of ‘Moon’ Director Duncan Jones & Best Actor winner Sam Rockwell from the Sitges Film Festival in Spain this month where ‘Moon’ won FOUR awards:

• Best Film
• Best Actor (Sam Rockwell)
• Best Script (Nathan Parker, based on original story by Duncan Jones)
• Best Production Design (Tony Noble)