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BAFTA Nominations 2008

January 15, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

baftaThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for the 62nd British Academy Film Awards, honoring the best in film in 2008.

In the Best Original Music category, which is named in memory of the film director Anthony Asquith, the nominees are:

  • BENNY ANDERSSON and BJÖRN ULVAEUS for Mamma Mia!
  • ALEXANDRE DESPLAT for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • THOMAS NEWMAN for Wall*E
  • A. R. RAHMAN for Slumdog Millionaire
  • HANS ZIMMER and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for The Dark Knight

These are the first nominations Andersson, Howard, Rahman, and Ulvaeus. It is the second nomination for Newman, the third nomination for Desplat, and the fourth nomination for Zimmer. Newman previously won for American Beauty in 1999.

The winners of the 62nd BAFTA Awards will be announced on February 8, 2009.

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