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10 months ago 15th Jan 10:48
Kate Winslet could be facing more award success as she landed two Best Actress nods when the Bafta nominations were announced this morning.
The actress picked up Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes for her role in Revolutionary Road and The Reader and has been recognised for both of those performances by Bafta, the actress won a Bafta for her role in Sense and Sensibility in 1995.
This is also the second time that the actress has been nominated twice in this category after being on the Best Actress shortlist for both her performance in The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Finding Neverland in 2005.
Alongside the British actress in the category is fellow Brit Kristen Scott Thomas, Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep however Sally Hawkins' performance in Happy Go Lucky, which won her a Golden Globe, has been overlooked.
There was also more success for Slumdog Millionaire after it's Best Motion Picture Drama success at the Golden Globes as it leads the nominations along with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Blockbuster The Dark Knight was just behind with nine nominations while Clint Eastwood's Changeling had eight, and Frost/Nixon with six.
Danny Boyle's rags to riches story, which has dominated award ceremonies of late, finds itself in both the Best Film and Outstanding British Film category, as well as a Best Director nod of Danny Boyle.
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