middle-aged Daisy (Cate Blanchett)
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) are holding the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony this evening.
The winners for Best Makeup & Hair were announced a short while ago:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Jean Black & Colleen Callaghan.
For the first time the winner was chosen by a chapter comprising of costume design and makeup/hair practioners. However, the number of individuals nominated was restricted by the rules: so for Benjamin Button the nominees were the hair and makeup department heads but there was no nomination for Greg Cannom who is credited with creating the age makeups which got the movie the nomination!
The nominations set up a head-to-head between Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Button, both of which had garnered eleven nominations (both including Best Film, Best Director, Leading Actor, Music, Cinematography, Editing, & Production Design — they also both had Screenplay nominations, but in different categories). So far Slumdog has won four BAFTAs and Benjamin Button has won three.
A full listing of the winners in all categories will be available at the BAFTA website. In the meantime The Times are reporting The Baftas: live as it happens.
08/02/2009 update: Slumdog won Best Film and Best Director plus five other BAFTAs; Kate Winslet won Leading Actress for The Reader; Mickey Rourke won Leading Actor for The Wrestler; Heath Ledger won Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight; and Penélope Cruz won Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona; out of its eleven nominations Benjamin Button won only Production Design, Special Visual Effects, and Best Makeup & Hair. The full list of winners is now online at the BAFTA website.