Gravity and 12 Years A Slave are dominating this year’s BAFTA nominations, but which of the front runners would YOU pick as having the best movie poster too?
The British Academy Film Awards for 2014, the plucky London precursor to March’s blockbuster Oscars event in Los Angeles, take place next month at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
Gravity has received 11 BAFTA nominations this year. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle are each nominated in ten categories. Captain Phillips has nine nominations. Behind the Candelabra and Saving Mr. Banks are both nominated five times. While Philomena, Rush and The Wolf of Wall Street have four nominations. Unsurprisingly, box office flops The Fifth Estate and Bullet to the Head managed a grand total of zero nominations.
As we all wait for the star-studded BAFTA ceremony itself, take your pick of the best movie posters from this shortlist.
12 Years A Slave
Tagline: The extraordinary true story of Solomon Northup
Director: Steve McQueen
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender
Metacritic.com score: 97 out of 100
What the media say: “Easily the greatest feature film ever made about American slavery.” –The New Yorker
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/12YearsASlaveUK
12 Years A Slave movie trailer on YouTube:
American Hustle
Tagline: Everyone hustles to survive
Director: David O. Russell
Stars: Amy Adams and Christian Bale
Metacritic.com score: 90 out of 100
What the media say: “High-energy comedy comes naturally to the filmmaker.” –Wall Street Journal
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/AmericanHustle
American Hustle movie trailer on YouTube:
Behind the Candelabra
Tagline: Too much of a good thing is wonderful
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Matt Damon and Michael Douglas
Metacritic.com score: 82 out of 100
What the media say: “Superbly scripted, brilliantly directed, smart but never smarmy.” –The Hollywood Reporter
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Behind-the-Candelabra/485701044817861
Behind the Candelabra movie trailer on YouTube:
Captain Phillips
Tagline: Out here survival is everything
Director: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Tom Hanks
Metacritic.com score: 83 out of 100
What the media say: “A riveting, emotionally complex and hugely intelligent dramatisation of a real-life ordeal.” –Empire
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CaptainPhillipsMovie
Captain Phillips movie trailer on YouTube:
Gravity
Tagline: Don’t let go
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Stars: George Clooney and Sandra Bullock
Metacritic.com score: 96 out of 100
What the media say: “Stunning space saga that takes off for new technical frontiers without leaving its humanity behind.” –Total Film
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GravityMovieUK
Gravity movie trailer on YouTube:
Philomena
Tagline: Inspired by the true story of a search for a lost son
Director: Stephen Frears
Stars: Judi Dench and Steve Coogan
Metacritic.com score: 76 out of 100
What the media say: “Dench and Coogan’s chemistry is undeniably great.” –Entertainment Weekly
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/PhilomenaMovieUKandIreland
Philomena movie trailer on YouTube:
Rush
Tagline: Everyone’s driven by something
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl
Metacritic.com score: 75 out of 100
What the media say: “Not just one of the great racing movies of all time, but a virtuoso feat of filmmaking in its own right.” –Variety
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RushMovieUK
Rush movie trailer on YouTube:
Saving Mr. Banks
Tagline: Where her book ended, their story began
Director: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks
Metacritic.com score: 65 out of 100
What the media say: “What keeps it from becoming sticky schmaltz is Thompson, who plays Travers with wit and warmth.” –Time Out London
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SavingMrBanks
Saving Mr. Banks movie trailer on YouTube:
The Wolf of Wall Street
Tagline: The Wolf of Wall Street
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio
Metacritic.com score: 75 out of 100
What the media say: “Fascinating, revolting, outlandish, uproarious, exhilarating and exhausting master work on immorality.” –Los Angeles Times
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TheWolfOfWallStreet
The Wolf of Wall Street movie trailer on YouTube:
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I can see why people think the poster for 12 years a slave is so popular. It could have been very elaborate but instead it is understated but powerful. Cracking job.
i’d have to say the wolf of wall street as it makes the movie look like it would be a fun watch
The poster, though mainly the cast of American Hustle would make me want to watch.
For me id have to say Gravity, as its the only poster that makes me want to watch the film. Others look nice but that’s it.
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