The Honours Keep Rolling In For Ellen!
The honours for ACTRA Maritimes member Ellen Page continue to roll in. She has just been nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in Juno. The BAFTA’s are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
She is pitted against Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” veteran star Julie Christie as an Alzheimer’s sufferer in “Away from Her” and Marion Cotillard for her haunting portrayal of singer Edith Piaf in “La Vie En Rose”.
Amid fears that a writers’ strike could jeopardize this year’s Oscars ceremony, the red carpet BAFTA show at London’s Royal Opera House on Feb. 10 could attract plenty of Hollywood glamour.
Last weekend’s strike-plagued Golden Globe awards were stripped down to a bare-bones news conference lacking all the usual Hollywood razzmatazz. It was a big flop in telecast ratings. Ellen was nominated for a Golden Globe – for Best Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy, again for Juno, but lost out to Marion Cotillard. Julie Christie also took home a Golden Globe for her work in Sarah Polley’s Canadian feature “Away From Her”.
Ellen will be a guest on today’s Oprah show.
