Annette Bening, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, Sally Hawkins, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Geoffrey Rush et al. on BAFTA Longlists

The longlists for the BAFTA Awards, chosen by members in the first round of voting, have been announced, according to a report in Variety. Nominations will be revealed on January 18, with the winners announced on February 13 at London’s Royal Opera House.

Theater veterans in the longlist acting categories include Gemma Arterton, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Duvall, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, Andrew Garfield, Paul Giamatti, Rebecca Hall, Sally Hawkins, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Ben Kingsley, Lesley Manville, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Rosamund Pike, Natalie Portman, Pete Postlethwaite, Miranda Richardson, Andrea Riseborough, Mark Ruffalo, Geoffrey Rush, Michelle Williams, and Olivia Williams.

Aaron Eckhart is nominated for his performance in the screen adaptation of the play Rabbit Hole, while other actors on the lists include Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Franco, Ryan Gosling, Barbara Hershey, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine James, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Lawrence, Melissa Leo, Bill Murray, Ellen Page, Guy Pearce, Noomi Rapace, Jeremy Renner, Winona Ryder, Hailee Steinfeld, Tilda Swinton, Justin Timberlake, and Mark Wahlberg.