Of course I'm loving the Departed love, but I'm also glad Daniel Craig's getting credit for his performance in Casino Royale. He really was the best Bond since Connery.

'Babel,' 'Departed,' 'Sunshine' Also Make Strong Bids

"The Queen," with 10 nods, is competing for best film against "Babel" (seven), "The Departed" (six), "Little Miss Sunshine" (six) and "The Last King of Scotland" (five).

Other heavily nominated pics include "Casino Royale" (nine), "Pan's Labyrinth" (eight) and "United 93" (six). "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" received five apiece.

An eclectic best actor race pitches Daniel Craig's impersonation of James Bond in "Casino Royale" against Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland," Leonardo DiCaprio's undercover cop in "The Departed," Richard Griffiths as a schoolmaster in "The History Boys" and Peter O'Toole's decrepit actor in "Venus."

The best actress list has a more predictable air, with hometown favorites Helen Mirren ("The Queen"), Judi Dench ("Notes on a Scandal") and Kate Winslet ("Little Children") running against Penelope Cruz ("Volver") and Meryl Streep ("The Devil Wears Prada").

This year's awards will be held on Feb. 11 at the Royal Opera House in London.

BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS NOMINEES

FILM
"Babel," Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Jon Kilik, Steve Golin
"The Departed," Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham King
"The Last King of Scotland," Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel
"Little Miss Sunshine," Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa*
"The Queen," Tracey Seaward, Christine Langan, Andy Harries

THE ALEXANDER KORDA AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
"Casino Royale," Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Martin Campbell, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
"The Last King of Scotland," Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel, Kevin Macdonald, Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock
"Notes on a Scandal," Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, Richard Eyre, Patrick Marber
"The Queen," Tracey Seaward, Christine Langan, Andy Harries, Stephen Frears, Peter Morgan
"United 93," Tim Bevan, Lloyd Levin, Paul Greengrass

THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT BY A BRITISH DIRECTOR, WRITER OR PRODUCER IN THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILM
Andrea Arnold (director), "Red Road"
Julian Gilbey (director), "Rollin' With the Nines"
Christine Langan (producer), "Pierrepoint"
Gary Tarn (director), "Black Sun"
Paul Andrew Williams (director), "London to Brighton"

THE DAVID LEAN AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
"Babel," Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
"The Departed," Martin Scorsese
"Little Miss Sunshine," Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
"The Queen," Stephen Frears
"United 93," Paul Greengrass

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Babel," Guillermo Arriaga
"Little Miss Sunshine," Michael Arndt
"Pan's Labyrinth," Guillermo Del Toro
"The Queen," Peter Morgan
"United 93," Paul Greengrass

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Casino Royale," Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
"The Departed," William Monahan
"The Devil Wears Prada," Aline Brosh McKenna
"The Last King of Scotland," Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock
"Notes on a Scandal," Patrick Marber

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
"Apocalypto," Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey
"Black Book" (Zwartboek), Teun Hilte, San Fu Maltha, Jens Meurer, Paul Verhoeven
"Pan's Labyrinth," Alfonso Cuaron, Bertha Navarro, Frida Torresblanco, Guillermo Del Toro
"Rang De Basanti" (Paint It Yellow), Ronnie Screwvala, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
"Volver," Agustin Almodovar, Pedro Almodovar

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"Cars," John Lasseter
"Flushed Away," David Bowers, Sam Fell
"Happy Feet," George Miller

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel Craig, "Casino Royale"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"
Richard Griffiths, "The History Boys"
Peter O'Toole, "Venus"
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
James McAvoy, "The Last King of Scotland"
Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"
Leslie Phillips, "Venus"
Michael Sheen, "The Queen"

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Emily Blunt, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Toni Colette, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Frances de la Tour, "The History Boys"
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"

THE ANTHONY ASQUITH AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM MUSIC
"Babel," Gustavo Santaolalla
"Casino Royale," David Arnold
"Dreamgirls," Henry Krieger
"Happy Feet," John Powell
"The Queen," Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Babel," Rodrigo Prieto
"Casino Royale," Phil Meheux
"Children of Men," Emmanuel Lubezki
"Pan's Labyrinth," Guillermo Navarro
"United 93," Barry Ackroyd

EDITING
"Babel," Stephen Mirrione, Douglas Crise
"Casino Royale," Stuart Baird
"The Departed," Thelma Schoonmaker
"The Queen," Lucia Zucchetti
"United 93," Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse, Richard Pearson

PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Casino Royale," Peter Lamont, Simon Wakefield
"Children of Men," Geoffrey Kirkland, Jim Clay, Jennifer Williams
"Marie Antoinette," K. K. Barrett, Veronique Melery
"Pan's Labyrinth," Eugenio Caballero, Pilar Revuelta
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl A. Carasik

COSTUME DESIGN
"The Devil Wears Prada," Patricia Field
"Marie Antoinette," Milena Canonero
"Pan's Labyrinth," Lala Huete
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Penny Rose
"The Queen," Consolata Boyle

SOUND
"Babel," Jose Garcia, Jon Taylor, Chris Minkler, Martin Hernandez
"Casino Royale," Chris Munro, Eddy Joseph, Mike Prestwood Smith, Martin Cantwell, Mark Taylor
"Pan's Labyrinth," Martin Hernandez, Jamie Bashkt
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Christopher Boyes, George Watters II, Paul Massey, Lee Orloff
"United 93," Chris Munro, Mike Prestwood Smith, Douglas Cooper, Oliver Tarney, Eddy Joseph

ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
"Casino Royale," Steve Begg, Chris Corbould
"Children of Men," Frazer Churchill, Tim Webber, Michael Eames, Paul Corbould
"Pan's Labyrinth," Edward Irastorza, Everett Burrell
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson
"Superman Returns," Mark Stetson

MAKEUP & HAIR
"The Devil Wears Prada," Nicki Ledermann, Angel De Angelis
"Marie Antoinette," Jean-Luc Russier, Desiree Corridoni
"Pan's Labyrinth," Jose Quetglas, Blanca Sanchez*
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Ve Neill, Martin Samuel
"The Queen," Daniel Phillips

SHORT ANIMATION FILM
"Dreams and Desires, Family Ties," Les Mills, Joanna Quinn
"Guy 101," Ian Gouldstone
"Peter and the Wolf," Hugh Welchman, Alan Dewhurst, Suzie Templeton

SHORT FILM
"Care," Rachel Bailey, Corinna Faith
"Cubs," Lisa Williams, Tom Harper
"Do Not Erase," Asitha Ameresekere
"Hikikomori," Karley Duffy, Paul Wright
"Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored," David Smith, Jim Mcroberts

THE ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Emily Blunt
Eva Green
Naomie Harris
Cillian Murphy
Ben Whishaw