2011 Oscar countdown: Best Picture, Documentary, Foreign Film and the Melissa Leo fiasco

The double Goya/Bafta award ceremonies on Sunday last week left me intellectually and literally hung-over. I had diligently stocked up the freezer with champagne in the unlikely eventuality of Lesley Manville's triumph in the supporting category at the Baftas. Helena Bonham Carter predictably prevailed for her role in The King's Speech, which didn't prevent champagne from flowing. Thus, on Monday I had to deal not only with my disappointment at Manville's loss but also with a splitting headache.

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Balada Triste de Trompeta leads Goya nominations with 15 nods

Balada Triste de Trompeta leads the nominations for the Goya Awards, which were announced this morning by the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with 15 nods and will probably cruise to victory at a ceremony to be held in Madrid on Sunday, February 13, and which will mark the 25^th anniversary of the Spanish Film Awards.

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