Voting has begun in this year's H2G2 Academy awards. 'What?' I hear you cry I've already nominated. That may be so but this year for the first time we have introduced a second round of voting, having closed the nominations last week.

So what do you have to do?

First peruse the list of nominees below. Secondly select your favourite from each of the categories in which you have an opinion. Thirdly send them to the secret ballot box at [email protected]. You have until Oscar Night 29 February at the start of their ceremony before voting for our awards closes. So here are the h2g2 Academy nominees. But first, here is the news from this week's BAFTA awards.

The Baftas

The Big winner with five awards was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It won best film as the critics choice and the Orange Peoples' Choice, as well as usual special effects awards. Acting honours went to Lost in Translation with Bill Murray and 19-year-old Scarlett Johansson winning the two leading categories. Renee Zellweger won one of only two awards that the most nominated film Cold Mountain gained from their 13 nods from the academy. British film maker Michael Winterbottom's refugee film In This World won the best foreign film award.

Shocks on the night included Bill Nighy for his role in Love
Actually. The documentary Touching The Void also proved a shock beating Cold Mountain and Girl With a Pearl Earring to win the Alexander Korda prize for British film of the year. However the big shock came with the award to a Peter for best Director. Australian Peter Wier beat Kiwi Peter Jackson with the Russell Crowe starring epic Master and Commander: The Other Side of the World.

The Peta Nominations

Best Picture

• City of God
• Kill Bill Vol 1
• Master and Commander
• Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Best Actor in a Leading Role

• Nicholas Cage Matchstick Men
• Russell Crowe Master and Commander
• Tom Cruise The Last Samurai
• Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean
• Viggo Mortenson Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Best Actress in a Leading Role

• Cate Blanchett Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Scarlett Johanson Girl with the Pearl Earring
• Nicole Kidman Cold Mountain
• Helen Mirren Calendar Girls
• Uma Thurman Kill Bill Vol 1
• Liv Tyler Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Best Actor in a supporting role

• Sean Austin Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Paul Bettany Master and Commander
• Geoffrey Rush Pirates of the Caribbean
• Andy Serkis Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Best Actress in a supporting role

• Lucy Liu Kill Bill Vol 1
• Emma Mortimer Young Adam
• Miranda Otto Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Judy Parfitt Girl with the Pearl Earring
• Emma Thompson Love Actually
• Renee Zellweger Cold Mountain

Best Director

• Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation
• Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill Vol 1
• Peter Weir Master and Commander

Best Song

• Into the West Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Battle Without Honour and Humanity Kill Bill Vol 1 by Tomoyasha Hotei
• Lord Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Kill Bill Vol 1
• Here with Me Love Actually
• The Triplets of Belville The Triplets of Belville
• You will be my Ain True Love

Award for Best Technical Impact: Visual

• Finding Nemo
• Kill Bill Vol 1
• Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Master and Commander

Award for Best Technical Impact: Audio

• Kill Bill Vol 1
• The Last Samurai
• Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Master and Commander

Lifetime Achievement

Nominations for Lifetime Achievement are still open at the relevant
thread on the Nominations Page Remember you are only allowed one nomination in this category.

Let the Voting Begin

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