BAFTA nominee Jim Broadbent's earliest film found in Lincolnshire
BAFTA nominee Jim Broadbent starred in a film about life on a farm in Lincolnshire even before his official silver screen career began.
A film reel has been found in which the Oscar winner, originally from near Market Rasen, assumes the role of a worker at Nocton Estate, south of Lincoln.
Named The Greenhouse, the 18-minute black and white production was made in February 1976.
According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Broadbent's first movie appearance was in The Shout two years later.
But the documentary suggests his first performance may have slipped under the radar.
The star, who has a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role as Dennis Thatcher in the film The Iron Lady, is seen doing jobs on the farm and speaking to other workers while on his lunch break.
Broadbent, was then aged 26 with dark curly hair and a goatee beard. Early in the footage, he speaks about the county's landscape in a voiceover recording.
He said: "The land is good around here, very easy to farm with it being so flat. Good farming land Lincolnshire."
The film was made by Broadbent's friend Alan Coddington as part of his studies at the National Film School.
It features shots across the fens towards Lincoln Cathedral, potato planting in the fields and glimpses of Dunston, south of Lincoln.
Mr Coddington discovered the original 16 millimetre footage in his loft around six years ago.
He then decided to make a DVD copy as he had no way of watching it in the old format.
One other copy was made for the only surviving worker featured in the film, former tractor driver William Franklin.
However Mr Franklin, 90, of Dunston, was unaware of who Broadbent was until the film was seen recently by his son.
Graham Franklin, 58, a nightclub owner from Cleethorpes, said: "When I looked at the film I thought I recognised his face and then I looked at the case and I recognised the name.
"It was a bit of a 'wow factor' that my dad had been in this film with someone who has gone on to be so famous."
Broadbent is looking forward to tomorrow's Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London's Royal Opera House.
He said: "It was a bit of a surprise to be nominated again but the BAFTAs are always a good excuse for a party."
His rivals for Best Supporting Actor are Christopher Plummer for Beginners, Jonah Hill for Moneyball, Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn and Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Ides of March.
Lincolnshire's veteran actor last won a BAFTA in 2002 for Moulin Rouge - the year he also walked away with an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
The Iron Lady, about the life of Grantham-born Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has been nominated for two awards - Original Screenplay and Makeup and Hair.
Leading lady Meryl Streep, straight from her success in the Golden Globes, goes up against Michelle Williams in the Best Actress category for their roles in The Iron Lady and My Week With Marilyn respectively.
Dominating this year's BAFTA nominations are The Artist and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, with 23 nominations between them.
Leading the way for the Brits alongside Broadbent is actor Gary Oldman, who is nominated under the Best Actor award for his role in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Tilda Swinton has also received a nomination under the Best Actress category for her role in We Need To Talk About Kevin.
BAFTA NOMINATIONS
Full list of 2012 BAFTA nominations are:
ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP - Martin Scorsese
Best Film
THE ARTIST - Thomas Langmann
THE DESCENDANTS - Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
DRIVE - Marc Platt, Adam Siegel
THE HELP - Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo
Outstanding British Film
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN - Simon Curtis, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein, Adrian Hodges
SENNA - Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Manish Pandey
SHAME - Steve McQueen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Abi Morgan
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - _Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robyn Slovo,
Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan_
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN - Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Rory Stewart Kinnear
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
ATTACK THE BLOCK - Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
BLACK POND - Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)
CORIOL**** - Ralph Fiennes (Director)
SUBMARINE - Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
TYRANNOSAUR - Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)
Director
THE ARTIST - Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE - Nicolas - Winding Refn
HUGO - Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN - Lynne Ramsay
Documentary
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - Martin Scorsese
PROJECT NIM - James Marsh, Simon Chinn
SENNA - Asif Kapadia
Original screenplay
THE ARTIST - Michel Hazanavicius
BRIDESMAIDS - Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
THE GUARD - John Michael McDonagh
THE IRON LADY - Abi Morgan
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS - Woody Allen
Adapted screenplay
THE DESCENDANTS - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
THE HELP - Tate Taylor
THE IDES OF MARCH - George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
MONEYBALL - Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Film not in the English language
INCENDIES - Denis Villeneuve, Luc Déry, Kim McGraw
PINA - Wim Wenders, Gian-Piero Ringel
POTICHE - François Ozon, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
A SEPARATION - Asghar Farhadi
THE SKIN I LIVE IN - Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar
Animated Film
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN - Steven Spielberg
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS - Sarah Smith
RANGO - Gore Verbinski
Leading Actor
BRAD PITT - Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY - The Descendants
JEAN DUJARDIN - The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER - Shame
Leading Actress
BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist - Film
MERYL STREEP - The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS - My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON - We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS - The Help
Supporting actor
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER - Beginners
JIM BROADBENT - The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL - Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH - My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - The Ides of March
Supporting actress
CAREY MULLIGAN - Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN - The Help
JUDI DENCH - My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY - Bridesmaids
OCTAVIA SPENCER - The Help
Original music
THE ARTIST - Ludovic Bource
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
HUGO Howard - Shore
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Alberto Iglesias
WAR HORSE - John Williams
Cinematography
THE ARTIST - Guillaume Schiffman
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - Jeff Cronenweth
HUGO - Robert Richardson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Hoyte van Hoytema
WAR HORSE - J****z Kaminsk
Editing
THE ARTIST - Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE - Mat Newman
HUGO - Thelma Schoonmaker
SENNA - Gregers Sall, Chris King
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER - SPY Dino Jonsater
Production design
THE ARTIST - Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 - Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
HUGO - Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
WAR HORSE - Rick Carter, Lee Sandales
Costume Design
THE ARTIST - Mark Bridges
HUGO - Sandy Powell
JANE EYRE - Michael O'Connor
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN - Jill Taylor
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - Jacqueline Durran
Sound
THE ARTIST - Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 - James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
HUGO - Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY - John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley
WAR HORSE - Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns
Special visual effects
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN - Joe Letteri
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
HUGO - Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
WAR HORSE - Ben Morris, Neil Corbould
Makeup and hair
THE ARTIST - Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2 - Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
HUGO Morag - Ross, Jan Archibald
THE IRON LADY - Marese Langan
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN - Jenny Shircore
Short animation
ABUELAS - Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
BOBBY YEAH - Robert Morgan
A MORNING STROLL - Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe
Short film
CHALK - Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini
MWANSA THE GREAT - Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet
ONLY SOUND REMAINS - Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar
PITCH BLACK HEIST - John Maclean, Gerardine O'Flynn
TWO AND TWO - Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen
Orange Wednesday Rising Star Award
ADAM DEACON
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
TOM HIDDLESTON
CHRIS O'DOWD
EDDIE REDMAYNE
2 Comments
by ChrisRedford
Monday, February 13 2012, 12:19AM
“Hollywood actress Meryl Streep paid tribute to Market Rasen area actor Jim Broadbent - and claimed her ancestors also came from Lincolnshire - when she accepted a gong for Best Actress at last night's BAFTA's.
Broadbent plays Denis Thatcher in the film The Irony Lady, in which Streep is Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Streep said: "I want to thank the soulful Jim Broadbent, the divinely gifted Olivia Colman.
"I want to say that half of me is Streep, but the other half is Wilkinson from Lincolnshire, so I come by this role honestly."
Born in New Jersey, her mother is Mary Wilkinson and her eighth great-grandfather, Lawrence Wilkinson, was one of the first Europeans to settle in Rhode Island.
Broadbent was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor but lost out to Christopher Plummer, now 82, for his moving portrayal of a late developing gay man in Beginners.
He said, however, that it had been lots of fun playing opposite Streep.
As hard as it is to imagine the queen of Hollywood as a Lincolnshire Yellow Belly, Americans love discovering their ancestors. So who knows, maybe one day she will take some time out to meet up with Jim and explore the county.”
by ChrisRedford
Tuesday, January 24 2012, 3:19PM
“Actress Meryl Streep has landed an Oscar nomination for her performance as Grantham-born PM Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.
The film, which has already earned the star a Golden Globe, also features Lincolnshire-born actor Jim Broadbent, from Wickenby near Market Rasen, as Denis Thatcher, who has missed out on a nomination on this occasion. He has, however, received a BAFTA nomination for best supporting actor.
Brits Gary Oldman - for his role in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Kenneth Branagh and Janet McTeer are also in the running for Academy Awards. Oldman, 53, is up for best actor for his role as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Branagh, 51, is in the running for best supporting actor for his performance as Sir Laurence Olivier in Marilyn Monroe biopic My Week With Marilyn.
The Artist is, as expected, is up for Best Picture, along with War Horse, Hugo, The Descendants, The Help, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
The 84th Academy Awards take place on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood. They will be presented by actor and comedian Billy Crystal.”