The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the nominations for its 51st British Academy Film Awards. Nominees for The Best Short Animated Film are:

1001 NIGHTS, Yukio Sonoyama/Mike Smith.

THE CANTERBURY TALES, Aida Zyablikova/Renat Zinnurov/Ashley Potter/Dave Antrobus/Claire Jennings/ Mic Graves/Joanna Quinn/Les Mills.

GOGWANA, Helen Nabarro/Deiniol Morris/Sion Jones/Michael Mort/Joe Turner.

HUMDRUM, Carla Shelley/Julie Lockhart/Peter Peake.

In the category, The Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, the nominees are:

ANTZ

BABE: PIG IN THE CITY

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

THE TRUMAN SHOW

The awards, televised on BBC, will be presented at the Business Design Centre in London on Sunday, April 11, 1999.