The Weinstein brothers also got a nod for Blue Valentine (Michelle Williams for Best Actress).

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In theory, the ratings board should have no opinion on whether "Blue Valentine" is good or not.

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Blue Valentine starred Gosling and Michelle Williams as a couple falling apart.

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Among the 57 UK premieres showing at the festival are Stoker, starring Mia Wasikowska and Nicole Kidman, and The Place Beyond the Pines, which reunites Ryan Gosling with Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance.

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Sometimes they're startled, as when the MPAA slapped the sad, thoughtful "Blue Valentine" with an NC-17, which meant it couldn't play in many theaters, be advertised in many newspapers or probably be nominated for Oscars.

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Mr. Gosling was superb as the explosive lover in the director's previous film, "Blue Valentine, " and he's superb once again as Luke, a stunt motorcyclist with a traveling carnival who discovers that he has a baby son.

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