As awards season continues, the BAFTA nominations are upon us. The British Academy Film Awards were first awarded in 1949, and have been awarded annually since. Today, Aisling Bea and Susan Wokoma broadcast live on YouTube to give us this years nominations, the ceremony taking place on 11th April. Join us as we give the low-down on nominations, snubs and our predictions for who will take home awards this year.
Written by Becca Johnson
Chloe Zhao's Nomadland has been sweeping this years nominations, and the BAFTA's is no exception. The western drama starring Frances McDormand has received nominations in eight categories including Best Film, and is expected to perform well. Another popular contender over this years awards season is Minari, which has received nominations in five categories. Other movies with nominations in multiple categories that are expected to take home awards are The Father, The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Soul.
Due to the awards ceremony being British, we have some nominations for movies that may not get as much recognition anywhere else. Nick Rowland's Calm with Horses, a dark gritty crime drama about drug-dealers set in Ireland, has received some nominations including Outstanding British Film and Casting. Another popular movie that hasn't received as much recognition at other ceremonies is Saint Maud, Rose Glass' new religious horror. At the BAFTA's, we will see Saint Maud compete in multiple categories including Outstanding British Film and EE Rising Star for lead actress Morfyyd Clark.
The competition is high and the categories are stacked with talent, but once again there are some obvious snubs that cannot be ignored. The biggest of them all that continues to upset the film community is the lack of recognition for Delroy Lindo. His performance in Spike Lee's newest release Da 5 Bloods undoubtedly deserves a nomination in the Leading Actor category, but it has once again fallen short. Another terrific performance that hasn't been nominated this time around is Viola Davis' in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Though the Netflix Original has nominations in other categories, including Lead Actor for the late Chadwick Boseman, an award that we really hope he receives, it's a shame that Viola Davis has missed out. In the same category, Carey Mulligan's performance in divisive yet popular movie Promising Young Woman has been ignored. Though the movie is nominated in many categories, her performance is arguably the movies highlight, meaning she definitely deserved some recognition here.
Outstanding British Film
Calm with Horses
The Dig
The Father
His House
Limbo
The Mauritanian
Mogul Mowgli
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
Saint Maud
Adapted Screenplay
The Dig
The Father
The Mauritanian
Nomadland
The White Tiger
Original Screenplay
Another Round
Mank
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Supporting Actress
Niamh Algar – Calm with Horses
Kosar Ali – Rocks
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Dominique Fishback – Judas and the Black Messiah
Ashley Madekwe – County Lines
Yuh-Jung Youn - Minari
Leading Actress
Bukky Bakray – Rocks
Radha Blank – The Forty-Year-Old Version
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Wunmi Mosaku – His House
Alfre Woodlard – Clemency
Animated Film
Onward
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Film Not in the English Language
Another Round
Dear Comrades!
Les Miserables
Minari
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Oustanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
His House
Limbo
Moffie
Rocks
Saint Maud
Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Barry Keoghan – Calm with Horses
Alan Kim – Minari
Leslie Odom Jr – One Night in Miami
Clarke Peters – Da 5 Bloods
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Leading Actor
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Adarsh Gourav – The White Tiger
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Mads Mikkelsen – Another Round
Tahar Rahim – The Mauritanian
Director
Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg
Babyteeth – Shannon Murphy
Minari – Lee Isaac Chung
Nomadland – Chloe Zhao
Quo Vadis, Aida? - Jasmila Zbanic
Rocks – Sarah Gavron
Best Film
The Father
The Mauritanian
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Documentary
Collective
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
The Dissident
My Octopus Teacher
The Social Dilemma
Original Score
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Promising Young Woman
Soul
Casting
Calm with Horses
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
The Mauritanian
News of the World
Nomadland
Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Production Design
The Dig
The Father
Mank
News of the World
Rebecca
Costume Design
Ammonite
The Dig
Emma.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
Make Up and Hair
The Dig
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
Sound
Greyhound
News of the World
Nomadland
Soul
Sound of Metal
Special Visual Effects
Greyhound
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet
British Short Animation
The Fire Next Time
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Song of a Lost Boy
British Short Film
Eyelash
Lizard
Lucky Break
Miss Curvy
The Present
EE Rising Star Award
Bukky Bakray
Conrad Khan
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Morfydd Clark
Sope Dirisu
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