The nominations for the 71st British Academy Film Awards (or BAFTAs) were announced today.
Best Film
- Call Me By Your Name
- Darkest Hour
- Dunkirk
- The Shape Of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Outstanding British Film
- Darkest Hour
- The Death of Stalin
- God’s Own Country
- Lady Macbeth
- Paddington 2
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Director
- Blade Runner 2049 – Denis Villeneuve
- Call Me By Your Name – Luca Guadagnino
- Dunkirk – Christopher Nolan
- The Shape Of Water – Guillermo Del Toro
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Martin McDonagh
Leading Actress
- Annette Bening – Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool
- Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
- Sally Hawkins – The Shape Of Water
- Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
Leading Actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread
- Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
- Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
- Jamie Bell – Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool
- Timothee Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name
Supporting Actress
- Allison Janney – I, Tonya
- Kristin Scott Thomas – Darkest Hour
- Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
- Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread
- Octavia Spencer – The Shape Of Water
Supporting Actor
- Christopher Plummer – All The Money In The World
- Hugh Grant – Paddington 2
- Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
- Woody Harrelson – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
- Daniel Kaluuya
- Florence Pugh
- Josh O’Connor
- Tessa Thompson
- Timothee Chalamet
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- The Ghoul
- I am Not A Witch
- Jawbone
- Kingdom Of Us
- Lady Macbeth
Film not in the English Language
- Elle
- First They Killed My Father
- The Handmaiden
- Loveless
- The Salesman
Documentary
- City Of Ghosts
- I Am Not Your Negro
- Icarus
- An Inconvenient Sequel
- Jane
Animated Film
- Coco
- Loving Vincent
- My Life As A Courgette
Original Screenplay
- Get Out
- I, Tonya
- Lady Bird
- The Shape Of Water
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Adapted Screenplay
- Call Me By Your Name
- The Death Of Stalin
- Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool
- Molly’s Game
- Paddington 2
Original Music
- Blade Runner 2049 – Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer
- Darkest Hour – Dario Marianelli
- Dunkirk – Hans Zimmer
- Phantom Thread – Jonny Greenwood
- The Shape Of Water – Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
- Blade Runner 2049 – Roger Deakins
- Darkest Hour – Bruno Delbonnel
- Dunkirk – Hoyte van Hoytema
- The Shape of Water – Dan Laustsen
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Ben Davis
Editing
- Baby Driver – Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
- Blade Runner 2049 – Joe Walker
- Dunkirk – Lee Smith
- The Shape Of Water – Sidney Wolinsky
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Jon Gregory
Production and Design
- Beauty And The Beast – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
- Blade Runner 2049 – Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
- Darkest Hour – Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
- Dunkirk – Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
- The Shape Of Water – Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, Shane Vieau
Costume Design
- Beauty And The Beast – Jacqueline Durran
- Darkest Hour – Jacqueline Durran
- I, Tonya – Jennifer Johnson
- Phantom Thread – Mark Bridges
- The Shape Of Water – Luis Sequeira
Make-Up and Hair
- Blade Runner 2049 – Donald Mowat, Kerry Warn
- Darkest Hour – David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick, Kazuhiro Tsuji
- I, Tonya – Deborah La Mia Denaver, Adruitha Lee
- Victoria & Abdul – Daniel Phillips
- Wonder – Naomi Bakstad, Robert A Pandini, Arjen Tuiten
Sound
- Baby Driver – Tim Cavagin, Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater
- Blade Runner 2049 – Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mark Mangini, Mac Ruth
- Dunkirk – Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, Mark Weingarten
- The Shape Of Water – Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille, Brad Zoern
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood
Special Visual Effects
- Blade Runner 2049 – Gerd Nefzer, John Nelson
- Dunkirk – Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson
- The Shape Of Water – Dennis Berardi, Trey Harrell, Kevin Scott
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Nominees TBC
- War For The Planet Of The Apes – Nominees TBC
British Short Animation
- Have Heart
- Mamoon
- Poles Apart
British Short Film
- Aamir
- Cowboy Dave
- A Drowning Man
- Work
- Wren Boys
The 71st British Academy Film Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday February 18th, 2018, at 3:00 PM.
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