The British Academy is the latest organization to unveil its list of nominations for the annual film awards. The BAFTA nominations are finally in, and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland and Sarah Gavron’s Rocks are leading the way with seven nominations each.
Nomadland will be competing for the most prestigious award of the night—best film—alongside The Father, The Mauritanian, Promising Young Woman, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. It’s also in the running for best direction (Chloé Zhao) and best leading actress (Frances McDormand).
Rocks owes many of its nominations to the special categories that recognize British talent. It’s in the running for outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director, or producer, but it scored a couple of general nominations, such as best director and original screenplay.
The list of major contenders at this year’s ceremony also includes The Father, Mank, Minari, and Promising Young Woman, with six nominations each. The Dig and The Mauritanian also managed to win over BAFTA voters and ended up scoring five nominations.
The 74th British Academy Film Awards will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on April 11th.
Full List of 2021 BAFTA Nominations:
Best Film
The Father
The Mauritanian
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Leading Actress
Bukky Bakray, Rocks
Radha Blank, The 40-Year-Old Version
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Wunmi Mosaku, His House
Alfre Woodward, Clemency
Best 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
Best 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
Best 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
Outstanding British Film
Calm with Horses
The Dig
The Father
His House
Limbo
The Mauritanian
Mogul Mowgli
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
Saint Maud
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
His House
Limbo
Moffie
Rocks
Saint Maud
Best Film Not in the English Language
Another Round
Dear Comrades!
Les Misérables
Minari
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Documentary
Collective
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
The Dissident
My Octopus Teacher
The Social Dilemma
Best Animated Film
Onward
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
Shannon Murphy, Babyteeth
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Jasmila Žbanić, Quo Vadis, Aida?
Sarah Gavron, Rocks
Best Original Screenplay
Another Round
Mank
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Dig
The Father
The Mauritanian
Nomadland
The White Tiger
Best Original Score
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Promising Young Woman
Soul
Best Casting
Calm with Horses
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
The Mauritanian
News of the World
Nomadland
Best Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
The Dig
The Father
Mank
News of the World
Rebecca
Best Costume Design
Ammonite
The Dig
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Best Make Up & Hair
The Dig
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio
Best Sound
Greyhound
News of the World
Nomadland
Soul
Sound of Metal
Best Special Visual Effects
Greyhound
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet
Best British Short Animation
The Fire Next Time
The Owl and The Pussycat
The Song of a Lost Boy
Best British Short Film
Eyelash
Lizard
Lucky Break
Miss Curvy
The Present
EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Bukky Bakray
Conrad Khan
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Morfydd Clark
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