The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has just announced there nominations and there’s quite a lot to process, so let’s start from the top.
Steven Spielberg’s Cold War drama Bridge of Spies and Todd Haynes’ gorgeous relationship drama Carol have tied for the lead with nine nominations apiece, with both films receiving nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay (in their respective categories). Not far behind is Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s revenge epic The Revenant with eight nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Editing.
What may come as a surprise to some is that Adam McKay’s comedy-drama about the 2008 financial crisis did rather well. It may have only received five nominations, but they were all major nods: Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), and Best Editing. Meanwhile, the film that has been dominating the American critics’ awards, Spotlight, made a small, but decent showing, earning nods for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo).
There’s bound to be some disappointment for those who were hoping to see a grand showing for George Miler’s action opus Mad Max: Fury Road, but alas, its appearance has been restricted to the technical categories where it has earned seven nominations, including Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Special Visual Effects.
With these nominations, it’s rather difficult to tell exactly which film they like the best overall. Bridge of Spies and The Big Short hit every major category, including an acting nod for each, so these would appear to be their frontrunners, but you never really know with the British Academy. The winners will be announced on February 14th, so be sure to join us then when we’ll bring you a live-blogging of the winners as they are announced.
Until then, please see below for a complete list of today’s nominations:
BEST FILM
- THE BIG SHORT Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg
- CAROL Elizabeth Karlsen, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley
- THE REVENANT Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon
- SPOTLIGHT Steve Golin, Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- 45 YEARS Andrew Haigh, Tristan Goligher
- AMY Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
- BROOKLYN John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Nick Hornby
- THE DANISH GIRL Tom Hooper, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Gail Mutrux, Lucinda Coxon
- EX MACHINA Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
- THE LOBSTER Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthimis Filippou
DIRECTOR
- THE BIG SHORT Adam McKay
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Steven Spielberg
- CAROL Todd Haynes
- THE MARTIAN Ridley Scott
- THE REVENANT Alejandro G. Iñárritu
LEADING ACTOR
- BRYAN CRANSTON Trumbo
- EDDIE REDMAYNE The Danish Girl
- LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Revenant
- MATT DAMON The Martian
- MICHAEL FASSBENDER Steve Jobs
LEADING ACTRESS
- ALICIA VIKANDER The Danish Girl
- BRIE LARSON Room
- CATE BLANCHETT Carol
- MAGGIE SMITH The Lady in the Van
- SAOIRSE RONAN Brooklyn
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- BENICIO DEL TORO Sicario
- CHRISTIAN BALE The Big Short
- IDRIS ELBA Beasts of No Nation
- MARK RUFFALO Spotlight
- MARK RYLANCE Bridge of Spies
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- ALICIA VIKANDER Ex Machina
- JENNIFER JASON LEIGH The Hateful Eight
- JULIE WALTERS Brooklyn
- KATE WINSLET Steve Jobs
- ROONEY MARA Carol
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- THE ASSASSIN Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- FORCE MAJEURE Ruben Östlund
- THEEB Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd
- TIMBUKTU Abderrahmane Sissako
- WILD TALES Damián Szifron
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- EX MACHINA Alex Garland
- THE HATEFUL EIGHT Quentin Tarantino
- INSIDE OUT Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve
- SPOTLIGHT Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- THE BIG SHORT Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
- BROOKLYN Nick Hornby
- CAROL Phyllis Nagy
- ROOM Emma Donoghue
- STEVE JOBS Aaron Sorkin
EDITING
- THE BIG SHORT Hank Corwin
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Michael Kahn
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Margaret Sixel
- THE MARTIAN Pietro Scalia
- THE REVENANT Stephen Mirrione
ORIGINAL MUSIC
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Thomas Newman
- THE HATEFUL EIGHT Ennio Morricone
- THE REVENANT Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
- SICARIO Jóhann Jóhannsson
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS John Williams
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Janusz Kamiński
- CAROL Ed Lachman
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD John Seale
- THE REVENANT Emmanuel Lubezki
- SICARIO Roger Deakins
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
- CAROL Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
- THE MARTIAN Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales
COSTUME DESIGN
- BROOKLYN Odile Dicks-Mireaux
- CAROL Sandy Powell
- CINDERELLA Sandy Powell
- THE DANISH GIRL Paco Delgado
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Jenny Beavan
DOCUMENTARY
- AMY Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
- CARTEL LAND Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin
- HE NAMED ME MALALA Davis Guggenheim, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
- LISTEN TO ME MARLON Stevan Riley, John Battsek, George Chignell, R.J. Cutler
- SHERPA Jennifer Peedom, Bridget Ikin, John Smithson
ANIMATED FILM
- INSIDE OUT Pete Docter
- MINIONS Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
- SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE Mark Burton, Richard Starzak
MAKE UP & HAIR
- BROOKLYN Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
- CAROL Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan
- THE DANISH GIRL Jan Sewell
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin
- THE REVENANT Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini
SOUND
- BRIDGE OF SPIES Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White
- THE MARTIAN Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor
- THE REVENANT Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- ANT-MAN Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke
- EX MACHINA Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams
- THE MARTIAN Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- EDMOND Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy
- MANOMAN Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
- PROLOGUE Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton
BRITISH SHORT FILM
- ELEPHANT Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith
- MINING POEMS OR ODES Callum Rice, Jack Cocker
- OPERATOR Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan
- OVER Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister
- SAMUEL-613 Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
- ALEX GARLAND (Director) Ex Machina
- DEBBIE TUCKER GREEN (Writer/Director) Second Coming
- NAJI ABU NOWAR (Writer/Director) RUPERT LLOYD (Producer) Theeb
- SEAN MCALLISTER (Director/Producer), ELHUM SHAKERIFAR (Producer) A Syrian Love Story
- STEPHEN FINGLETON (Writer/Director) The Survivalist
THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
- BEL POWLEY
- BRIE LARSON
- DAKOTA JOHNSON
- JOHN BOYEGA
- TARON EGERTON
