BAFTA Nominations: The Post Shut Out, While The Shape of Water Hits Big
Photos by Jack English/Focus Features, Kerry Hayes/20th Century Fox
Known as the British Academy Awards, the BAFTA Awards have revealed their nominations for the 71st ceremony. The nominations showed some serious snubs and welcomed some very unexpected surprises.
According to THR, the nominees were announced by Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright early this morning in London. The Golden Globes’ big winner, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, struck it rich, as did The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour, while critical favorites The Post, Mudbound, and Call Me By Your Name all were overlooked in many categories. Three Billboards and Darkest Hour both scored nine nominations, but The Shape of Water emerged the victor with twelve, thanks to technical categories. Dunkirk and Blade Runner 2049 each earned eight nominations.
Perhaps the most shocking surprise is the British film Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool emerging with three nominations, including Best Actress Annette Bening, Best Actor Jamie Bell and Best Adapted Screenplay. Paddington 2 came as another surprise with three nominations, including Best Supporting Actor Hugh Grant, Best Adapted Screenplay and Outstanding British Film of the Year. Some notable snubs include Supporting Actress contenders Hong Chau for Downsizing, Mary J. Blige for Mudbound and Spielberg drama The Post not receiving any nominations.
The ceremony will be on Feb. 18 in London. Below is the full list of the film nominations.
Best Picture
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best 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
Best 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
Best 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
Best 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
Best Supporting Actress
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Kristen Scott Thomas, Darkest Hour
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Original Screenplay
Get Out, Jordan Peele
I, Tonya, Steven Rogers
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh
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