‘Promising Young Woman’ And ‘Nomadland’ Among Nominees For BAFTA Awards

The nominations for the 74th BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards) were revealed today, March 9. Outstanding British Film contenders included Promising Young Woman and Rocks, while Hollywood films from Nomadland to The Trial Of The Chicago 7 received nods. You can see the full list of nominees below.

Among the nominated directors were Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth), Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) and Lee Isaac Chung (Minari).

Riz Ahmed was nominated for the Leading Actor gong (Sound Of Metal) while the late Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) also received a nod in the same category.

Vanessa Kirby (Pieces Of A Woman) was nominated for Leading Actress alongside Frances McDormand (Nomadland) and others. EE Rising Star nominee Bukky Bakray was also recognised for in the Leading Actress category for her role in Rocks.

The awards, which precede the separate TV awards ceremony on June 6, will be held at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 11 without a live audience due to coronavirus restrictions.

BAFTA has introduced more than 120 changes to its voting, membership and campaigning processes following a seven-month review into lack of diversity.

The changes include the introduction of a new longlist round of voting, the expansion of the Outstanding British Film field to 10 nominations, and increasing all four acting categories and Best Director to six nominees in an attempt to ensure greater diversity.

The EE Rising Star nominees were announced ahead of the nominations today, which are: Bukky Bakray, Conrad Khan, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.

The 74th BAFTA nominations are as follows:

Best Film:
The Father
The Mauritanian
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Outstanding British Film:
Calm With Horses
The Dig
The Father
His House
Limbo
The Mauritanian
Mogul Mowgli
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
Saint Maud

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 Woodard (Clemency)

Leading Actor:
Riz Ahmed (Sound Of Metal)
Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
Adarsh Gourav (The White Tiger)
Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)
Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian)
Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)

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)

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)

Director:
Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)
Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth)
Lee Isaac Chung (Minari)
Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Jasmila Žbanić (Quo Vadis, Aida?)
Sarah Gavron (Rocks)

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer:
His House
Limbo
Moffie
Rocks
Saint Maud

Animated Film:
Onward
Soul
Wolfwalkers

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

Cinematography:
Judas And The Black Messiah
Mank
The Mauritanian
News Of The World
Nomadland

EE Rising Star Award:
Bukky Bakray
Conrad Khan
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Morfydd Clark
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Documentary:
Collective
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
The Dissident
My Octopus Teacher
The Social Dilemma

Film Not in the English Language:
Another Round
Dear Comrades!
Les Misérables
Minari
Quo Vadis, Aida?

Costume Design:
Ammonite
The Dig
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank

Make Up & Hair:
The Dig
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio

Original Score:
Mank
Minari
News Of The World
Promising Young Woman
Soul

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

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

Casting:
The Fire Next Time
The Owl And The Pussycat
The Song Of A Lost Boy