BAFTA Nominations Announced

Nominations have been unveiled for the 68th annual British Academy of Film Awards (BAFTA). It was strong day for both Bridge of Spies and Carol, as both films led the pack with nine nominations apiece. Carol, especially, rebounded quite nicely after few painful snubs this past week including missing out at the Producers Guild Awards. Awards mainstays The Big Short, The Revenant and Spotlight rounded out the Best Film category. The Big Short especially showed strength in earning nods for Best Director (Adam McKay) and Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale).

However, the Brits held some national pride with nominations for Julie Walters (for Brooklyn) and Maggie Smith (for The Lady in the Van); strangely Charlotte Rampling (who won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and National Society of Film Critics prizes) was missing for her acclaimed work in 45 Years. Last year, BAFTA gave Richard Linklater’s Boyhood the top prize. The 68th BAFTA Awards will take place in London on February 14th.

Check out the full list of nominees below.

BEST FILM

• The Big Short
• Bridge of Spies
• Carol
• The Revenant
• Spotlight

BEST BRITISH FILM

• 45 Years
• Amy
• Brooklyn
• The Danish Girl
• Ex Machina
• The Lobster

BEST DIRECTOR

• Todd Haynes, Carol
• Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
• Adam McKay, The Big Short
• Ridley Scott, The Martian
• Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies

BEST LEADING ACTOR

• Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
• Matt Damon, The Martian
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

BEST LEADING ACTRESS

• Cate Blanchett, Carol
• Brie Larson, Room
• Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
• Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
• Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Christian Bale, The Big Short
• Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
• Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
• Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
• Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
• Rooney Mara, Carol
• Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
• Julie Walters, Brooklyn
• Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Bridge of Spies– Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
• Ex Machina– Alex Garland
• The Hateful Eight– Quentin Tarantino
• Inside Out– Pete Docter, Josh Cooley, Meg LaFauve, Ronny Del Carmen
• Spotlight– Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Big Short– Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
• Brooklyn– Nick Hornby
• Carol– Phyllis Nagy
• Room– Emma Donaghue
• Steve Jobs– Aaron Sorkin

BEST 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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

• Inside Out
• Minions
• Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• Amy
• Cartel Land
• He Named Me Malala
• Listen to Me Marlon
• Sherpa

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• The Assassin
• Force Majeure
• Theeb
• Timbuktu
• Wild Tales

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Bridge of Spies– Janusz Kaminski
• Carol– Ed Lachman
• Mad Max: Fury Road– John Seale
• The Revenant– Emmanuel Lubezki
• Sicario– Roger Deakins

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

• Brooklyn– Odile Dicks-Mireaux
• Carol– Sandy Powell
• Cinderella– Sandy Powell
• The Danish Girl– Paco Delgado
• Mad Max: Fury Road– Jenny Beaven

BEST 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 Boback
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens– Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales

BEST FILM 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

BEST 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

BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIR

• Brooklyn– Moma 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

BEST SOUND

• Bridge of Spies
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Ant-Man
• Ex Machina
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM

• Elephant
• Mining Poems or Odes
• Operator
• Over
• Samuel-613

BEST BRITISH ANIMATED SHORT FILM

• Edmond
• Monoman
• Prologue

RISING STAR AWARD (voted on by the public)

• John Boyega
• Taron Egerton
• Dakota Johnson
• Brie Larson
• Bel Powley