And the 2018 Bafta awards could go to…
The 2018 BAFTA nominations were announced first thing Tuesday morning. As expected, most of the main contenders with award nominations have also been recognised by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
The main difference is the inclusion of more British films in the categories.
Films such as Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Paddington 2 and The Death of Stalin have all got nods in the main categories, whereas Steven Spielberg’s The Post seems to have slipped Bafta members’ mind.
The Shape of Water leads the pack of nominees with a whopping twelve nominations, including Best Film, Director, Leading Actress and Supporting Actress. It has also been recognised for its technical, visual and sound magnificence.
Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri follow with nine nominations each in both main categories and technical ones. They have both been nominated in general and British categories. It is expected that Gary Oldman will make off with the Best Actor award like he did in the Golden Globes last week.
Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk have each achieved an impressive eight nominations. The visual spectacle that is the new Blade Runner seems to have been overlooked so far but Bafta has recognised it for its daring and beautiful imagery. Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan are both up for Best Director and their nominations are mostly in technical, visual and sound categories.
Films Beauty and the Beast, Baby Driver, Star Wars: the Last Jedi, War for the Planet of the Apes, Victoria & Abdul and Wonder are all nominated in Costume, Hair and Make-Up, Production Design or the technical categories.
The ceremony is bound to change substantially.
After twelve years as master of ceremonies, Stephen Fry announced that he would not be hosting the awards this year. Joanna Lumley was announced as his replacement at the presentation of nominees event.
The 2018 Bafta awards will take place on Sunday 18 Febuary at the Royal Albert Hall and an edited version of the show will be broadcast on BBC One shortly after the prizes have been awarded.
Here is a list of nominees in a selection of categories:
Best Film
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Outstanding British Film
Darkest Hour
The Death of Stalin
God’s Own Country
Lady Macbeth
Paddington 2
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Film not in the English Language
Elle
First They Killed My Father
The Handmaiden
Loveless
The Salesman
Animated Film
Coco
Loving Vincent
My Life as a Courgette
Director
Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049
Luca Guadagnino, Call Me By Your Name
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Original Screenplay
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Steven Rogers, I, Tonya
Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Adapted Screenplay
James Ivory, Call Me By Your Name
Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, David Schneider, The Death of Stalin
Matt Greenhalgh, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game
Simon Farnaby, Paul King, Paddington 2
Leading 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
Leading Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
Jamie Bell, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Timothée Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Supporting Actress
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Kristin Scott Thomas, Darkest Hour
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
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
Original Music
Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer, Blade Runner 2049
Dario Marianelli, Darkest Hour
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
EE Rising Star Award
Daniel Kaluuya
Florence Pugh
Josh O’Connor
Tessa Thompson
Timothée Chalamet
You can find the whole list of nominees here:Â bafta.org
Who will win? Only time will tell!
> Naomi Round
