Earlier this week, the Golden Globes kicked off awards season on a high note with one of the most memorable award ceremonies of all time. With its star-studded red carpet (which saw celebrities follow an all-black dress code to support the new Time’s Up initiative) must-see awards ceremony, gorgeous beauty looks and after-parties, it got us excited for what is to come. Namely, the 2018 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards.
After celebrating it’s 70th-anniversary last year, this year’s BAFTA ceremony will also mark a milestone in the academy’s history and tradition as Stephen Fry has stepped down as the host of the ceremony after 12 consecutive years. Instead, Joanna Lumley will host this year’s edition and will be the first female host since Mariella Frostrup co-presented with Fry in 2001.
Now, the nominees for this year’s ceremony have just been revealed.
The spotlight is firmly on The Shape of Water as the film received a whopping 12 nominations including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography.
Tying in second place are Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri and Darkest Hour, with a total of nine nominations each, followed by Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk with eight nominations.
As for some of the individuals nominated? Daniel Kaluuya, Gary Oldman, Jamie Bell, Margot Robbie, Sally Hawkins and Saoirse Ronan, who just won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture.
See the full list of nominees here…
Best Film
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Outstanding British Film
Darkest Hour
Death of Stalin
God’s Own Country
Lady Macbeth
Paddington 2
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Kaluuya
Gary Oldman
Jamie Bell
Timothee Chalamet
Best Actress
Annette Bening
Frances McDormand
Margot Robbie
Sally Hawkins
Saoirse Ronan
Best Director
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Guillermo Del Toro, Shape of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Best Original Screenplay
Get Out
I, Tonya
Lady Bird
Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paddington 2
The Death of Stalin
Call me by your name
Best Supporting Actress
Alison Janney, I, Tonya
Kristen Scott Thomas, Darkest Hour
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
Octavia Spencer, Shape of Water
Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Hugh Grant, Paddington 2
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
EE Rising Star Award
Daniel Kaluuya
Florence Pugh
Josh O’Connor
Timothée Chalamet
Tessa Thompson
Best Animated Film
Coco
Loving Vincent
My Life As A Courgette
Best Documentary
City Of Ghosts
I Am Not Your Negro
Icarus
Jane
An Inconvenient Sequel
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Alice Birch (Writer), William Oldroyd (Director), Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (Producer), Lady Macbeth
Lucy Cohen (Director), Kingdom Of Us
Johnny Harris (Writer/Producer), Thomas Napper (Director), Jawbone
Rungano Nyoni (Writer/Director), Emily Morgan (Producer), I Am Not A Witch
Gareth Tunley (Writer/Director/Producer), Jack Healy Guttman & Tom Meeten (Producers), The Ghoul
Best Original Music
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Best Cinematography
Blade Runner 2049
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Best Editing
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Best Production Design
Beauty and the Beast
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Darkest Hour
Best Costume Design
Beauty and the Beast
Darkest Hour
I, Tonya
Phantom Thread
The Shape of Water
Best Make-Up and Hair
Blade Runner 2049
I, Tonya
Darkest Hour
Wonder
Victoria & Abdul
Best Sound
Baby Driver
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Best Special Visual Effects
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
War for the Planet of the Apes
Best Film Not In The English Language
Elle
First They Killed My Father
The Handmaiden
Loveless
The Salesman
Best British Short Animation
Have Heart
Mamoon
Poles Apart
Best British Short Film
Aamir
Cowboy Dave
A Drowning Man
Work
Wren Boys
The 2018 BAFTA Awards will be held on February 18 at Royal Albert Hall, London. Also, don’t miss the best dressed at the 2018 Golden Globes.
