BAFTA’s Chief Executive Amanda Berry OBE will be joined by Asa Butterfield and Ella Balinska to announce the nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2020. Deputy Chair Krishnendu Majumdar, Marc Samuelson Chair of the Film Committee and EE Rising Star jury panellist and film critic Anna Smith will also be in attendance.
The EE British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday 2nd February 2020 at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. Sponsored by EE, the Awards will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC iPlayer that evening and will be preceded by live red carpet coverage on BAFTA’s social channels.
The EE British Academy Film Awards, which recognise the very best in film of the past year, take place on Sunday 2 February at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Graham Norton and will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One and BBC One HD in the UK and in all major territories around the world.
A total of 39 feature films received nominations today. Highlights include:
- 11 nominations for Joker
- 10 nominations for The Irishman and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Nine nominations for 1917
- Six nominations for Jojo Rabbit
- Five nominations for Little Women, Marriage Story and The Two Popes
- Four nominations for For Sama, Parasite and Rocketman
- Three nominations for Bombshell, Judy, Le Mans ’66 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- Two nominations for Bait
- One nomination for each of the following feature films: American Factory, Apollo 11, Avengers: Endgame, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Booksmart, Diego Maradona, The Farewell, Frozen 2, The Great Hack, Klaus, Knives Out, The Lighthouse, The Lion King, Maiden, Only You, Pain and Glory, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Retablo, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Sorry We Missed You, Toy Story 4 and Wild Rose
- The following British short films were nominated: Azaar, Goldfish, Kamali, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl), The Trap, Grandad Was a Romantic, In Her Boots and The Magic Boat
- The nominations were announced by Ella Balinska and Asa Butterfield at BAFTA Piccadilly in London.
Full EE BAFATs 2020 List
Best film
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Best British film
1917
Bait
For Sama
Rocketman
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Bait – Mark Jenkin (writer/director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (producers)
For Sama – Waad Al-Kateab (director/producer), Edward Watts (director)
Maiden – Alex Holmes (director)
Only You – Harry Wootliff (writer/director)
Retablo – Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (writer/director)
Film not in the English language
The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Best documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
For Sama
The Great Hack
Best animated film
Frozen II
Klaus
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4
Best director
1917 – Sam Mendes
The Irishman – Martin Scorsese
Joker – Todd Phillips
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
Best original screenplay
Booksmart – Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho
Best adapted screenplay
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The Irishman -Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony Mccarten
Best actress
Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy
Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Best supporting actress
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best supporting actor
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best score
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best casting
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Two Popes
Best cinematography
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Le Mans ’66
The Lighthouse
Best editing
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best production design
1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best costume design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Judy
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best makeup and hair
1917
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Rocketman
Best sound
1917
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Rocketman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best special visual effects
1917
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker
Best British short animation
Grandad Was a Romantic
In Her Boots
The Magic Boat
Best British short film
Azaar
Goldfish
Kamali
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
The Trap
EE rising star award (voted for by the public)
Awkwafina
Jack Lowden
Kaitlyn Dever
Kelvin Harrison Jr
Micheal Ward
Bafta fellowship
Kathleen Kennedy
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
