Part 2 of the BAFTA award ceremony took place this evening, hosted by “Mr Suave” Dermot O’Leary and Edith Bowman: someone who actually knows about film!! 🙂 And tonight had all the heavy-hitter awards.
I still have a major problem with an awards show celebrating “2020” movies when I have not had a chance to see them yet. “The Father” for example is not officially released until June. Similarly, “Nomadland” is not released until April 30th, after both the Oscar and BAFTA ceremonies, and “Promising Young Woman” not until next Friday. I know it’s been an odd and disrupted year, but In whose book are any of these “2020 movies”??
Anyhoo – rant over – here are the results…
Best Film
The nominations were:
- THE FATHER Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt (Due for release in the UK on March 12th)
- THE MAURITANIAN Nominees Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin (Due for streaming release on April 1st)
- NOMADLAND Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao (Due for release on Disney Star on April 30th)
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Ben Browning, Emerald Fennell, Ashley Fox, Josey McNamara (Release date tbc)
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 Stuart Besser, Marc Platt
And the winner was: Nomadland.
Outstanding British Film
The nominations were:
- CALM WITH HORSES Nick Rowland, Daniel Emmerson, Joe Murtagh
- THE DIG Simon Stone, Gabrielle Tana, Moira Buffini
- THE FATHER Florian Zeller, Philippe Carcassone, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt, Christopher Hampton
- HIS HOUSE Remi Weekes, Martin Gentles, Edward Kings, Roy Lee
- LIMBO Ben Sharrock, Irune Gurtubai, Angus Lamont
- THE MAURITANIAN Kevin Macdonald, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. Traven
- MOGUL MOWGLI Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed, Thomas Benski, Bennett McGhee
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Emerald Fennell, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Josey McNamara
- ROCKS Sarah Gavron, Ameenah Ayub Allen, Faye Ward, Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson
- SAINT MAUD Rose Glass, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
And the winner was: Promising Young Woman.
Leading Actress
The nominations were:
- BUKKY BAKRAY Rocks
- RADHA BLANK The Forty-Year-Old Version
- VANESSA KIRBY Pieces of a Woman
- FRANCES McDORMAND Nomadland
- WUNMI MOSAKU His House
- ALFRE WOODARD Clemency
And the winner was: Frances McDormand.
Leading Actor
The nominations were:
- RIZ AHMED Sound of Metal
- CHADWICK BOSEMAN Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- ADARSH GOURAV The White Tiger
- ANTHONY HOPKINS The Father
- MADS MIKKELSEN Another Round
- TAHAR RAHIM The Mauritanian
And the winner was: Anthony Hopkins.
Supporting Actress
The nominations were:
- 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
And the winner was: Yuh-Jung Youn.
A very funny acceptance speech by Yuh-Jung. British, snobby?!
Supporting Actor
The nominations were:
- 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
And the winner was: Daniel Kaluuya.
Director
The nominations were:
- ANOTHER ROUND Thomas Vinterberg
- BABYTEETH Shannon Murphy
- MINARI Lee Isaac Chung
- NOMADLAND Chloé Zhao
- QUO VADIS, AIDA? Jasmila Žbanić
- ROCKS Sarah Gavron
And the winner was: Chloé Zhao.
Original Screenplay
The nominations were:
- ANOTHER ROUND Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
- MANK Jack Fincher
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Emerald Fennell
- ROCKS Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 Aaron Sorkin
And the winner was: Promising Young Woman.
Wow. Emerald Fennell is a multi-talented lady! Well done to her.
Adapted Screenplay
The nominations were:
- THE DIG Moira Buffini
- THE FATHER Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller
- THE MAURITANIAN Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. Traven
- NOMADLAND Chloé Zhao
- THE WHITE TIGER Ramin Bahrani
And the winner was: The Father.
Original Score
The nominations were:
- MANK Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- MINARI Emile Mosseri
- NEWS OF THE WORLD James Newton Howard
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Anthony Willis
- SOUL Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
And the winner was: Soul.
Outstanding debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
The nominations were:
- HIS HOUSE Remi Weekes (Writer/Director)
- LIMBO Ben Sharrock (Writer/Director), Irune Gurtubai (Producer) [also produced by Angus Lamont]
- MOFFIE Jack Sidey (Writer/Producer) [also written by Oliver Hermanus and produced by Eric Abraham]
- ROCKS Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson (Writers)
- SAINT MAUD Rose Glass (Writer/Director), Oliver Kassman (Producer) [also produced by Andrea Cornwell]
And the winner was: Remi Weekes for His House.
Disappointed this didn’t go to Rose Glass for “Saint Maud”. But not yet seen “His House”.
EE Rising Star Award
The nominations were:
- BUKKY BAKRAY
- CONRAD KHAN
- KINGSLEY BEN-ADIR
- MORFYDD CLARK
- ṢỌPẸ DÌRÍSÙ
And the winner was: Bukky Bakray.
Cinematography
The nominations were:
- JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH Sean Bobbitt
- MANK Erik Messerschmidt
- THE MAURITANIAN Alwin H. Küchler
- NEWS OF THE WORLD Dariusz Wolski
- NOMADLAND Joshua James Richards
And the winner was: Joshua James Richards for Nomadland.
I think this was between Nomadland and Mank (which I thought had fabulous cinematography).Mikkel Niel
Editing
The nominations were:
- THE FATHER Yorgos Lamprinos
- NOMADLAND Chloé Zhao
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Frédéric Thoraval
- SOUND OF METAL Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 Alan Baumgarten
And the winner was: Mikkel Nielsen for Sound of Metal.
Animated Film
The nominations were:
- ONWARD Dan Scanlon, Kori Rae
- SOUL Pete Docter, Dana Murray
- WOLFWALKERS Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Paul Young
And the winner was: Soul.
A correct predication at last!
Film not in the English language
The nominations were:
- ANOTHER ROUND Thomas Vinterberg, Sisse Graum Jørgensen
- DEAR COMRADES! Andrei Konchalovsky, Alisher Usmanov
- LES MISÉRABLES Ladj Ly
- MINARI Lee Isaac Chung, Christina Oh
- QUO VADIS, AIDA? Jasmila Žbanić, Damir Ibrahimovich
And the winner was: Another Round.
Bit surprised given all the other awards that this didn’t go to Minari.
Documentary
The nominations were:
- COLLECTIVE Alexander Nanau
- DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes, Keith Scholey
- THE DISSIDENT Bryan Fogel, Thor Halvorssen
- MY OCTOPUS TEACHER Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, Craig Foster
- THE SOCIAL DILEMMA Jeff Orlowski, Larissa Rhodes
And the winner was: My Octopus Teacher.
The BAFTA Fellowship
Was awarded to Ang Lee.
