The BAFTA nominations were announced today, and depending on how closely you’ve been paying attention to the BAFTAs the last few years, they were either shocking or extremely on brand. Regardless, the lack of diversity—in this of all years—is striking.
But first, let’s look at whatwasnominated.Joker, of all things, earned the most nominations with 11 in total, including Best Film, Best Director forTodd Phillips, Best Actor forJoaquin Phoenix, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Phillips andScott Silver. This bodes well for the film’s Oscar chances across the board, and I definitely see Picture, Actor, Score, and Cinematography nominations in its future—and likely others. Close behind wasThe IrishmanandOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodwith 10 nominations each, including all the usual places you’d expect to see those movies nominated, whileSam Mendes’ World War I thriller1917continues to rideits wave of buzzwith nine nominations in total, including Best Film and Director.
Margot Robbiewas a double nominee in the Supporting Actress category forOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodandBombshell, whileFlorence Pughfinally got some love in the Supporting Actress category for her stunning work inLittle Women. AndStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerearned nods for Original Score, Sound, and Special Visual Effects.
Overall, however, this crop of contenders is overwhelmingly white and male, and folks are taking notice. But this is nothing new for the BAFTAs. This is the same organization that has never nominatedDenzel Washingtonfor anything. Still, it’s not like thereweren’tnotable performances by people of color this year.Lupita Nyong’ohas been tearing up the critics awards circuit with Best Actress awards forUs, andCynthia Erivo(Harriet),Eddie Murphy(Dolemite Is My Name),Alfre Woodard(Clemency),Jennifer Lopez(Hustlers),Awkwafina(The Farewell),Zhao Shuzen(The Farewell) andAntonio Banderas(Pain and Glory) are all seriously in the Oscar race.
This isn’t to demean those who did earn nominations, and champions of the indieWild Roseare no doubt thrilled thatJessie Buckleyscored a Best Actress nod. But people are taking notice of a trend with the BAFTA nominations year after year, and the reputation this organization is earning is not a good one.
Check out the full list of 2020 BAFTA nominations below, and here’s hoping the Oscars do better when those nominations are announced on Monday.
1917Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes, Jayne-Ann Tenggren
THE IRISHMANRobert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
JOKERBradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOODDavid Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino
PARASITEBong Joon-ho, KwakSin-ae
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
1917Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
BAITMark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite
FOR SAMAWaad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
ROCKETMANDexter Fletcher, Adam Bohling, David Furnish, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn, Lee Hall
SORRY WE MISSED YOUKen Loach, Rebecca O’Brien, Paul Laverty
THE TWO POPESFernando Meirelles,Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin, Tracey Seaward, Anthony McCarten
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
BAITMark Jenkin(Writer/Director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Producers)
FOR SAMA Waad al-Kateab (Director/Producer),Edward Watts (Director)
MAIDENAlex Holmes (Director)
ONLY YOUHarry Wootliff (Writer/Director)
RETABLOÁlvaro Delgado-Aparicio (Writer/Director)*
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE FAREWELLLulu Wang, Daniele Melia
FOR SAMAWaad al-Kateab,Edward Watts
PAIN AND GLORYPedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar
PARASITEBong Joon-ho
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRECéline Sciamma, Bénédicte Couvreur
DOCUMENTARY
AMERICAN FACTORYSteven Bognar, Julia Reichert
APOLLO 11Todd Douglas Miller
DIEGO MARADONAAsif Kapadia
THE GREAT HACKKarim Amer, Jehane Noujaim
ANIMATED FILM
FROZEN 2Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho
KLAUSSergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh
A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDONWill Becher, Richard Phelan, Paul Kewley
TOY STORY 4Josh Cooley,Mark Nielsen
1917Sam Mendes
THE IRISHMANMartin Scorsese
JOKERTodd Phillips
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOODQuentin Tarantino
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BOOKSMARTSusanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
KNIVES OUTRian Johnson
MARRIAGE STORYNoah Baumbach
PARASITEHan Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho,
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE IRISHMANSteven Zaillian
JOJO RABBITTaika Waititi
JOKERTodd Phillips,Scott Silver
LITTLE WOMENGreta Gerwig
THE TWO POPESAnthony McCarten
LEADING ACTRESS
JESSIE BUCKLEYWild Rose
SCARLETT JOHANSSONMarriage Story
SAOIRSE RONANLittle Women
CHARLIZE THERONBombshell
RENÉE ZELLWEGERJudy
LEADING ACTOR
LEONARDO DICAPRIOOnce Upon a Time… In Hollywood
ADAM DRIVERMarriage Story
TARON EGERTONRocketman
JOAQUIN PHOENIXJoker
JONATHAN PRYCEThe Two Popes
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
LAURA DERNMarriage Story
SCARLETT JOHANSSONJojo Rabbit
FLORENCE PUGHLittle Women
MARGOT ROBBIEBombshell
MARGOT ROBBIEOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood
SUPPORTING ACTOR
TOM HANKSA Beautiful Day in theNeighborhood
ANTHONY HOPKINSThe Two Popes
AL PACINOThe Irishman
JOE PESCIThe Irishman
BRAD PITTOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood
ORIGINAL SCORE
1917Thomas Newman
JOJO RABBITMichael Giacchino
JOKERHildurGuđnadóttir
LITTLE WOMENAlexandre Desplat
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKERJohn Williams
JOKERShayna Markowitz
MARRIAGE STORYDouglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOODVictoria Thomas
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELDSarah Crowe
THE TWO POPESNina Gold
CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917Roger Deakins
THE IRISHMANRodrigo Prieto
JOKERLawrence Sher
LE MANS ’66Phedon Papamichael
THE LIGHTHOUSEJarin Blaschke
THE IRISHMANThelma Schoonmaker
JOJO RABBITTom Eagles
JOKERJeff Groth
LE MANS ’66Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOODFred Raskin
PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales
THE IRISHMANBob Shaw, Regina Graves
JOJO RABBITRa Vincent, Nora Sopková
JOKERMark Friedberg, Kris Moran
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOODBarbara Ling, Nancy Haigh
COSTUME DESIGN
THE IRISHMANChristopher Peterson, Sandy Powell
JOJO RABBITMayes C. Rubeo
JUDYJany Temime
LITTLE WOMENJacqueline Durran
ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOODArianne Phillips
MAKE UP & HAIR
1917Naomi Donne
BOMBSHELLVivian Baker,Kazu Hiro,Anne Morgan
JOKERKay Georgiou, Nicki Ledermann
JUDYJeremy Woodhead
ROCKETMANLizzie Yianni Georgiou
1917 Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson
JOKERTod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic
LE MANS ’66David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester
ROCKETMANMatthew Collinge, John Hayes, Mike Prestwood Smith, Danny Sheehan
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKERDavid Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
1917Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy
AVENGERS: ENDGAMEDan Deleeuw, Dan Sudick
THE IRISHMANLeandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman
THE LION KINGAndrew R. Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKERRoger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
GRANDAD WAS A ROMANTIC.Maryam Mohajer
IN HER BOOTSKathrin Steinbacher
THE MAGIC BOATNaaman Azhari, Lilia Laurel
BRITISH SHORT FILM
AZAARMyriam Raja, Nathanael Baring
GOLDFISHHector Dockrill, Harri Kamalanathan, Benedict Turnbull, Laura Dockrill
KAMALISasha Rainbow, Rosalind Croad
LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL)Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva
THE TRAPLena Headey, Anthony Fitzgerald
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