The BAFTA 2016 Awards will take place on Sunday February 8th and will be broadcast on BBC1 that evening. The nominations are as follows and, as usual, they include a stack of films which haven’t even been released yet! Click on all the images below for the full-size version.
Best Film
- The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Revenant
Spotlight
Outstanding British Film
Leading Actor
- Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian (review)
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Leading Actress
- Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Supporting Actor
- Christian Bale – The Big Short
Benicio del Toro – Sicario
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Supporting Actress
- Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Julie Walters – Brooklyn
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Director
- Adam McKay – The Big Short
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes – Carol
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Original Screenplay
- Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight (review)
Inside Out
Spotlight
Adapted Screenplay
- The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Alex Garland (director) – Ex Machina
Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director) – Second Coming (review)
Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director) & Rupert Lloyd (producer) – Theeb
Sean McAllister (director/producer) & Elhum Shakerifar (producer) – A Syrian Love Story
Stephen Fingleton (writer/director) – The Survivalist
Film Not in the English Language
- The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
Wild Tales (review)
Documentary
- Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Sherpa
Animated Film
- Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Original Music
- Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (review)
Cinematography
Editing
- The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Production Design
- Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Costume Design
- Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
Make Up & Hair
- Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sound
- Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Special Visual Effects
- Ant-Man (review)
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
EE Rising Star Award
- John Boyega
Taron Egerton
Dakota Johnson (right)
Brie Larson
Bel Powley
British Short Animation
- Edmond
Manoman
Prologue
British Short Film
- Elephant
Mining Poems or Odes
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