BAFTA Film Award Nominations 2017

The 12th of February 2017 will signal the biggest night in British cinema with British Academy of Film and Television Arts acknowledging the greatest achievements in film over the last 12 months, with the BAFTAs being awarded in London. Although we can endlessly debate subjectively over who should win and disagree with the nominations, and believe us we do, this is a chance for films and their filmmakers to be recognized for another great year of work so let’s see who the principal nominees are this year.

 

Best Film

• Arrival
  

• I, Daniel Blake
  

• La La Land
  

• Manchester by the Sea
  

• Moonlight

Our Pick from the Nominees: Manchester by the Sea

Our Pick Overall: Manchester by the Sea

 

 

Outstanding British Film

• American Honey

• Denial

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

• I, Daniel Blake

• Notes on Blindness

• Under the Shadow

Our Pick from the Nominees: I, Daniel Blake

Our Pick Overall: I, Daniel Blake

 

 

Best Animated Film

• Finding Dory

• Kubo and the Two Strings

• Moana

• Zootropolis

Our Pick from the Nominees: Kubo and the Two Strings

Our Pick Overall: Kubo and the Two Strings

 

 

Best film not in the English language

• Dheepan

• Julieta

• Mustang

• Son of Saul

• Toni Erdmann

Our Pick from the Nominees: Son of Saul

Our Pick Overall: Son of Saul

 

 

Best Documentary

• 13th

• The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

• The Eagle Huntress

• Notes on Blindness

• Weiner

Our Pick from the Nominees: Notes on Blindness

Our Pick Overall: Before the Flood

 

 

Best Director

• Denis Villeneuve for ‘Arrival’

• Ken Loach for ‘I, Daniel Blake’

• Damien Chazelle for ‘La La Land’

• Kenneth Lonergan for ‘Manchester by the Sea’

• Tom Ford for ‘Nocturnal Animals’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Damien Chazelle for ‘La La Land’

Our Pick Overall: Damien Chazelle for ‘La La Land’

 

 

Leading actor

• Andrew Garfield for ‘Hacksaw Ridge’

• Casey Affleck for ‘Manchester by the Sea’

• Jake Gyllenhaal for ‘Nocturnal Animals’

• Ryan Gosling for ‘La La Land’

• Viggo Mortensen for ‘Captain Fantastic’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Casey Affleck for ‘Manchester by the Sea’

Our Pick Overall: Casey Affleck for ‘Manchester by the Sea’

 

 

Leading actress

• Amy Adams for ‘Arrival’

• Emily Blunt for ‘The Girl on the Train’

• Emma Stone for ‘La La Land’

• Meryl Streep for ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’

• Natalie Portman for ‘Jackie’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Amy Adams for ‘Arrival’

Our Pick Overall: Amy Adams for ‘Arrival’

 

 

Supporting Actor

• Aaron Taylor-Johnson for ‘Nocturnal Animals’

• Dev Patel for ‘Lion’

• Hugh Grant for ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’

• Jeff Bridges for ‘Hell or High Water’

• Mahershala Ali for ‘Moonlight’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Mahershala Ali for ‘Moonlight’

Our Pick Overall: Mahershala Ali for ‘Moonlight’

 

 

Supporting Actress

• Hayley Squires for ‘I, Daniel Blake’

• Michelle Williams for ‘Manchester by the Sea’

• Naomie Harris for ‘Moonlight’

• Nicole Kidman for ‘Lion’

• Viola Davis for ‘Fences’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Michelle Williams for ‘Manchester by the Sea’

Our Pick Overall: Michelle Williams for ‘Manchester by the Sea’

 

 

EE Rising Star Award

• Anya Taylor-Joy

• Laia Costa

• Lucas Hedges

• Ruth Negga

• Tom Holland

Our Pick from the Nominees: Anya Taylor-Joy

Our Pick Overall: Mahershala Ali

 

 

Adapted Screenplay

• Arrival

• Hacksaw Ridge

• Hidden Figures

• Lion

• Nocturnal Animals

Our Pick from the Nominees: Arrival

Our Pick Overall: Arrival

 

 

Original Screenplay

• Hell or High Water

• I, Daniel Blake

• La La Land

• Manchester by the Sea

• Moonlight

Our Pick from the Nominees: Manchester by the Sea

Our Pick Overall: Manchester by the Sea

 

 

Original Music

• Arrival

• Jackie

• La La Land

• Lion

• Nocturnal Animals

Our Pick from the Nominees: La La Land

Our Pick Overall: La La Land

 

 

Cinematography

• Arrival

• Hell or High Water

• La La Land

• Lion

• Nocturnal Animals

Our Pick from the Nominees: Nocturnal Animals

Our Pick Overall: Tale of Tales

 

 

Best Special Visual Effects

• Arrival

• Doctor Strange

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

• The Jungle Book

• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Our Pick from the Nominees: The Jungle Book

Our Pick Overall: The Jungle Book

 

 

Let’s see how things play out on the night and whether the pattern seen at the Golden Globes of ‘La La Land’ domination continues here and at the Oscars. We’ve given our picks on who we think should win but there are, as always, many films in 2016 that are not nominated but deserve recognition so let us know your thoughts and tune in on the 12th of February to find out the results.

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