The BAFTAs 2018
Mid-February once again meant the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathering the great and the good of British and global cinema in the ‘Big Smoke’, converging on the Royal Albert Hall for the second year in a row to recognise achievements in film at the 71st British Academy Film Awards.
In keeping with the social change sweeping through the industry the ever-present Stephen Fry bowed out of presenting duties and was replaced by Joanna Lumley, as the issue of sexual misconduct in Hollywood and female empowerment dominated the headlines—but there was also the small and subjective matter of awarding films and filmmakers for their achievements over the last 12 months.
Guillermo del Toro’s unique period romance fantasy concoction ‘The Shape of Water’ lead the field with 12 nominations, followed by ‘Darkest Hour’ and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’, which ultimately triumphed in terms of big wins—but in keeping with the rest of awards season so far there was no real front-runner or dominant force and the awards were spread around the field, so let’s breakdown all the nominees and winners this year.
Best Film
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Winner)
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Dunkirk
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Call Me By Your Name
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Darkest Hour
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The Shape of Water
Our Pick from the Nominees: Dunkirk
Our Pick Overall: Dunkirk
Outstanding British Film
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Winner)
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Darkest Hour
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The Death of Stalin
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God’s Own Country
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Lady Macbeth
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Paddington 2
Our Pick from the Nominees: Lady Macbeth
Our Pick Overall: Lady Macbeth
Director
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Guillermo Del Toro for ‘The Shape of Water’ (Winner)
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Luca Guadagnino for ‘Call Me by Your Name’
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Martin McDonagh for ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
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Christopher Nolan for ‘Dunkirk’
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Denis Villeneuve for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Guillermo Del Toro for ‘The Shape of Water’
Our Pick Overall: Guillermo Del Toro for ‘The Shape of Water’
Leading actor
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Gary Oldman in ‘Darkest Hour’ (Winner)
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Jamie Bell in ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’
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Timothée Chalamet in ‘Call Me by Your Name’
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Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘Phantom Thread’
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Daniel Kaluuya in ‘Get Out’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Gary Oldman in ‘Darkest Hour’
Our Pick Overall: Gary Oldman in ‘Darkest Hour’
Leading actress
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Frances McDormand in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ (Winner)
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Annette Bening in ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’
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Sally Hawkins in ‘The Shape of Water’
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Margot Robbie in ‘I, Tonya’
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Saoirse Ronan in ‘Lady Bird’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Sally Hawkins in ‘The Shape of Water’
Our Pick Overall: Florence Pugh in ‘Lady Macbeth’
Supporting Actor
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Sam Rockwell in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ (Winner)
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Willem Dafoe in ‘The Florida Project’
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Hugh Grant in ‘Paddington 2’
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Woody Harrelson in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
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Christopher Plummer in ‘All the Money in the World’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Sam Rockwell in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
Our Pick Overall: Barry Keoghan in ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’
Supporting Actress
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Allison Janney in ‘I, Tonya’ (Winner)
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Lesley Manville in ‘Phantom Thread’
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Laurie Metcalf in ‘Lady Bird’
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Kristin Scott Thomas in ‘Darkest Hour’
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Octavia Spencer in ‘The Shape of Water’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Lesley Manville in ‘Phantom Thread’
Our Pick Overall: Lesley Manville in ‘Phantom Thread’
Adapted Screenplay
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‘Call Me by Your Name’ by James Ivory (Winner)
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‘The Death of Stalin’ by Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin and David Schneider
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‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’ by Matt Greenhalgh
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‘Molly’s Game’ by Aaron Sorkin
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‘Paddington 2’ by Simon Farnaby and Paul King
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Call Me by Your Name’ by James Ivory
Our Pick Overall: ‘Call Me by Your Name’ by James Ivory
Original Screenplay
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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ by Martin McDonagh
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‘Get Out’ by Jordan Peele
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‘I, Tonya’ by Steven Rogers
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‘Lady Bird’ by Greta Gerwig
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‘The Shape of Water’ by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Get Out’ by Jordan Peele
Our Pick Overall: ‘Get Out’ by Jordan Peele
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
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‘I Am Not a Witch’, Rungano Nyoni (Writer/Director), Emily Morgan (Producer) (Winner)
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‘The Ghoul’, Gareth Tunley (Writer/Director/Producer), Jack Healy Guttmann & Tom Meeten (Producers)
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‘Jawbone’, Johnny Harris (Writer/Producer), Thomas Napper (Director)
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‘Kingdom of Us’, Lucy Cohen (Director)
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‘Lady Macbeth’, Alice Birch (Writer), William Oldroyd (Director), Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (Producer)
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Lady Macbeth’, Alice Birch (Writer), William Oldroyd (Director), Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (Producer)
Our Pick Overall: ‘Lady Macbeth’, Alice Birch (Writer), William Oldroyd (Director), Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (Producer)
EE Rising Star award (public vote)
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Daniel Kaluuya (Winner)
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Florence Pugh
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Josh O’Connor
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Tessa Thompson
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Timothée Chalamet
Our Pick from the Nominees: Daniel Kaluuya
Our Pick Overall: Daniel Kaluuya
Original Music
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‘The Shape of Water’ by Alexandre Desplat (Winner)
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ by Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer
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‘Darkest Hour’ by Dario Marianelli
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‘Dunkirk’ by Hans Zimmer
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‘Phantom Thread’ by Jonny Greenwood
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Phantom Thread’ by Jonny Greenwood
Our Pick Overall: ‘Good Time’ by Daniel Lopatin
Cinematography
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‘Blade Runner 2049’ by Roger Deakins (Winner)
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‘Darkest Hour’ by Bruno Delbonnel
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‘Dunkirk’ by Hoyte van Hoytema
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‘The Shape of Water’ by Dan Laustsen
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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ by Ben Davis
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ by Roger Deakins
Our Pick Overall: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ by Roger Deakins
Animated Film
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Coco (Winner)
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Loving Vincent
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My Life as a Courgette
Our Pick from the Nominees: Loving Vincent
Our Pick Overall: Loving Vincent
Documentary
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I Am Not Your Negro (Winner)
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City of Ghosts
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Icarus
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An Inconvenient Sequel
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Jane
Our Pick from the Nominees: City of Ghosts
Our Pick Overall: City of Ghosts
Film not in the English Language
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The Handmaiden (Winner)
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Elle
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First They Killed My Father
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Loveless
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The Salesman
Our Pick from the Nominees: The Handmaiden
Our Pick Overall: The Handmaiden
Editing
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Baby Driver (Winner)
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Blade Runner 2049
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Dunkirk
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The Shape of Water
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Our Pick from the Nominees: Dunkirk
Our Pick Overall: Dunkirk
Production Design
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The Shape of Water (Winner)
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Beauty and the Beast
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Blade Runner 2049
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Darkest Hour
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Dunkirk
Our Pick from the Nominees: Blade Runner 2049
Our Pick Overall: Blade Runner 2049
Costume Design
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Phantom Thread (Winner)
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Beauty and the Beast
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Darkest Hour
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I, Tonya
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The Shape of Water
Our Pick from the Nominees: Phantom Thread
Our Pick Overall: Phantom Thread
Make Up & Hair
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Darkest Hour (Winner)
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Blade Runner 2049
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I, Tonya
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Victoria & Abdul
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Wonder
Our Pick from the Nominees: Darkest Hour
Our Pick Overall: Darkest Hour
Sound
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Dunkirk (Winner)
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Baby Driver
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Blade Runner 2049
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The Shape of Water
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Our Pick from the Nominees: Dunkirk
Our Pick Overall: Dunkirk
Special Visual Effects
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Blade Runner 2049 (Winner)
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Dunkirk
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The Shape of Water
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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War for the Planet of the Apes
Our Pick from the Nominees: War for the Planet of the Apes
Our Pick Overall: War for the Planet of the Apes
So there you have it, the awards were spread out over a number of contenders with British representation faring well and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ taking home the big one. Once again we must stress that award shows are completely subjective and we can endlessly debate over who should win what, ultimately this is a chance for films and their filmmakers to be recognised for another great year of work so congratulations to all the winners and nominees, as well as the many deserving films which were not even nominated.
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