The BAFTAs 2020

The biggest night in the British film calendar came early this year when the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of British and global cinema in London town in the second day of February, converging on the legendary Royal Albert Hall to recognise their achievements in film over the last twelve months at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards.

With the issue of diversity and representation once again hanging heavy in the air, host Graham Norton consolidated his BAFTA TV award duties by adding film to his repertoire, presenting an open field with no dominant front runner but with the likes of with Todd Phillips’ stark super villain origin story ‘Joker’, Martin Scorsese’s latest mob masterpiece ‘The Irishman’, Quentin Tarantino’s singular ode to classic Hollywood ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ and tense Sam Mendes World War I frontier drama ‘1917’ leading the nominations—with the latter picking up the most awards with 7, including the big one.

Although we can endlessly and subjectively debate over who should have won what and who was ‘snubbed’ with the nominations to begin with, let’s celebrate all the films recognised this year as we recap the night’s big winners and nominees . . . and our own personal picks.

 

Best Film

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• 1917 (Winner)

• The Irishman

• Joker

• Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
  

• Parasite
  

Our Pick from the Nominees: 1917

Our Pick Overall: 1917

 

 

Outstanding British Film

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• 1917 (Winner)

• Bait

• For Sama
  

• Rocketman

• Sorry We Missed You
  

• The Two Popes
  

Our Pick from the Nominees: 1917

Our Pick Overall: 1917

 

 

Director

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• Sam Mendes for ‘1917’ (Winner)
  

• Bong Joon-ho for ‘Parasite’

• Todd Phillips for ‘Joker’

• Martin Scorsese for ‘The Irishman’

• Quentin Tarantino for ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Sam Mendes for ‘1917’

Our Pick Overall: Sam Mendes for ‘1917’

 

 

Leading Actor

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• Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker’ (Winner)
  

• Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’

• Adam Driver in ‘Marriage Story’

• Taron Egerton in ‘Rocketman’

• Jonathan Pryce in ‘The Two Popes’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker’

Our Pick Overall: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker’

 

 

Leading Actress

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• Renée Zellweger in ‘Judy’ (Winner)

• Jessie Buckley in ‘Wild Rose’

• Scarlett Johansson in ‘Marriage Story’

• Saoirse Ronan in ‘Little Women’

• Charlize Theron in ‘Bombshell’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Renée Zellweger in ‘Judy’

Our Pick Overall: Renée Zellweger in ‘Judy’

 

 

Supporting Actor

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• Brad Pitt in ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ (Winner) (Accepted by Margot Robbie)
  

• Tom Hanks in ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’
  

• Anthony Hopkins in ‘The Two Popes’

• Al Pacino in ‘The Irishman’

• Joe Pesci for ‘The Irishman’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Al Pacino in ‘The Irishman’

Our Pick Overall: Shia LaBeouf for ‘Honey Boy’

 

 

Supporting Actress

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• Laura Dern in ‘Marriage Story’ (Winner)

• Scarlett Johansson in ‘Jojo Rabbit’

• Florence Pugh in ‘Little Women’

• Margot Robbie in ‘Bombshell’

• Margot Robbie in ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Florence Pugh in ‘Little Women’

Our Pick Overall: Kathy Bates in ‘Richard Jewell’

 

 

Adapted Screenplay

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• ‘Jojo Rabbit’ by Taika Waititi (Winner)

• ‘Little Women’ by Greta Gerwig

• ‘The Two Popes’ by Anthony McCarten

• ‘Joker’ by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver

• ‘The Irishman’ by Steven Zaillian

Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Irishman’ by Steven Zaillian

Our Pick Overall: ‘The Irishman’ by Steven Zaillian

 

 

Original Screenplay

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• ‘Parasite’ by Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (Winner)

• ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ by Quentin Tarantino

• ‘Marriage Story’ by Noah Baumbach

• ‘Booksmart’ by Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, and Katie Silberman

• ‘Knives Out’ by Rian Johnson

Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Parasite’ by Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

Our Pick Overall: ‘Parasite’ by Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

 

 

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

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• Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers and Linn Waite for ‘Bait’

• Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts for ‘For Sama’

• Alex Holmes for ‘Maiden’

• Harry Wootliff for ‘Only You’

• Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio for ‘Retablo’

Our Pick from the Nominees: Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts ‘For Sama’

Our Pick Overall: Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts ‘For Sama’

 

 

EE Rising Star award (public vote)

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• Micheal Ward (Winner)

• Awkwafina

• Kaitlyn Dever

• Kelvin Harrison Jr.

• Jack Lowden

Our Pick from the Nominees: Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Our Pick Overall: Kelvin Harrison Jr.

 

 

Original Score

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• ‘Joker’ by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Winner)

• ‘1917’ by Thomas Newman

• ‘Jojo Rabbit’ by Michael Giacchino

• ‘Little Women’ by Alexandre Desplat

• ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ by John Williams

Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘1917’ by Thomas Newman

Our Pick Overall: ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ by Daniel Pemberton

 

 

Cinematography

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• ‘1917’ by Roger Deakins (Winner)

• ‘The Irishman’ by Rodrigo Prieto

• ‘Joker’ by Lawrence Sher

• ‘Le Mans ’66’ by Phedon Papamichael

• ‘The Lighthouse’ by Jarin Blaschke

Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘1917’ by Roger Deakins

Our Pick Overall: ‘1917’ by Roger Deakins

 

 

Animated Film

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• Klaus (Winner)

• Frozen II

• A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

• Toy Story 4

Our Pick from the Nominees: Toy Story 4

Our Pick Overall: Toy Story 4

 

 

Documentary

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• For Sama (Winner)

• American Factory

• Apollo 11

• Diego Maradona

• The Great Hack

Our Pick from the Nominees: Apollo 11

Our Pick Overall: Apollo 11

 

 

Film not in the English Language

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• Parasite (Winner)

• The Farewell

• For Sama

• Pain and Glory

• Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Our Pick from the Nominees: Parasite

Our Pick Overall: Parasite

 

 

Editing

• Le Mans ’66 (Winner)

• The Irishman

• Jojo Rabbit

• Joker

• Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Our Pick from the Nominees: Le Mans ’66

Our Pick Overall: 1917

 

 

Production Design

• 1917 (Winner)

• The Irishman

• Jojo Rabbit

• Joker

• Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Our Pick from the Nominees: 1917

Our Pick Overall: 1917

 

 

Costume Design

• Little Women (Winner)

• The Irishman
  

• Jojo Rabbit

• Judy

• Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Our Pick from the Nominees: Jojo Rabbit

Our Pick Overall: Jojo Rabbit

 

 

Make Up & Hair

• Bombshell (Winner)

• 1917

• Joker

• Judy

• Rocketman

Our Pick from the Nominees: Bombshell

Our Pick Overall: IT Chapter Two

 

 

Sound

• 1917 (Winner)

• Joker

• Le Mans ’66

• Rocketman

• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Our Pick from the Nominees: 1917

Our Pick Overall: 1917

 

 

Special Visual Effects

• 1917 (Winner)

• Avengers: Endgame

• The Irishman

• The Lion King

• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Our Pick from the Nominees: The Lion King

Our Pick Overall: The Lion King

 

 

Honorary Awards

BAFTA Fellowship

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Kathleen Kennedy

 

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

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Andy Serkis

 

 

So there you have it, ‘1917’ wins big in a relatively open field, while vibrant socially-reflective South Korean drama ‘Parasite’ continues to capture the imagination of award show voters, while the acting category provided no real surprises. Onward now to the final stops on the award season railway which culminates at the Academy Awards in a week, let’s see how their choices stack up with their British counterparts.

Let us know what you think of the BAFTAs this year and what your picks were, here and on Twitter and Facebook.

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