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  • by Jeff Beck

The Winners of the 2021 BAFTA Awards


The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have just finished handing out their awards for 2020, with the expected result of "Nomadland" taking the top prize. The film also received Best Director (Chloe Zhao), Best Actress (Frances McDormand), and Best Cinematography.


The only slight surprises were seeing "The Father" take Best Adapted Screenplay (an award that "Nomadland" was expected to receive on its way to the top prize) and Best Actor for Sir Anthony Hopkins (an award that Chadwick Boseman was highly-favored to win).


Other than that, pretty much everything that was expected to win did, leaving us with just one major stop left for this awards season: The Oscars. Can anything stop the bland, forgettable experience that is "Nomadland" from winning Best Picture at this point? Probably not, but we can always hope that The Academy will have a little more sense than other groups have had. The big ceremony takes place on April 25th, so be sure to check back for a complete list of winners.


In the meantime, please see below for a list of this weekend's BAFTA Award recipients:


Best Film: Nomadland

Best Director: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins, The Father

Best Actress: Frances McDormand, Nomadland

Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Supporting Actress: Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

Best Casting: Rocks

Best Original Screenplay: Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller, The Father

Best Editing: Sound of Metal

Best Cinematography: Nomadland

Best Production Design: Mank

Best Costume Design: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Make Up & Hair: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Best Original Music: Soul

Best Sound: Sound of Metal

Best Special Visual Effects: Tenet

Best Animated Film: Soul

Best Documentary: My Octopus Teacher

Best Film Not in the English Language: Another Round

Best British Short Film: The Present

Best British Short Animation: The Owl and the Pussycat

Outstanding British Film: Promising Young Woman

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer: His House

The EE Rising Star Award: Bukky Bakray

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