BAFTAs 2020 Nominations: Joker Smiles with 11 Nominations

Surprised?

The voters of the British Academy of Film and Television have handed out their nominations, and like many, I was shocked to see the film that landed the most nominations was not the one we expected. Joker bested The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and 1917 with 11 nominations, including Film, Director, Actor, and Adapted Screenplay. It also scored in the new Casting category.

Elsewhere, The Irishman stands with 10 nominations, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and 1917 tied for third-most with 9 nominations. Also worth mentioning is Parasite, which qualified despite not opening wide in the UK until late next month, landing 4 nominations, including Best Film and Director. We’ll have some more analysis when we I list off my final nominees at the Oscars and how BAFTA affected my decisions.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

Best Film
1917
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
The Irishman

Best British Film
1917
Bait
For Sama
Rocketman
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes

Best Director
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917
Todd Phillips – Joker
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renee Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Screenplay
Booksmart
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Best Adapted Screenplay
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
The Irishman
The Two Popes

Best Casting
Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Two Popes

Best Foreign Language Film
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Farewell

Best Animated Feature
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Frozen II
Klaus
Toy Story 4

Best Cinematography
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
The Irishman
The Lighthouse

Best Editing
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman

Best Score
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Costume Design
Jojo Rabbit
Judy
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman

Best Production Design
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman

Best Makeup
1917
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Rocketman

Best Sound
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Rocketman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Visual Effects
1917
Avengers: Endgame
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Irishman

EE Rising Star
Awkwafina
Kaitlyn Dever
Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
Jack Lowden
Michael Ward

The winners will be announced on Sunday, February 2nd.

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