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Nominations for the BAFTAs 2019 have just been announced


By Grace McGettigan
09th Jan 2019
Nominations for the BAFTAs 2019 have just been announced

Nominations for this year’s British Academy Film Awards – the BAFTAs – have just been announced.

The awards show, which is now in its 72nd year, will return to London’s Royal Albert Hall on February 10. Joanna Lumley will play host for the second time, while Cirque de Soleil is expected to provide in-show entertainment.

As expected, A Star Is BornBlacKkKlansman, and The Favourite are among the nominees for best film. For the full list of nominations, see below:

Nominated for Best Film

BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born

Nominated for Outstanding British Film

Beast
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
McQueen
Stan & Ollie
You Were Never Really Here

Nominated for Leading Actress

Glenn Close
Lady Gaga
Melissa McCarthy
Olivia Colman
Viola Davis

Nominated for Leading Actor

Bradley Cooper
Christian Bale
Rami Malek
Steve Coogan
Viggo Mortensen

The nominations for Director

Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Pawel Pawlikowski – Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Alfonso Cuaron – Roma
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born

Nominated for Animated Film

Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse

Nominated for Original Screenplay

Cold War
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
Vice

Nominated for Adapted Screenplay

BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born

Nominated for Supporting Actress

Amy Adams
Claire Foy
Emma Stone
Margot Robbie
Rachel Weisz

Nominated for Supporting Actor

Adam Driver
Mahershala Ali
Richard E. Grant
Sam Rockwell
Timothée Chalamet

Nominated for Special Visual Effects

Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
First Man
Ready Player One

Nominated for Make Up & Hair

Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Mary Queen of Scots
Stan & Ollie
Vice

Nominated for Costume Design

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots

Nominated for Production Design

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma

Nominated for Editing

Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
First Man
Roma
Vice

Photos: Left – @ladygaga via Instagram, Right – @violadavis via Instagram