British Academy Film Awards 2021
The 74th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA Awards) took place on April 10-11, 2021 to honor the best films and filmmakers of 2020 . The film awards of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) were awarded in 27 categories (including an audience award and two honorary awards). The British mobile communications company EE Limited acted as sponsor, which is why the ceremony was officially referred to as the EE British Academy Film Awards .
The nominees for the Rising Star Award were presented on March 3, 2021. The nominations were announced on March 9, 2021 by Aisling Bea and Susan Wokoma at the Royal Albert Hall in London . The nominations led the American production Nomadland by Chloé Zhao and the British film Rocks by Sarah Gavron with seven nominations each. For the first time in the history of the film award, four women were nominated in the Best Director category. Nomad landwas able to live up to his role as a favorite and was the most successful film of the evening with four prizes won - Best Film , Best Director , Best Actress and Best Cinematography .
The winners were chosen from March 25 to April 7, 2021. The winners in the secondary categories were announced on April 10, 2021, and those in the main categories one day later.
Movie | N | A. |
---|---|---|
Nomad land | 7th | 4th |
Rocks | 7th | 2 |
The Father | 6th | 2 |
Deficiency | 6th | 1 |
Minari - where we put down roots | 6th | 1 |
Promising Young Woman | 6th | 2 |
The excavation | 5 | 0 |
The Mauritanian | 5 | 0 |
Calm with horses | 4th | 0 |
Judas and the Black Messiah | 4th | 1 |
News from the world | 4th | 0 |
The intoxication | 4th | 1 |
Sound of metal | 4th | 2 |
His house | 3 | 1 |
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | 3 | 2 |
soul | 3 | 2 |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 | 3 | 0 |
Greyhound - Battle of the Atlantic | 2 | 0 |
limbo | 2 | 0 |
Quo Vadis, Aida? | 2 | 0 |
Saint Maud | 2 | 0 |
The White tiger | 2 | 0 |
background
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , BAFTA had already announced in mid-June 2020 that its film awards ceremony would be postponed from February 14 to April 11, 2021. At the same time, the 2021 Academy Awards and the 2021 Golden Globe Awards had also been postponed. In times of lockdown regulations and unusual cinema premieres, smaller, independent film productions as well as documentaries, foreign language and British productions should be given the opportunity to qualify for the British Film Academy Awards 2021. Other changes made by the film committee included: Allow productions that were released before UK cinemas closed, regardless of how many days they were shown in theaters. Films were also allowed that were only released on video-on-demand platforms (the titles had to have been available online to the UK audience for at least 30 days). The condition was that the theatrical release would be rescheduled after the opening of the British cinemas within a certain period. Films that only open in British cinemas after the lockdown are said to have been shown at least once every seven days.
In addition, the BAFTA announced on September 24, 2020, inter alia. to review and independently verify their selection process and the selection of their members for the film awards ceremony within a seven-month process. The decision was made immediately after the nominations for the 73rd award were announced on January 7, 2020, where there was considerable criticism due to a lack of diversity. At the British Academy Film Awards, for example, only white actors were considered in the categories for best leading and supporting roles. Also, only male directors were represented in the Best Director category . In 2019, BAFTA was the first major film award to adopt criteria for diversity and inclusion, based on the requirements of the British Film Institute (BFI). Upon review, BAFTA concluded that it would make 120 changes. So, inter alia. up to 1000 new academy members from underrepresented groups in the next two years. Members should also be given the opportunity to review all films submitted. A new, three-stage nomination process has been resolved for all categories, before the first round of which the voting members must receive the necessary training for the voters.
Award winners and nominations
Best movie
Nomadland - Production: Mollye Asher , Dan Janvey , Frances McDormand , Peter Spears , Chloé Zhao
- The Father - Production: Philippe Carcassonne , Jean-Louis Livi , David Parfitt
- The Mauritanian - Production: Adam Ackland , Leah Clarke , Beatriz Levin , Lloyd Levin
- Promising Young Woman - Producers: Ben Browning , Emerald Fennell , Ashley Fox , Josey McNamara
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 - Production: Stuart Besser , Marc Platt
Best British Film
Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell , Ben Browning , Ashley Fox , Josey McNamara
- The excavation (The Dig) - Simon Stone , Gabrielle Tana , Ellie Wood , Moira Buffini
- Calm with Horses - Nick Rowland , Daniel Emmerson , Joe Murtagh
- The Father - Florian Zeller , Philippe Carcassone , Jean-Louis Livi , David Parfitt , Christopher Hampton
- His House - Remi Weekes , Martin Gentles , Edward King , Roy Lee
- Limbo - Ben Sharrock , Irune Gurtubai , Angus Lamont
- The Mauritanian - Kevin Macdonald , Adam Ackland , Leah Clarke , Beatriz Levin , Lloyd Levin , Rory Haines , Sohrab Noshirvani , MB Traven
- Mogul Mowgli - Bassam Tariq , Riz Ahmed , Thomas Benski , Bennett McGhee
- Rocks - Sarah Gavron , Ameenah Ayub Allen , Faye Ward , Theresa Ikoko , Claire Wilson
- Saint Maud - Rose Glass , Andrea Cornwell , Oliver Kassman
Best debut by a UK writer, director or producer
- Limbo - Ben Sharrock , Irune Gurtubai
- Moffie - Jack Sidey
- Rocks - Theresa Ikoko , Claire Wilson
- Saint Maud - Rose Glass , Oliver Kassman
Best Non-English Language Film
The Rush (Druk) - Thomas Vinterberg , Kasper Dissing , Sisse Graum Jørgensen
- Dorogie Tovarischi! (Дорогие товарищи) - Andrei Konchalovsky , Alisher Usmanov
- Minari - Where We Put Roots (Minari) - Lee Isaac Chung , Christina Oh
- Quo Vadis, Aida? - Jasmila Žbanić , Damir Ibrahimovich
- The Furious - Les Misérables (Les misérables) - Ladj Ly , Toufik Ayadi , Christophe Barral
Best documentary
My teacher, the octopus (Octopus My Teacher) - Pippa Ehrlich , James Reed , Craig Foster
- Collective - Corruption kills (Colectiv) - Alexander Nanau
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet) - Alastair Fothergill , Jonnie Hughes , Keith Scholey
- The dilemma with the social media (The Social Dilemma) - Jeff Orlowski , Larissa Rhodes
- The Dissident - Bryan Fogel , Thor Halvorssen , Mark Monroe , Jake Swantko
Best animated film
Soul - Pete Docter , Dana Murray
- Onward: No half measures (Onward) - Dan Scanlon , Kori Rae
- Wolfwalkers - Tomm Moore , Ross Stewart , Paul Young
Best director
- Lee Isaac Chung - Minari - Where We Put Down Roots (Minari)
- Sarah Gavron - Rocks
- Shannon Murphy - Milla Meets Moses (Babyteeth)
- Thomas Vinterberg - The Intoxication (Druk)
- Jasmila Žbanić - Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best original script
Emerald Fennell - Promising Young Woman
- Jack Fincher - Mank
- Theresa Ikoko , Claire Wilson - Rocks
- Tobias Lindholm , Thomas Vinterberg - The Intoxication (Druk)
- Aaron Sorkin - The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best adapted script
Christopher Hampton , Florian Zeller - The Father
- Ramin Bahrani - The White Tiger (The White Tiger)
- Moira Buffini - The excavation (The Dig)
- Rory Haines , Sohrab Noshirvani , MB Traven - The Mauritanian
- Chloé Zhao - Nomad Land
Best main actress
Frances McDormand - Nomad Land
- Bukky Bakray - Rocks
- Radha Blank - My 40th I (The Forty-Year-Old Version)
- Vanessa Kirby - Pieces of a Woman
- Wunmi Mosaku - His House
- Alfre Woodard - Clemency
Best Actor
- Riz Ahmed - Sound of Metal
- Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Adarsh Gourav - The White Tiger (The White Tiger)
- Mads Mikkelsen - The Intoxication (Druk)
- Tahar Rahim - The Mauritanian
The best supporting actress
Yoon Yeo-jeong - Minari - Where We Put Down Roots (Minari)
- Niamh Algar - Calm with Horses
- Kosar Ali - Rocks
- Marija Bakalowa - Borat Connection Moviefilm (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Dominique Fishback - Judas and the Black Messiah
- Ashley Madekwe - County Lines
Best supporting actor
Daniel Kaluuya - Judas and the Black Messiah
- Barry Keoghan - Calm with Horses
- Alan Kim - Minari - Where We Put Down Roots (Minari)
- Leslie Odom Jr. - One Night in Miami
- Clarke Peters - Da 5 Bloods
- Paul Raci - Sound of Metal
Best casting
- Shaheen Baig - Calm with Horses
- Alexa L. Fogel - Judas and the Black Messiah
- Lindsay Graham Ahanonu , Mary Vernieu - Promising Young Woman
- Julia Kim - Minari - Where We Put Down Roots (Minari)
Best film score
Jon Batiste , Atticus Ross , Trent Reznor - Soul
- James Newton Howard - News from the world (News of the World)
- Emile Mosseri - Minari - Where we put down roots (Minari)
- Trent Reznor , Atticus Ross - Mank
- Anthony Willis - Promising Young Woman
Best camera
Joshua James Richards - Nomad Land
- Sean Bobbitt - Judas and the Black Messiah
- Erik Messerschmidt - Mank
- Alwin H. Küchler - The Mauritanian
- Dariusz Wolski - News from the world (News of the World)
Best cut
Mikkel EG Nielsen - Sound of Metal
- Alan Baumgarten - The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Yorgos Lamprinos - The Father
- Frédéric Thoraval - Promising Young Woman
- Chloé Zhao - Nomad Land
Best production design
Donald Graham Burt , Jan Pascale - Mank
- David Crank , Elizabeth Keenan - News from the world (News of the World)
- Maria Djurkovic , Tatiana Macdonald - The Excavation (The Dig)
- Peter Francis , Cathy Featherstone - The Father
- Sarah Greenwood , Katie Spencer - Rebecca
Best costume design
Ann Roth - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Alice Babidge - The excavation (The Dig)
- Alexandra Byrne - Emma
- Michael O'Connor - Ammonite
- Trish Summerville - Mank
Best makeup and best hairstyles
Matiki Anoff , Larry M. Cherry , Sergio Lopez-Rivera , Mia Neal - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Mark Coulier - Pinocchio
- Patricia Dehaney , Eryn Krueger Mekash , Matthew Mungle - Hillbilly Elegy
- Jenny Shircore - The excavation (The Dig)
- Kimberley Spiteri , Gigi Williams - Mank
Best special effects
Scott Fisher , Andrew Jackson , Andrew Lockley - Tenet
- Pete Bebb , Nathan McGuinness , Sebastian von Overheidt - Greyhound - Battle of the Atlantic (Greyhound)
- Sean Faden , Steve Ingram , Anders Langlands , Seth Maury - Mulan
- Matt Kasmir , Chris Lawrence , David Watkins - The Midnight Sky
- Santiago Colomo Martinez , Nick Davis , Greg Fisher - The only true Ivan (The One and Only Ivan)
Best tone
Jaime Baksht , Nicolas Becker , Phillip Bladh , Carlos Cortés , Michelle Couttolenc - Sound of Metal
- Greyhound - Battle of the Atlantic (Greyhound)
- Sergio Díaz , Zach Seivers , M. Wolf Snyder - Nomadland
- Coya Elliott , Ren Klyce , David Parker - Soul
- Michael Fentum , William Miller , Mike Prestwood Smith , John Pritchett , Oliver Tarney - News from the world (News of the World)
Best animated short film
The Owl and the Pussycat - Mole Hill , Laura Duncalf
- The Fire Next Time - Renaldho Pelle , Yanling Wang , Kerry Jade Kolbe
- The Song of A Lost Boy - Daniel Quirke , Jamie MacDonald, Brid Arnstein
Best British Short Film
- Eyelash - Jesse Lewis Reece , Ike Newman
- Lizard - Akinola Davies , Rachel Dargavel , Wale Davies
- Lucky Break - John Addis , Rami Sarras Pantoja
- Miss Curvy - Ghada Eldemellawy
Audience award
Best Young Actor (EE Rising Star Award)
Prizes of honor
BAFTA Fellowship
- Ang Lee , Taiwanese filmmaker
Best contribution to British cinema
- Noel Clarke , British actor
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nominees announced for the 2021 EE Rising Star Award ahead of The EE BAFTA Film Awards . In: bafta.org, March 3, 2021 (accessed March 4, 2021).
- ↑ Nominations announced: EE British Academy Film Awards in 2021 . In: bafta.org, March 9, 2021 (accessed March 10, 2021).
- ↑ a b 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations and Winners . In: bafta.org (accessed April 11, 2021).
- ↑ Longlists, 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards . In: bafta.org (accessed February 18, 2021).
- ↑ a b Temporary changes to eligibility rules announced and date confirmed for the EE British Academy Film Awards 2021 . In: bafta.org, June 16, 2020 (accessed January 15, 2021).
- ↑ The 78th Golden Globes Have A New Date for 2021 . In: goldenglobes.com, June 22, 2020 (accessed December 26, 2020).
- ↑ The BAFTA 2020 Review . In: bafta.org (accessed January 15, 2021).
- ↑ Lanre Bakare: Baftas 2020: British film awards on back foot after diversity row . In: theguardian.com, January 7, 2020 (accessed January 15, 2021).
- ↑ Stewart Clarke: BAFTA Admits 'Infuriating' Lack of Diversity in Noms, Calls on Industry to Change . In: variety.com, January 7, 2020 (accessed January 15, 2021)
- ↑ Adam White: #BaftasSoWhite: All-white acting nominees sparks Baftas backlash . In: independent.co.uk, January 7, 2020 (accessed January 15, 2021).
- ↑ Katie Rosseinsky: From Jennifer Lopez to Jessie Buckley: The Bafta 2020 nominations snubs and surprises . In: standard.co.uk, January 7, 2020 (accessed January 15, 2021).
- ↑ Awards - BFI Diversity Standards . In: bafta.org (accessed January 15, 2021).
- ↑ The BAFTA 2020 Review . In: bafta.org (accessed January 15, 2021).
- ↑ Noel Clarke to be honored at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema . In: bafta.org, March 29, 2021 (accessed April 11, 2021).