Joker Leads The Nominees In 2020 EE BAFTA Nominations

“If your happy  and you know it, clap your hands“. Warner Bros and Todd Phillips are certainly happy today as Joker  earns 11 nominations at 2020 The EE British Academy Film Awards. 

Close on its heels with 10 nominations each are Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman and Quentin Tarantino’s Once upon a Time in Hollywood.

The biggest British nominated film is Sam Mendes war drama, 1917 earning 9 nominations. Other British Films up for nominations are Mark Jenkins Bait, Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You. Alongside those films are Wild Rose, Rocketman and Two Popes all competing for various nominations.

As for The Best Actor award is favourite Joaquin Phoenix for Joker. He will be up against Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton and Jonathan Pryce. Best Female Actress nominations go to Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story) Jessie Buckley. Next to them will be Saoirse Ronan, Charlize Theron and Renée Zellweger.

“Scorsese’s unique structural ideas and style for IRISHMAN made it a joy to edit with him. To have those bold ideas recognized by BAFTA is thrilling.” – Thelma Schoonmaker – Editor of The Irishman

It wouldn’t be an awards ceremony without controversy. This year’s nomination have been accused of lack of diversity. From no female directors nominated with the likes of Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Olivia Wilde (Booksmart), Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Waad al-Kateab (For Sama) all directors should have had some recognition.

The nominations were also accused of being ‘too white’ with a host of non-actors missing out. The Farewell star Awkwafina, won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress on Sunday was expected to be nominated in the same category. Us actress Lupita Nyong’o was another missed opportunity .

Best Film
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Parasite

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

Director
1917 – Sam Mendes
The Irishman – Martin Scorsese
Joker – Todd Phillips
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-Ho

Leading Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

ing Actor
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

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

ing Actress
Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Film Not In The English Language
The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman – Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten

Original Screenplay
Booksmart – Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-Ho

Documentary
American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
For Sama
The Great Hack

Animated Film
Frozen II
Klaus
Farmageddon: A Shaun The Sheep Movie
Toy Story 4

Original Score
1917 – Thomas Newman
Jojo Rabbit – Michael Giacchino
Joker – Hildur Gudnadóttir
Little Women – Alexandre Desplat
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker – John Williams

Cinematography
1917 – Roger Deakins
The Irishman – Rodrigo Prieto
Joker – Lawrence Sher
Le Mans ’66 – Phedon Papamichael
The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke

Editing
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Production Design
1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Costume Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Judy
Little Women
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Make-Up & Hair
1917
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Rocketman

Sound
1917
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Rocketman
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

Special Visual Effects
1917
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

Casting
Joker – Shayna Markowitz
Marriage Story – Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – Victoria Thomas
The Personal History Of David Copperfield – Sarah Crowe
The Two Popes – Nina Gold

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Bait – Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite
For Sama – Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Maiden – Alex Holmes
Only You – Harry Wootliff
Retablo – Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio

British Short Animation
Grandad Was A Romantic
In Her Boots
The Magic Boat

British Short Film
Azaar
Goldfish
Kamali
Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You’re A Girl)
The Trap

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

Fellowship
Kathleen Kennedy

The EE British Academy Film Awards  will take place on Sunday 2nd February at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Graeme Norton and will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One.