By: Monique Espino
The 2021 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London last April 10 and 11, 2021, hosted by radio and television presenters Clara Amfo on night one and Edith Bowman and Dermot O’Leary on night two.
BAFTA Awards was broadcasted on BBC Two and BBC Two HD to much fanfare, as Nomadland by Director Chloe Zhao had snatched the spotlight, bagging a total of 4 awards for Best Film, Director, Leading Actress, Cinematography.
See the full list of winners below:
Supporting Actress
Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)
Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)
Leading Actress
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Still from “The Father,” winner of Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Sir Anthony Hopkins)
Leading Actor
Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
BAFTA Award for Best Director
Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Adapted Screenplay
The Father (Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller)
Original Screenplay
Promising Young Woman (Emerald Fennell)
Casting
Rocks (Lucy Pardee)
Still from “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” winner of Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair
Make-Up And Hair
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Matiki Anoff, Larry M Cherry, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal)
Costume Design
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Ann Roth)
Production Design
Mank (Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale)
Original Score
Soul (Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross)
Sound
Sound of Metal (Jamie Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortes, Michelle Couttolenc)
Cinematography
Nomadland (Joshua James Richards)
Editing
Sound of Metal (Mikkel EG Nielsen)
Special Visual Effects
Tenet (Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley)
BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film
The Present
British Short Animation
The Owl and the Pussycat
Film Not In The English Language
Another Round (Thomas Vinterberg, Kasper Dissing, Sisse Graum Jørgensen)
Outstanding British film
Promising Young Woman
Documentary
My Octopus Teacher
Animated film
Soul
Still from “Nomadland,” winner of Best Film, Best Director (Chloé Zhao), Best Cinematography (Joshua James Richards) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Frances McDormand)
Best Film
Nomadland
BAFTA Award for EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Bukky Bakray
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Remi Weekes, writer/director (His House)
Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Noel Clarke
Bafta Fellowship
Ang Lee
The BAFTA Awards not only handed out golden masks but also gave a lot of insight on the processes that happened during the filmmaking of each production. In line with the year-long celebration of the BAFTA, a learning event and initiative called BAFTA Film: The Session was launched wherein nominees across different categories of this year’s awards program share their experiences in the field. You can watch these interviews and many more at the .
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