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Joker leads nominations for 2020 British Academy Film Awards

January 7, 2020 by Gary Collinson

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards, with Warner Bros.’ Joker leading the pack with eleven nominations in total including Best Film, which it will contest with 1917, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Parasite.

The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follow hot on Joker’s heels with ten nominations apiece, while 1917 scores nine and Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit six. You can check out the full list of nominations here…

BEST FILM
1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

BEST DIRECTOR
Sam Mendes, 1917
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Todd Phillips, Joker
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

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

LEADING ACTRESS
Jesse Buckley, Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy

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

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

CASTING
Shayna Markowitz, Joker
Douglas Aibel and Francine Maisler, Marriage Story
Victoria Thomas, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sarah Crowe, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Nina Gold, The Two Popes

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

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Irishman – Steve Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
1917
Bait
For Sama
Rocketman
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Bait
For Sama
Maiden
Only You
Retablo

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

ANIMATED FILM
Frozen 2
Klaus
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4

ORIGINAL SCORE
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse

EDITING
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
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

MAKEUP & HAIR
1917
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Rocketman

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

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
1917
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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
Micheal Ward

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: BAFTA, BAFTAs, British Academy Film Awards

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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