BAFTA releases list of eligible films, performances and more for 2021 awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have revealed the list of all eligible films and categories there within, performers, animated films, documentaries, British films and films not in the English language that will be allowed to compete for their 2021 awards.
Late-breaking releases like Cherry, Judas and the Black Messiah, French Exit, The United States vs Billie Holiday and The Father will all make the cut but also on the list is Clemency, which was a 2019 US awards release that didn’t hit the UK until after last season’s BAFTA eligibility. This has happened in the past for Best Actress Oscar-winning films like Monster and Monster’s Ball, both of which competed in the next calendar year (and where both Halle Berry and Charlize Theron lost their BAFTA bids). Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, a 20th Century release that was set to premiere in the US this month but was pulled from the schedule, is eligible at BAFTA this season.
As a part of the org’s massive review, BAFTA is aiming to add 1,000 voting members over the next two years, which would bring its voting numbers to 7,700. This year, they made some dramatic rule changes and adjustments to their nomination lists as part of the group’s greater effort to achieve wider diversity including the reintroduction of a longlist round in voting (which will be revealed on February 4); increasing the nominations and making rule changes to several categories, including acting and directing and making film viewing compulsory for all voters in one round of voting.
In order to align the acting category to all other craft categories, voting in the four acting categories will now move to Chapter voting.
Round One: The acting chapter will rank their top 15, with the top 12 longlisted. A specially convened longlisting jury will select the final three based on the performances placed 13-22 of the chapter vote to ensure intersectional diversity on the acting longlists.
Round Two: Voting: a nominating Jury for each acting category will consider the 15 longlisted and vote for six performances to be nominated (this is an increase from five from previous years). The increase from five to six has been implemented to allow for a broader representation in nominees.
Round Three: Winners. All members vote to choose the winners from final nominations.
All acting entrants must now decide whether to submit for lead or supporting actor/actress categories, whereas previously all acting entrants were entered in both categories. This is to allow for a broader range of performances to be considered and to provide greater clarity for voting members so they can focus solely on the calibre of the performance. In Round One, actors cannot be longlisted more than once in one acting category (like Margot Robbie pulled off last year), but can appear in separate categories for separate performances.
To address the lack of female representation in the directing category as well as under-representation in all areas, two major changes are being implemented in the directing category: there will now be six nominations in this category, and Round One will produce a longlist of 20.
Round One: Longlisting. The directing chapter will rank the top 20. The top eight female and top eight male directors progress directly to the longlist. A specially convened longlisting jury will then select the final four directors – two female and two male (from the next 10 ranked respectively) – for a final longlist of 20.
Round Two: Nominations. A nominating jury will then select the top six directors to be nominated.
Round Three: Winner. All members vote to choose the winner from a final six, and must view all films.
To celebrate BAFTA’s point of difference from other awards bodies, shine a spotlight on homegrown talent, and continue our support of the British film industry, the Outstanding British Film category will now increase the number of nominations from six to 10.
The Review highlighted the need for BAFTA to do more to champion the vast pool of multicultural British talent in its awards ceremonies. As a result, the 10 nominated films will each be showcased during BAFTA’s annual Film Awards ceremony.
For 2021, BAFTA’s Film Committee has approved the introduction of Standard C of the BFI Diversity Standards as compulsory to qualify for Outstanding British and Outstanding Debut. Standard C is the BFI standard about training and opportunity.
Round Three voting in Outstanding British Film will now be an all member vote to ensure the widest possible viewership for these films. (Previously an opt-in chapter selected the winner).
The list provides us with several interesting things of note (especially if you’re doing BAFTA predictions this season) including Promising Young Woman and I Care a Lot being eligible for Best British Film. Category jostling has been on tap this season, as it always is, where we have the men of One Night in Miami split into lead (Eli Goree and Kingsley Ben-Adir) and supporting (Leslie Odom, Jr. and Aldis Hodge) just as they are for the Oscars. The Golden Globes sequestered all four into supporting.
Animated Film has just 13 eligible films to choose from: Away, The Croods: A New Age, Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train, Earwig And The Witch, Kill It and Leave This Town, Onward, Over the Moon, Scoob!, Soul, Trolls World Tour, Two by Two: Overboard!, The Willoughbys and Wolfwalkers.
There are four performance categories: Leading Actress, Leading Actor, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor. Here is the complete list of eligible performance and category placements for the 2021 BAFTAs.
23 Walks – Leading Actresses Alison Steadman (Fern), Leading Actors: Dave Johns (Dave)
Ammonite – Leading Actresses Kate Winslet (Mary Anning), Supporting Actresses: Saoirse Ronan (Charlotte Murchison), Gemma Jones (Molly Anning), Fiona Shaw (Elizabeth Philpot), Supporting Actors: James McArdle (Roderick Murchison), Alec Secareanu (Doctor Lieberson)
And Then We Danced – Leading Actors: Levan Gelbakhiani (Merab)
Another Round – Leading Actors: Mads Mikkelsen (Martin), Supporting Actors: Thomas Bo Larsen (Tommy), Magnus Millang (Nikolaj), Lars Ranthe (Peter)
Apples – Leading Actors: Aris Servetalis (Aris)
Archive – Leading Actors: Theo James (George), Supporting Actresses: Stacy Martin (Jules)
Around the Sun – Leading Actresses Cara Theobold (Maggie), Leading Actors: Gethin Anthony (Bernard)
Asia – Leading Actresses Shira Haas (Vika), Alena Yiv (Asia)
The Assistant – Leading Actresses Julia Garner (Jane), Supporting Actors: Matthew Macfadyen (Wilcock)
Atlantis – Leading Actresses Liudmyla Bileka (Katya), Leading Actors: Andriy Rymaruk (Sergiy), Supporting Actors: Vasyl Antoniak (Ivan)
Babyteeth – Leading Actresses Eliza Scanlen (Milla), Leading Actors: Toby Wallace (Moses), Supporting Actresses: Essie Davis (Anna), Supporting Actors: Ben Mendelsohn (Henry)
Bacurau – Leading Actresses Bárbara Colen (Teresa), Leading Actors: Thomas Aquino (Pacote /Acácio), Supporting Actresses: Karine Teles (Forasteira), Sônia Braga (Domingas), Supporting Actors: Silvero Pereira (Lunga), Udo Kier (Michael)
The Bay of Silence – Leading Actresses Olga Kurylenko (Rosalind), Leading Actors: Claes Bang (Will), Supporting Actresses: Alice Krige (Vivian), Litiana Biutanaseva (Floss/Florence), Lilibet Biutanaseva (Hattie/Harriet), Supporting Actors: Brian Cox (Milton), Assaad Bouab (Pierre)
Beginning – Leading Actresses Ia Sukhitashvili (Yana)
The Big Ugly – Leading Actresses Leven Rambin (Kara), Leading Actors: Vinnie Jones (Neelyn), Ron Perlman (Preston) Supporting Actresses: Lenora Crichlow (Fiona), Elyse Levesque (Jackie), Supporting Actors: Malcolm McDowell (Harris), Nicholas Braun (Will), Brandon Sklenar (Junior), Bruce McGill (Milt)
Blackbird – Leading Actresses Susan Sarandon (Lily), Kate Winslet (Jennifer), Leading Actors: Anson Boon (Jonathan), Supporting Actresses: Mia Wasikowska (Anna), Supporting Actors: Sam Neill (Paul)
Blithe Spirit – Leading Actresses Isla Fisher (Ruth Condomine), Leading Actors: Dan Stevens (Charles Condomine), Supporting Actresses: Leslie Mann (Elvira Condomine), Judi Dench (Madame Arcati)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Leading Actors: Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat Sagdiyev), Supporting Actresses: Maria Bakalova (Tutar Sagdiyev)
The Boys in the Band – Leading Actors: Jim Parsons (Michael), Supporting Actors: Zachary Quinto (Harold), Matt Bomer (Donald), Andrew Rannells (Larry), Charlie Carver (Cowboy), Robin de Jesús (Emory), Brian Hutchison (Alan), Michael Benjamin Washington (Bernard), Tuc Watkins (Hank)
A Call to Spy – Leading Actresses Sarah Morgan Thomas (Virginia Hall), Supporting Actresses: Radhika Apte (Noor Inayat Khan), Supporting Actors: Linus Roache (Maurice Buckmaster)
Calm With Horses – Leading Actors: Cosmo Jarvis (Arm), Supporting Actresses: Niamh Algar (Ursula), Supporting Actors: Barry Keoghan (Dympna)
Carmilla – Leading Actresses Hannah Rae (Lara), Leading Actors: Greg Wise (Mr Bauer), Supporting Actresses: Devrim Lingnau (Carmilla), Jessica Raine (Miss Fontaine), Supporting Actors: Tobias Menzies (Doctor)
Cherry – Leading Actors: Tom Holland (Cherry), Supporting Actresses: Ciara Bravo (Emily), Supporting Actors: Jack Reynor (Pills & Coke), Michael Rispoli (Tommy), Jeff Wahlbert (Jimenez)
A Christmas Gift From Bob – Leading Actresses Kristina Tonteri-Young (Bea Chan), Leading Actors: Luke Treadaway (James Bowen), Supporting Actresses: Pepter Lunkuse (Ruth), Supporting Actors: Phaldut Sharma (Moody)
Clemency – Leading Actresses Alfre Woodard (Bernadine Williams), Leading Actors: Aldis Hodge (Anthony Woods), Supporting Actresses: Danielle Brooks (Evette Wilkinson), Supporting Actors: Wendell Pierce (Jonathan Williams), Richard Schiff (Marty Lumetta)
Concrete Plans – Supporting Actors: Chris Reilly (Jim), Steve Spiers (Bob), William Thomas (Dave)
County Lines – Leading Actors: Conrad Khan (Tyler), Supporting Actresses: Ashley Madekew (Toni), Supporting Actors: Harris Dickinson (Simon)
The Courier – Leading Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch (Greville Wynne), Supporting Actresses: Rachel Brosnahan (Emily Donovan), Jessie Buckley (Sheila Wynne), Supporting Actors: Merab Ninidze (Oleg Penkovsky)
Crisis – Supporting Actresses: Evangeline Lilly (Claire Reimann), Lily Rose Depp (Emmie Kelly), Supporting Actors: Gary Oldman (Dr. Tyrone Brower), Armie Hammer (Jake Kelly)
Da 5 Bloods – Leading Actors: Delroy Lindo (Paul), Supporting Actresses: Mélanie Thierry (Hedy), Lê Y Lan (Tiên Luu), Sandy Huong Pham (Michon), Van Veronica Ngo (Hanoi Hannah), Supporting Actors: Clarke Peters (Otis), Jonathan Majors (David), Norm Lewis (Eddie), Chadwick Boseman (Stormin’ Norman), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Melvin)
Dating Amber – Leading Actresses Lola Petticrew (Amber), Leading Actors: Fionn O’Shea (Eddie), Supporting Actresses: Sharon Horgan (Hannah)
Days of the Bagnold Summer – Leading Actresses Monica Dolan (Sue), Leading Actors: Earl Cave (Daniel), Supporting Actors: Rob Brydon (Douglas Porter)
Dear Comrades! – Leading Actresses Julia Vysotskaya (Lyuda)
The Devil All the Time – Leading Actors: Tom Holland (Arvin), Supporting Actresses: Riley Keough (Sandy), Haley Bennett (Charlotte), Eliza Scanlen (Lenora), Mia Wasikowska (Helen Hatton), Supporting Actors: Bill Skarsgård (Willard), Jason Clarke (Carl), Sebastian Stan (Deputy Lee Bodecker), Harry Melling (Roy), Robert Pattinson (Rev. Preston Teagardin)
The Dig – Leading Actresses Carey Mulligan (Edith Pretty), Leading Actors: Ralph Fiennes (Basil Brown), Supporting Actresses: Lily James (Peggy Piggott), Monica Dolan (May Brown), Supporting Actors: Johnny Flynn (Rory Lomax), Ben Chaplin (Stuart Piggott), Ken Stott (Charles Phillips), Archie Barnes (Robert Pretty)
The Disciple – Leading Actors: Aditya Modak (Sharad), Supporting Actresses: Sumitra Bhave (Maai), Deepika Bhide Bhagwat (Sneha), Supporting Actors: Dr. Arun David (Guruji), Kiran Yadnyopavit (Sharad’s Father)
Earwig And The Witch – Leading Actresses Taylor Paige Henderson (Earwig), Supporting Actresses: Vanessa Marshall (Bella Yaga), Supporting Actors: Richard E. Grant (The Mandrake), Dan Stevens (Thomas)
Eeb Allay Ooo! – Leading Actresses Nutan Sinha (Shashi), Leading Actors: Shardul Bhardwaj (Anjani), Supporting Actresses: Naina Sareen (Kumud), Supporting Actors: Shashi Bhushan (Shashi)
Ema – Leading Actresses Mariana Di Girólamo (Ema), Leading Actors: Gael García Bernal (Gastón)
Emma. – Leading Actresses Anya Taylor-Joy (Emma Woodhouse), Supporting Actresses: Mia Goth (Harriet Smith), Miranda Hart (Miss Bates), Supporting Actors: Johnny Flynn (Mr Knightley), Josh O’Connor (Mr Elton), Callum Turner (Frank Churchill), Bill Nighy (Mr Woodhouse)
Emperor – Leading Actors: Dayo Okeniyi (Shields “Emperor” Green), Supporting Actresses: Kat Graham (Delores), Naturi Naughton (Sarah Green), Supporting Actors: James Cromwell (John Brown), Bruce Dern (Levi Coffin), Mykelti Williamson (Truesdale), M.C. Gainey (Randolph Stevens), Ben Robson (Luke McCabe)
The Endless Trench (La Trinchera Infinita) – Leading Actresses Belén Cuesta (Rosa), Leading Actors: Antonio de la Torre (Higinio)
Eternal Beauty – Leading Actresses Sally Hawkins (Jane), Supporting Actresses: Morfydd Clark (Young Jane), Penelope Wilton (Vivian), Alice Lowe (Alice), Billie Piper (Nicola), Supporting Actors: David Thewlis (Mike)
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Leading Actors: Max Harwood (Jamie New), Supporting Actresses: Sarah Lancashire (Margaret New), Lauren Patel (Pritti Pasha), Shobna Gulati (Ray), Sharon Horgan (Miss Hedge), Supporting Actors: Richard E. Grant (Hugo Battersby), Samuel Bottomley (Dean Paxton), Ralph Ineson (Jamie’s Dad), Adeel Akhtar (Imad Masood)
Falling – Leading Actors: Viggo Mortensen (John Peterson), Supporting Actresses: Hannah Gross (Gwen), Laura Linney (Sarah), Supporting Actors: Lance Henriksen (Willis), Sverrir Gudnason (Young Willis), Terry Chan (Eric), Grady Mackenzie (John (4 Yrs))
Family Romance, LLC – Leading Actresses Mahiro Tanimoto (Mahiro), Leading Actors: Yuichi Ishii (Yuichi), Fanny Lye Deliver’d – Leading Actresses Maxine Peake (Fanny Lye), Leading Actors: Charles Dance (John Lye), Supporting Actresses: Tanya Reynolds (Rebecca Henshaw), Supporting Actors: Freddie Fox (Thomas Ashbury), Peter McDonald (The High Sheriff)
The Father – Leading Actors: Anthony Hopkins (Anthony), Supporting Actresses: Olivia Colman (Anne), Olivia Williams (The Woman), Imogen Poots (Laura), Supporting Actors: Mark Gatiss (The Man), Rufus Sewell (Paul)
Fatima – Leading Actresses Stephanie Gil (Lucia), Leading Actors: Goran Visnjic (Arturo), Supporting Actresses: Lucia Moniz (Maria Rosa), Sonia Braga (Sister Lucia), Supporting Actors: Harvey Keitel (Professor Nichols)
Finding the Way Back – Leading Actors: Ben Affleck (Jack), Supporting Actresses: Michaela Watkins (Beth), Janina Gavankar (Angela), Supporting Actors: Al Madrigal (Dan), Glynn Turman (Doc)
The Forty-Year-Old Version – Leading Actresses Radha Blank (Radha), Supporting Actresses: Imani Lewis (Elaine), Haskiri Velazquez (Rosa), Supporting Actors: Oswin Benjamin (D), Peter Kim (Archie), Antonio Ortiz (Waldo), TJ Atoms (Kamal), Jacob Ming Trent (Lamont), Reed Birney (J. Whitman)
Foster Boy – Leading Actresses Julie Benz (Pamela Dupree), Leading Actors: Shane Paul McGhie (Jamal Randolph), Matthew Modine (Michael Trainer) Supporting Actresses: Amy Brenneman (Kim Trainer), Lex Scott Davis (Keisha James), Supporting Actors: Louis Gossett Jr. (Judge George Taylor), Jordan Belfi (Jeff Masters), Evan Handler (Samuel Collins), Krystian Alexander Lyttle (Young Jamal)
Four Kids and It – Leading Actresses Paula Patton (Alice), Leading Actors: Matthew Goode (David), Supporting Actors: Russell Brand (Tristan Trent)
French Exit – Leading Actresses Michelle Pfeiffer (Frances Price), Supporting Actresses: Valerie Mahaffey (Mme Reynard), Supporting Actors: Lucas Hedges (Malcolm Price) Gagarine – Leading Actors: Alseni Bathily (Youri), Supporting Actresses: Lyna Khoudri (Diana), Farida Rahouadj (Fari), Supporting Actors: Jamil McCraven (Houssam), Finnegan Oldfield (Dali)
Greyhound – Leading Actors: Tom Hanks (Captain Krause), Supporting Actresses: Elisabeth Shue (Evelyn), Supporting Actors: Stephen Graham (Charlie Cole), Rob Morgan (Cleveland)
The Half of It – Leading Actresses Leah Lewis (Ellie Chu), Leading Actors: Daniel Diemer (Paul Munsky), Supporting Actresses: Alexxis Lemire (Aster Flores), Becky Ann Baker (Mrs. Geselschap), Supporting Actors: Enrique Murciano (Deacon Flores), Colin Chou (Edwin Chu)
Happiest Season – Leading Actresses Mackenzie Davis (Harper), Kristen Stewart (Abby), Supporting Actresses: Alison Brie (Sloane), Aubrey Plaza (Riley), Mary Holland (Jane), Mary Steenburgen (Tipper), Supporting Actors: Daniel Levy (John), Victor Garber (Ted)
Herself – Leading Actresses Clare Dunne (Sandra), Supporting Actresses: Harriet Walter (Peggy), Supporting Actors: Conleth Hill (Aido), Ian Lloyd Anderson (Gary)
The High Note – Leading Actresses Dakota Johnson (Maggie Sherwoode), Tracee Ellis Ross (Grace Davis), Supporting Actresses: Zoë Chao (Katie), June Diane Raphael (Gail), Supporting Actors: Kelvin Harrison, Jr. (David Cliff), Bill Pullman (Max), Eddie Izzard (Dan Deakins), Ice Cube (Jack Robertson)
Hillbilly Elegy – Leading Actresses Amy Adams (Bev), Leading Actors: Gabriel Basso (J.D. Vance), Supporting Actresses: Glenn Close (Mamaw), Haley Bennett (Lindsay), Frieda Pinto (Usha), Supporting Actors: Bo Hopkins (Papaw), Owen Asztalos (Young J.D. Vance)
His House – Leading Actresses Wunmi Mosaku (Rial Majur), Leading Actors: Ṣọpẹ́Dìrísù (Bol Majur), Supporting Actors: Matt Smith (Mark Essworth)
Hope Gap – Leading Actresses Annette Bening (Grace), Leading Actors: Bill Nighy (Edward), Supporting Actors: Josh O’Connor (Jamie)
Host – Leading Actresses Haley Bishop (Haley), Jemma Moore (Jemma), Radina Drandova (Radina), Emma Louise Webb (Emma), Caroline Ward (Caroline) Supporting Actresses: Seylan Baxter (Seylan)
How To Build a Girl – Leading Actresses Beanie Feldstein (Johanna Morrigan), Supporting Actresses: Sarah Solemani (Angie Morrigan), Supporting Actors: Alfie Allen (John Kite), Paddy Considine (Pat Morrigan), Laurie Kynaston (Krissi Morrigan)
Huracán – Leading Actresses Yara Martinez (Isabela Villalobos), Leading Actors: Cassius Corrigan (Alonso Santos)
I Care A Lot – Leading Actresses Rosamund Pike (Marla Grayson), Supporting Actresses: Eiza González (Fran), Dianne Wiest (Jennifer Peterson), Supporting Actors: Peter Dinklage (Roman Lunyov)
I’m No Longer Here (Ya No Estoy Aqui) – Leading Actors: Juan Daniel Garcia “Derek” (Ulises Sampiero)
I‘m Thinking of Ending Things – Leading Actresses Jessie Buckley (Young Woman), Leading Actors: Jesse Plemons (Jake), Supporting Actresses: Toni Collette (Mother), Supporting Actors: David Thewlis (Father)
I’m Your Woman – Leading Actresses Rachel Brosnahan (Jean), Supporting Actresses: Marsha Stephanie Blake (Teri), Supporting Actors: Arinzé Kene (Cal)
The Invisible Man – Leading Actresses Elisabeth Moss (Cecilia Kass), Supporting Actresses: Storm Reid (Sydney Lanier), Harriet Dyer (Emily Kass), Supporting Actors: Aldis Hodge (James Lanier), Michael Dorman (Tom Griffin), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Adrian Griffin)
Irresistible – Leading Actors: Steve Carell (Gary Zimmer), Supporting Actresses: Mackenzie Davis (Diana Hastings), Natasha Lyonne (Tina), Rose Byrne (Faith Brewster), Supporting Actors: Chris Cooper (Jack Hastings), Topher Grace (Kurt), Will Sasso (Big Mike)
Joe Bell – Leading Actors: Mark Wahlberg (Joe Bell), Supporting Actresses: Connie Britton (Lola Lathrop), Supporting Actors: Reid Miller (Jadin Bell), Gary Sinise (Sheriff Westin)
Judas and the Black Messiah – Leading Actors: Lakeith Stanfield (Bill O’Neal), Supporting Actresses: Dominique Fishback (Deborah Johnson), Supporting Actors: Daniel Kaluuya (Fred Hampton)
Kajillionaire – Leading Actresses Evan Rachel Wood (Old Dolio), Supporting Actresses: Debra Winger (Theresa), Gina Rodriguez (Melanie), Supporting Actors: Richard Jenkins (Robert)
The King of Staten Island – Leading Actors: Pete Davidson (Scott Carlin), Supporting Actresses: Marisa Tomei (Margie Carlin), Bel Powley (Kelsey), Maude Apatow (Claire Carlin), Supporting Actors: Bill Burr (Ray Bishop), Steve Buscemi (Papa)
La Llorona – Leading Actresses: María Mercedes Coroy (Alma) Supporting Actresses: Margarita Kénefic (Carmen), Sabrina de La Hoz (Natalia)
Land – Leading Actresses Robin Wright (Edee), Supporting Actresses: Kim Dickens (Emma), Supporting Actors: Demián Bichir (Miguel)
Last Call – Leading Actresses Romola Garai (Caitlin Thomas), Leading Actors: Rhys Ifans (Dylan Thomas), Supporting Actresses: Zosia Mamet (Penny), Supporting Actors: John Malkovich (Dr. Felton), Rodrigo Santoro (Carlos)
The Last Full Measure – Leading Actors: Sebastian Stan (Scott Huffman), Supporting Actresses: Diane Ladd (Alice Pitsenbarger), Supporting Actors: Christopher Plummer (Frank Pitsenbarger), William Hurt (Tom Tulley), Ed Harris (Ray Mott), Samuel L. Jackson (Billy Takoda), Peter Fonda (Jimmy Burr), Jeremy Irvine (William H. Pitsenbarger), Linus Roache (Whit Peters), Ser’Darius Blain (Young Billy Takoda)
Let Him Go – Leading Actresses Diane Lane (Margaret Blackledge), Leading Actors: Kevin Costner (George Blackledge), Supporting Actresses: Kayli Carter (Lorna Blackledge), Lesley Manville (Blanche Weboy), Supporting Actors: Jeffrey Donovan (Bill Weboy), Booboo Stewart (Peter Dragswolf)
The Life Ahead – Leading Actresses Sophia Loren (Madame Rosa), Leading Actors: Ibrahima Gueye (Momo), Supporting Actresses: Abril Zamora (Lola), Supporting Actors: Renato Carpentieri (Dr. Coen), Babak Karimi (Hamil), Massimiliano Rossi (Ruspa), Iosif Diego Pirvu (Iosif)
Limbo – Leading Actors: Amir El-Masry (Omar)
The Little Things – Leading Actors: Denzel Washington (Joe “Deke” Deacon), Supporting Actors: Rami Malek (Jim Baxter), Jared Leto (Albert Sparma)
Locked Down – Leading Actresses Anne Hathaway (Linda), Leading Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Paxton)
Luxor – Leading Actresses Andrea Riseborough (Hana), Leading Actors: Karim Saleh (Sultan), Supporting Actresses: Shereen Reda (Dunia), Supporting Actors: Michael Landes (Carl)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Leading Actresses Viola Davis (Ma Rainey), Leading Actors: Chadwick Boseman (Levee), Supporting Actresses: Taylour Paige (Dussie Mae), Supporting Actors: Glynn Turman (Toledo), Colman Domingo (Cutler), Michael Potts (Slow Drag), Jonny Coyne (Sturdyvant), Jeremy Shamos (Irvin), Dusan Brown (Sylvester), Joshua Harto (Policeman)
Made In Italy – Leading Actors: Micheál Richardson (Jack), Supporting Actresses: Valeria Bilello (Natalia), Lindsay Duncan (Kate), Supporting Actors: Liam Neeson (Robert)
Make Up – Leading Actresses Molly Windsor (Ruth), Supporting Actresses: Stefanie Martini (Jade)
Malcolm & Marie – Leading Actresses Zendaya (Marie), Leading Actors: John David Washington (Malcolm)
The Man In The Hat – Leading Actors: Ciarán Hinds (The Man In The Hat), Supporting Actresses: Sasha Hails (The Woman), Muna Otaru (The Pizza Chef), Supporting Actors: Stephen Dillane (The Damp Man)
Mank – Leading Actors: Gary Oldman (Herman Mankiewicz), Supporting Actresses: Amanda Seyfried (Marion Davies), Lily Collins (Rita Alexander), Monica Gossmann (Fraulein Freda), Tuppence Middleton (Sara Mankiewicz), Supporting Actors: Arliss Howard (Louis B. Mayer), Tom Pelphrey (Joe Mankiewicz), Sam Troughton (John Houseman), Ferdinand Kingsley (Irving Thalberg), Tom Burke (Orson Welles), Joseph Cross (Charles Lederer), Jamie McShane (Shelly Metcalf), Toby Leonard Moore (David O. Selznick), Charles Dance (William Randolph Hearst)
The Mauritanian – Leading Actors: Tahar Rahim (Mohamedou Ould Slahi), Supporting Actresses: Jodie Foster (Nancy Hollander), Shailene Woodley (Teri Duncan), Supporting Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch (Stuart Couch)
The Midnight Sky – Leading Actors: George Clooney (Augustine), Supporting Actresses: Felicity Jones (Sully), Tiffany Boone (Maya), Caoilinn Springall (Iris), Supporting Actors: David Oyelowo (Adewole), Demian Bichir (Sanchez), Kyle Chandler (Mitchell)
Military Wives – Leading Actresses Kristin Scott Thomas (Kate), Sharon Horgan (Lisa), Supporting Actresses: Emma Lowndes (Annie), Gaby French (Jess), Lara Rossi (Ruby), Amy James-Kelly (Sarah), India Amarteifio (Frankie), Laura Checkley (Maz), Laura Elphinstone (Helen), Roxy Faridany (Dawn) Supporting Actors: Greg Wise (Richard), Jason Flemyng (Crooks), Robbie Gee (Red)
Minari – Leading Actresses Yeri Han (Monica), Leading Actors: Steven Yeun (Jacob), Supporting Actresses: Yuh-jung Youn (Soonja), Noel Cho (Anne), Supporting Actors: Alan Kim (David)
Misbehaviour – Leading Actresses Keira Knightley (Sally), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Jennifer), Supporting Actresses: Jessie Buckley (Jo), Keeley Hawes (Julia), Lesley Manville (Dolores), Supporting Actors: Rhys Ifans (Eric), Greg Kinnear (Bob Hope)
Miss Juneteenth – Leading Actresses Nicole Beharie (Turquoise Jones), Supporting Actresses: Alexis Chikaeze (Kai), Supporting Actors: Kendrick Sampson (Ronnie)
Mogul Mowgli – Leading Actresses Sudha Bhuchar (Nasra), Leading Actors: Riz Ahmed (Zed), Supporting Actresses: Anjana Vasan (Vaseem), Supporting Actors: Alyy Khan (Bashir)
Monsoon – Leading Actors: Henry Golding (Kit), Supporting Actors: Parker Sawyers (Lewis)
Mulan – Leading Actresses Yifei Liu (Mulan), Supporting Actresses: Gong Li (Xianniang), Supporting Actors: Donnie Yen (Commander Tung), Tzi Ma (Zhou)
Music – Leading Actresses Kate Hudson (Zu), Leading Actors: Leslie Odom Jr. (Ebo), Supporting Actresses: Maddie Ziegler (Music), Supporting Actors: Hector Elizondo (George)
My Little Sister – Leading Actresses Nina Hoss (Lisa), Leading Actors: Lars Eidinger (Sven), Supporting Actresses: Marthe Keller (Kathy), Supporting Actors: Jens Albinus (Martin)
Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Leading Actresses Sidney Flanigan (Autumn), Supporting Actresses: Talia Ryder (Skylar), Sharon Van Etten (Mother), Supporting Actors: Théodore Pellerin (Jasper), Ryan Eggold (Ted)
New Order – Leading Actresses Naian González Norvind (Marian), Leading Actors: Diego Boneta (Daniel), Supporting Actresses: Mónica Del Carmen (Marta), Supporting Actors: Fernando Cuautle (Cristian), Eligio Meléndez (Rolando)
News of the World – Leading Actors: Tom Hanks (Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd), Supporting Actresses: Helena Zengel (Johanna Leonberger)
Nomadland – Leading Actresses Frances McDormand (Fern), Supporting Actresses: Linda May (Linda), Swankie (Swankie), Supporting Actors: David Strathairn (Dave), Bob Wells (Bob)
Nowhere Special – Leading Actors: James Norton (John), Supporting Actors: Daniel Lamont (Michael)
The Old Guard – Leading Actresses Charlize Theron (Andy), Supporting Actresses: Kiki Layne (Nile), Van Veronica Ngo (Quynh), Supporting Actors: Marwan Kenzari (Joe), Luca Marinelli (Nicky), Harry Melling (Merrick), Matthias Schoenaerts (Booker), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Copley)
On the Rocks – Leading Actresses Rashida Jones (Laura), Supporting Actors: Bill Murray (Felix), Marlon Wayans (Dean)
The One and Only Ivan – Leading Actors: Bryan Cranston (Mack)
One Night In Miami… – Leading Actors: Kingsley Ben-Adir (Malcolm X), Eli Goree (Cassius Clay) Supporting Actresses: Joaquina Kalukango (Betty X), Nicolette Robinson (Barbara Cooke), Supporting Actors: Aldis Hodge (Jim Brown), Leslie Odom Jr. (Sam Cooke)
Onward – Leading Actors: Tom Holland (Ian Lightfoot), Chris Pratt (Barley Lightfoot) Supporting Actresses: Julia LouisDreyfus (Laurel Lightfoot), Octavia Spencer (The Manticore), Tracey Ullman (Grecklin (pawn shop owner))
Palm Springs – Leading Actresses Cristin Milioti (Sarah), Leading Actors: Andy Samberg (Nyles), Supporting Actresses: Meredith Hagner (Misty), Camila Mendes (Tala), Jacqueline Obradors (Pia), June Squibb (Nana Schlieffen), Supporting Actors: Peter Gallagher (Howard), Tyler Hoechlin (Abe), Chris Pang (Trevor), J.K. Simmons (Roy)
Palmer – Leading Actors: Justin Timberlake (Eddie Palmer), Supporting Actresses: Juno Temple (Shelly), Alisha Wainwright (Maggie), June Squibb (Vivian), Supporting Actors: Ryder Allen (Sam)
Perfect 10 – Leading Actresses Frankie Box (Leigh), Leading Actors: Alfie Deegan (Joe), Supporting Actresses: Sharlene Whyte (Gemma), Supporting Actors: Will Ash (Rob), Billy Mogford (Reese)
The Perfect Candidate – Leading Actresses Mira Al Zahrani (Dr. Maryam Alsafan), Supporting Actresses: Nora Al Awad (Sara), Dae Al Hilali (Selma), Supporting Actors: Shafi Alharthy (Mohammed), Khalid Abdulraheem (Abdulaziz)
A Perfectly Normal Family – Leading Actresses Kaya Toft Loholt (Emma), Leading Actors: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (Thomas/Agnete), Supporting Actresses: Rigmor Rante (Caroline)
The Photograph – Leading Actresses Issa Rae (Mae Morton), Leading Actors: LaKeith Stanfield (Michael Block), Supporting Actresses: Chanté Adams (Young Christina Eames), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Rachel Miller), Teyonah Parris (Asia), Marsha Stephanie Blake (Violet Eames), Supporting Actors: Lil Rel Howery (Kyle), Rob Morgan (Isaac Jefferson), Y’lan Noel (Young Isaac Jefferson), Courtney B. Vance (Louis Morton)
Pieces of a Woman – Leading Actresses Vanessa Kirby (Martha Weiss), Supporting Actresses: Ellen Burstyn (Elizabeth Weiss), Molly Parker (Eve Woodward), Sarah Snook (Suzanne), Iliza Shlesinger (Anita Weiss), Supporting Actors: Shia LaBeouf (Sean Carson), Benny Safdie (Chris), Jimmie Fails (Max)
Pixie – Leading Actresses Olivia Cooke (Pixie), Leading Actors: Ben Hardy (Frank), Daryl McCormack (Harland) Supporting Actors: Colm Meany (Dermot O’Brien)
Promising Young Woman – Leading Actresses Carey Mulligan (Cassandra), Supporting Actresses: Alison Brie (Madison), Jennifer Coolidge (Susan), Laverne Cox (Gail), Molly Shannon (Mrs. Fisher), Connie Britton (Dean Walker) Supporting Actors: Bo Burnham (Ryan), Clancy Brown (Stanley), Chris Lowell (Al Monroe)
The Prom – Leading Actresses Meryl Streep (Dee Dee Allen), Jo Ellen Pellman (Emma Nolan), Leading Actors: James Corden (Barry Glickman), Supporting Actresses: Nicole Kidman (Angie Dickinson), Ariana DeBose (Alyssa Greene), Kerry Washington (Mrs. Greene), Supporting Actors: Andrew Rannells (Trent Oliver), Keegan-Michael Key (Principal Hawkins)
Proxima – Leading Actresses Eva Green (Sarah Loreau), Zélie Boulant-Lemesle (Stella), Supporting Actresses: Sandra Huller (Wendy), Supporting Actors: Matt Dillon (Mike Shanon)
Quo Vadis, Aida? – Leading Actresses Jasna Djuricic (Aida), Supporting Actors: Izudin Barjovic (Nihad), Boris Isakovic (General Mladic), Johan Heldenbergh (Colonel Karremans)
The Racer – Leading Actors: Louis Talpe (Dominique Chabol), Supporting Actresses: Tara Lee (Dr Lynn Brennan), Supporting Actors: Iain Glen (Sonny McElhone)
Radioactive – Leading Actresses Rosamund Pike (Marie Curie), Supporting Actresses: Anya Taylor-Joy (Irene Curie), Katherine Parkinson (Jeanne Langevin), Sian Brooke (Bronia Sklodowska), Supporting Actors: Sam Riley (Pierre Curie), Aneurin Barnard (Paul Langevin), Simon Russell Beale (Lippmann)
Rare Beasts – Leading Actresses Billie Piper (Mandy), Leading Actors: Leo Bill (Pete), Supporting Actresses: Kerry Fox (Marion), Supporting Actors: David Thewlis (Vic)
Rebecca – Leading Actresses Lily James (Mrs. de Winter), Leading Actors: Armie Hammer (Maxim de Winter), Supporting Actresses: Kristin Scott Thomas (Mrs. Danvers), Keeley Hawes (Beatrice), Ann Dowd (Mrs. Van Hopper), Supporting Actors: Sam Riley (Jack Favell)
Retaliation – Leading Actresses Janet Montgomery (Emma), Leading Actors: Orlando Bloom (Malky), Supporting Actresses: Anne Reid (Mum)
The Rifleman – Leading Actresses Greta Trusina (Marta), Leading Actors: Oto Brantevics (Arturs Vanags), Supporting Actresses: Rezija Kalnina (Mother/Māte), Supporting Actors: Martins Vilsons (Vanags), Raimonds Celms (Edgars Vanags), Jekabs Reinis (Mikelsons), Gatis Gaga (Konrads), Villis Daudzins (Colonel Sala/Pulkvedis Sala)
Rocks – Leading Actresses Bukky Bakray (Rocks), Supporting Actresses: Kosar Ali (Sumaya), Supporting Actors: D’angelou Osei Kissiedu (Emmanuel)
Running Naked – Leading Actresses Rakhee Thakrar (Jade), Leading Actors: Andrew Gower (Ben), Matthew McNulty (Mark) Supporting Actresses: Tamzin Merchant (Sara), Sacha Parkinson (Evie), Emma Stansfield (Lottie), Kiran Sonia Sawar (Nurse Jordan), Supporting Actors: Andrew Gower (Ben), Mathew McNulty (Mark)
Saint Frances – Leading Actresses Kelly O’Sullivan (Bridget), Supporting Actresses: Ramona Edith-Williams (Frances), Charin Alvarez (Maya), Supporting Actors: Max Lipchitz (Jace)
Saint Maud – Leading Actresses Morfydd Clark (Maud), Supporting Actresses: Jennifer Ehle (Amanda)
The Secret Garden – Leading Actresses Dixie Egerickx (Mary), Supporting Actresses: Julie Walters (Mrs. Medlock), Supporting Actors: Colin Firth (Archibald Craven), Amir Wilson (Dickon), Edan Hayhurst (Colin)
Shirley – Leading Actresses Elisabeth Moss (Shirley Jackson), Supporting Actresses: Odessa Young (Rose Nemser/Paula), Supporting Actors: Michael Stuhlbarg (Stanley Hyman), Logan Lerman (Fred Nemser)
Six Minutes To Midnight – Leading Actresses Carla Juri (Ilse Keller), Judi Dench (Miss Rocholl), Leading Actors: Eddie Izzard (Thomas Miller), Supporting Actors: James D’Arcy (Captain Drey), Celyn Jones (Corporal Willis), David Schofield (Colonel Smith), Jim Broadbent (Charlie)
Slalom – Leading Actresses Noée Abita (Lyz Lopez), Leading Actors: Jérémie Renier (Fred)
The Song Of Names – Leading Actors: Tim Roth (Martin Simmonds), Luke Doyle (Dovidl (9-13)), Gerran Howell (Martin (17-23), Misha Handley (Martin (9-13), Jonah Hauer King (David (17-23) Supporting Actresses: Catherine McCormack (Helen Simmonds), Supporting Actors: Clive Owen (Dovidl Rapoport)
Song Without a Name (Canción Sin Nombre) – Leading Actresses Pamela Mendoza Arpi (Georgina Condori), Supporting Actors: Tommy Parraga (Pedro Campos)
Soul – Leading Actresses Tina Fey (22), Leading Actors: Jamie Foxx (Joe), Supporting Actresses: Rachel House (Terry), Phylicia Rashad (Libba), Angela Bassett (Dorothea), Supporting Actors: Graham Norton (Moonwind), AhmirKhalib Thompson a.k.a. Questlove (Curley), Daveed Diggs (Paul), Richard Ayoade (Counselor Jerry)
Sound of Metal – Leading Actors: Riz Ahmed (Ruben), Supporting Actresses: Olivia Cooke (Lou), Lauren Ridloff (Diane), Supporting Actors: Paul Raci (Joe)
Stealing Chaplin – Leading Actors: Simon Phillips (Cal), Doug Phillips (Terry) Supporting Actors: Al Sapienza (Billy)
Sulphur and White – Leading Actors: Mark Stanley (David Tait), Supporting Actresses: Anna Friel (Joanne Tait), Emily Beecham (Vanessa), Supporting Actors: Dougray Scott (Donald Tait), Hugo Stone (David Tait (boy)), Anson Boon (David Tait (teenager))
Summer of ’85 – Leading Actors: Félix Lefebvre (Alexis Robin), Benjamin Voisin (David Gorman)
Summerland – Leading Actresses Gemma Arterton (Alice), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Vera), Leading Actors: Lucas Bond` (Frank), Supporting Actresses: Penelope Wilton (Older Alice), Dixie Egerickx (Edie), Supporting Actors: Tom Courtenay (Mr. Sullivan)
Supernova – Leading Actors: Colin Firth (Sam), Supporting Actors: Stanley Tucci (Tusker)
Sweat – Leading Actresses Magdalena Kolesnik (Sylwia Zajac)
System Crasher – Leading Actresses Helena Zengel (Benni (Bernadette)), Leading Actors: Albrecht Schuch (Micha (Michael Heller)), Supporting Actresses: Gabriele Maria Schmeide (Frau Bafané), Lisa Hagmeister (Bianca Klaaß)
Tenet – Leading Actors: John David Washington (Protagonist), Supporting Actresses: Elizabeth Debicki (Kat), Dimple Kapadia (Priya), Supporting Actors: Robert Pattinson (Neil), Kenneth Branagh (Sator)
To Olivia – Leading Actresses Keeley Hawes (Patricia Neal), Leading Actors: Hugh Bonneville (Roald Dahl), Supporting Actresses: Isabella Jonsson (Tessa Dahl), Supporting Actors: Sam Heughan (Paul Newman)
The Traitor – Leading Actresses Maria Fernanda Cândido (Maria Cristina de Almeida Guimarães), Leading Actors: Pierfrancesco Favino (Tommaso Buscetta), Supporting Actors: Luigi Lo Cascio (Totuccio Contorno), Fausto Russo Alesi (Giovanni Falcone)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Supporting Actresses: Caitlin FitzGerald (Agent Daphne O’Connor), Alice Kremelberg (Bernadine), Supporting Actors: Sacha Baron Cohen (Abbie Hoffman), Frank Langella (Judge Julius Hoffman), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Bobby Seale), Eddie Redmayne (Tom Hayden), Jeremy Strong (Jerry Rubin), Mark Rylance (William Kunstler), Michael Keaton (Ramsey Clark), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Richard Schultz), John Carroll Lynch (David Dellinger), Alex Sharp (Rennie Davis)
True History of the Kelly Gang – Leading Actresses Essie Davis (Ellen Kelly), Leading Actors: George MacKay (Ned Kelly), Supporting Actresses: Thomasin McKenzie (Mary Hearn), Supporting Actors: Nicholas Hoult (Constable Fitzpatrick), Charlie Hunnam (Sgt O’Neil), Russell Crowe (Harry Power)
Two Of Us – Leading Actresses Barbara Sukowa (Nina Dorn), Martine Chevallier (Madeleine Girard), Supporting Actresses: Léa Drucker (Anne)
Undergods – Supporting Actresses: Kate Dickie (Rachel), Hayley Carmichael (Ruth), Tanya Reynolds (Maria), Supporting Actors: Adrian Rawlins (Dominic), Burn Gorman (Tim), Johann Myers (K), Ned Dennehy (Harry), Michael Gould (Ron), Jan Bijvoet (The Foreigner), Sam Louwyck (Sam), Geza Rohrig (Z), Khalid Abdalla (Octavius)
Undine – Leading Actresses Paula Beer (Undine Wibeau), Leading Actors: Franz Rogowski (Christoph)
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday – Leading Actresses Andra Day (Billie Holiday), Leading Actors: Trevante Rhodes (Jimmy Fletcher), Supporting Actresses: Natasha Lyonne (Tallulah Bankhead), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Roslyn), Supporting Actors: Garrett Hedlund (Harry Anslinger), Tyler James Williams (Lester ‘Prez’ Young), Miss Lawrence (Miss Freddy)
Villain – Leading Actors: Craig Fairbrass (Eddie Franks), Supporting Actresses: Izuka Hoyle (Chloe Franks), Supporting Actors: George Russo (Sean Franks), Robert Glenister (Roy Garrett)
The White Tiger – Leading Actors: Adarsh Gourav (Balram), Supporting Actresses: Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Pinky Madam), Supporting Actors: Rajkummar Rao (Ashok)
A White, White Day – Leading Actors: Ingvar Sigurdsson (Ingimundur), Supporting Actresses: Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir (Salka)
Wild Mountain Thyme – Leading Actresses Emily Blunt (Rosemary), Leading Actors: Jamie Dornan (Anthony), Supporting Actresses: Dearbhla Molloy (Aoife), Supporting Actors: Christopher Walken (Tony), Jon Hamm (Adam)
Wildfire – Leading Actresses Nora-Jane Noone (Lauren), Nika McGuigan (Kelly), Supporting Actresses: Kate Dickie (Veronica), Supporting Actors: Martin McCann (Sean)
Wolfwalkers – Leading Actresses Honor Kneafsey (Robyn Goodfellowe (VOICE)), Supporting Actresses: Eva Whittaker (Mebh Óg MacTíre (VOICE)), Maria Doyle Kennedy (Mebh’s Mother, Moll MacTíre (VOICE)), Supporting Actors: Sean Bean (Bill Goodfellowe (VOICE)), Simon McBurney (Lord Protector (VOICE)), Tommy Tiernan (Seán Óg (VOICE)), Jon Kenny (Stringy Woodcutter (VOICE)), John Morton (Stumpy Woodcutter (VOICE))
Wonder Woman 1984 – Leading Actresses Gal Gadot (Diana Prince), Supporting Actresses: Kristen Wiig (Barbara Minerva), Robin Wright (Antiope), Connie Nielsen (Hippolyta), Supporting Actors: Chris Pine (Steve Trevor), Pedro Pascal (Max Lord)
The World to Come – Leading Actresses Katherine Waterston (Abigail), Supporting Actresses: Vanessa Kirby (Tallie), Supporting Actors: Casey Affleck (Dyer), Christopher Abbott (Finney
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