Brit lads — from Gary Oldman to Jamie Bell — dominate Bafta nods
IT LOOKS set to be a bumper year for British men at the Bafta awards, as four out of five of the nominees — accounced today — are homegrown.
Fresh from winning his first Golden Globe at the weekend, Gary Oldman is up against fellow Brits Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Kaluuya and Jamie Bell for the leading actor prize at the annual film ceremony.
Oldman, who has been critically acclaimed for his transformation into Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, will take on the stars of Phantom Thread, Get Out and Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool respectively — as well as US actor Timothee Chalamet for Call Me By Your Name.
It was a different story for the ladies, however, with Sally Hawkins the only Brit to receive a nod in the leading actress category, for her turn in The Shape Of Water.
She is up against Irish actress Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird, Annette Bening for Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Margot Robbie for I, Tonya.
The Shape Of Water, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, leads the nominations at the 2018 awards with 12 nods, including best film.
Other movies nominated for the top prize include Call Me By Your Name, Darkest Hour, Dunkirk and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Darkest Hour and Three Billboards are also in the running for outstanding British film alongside Paddington 2, The Death Of Stalin, God’s Own Country and Lady Macbeth.
The ceremony will have a new host this year when it takes place on February 18 at the Royal Albert Hall, with Joanna Lumley taking over from Stephen Fry.
Hugh Grant has picked up a supporting actor nomination for his villainous turn in Paddington 2 and is nominated alongside Christopher Plummer for All The Money In World, which Plummer took on after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against Kevin Spacey.
Also nominated in the category are Willem Dafoe for The Florida Project and Three Billboards stars Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell.
Oldman’s Darkest Hour co-star Kristin Scott Thomas is nominated in the supporting actress category for her role as Clementine Churchill and will take on Lesley Manville for Phantom Thread.
They are nominated alongside Allison Janney for I, Tonya, Laurie Metcalfe for Lady Bird and Octavia Spencer for The Shape Of Water.
British filmmakers Christopher Nolan and Martin McDonagh are both nominated for best director for their movies Dunkirk and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri respectively, alongside Luca Guadagnino for Call Me By Your Name, Guillermo Del Toro for The Shape Of Water and Denis Villeneuve for Blade Runner 2049.
Jordan Peele’s race satire Get Out has bagged him a nomination for best original screenplay, alongside the screenplays for I, Tonya, Lady Bird, The Shape Of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
The adapted screenplay category has seen nods for Molly’s Game, by Aaron Sorkin, Paddington 2, Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, Call Me By Your Name and The Death Of Stalin.
Author: Anna Thomson
