71st British Academy Film Awards
The 71st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 18 February 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2017. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2017. Following revelations of sexual harassment in the film industry, many attendees wore black or a badge to show their support for the Time's Up movement.[1]
71st British Academy Film Awards | |
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Date | 18 February 2018 |
Site | Royal Albert Hall, London |
Hosted by | Joanna Lumley |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Best British Film | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Best Actor | Gary Oldman Darkest Hour |
Best Actress | Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Most awards | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (5) |
Most nominations | The Shape of Water (12) |
The nominees were announced on 9 January 2018 by actresses Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright.[2] The Shape of Water received the most nominations in twelve categories; Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri followed with nine each.[3] As with the 75th Golden Globe Awards, there was criticism for the lack of female nominees for Best Director, with Greta Gerwig notably not nominated for Lady Bird.[4]
English actress Joanna Lumley hosted the ceremony for the first time, replacing Stephen Fry following his twelve years of service as host.[5]
Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on 9 January 2018.[3] The winners were announced on 18 February 2018.[6]
BAFTA Fellowship
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Statistics
Nominations | Film |
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12 | The Shape of Water |
9 | Darkest Hour |
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | |
8 | Blade Runner 2049 |
Dunkirk | |
5 | I, Tonya |
4 | Call Me by Your Name |
Phantom Thread | |
3 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool |
Lady Bird | |
Paddington 2 | |
2 | Baby Driver |
Beauty and the Beast | |
The Death of Stalin | |
Get Out | |
Lady Macbeth | |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
Awards | Film |
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5 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
3 | The Shape of Water |
2 | Blade Runner 2049 |
Darkest Hour |
Presenters
The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:[9]
- Jennifer Lawrence presented Outstanding British Film
- Margot Robbie and Octavia Spencer presented EE Rising Star Award
- Sergei Polunin and Gemma Chan presented Best Original Music and Best Hair and Makeup
- Edward Holcroft and Tom Taylor presented Best Costume Design and Best Animated Film
- Hayley Squires and Natalie Dormer presented Best Editing
- Celia Imrie presented the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
- Anya Taylor-Joy and Letitia Wright presented Best Short Animation and Best Short Film
- Andrea Riseborough presented Best Film Not in the English Language
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Orlando Bloom presented Best Adapted Screenplay
- Lupita Nyong'o presented Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Rebecca Ferguson and Toby Jones presented Best Production Design
- Karen Gillan and Taron Egerton presented Best Special Visual Effects
- Lily James and Gemma Arterton presented Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Bryan Cranston presented Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Sam Claflin and Will Poulter presented Best Sound
- Rachel Weisz and Nicholas Hoult presented Best Original Screenplay
- Dennis Quaid presented Best Cinematography
- Salma Hayek presented Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Chiwetel Ejiofor presented Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Naomie Harris and Patrick Stewart presented Best Director
- Daniel Craig presented Best Film
- Prince William and Kenneth Branagh presented the BAFTA Fellowship
In Memoriam
- Jerry Lewis
- John G. Avildsen
- Allison Shearmur
- Walter Lassally
- Martin Landau
- Johann Johannsson
- John Mollo
- Shashi Kapoor
- Jeanne Moreau
- Alan MacDonald
- John Heyman
- Ray Merrin
- Michael Ballhaus
- Bill Butler
- George A. Romero
- Jonathan Demme
- Terence Marsh
- Bill Paxton
- Pamela Engel
- Sam Shepard
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Jill Messick
- Tobe Hooper
- Steve Christian
- Omid Nooshin
- Roger Moore
See also
- 7th AACTA International Awards
- 90th Academy Awards
- 43rd César Awards
- 23rd Critics' Choice Awards
- 70th Directors Guild of America Awards
- 31st European Film Awards
- 75th Golden Globe Awards
- 38th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 32nd Goya Awards
- 33rd Independent Spirit Awards
- 23rd Lumières Awards
- 8th Magritte Awards
- 5th Platino Awards
- 29th Producers Guild of America Awards
- 22nd Satellite Awards
- 44th Saturn Awards
- 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 70th Writers Guild of America Awards
References
- Loughrey, Clarisse (1 February 2018). "BAFTAs 2018 attendees to endorse Time's Up black dress code following Golden Globes's example". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "Natalie Dormer: A change has already come to the film industry". Irish Examiner. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Ritman, Alex (9 January 2018). "BAFTA Awards: 'Shape of Water,' 'Three Billboards,' 'Darkest Hour' Lead Pack of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Desta, Yohana (9 January 2018). "Zero Female Directors Nominated at the BAFTAs This Year". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "Joanna Lumley to be new Bafta Film Awards host". BBC News. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "EE British Academy Film Awards Winners in 2018". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- "Ridley Scott to be honoured with BAFTA Fellowship". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "National Film and Television School to Receive Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- Sheehan, Paul (16 February 2018). "2018 BAFTA Awards: Who is hosting and presenting, which nominees will be there?". Gold Derby. Retrieved 3 June 2020.