Washington:The much-awaited nominations for this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards were recently announced with 'Nomadland' and 'Rocks' leading the pack with seven nods each in the most diverse nominations list ever seen in the British Academy's history.
Bollywood actor Adarsh Gourav scored a best actor nomination for his performance in the 2021 Netflix film 'The White Tiger'.
'Nomadland' is nominated for best film as well as best director, in addition to nominations in the adapted screenplay, leading actress, cinematography, editing, and sound categories, reported Variety. Meanwhile, 'Rocks' is up for outstanding British film, as well as an outstanding debut by a British writer, director, or producer. The film is also nominated for best director, original screenplay, leading actress, supporting actress, and casting.
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Following closely behind with six nominations are 'The Father', 'Mank', 'Minari' and 'Promising Young Woman' while 'The Dig' and 'The Mauritanian' picked up five nods. Notably, in what serves as a first for BAFTA, four women have been nominated in the director category, which comes as a drastic shift from last year's all-male directing category.
A total of 50 films received nominations for the 2021 ceremony, up from 39 films last year.
A push to support new talent is also reflected in the nominations, with four of the five nominated films in outstanding debut also nominated across other categories.
Lead actress nominees include Bukky Bakray ('Rocks'), Radha Blank ('The Forty-Year-Old Version'), Vanessa Kirby ('Pieces of a Woman'), Frances McDormand ('Nomadland'), Wunmi Mosaku ('His House'), and Alfre Woodard ('Clemency').
Lead actor nominees are Riz Ahmed ('Sound of Metal'), Chadwick Boseman ('Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'), Adarsh Gourav ('The White Tiger'), Anthony Hopkins ('The Father'), Mads Mikkelsen ('Another Round') and Tahar Rahim ('The Mauritanian').
Meanwhile, short film nominees include 'Eyelash,' 'Lizard,' 'Lucky Break,' 'Miss Curvy,' 'The Present,' 'The Fire Next Time,' 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and 'The Song of a Lost Boy.'
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BAFTA last week revealed its Rising Star nominees.
This year's group includes British actors Bukky Bakray, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Morfydd Clark, Sope Dirisu, and Conrad Khan.
The nominations were announced by Aisling Bea and Susan Wokoma at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Check out the full list of nominations here:
Best Film
'The Father' 'The Mauritanian' 'Nomadland' 'Promising Young Woman' 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Outstanding British Film
'Calm With Horses' 'The Dig' 'The Father' 'His House' 'Limbo' 'The Mauritanian' 'Mogul Mowgli' 'Promising Young Woman' 'Rocks' 'Saint Maud'
Director
Thomas Vinterberg ('Another Round') Shannon Murphy ('Babyteeth') Lee Isaac Chung ('Minari') Chloe Zhao ('Nomadland') Jasmila Zbanic ('Quo Vadis, Aida?') Sarah Gavron ('Rocks')
Original Screenplay
'Another Round' 'Mank' 'Promising Young Woman' 'Rocks' 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Adapted Screenplay Moira Buffini ('The Dig') Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller ('The Father') Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. Traven ('The Mauritanian') Chloe Zhao ('Nomadland') Ramin Bahrani ('The White Tiger')
Leading Actress Bukky Bakray ('Rocks') Radha Blank ('The Forty-Year-Old Version') Frances McDormand ('Nomadland') Vanessa Kirby ('Pieces of a Woman') Wunmi Mosaku ('His House') Alfre Woodard ('Clemency')
Leading Actor
Riz Ahmed ('Sound of Metal') Chadwick Boseman ('Ma Rainey's Black Bottom') Adarsh Gourav ('The White Tiger') Anthony Hopkins ('The Father') Mads Mikkelsen ('Another Round') Tahar Rahim ('The Mauritanian') Supporting Actress Niamh Algar ('Calm With Horses') Kosar Ali ('Rocks') Maria Bakalova ('Borat Subsequent Moviefilm') Dominique Fishback ('Judas and the Black Messiah') Ashley Madekwe ('County Lines') Yuh-Jung Youn ('Minari')
Supporting ActorDaniel Kaluuya ('Judas and the Black Messiah') Barry Keoghan ('Calm With Horses') Alan Kim ('Minari') Leslie Odom Jr. ('One Night In Miami...') Clarke Peters ('Da 5 Bloods') Paul Raci ('Sound of Metal')
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
Remi Weekes ('His House') Ben Sharrock, Irune Gurtubai ('Limbo') Jack Sidey ('Moffie') Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson ('Rocks') Rose Glass, Oliver Kassman ('Saint Maud')