Date: 8th January 2016

Eddie Redmayne and Dame Maggie Smith nominated for Bafta.


Eddie Redmayne is aiming for a Bafta double after being nominated for best actor for The Danish Girl, a year after winning for The Theory of Everything.

Redmayne faces competition from Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Fassbender.

Dame Maggie Smith is up for best actress for The Lady in the Van - pitting her against Cate Blanchett.
Blanchett's romance Carol and Steven Spielberg's drama Bridge of Spies lead the nominations with nine each.

The annual Bafta ceremony takes place at London's Royal Opera House on 14 February - two weeks before the Oscars.

Here is a full list of nominations for the 2016 Bafta Film Awards, to be held in London on 14 February.

Best film
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Revenant
Spotlight

Outstanding British film
45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster

Actor
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Matt Damon - The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Actress
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Maggie Smith - The Lady in the Van
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl

Supporting actor
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Benicio del Toro - Sicario
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies

Supporting actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara - Carol
Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina
Julie Walters - Brooklyn
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Director
Todd Haynes - Carol
Alejandro G Inarritu - The Revenant
Adam McKay - The Big Short
Ridley Scott - The Martian
Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies

Adapted screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

Original screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Spotlight

Animated film
Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Documentary
Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Sherpa

Foreign film
The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
Wild Tales

Cinematography
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

Costume design
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road

Editing
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Make-up and hair
Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Music
Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Production design
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sound
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Visual effects
Ant-Man
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

British short animation
Edmond
Manoman
Prologue

British short film
Elephant
Mining Poems or Odes
Operator
Over
Samuel-613

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Alex Garland (director) - Ex Machina
Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director) - Second Coming
Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director) & Rupert Lloyd (producer) - Theeb
Sean McAllister (director/producer) & Elhum Shakerifar (producer) - A Syrian Love Story
Stephen Fingleton (writer/director) - The Survivalist

Rising Star award
John Boyega
Taron Egerton
Dakota Johnson
Brie Larson
Bel Powley

Source: Press Release


 

 

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