2016 BAFTA Nominations announced

• Danny Pape


• 8 Jan 2016

This year’s BAFTA nominations have been announced with few surprises.

Bridge of Spies and Carol both lead the way with nine nominations each. The Revenant follows close behind with eight, with Mad Max: Fury Road on seven, and Brooklyn and The Martian both on six.

The Big Short, The Danish Girl, and Ex Machina all have five nominations apiece, while Star Wars: The Force Awakens receives four. Check out the full list of nominees below:

Best Film

• The Big Short
• Bridge of SSpies
• Carol
• The Revenant
• Spotlight

Outstanding British Film

• 45 Years
• Amy
• Brooklyn
• The Danish Girl
• Ex Machina
• The Lobster

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

Film Not in the English Language

• The Assassin
• Force Majeure
• Theeb
• Timbuktu
• Wild Tales

Documentary

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

Animated Film

• Inside Out
• Minions
• Shaun the Sheep Movie

Director

• The Big Short – Adam McKay
• Bridge of Spies – Steven Spielberg
• Carol – Todd Haynes
• The Martian – Ridley Scott
• The Revenant – Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Original Screenplay

• Bridge of Spies – Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
• Ex Machina – Alex Garland
• The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino
• Inside Out – Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve
• Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

Adapted Screenplay

• The Big Short – Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
• Brooklyn – Nick Hornby
• Carol – Phyllis Nagy
• Room – Emma Donoghue
• Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin

Leading Actor

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

Leading Actress

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

Supporting Actor

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

Supporting Actress

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

Original Music

• Thomas Newman – Bridge of Spies
• Ennio Morricone – The Hateful Eight
• Ryuichi Sakamoto & Carsten Nicola – The Revenant
• Johann Johannsson – Sicario
• John Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Cinematography

• Janusz Kaminski – Bridge of Spies
• Ed Lachman – Carol
• John Seale – Mad Max: Fury Road
• Emmanuel Lubezki – The Revenant
• Roger Deakins – Sicario

Editing

• Hank Corwin – The Big Short
• Michael Kahn – Bridge of Spies
• Margaret Sixel – Mad Max: Fury Road
• Pietro Scalia – The Martian
• Stephen Mirrione – The Revenant

Production Design

• Adam Stockhausen & Rena DeAngelo – Bridge of Spies
• Judy Becker & Heather Loeffler – Carol
• Colin Gibson & Lisa Thompson – Mad Max: Fury Road
• Arthur Max & Celia Bobak – The Martian
• Rick Carter, Darren Gilford & Lee Sandales – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Costume Design

• Odile Dicks-Mireaux – Brooklyn
• Sandy Powell – Carol
• Sandy Powell – Cinderella
• Paco Delgado – The Danish Girl
• Jenny Beavan – Mad Max: Fury Road

Make Up & Hair

• Morna Ferguson & Lorraine Glynn – Brooklyn
• Jerry DeCarlo & Patricia Regan – Carol
• Jan Sewell – The Danish Girl
• Lesley Vanderwalt & Damian Martin – Mad Max: Fury Road
• Sian Grigg, Dunan Jarman & Robert Pandini – The Revenant

Sound

• Bridge of Spies – Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom – Bridge of Spies
• Mad Max: Fury Road  – Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White
• The Martian – Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor
• The Revenant – Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens – David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson

Special Visual Effects

• Ant-Man – Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke
• Ex Machina – Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst
• Mad Max: Fury Road – Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams
• The Martian – Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan

British Short Animation

• Edmond – Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy
• Manoman – Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
• Prologue – Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton

British Short Film

• Elephant – Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith
• Mining Poems or Odes – Callum Rice, Jack Cocker
• Operator – Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan
• Over – Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister
• Samuel 613 – Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway

The EE Rising Star Award (Public Vote)

• Bel Powley
• Brie Larson
• Dakota Johnson
• John Boyega
• Taron Egerton

The EE British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday, February 14.