After a slew of changes to the voting process, the Bafta nominations are more diverse than ever. Here‘s everything we know about the show, the changes to the Bafta system and everyone nominated for an award.

Following some strong criticism in recent years for a lack of diversity, Bafta finally tweaked its voting process for the annual film awards this year and it has paid off. For the first time ever, four women – Chloé Zhao, Shannon Murphy, Jasmila Žbanić and Sarah Gavron – have been nominated in the Best Director category (the shortlist for which has been expanded from five to six). The acting categories, too, are more diverse than ever, after nominating all-white actors across the board last year. Among the leading contenders are the late Chadwick Boseman, Riz Ahmed, Tahar Rahim and Alfre Woodard.

For the first time ever, the final nominees for the some of the awards have been decided by a jury and it seems to have had a real impact. Here’s everything you need to know about the British Academy Film Awards.

Film Nominees

• • The Father
  • The Mauritanian
  • Nomadland
  • Promising Young Woman
  • The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Director

• Thomas Vinterberg, Another Round
• Shannon Murphy, Babyteeth
• Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
• Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
• Jasmila Žbanić, Quo Vadis, Aida?
• Sarah Gavron, Rocks

Outstanding British Film

• Calm With Horses
• The Dig
• The Father
• His House
• Limbo
• The Mauritanian
• Mogul Mowgli
• Promising Young Woman
• Rocks
• Saint Maud

Leading Actress

• Bukky Bakray, Rocks
• Radha Blank, The Forty-Year-Old Version
• Vanessa Kirby, Pieces Of A Woman
• Frances McDormand, Nomadland
• 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 Actor

• Daniel 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

EE Rising Star Award

• Bukky Bakray
• Conrad Khan
• Kingsley Ben-Adir
• Morfydd Clark
• Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer

• His House
• Limbo
• Moffie
• Rocks
• Saint Maud

Film Not In The English Language

• Another Round
• Dear Comrades!
• Les Misérables
• Minari
• Quo Vadis, Aida?

Documentary

• Collective
• David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
• The Dissident
• My Octopus Teacher
• The Social Dilemma

Animated Film

• Onward
• Soul
• Wolfwalkers

Original Screenplay

• Another Round
• Mank
• Promising Young Woman
• Rocks
• The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Adapted Screenplay

• The Dig
• The Father
• The Mauritanian
• Nomadland
• The White Tiger

Original Score

• Mank
• Minari
• News Of The World
• Promising Young Woman
• Soul

Cinematography

• Judas And The Black Messiah
• Mank
• The Mauritanian
• News Of The World
• Nomadland

Editing

• The Father
• Nomadland
• Promising Young Woman
• Sound Of Metal
• The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Production Design

• The Dig
• The Father
• Mank
• News Of The World
• Rebecca

Make-Up And Hair

• The Dig
• Hillbilly Elegy
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Mank
• Pinocchio

Costume Design

• Ammonite
• The Dig
• Emma
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
• Mank

Sound

• Greyhound
• News Of The World
• Nomadland
• Soul
• Sound Of Metal

Special Visual Effects

• Greyhound
• The Midnight Sky
• Mulan
• The One And Only Ivan
• Tenet

Best Casting

• Calm With Horses
• Judas And The Black Messiah
• Minari
• Promising Young Woman
• Rocks

British Short Film

• Eyelash
• Lizard
• Lucky Break
• Miss Curvy
• The Present

British Short Animation

• The Fire Next Time
• The Owl And The Pussycat
• The Song Of A Lost Boy

Source: Everything you need to know about the Bafta Film Awards 2021