British Academy Film Awards 2021
The 74th British Academy Film Awards · Held April 11, 2021 · 25 categories · everything in 2021
Best Film
- Winner Nomadland · Mollye Asher, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao
- Nominee Promising Young Woman · Emerald Fennell
- Nominee The Father · Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt
- Nominee The Mauritanian · Lloyd Levin
- Nominee The Trial of the Chicago 7 · Stuart M. Besser, Marc Platt
Outstanding British Film
- Winner Promising Young Woman · Emerald Fennell
- Nominee Calm with Horses
- Nominee His House · Roy Lee
- Nominee Limbo
- Nominee Mogul Mowgli · Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed
- Nominee Rocks · Sarah Gavron, Theresa Ikoko
- Nominee Saint Maud
- Nominee The Dig · Simon Stone, Gabrielle Tana, Moira Buffini
- Nominee The Father · Florian Zeller, Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt, Christopher Hampton
- Nominee The Mauritanian · Kevin Macdonald, Lloyd Levin
Best Direction
- Winner Chloé Zhao · Nomadland
- Nominee Thomas Vinterberg · Another Round
- Nominee Shannon Murphy · Babyteeth
- Nominee Lee Isaac Chung · Minari
- Nominee Jasmila Žbanić · Quo Vadis, Aida?
- Nominee Sarah Gavron · Rocks
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner Anthony Hopkins · The Father
- Nominee Mads Mikkelsen · Another Round
- Nominee Chadwick Boseman · Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Nominee Riz Ahmed · Sound of Metal
- Nominee Tahar Rahim · The Mauritanian
- Nominee Adarsh Gourav · The White Tiger
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Frances McDormand · Nomadland
- Nominee Alfre Woodard · Clemency
- Nominee Wunmi Mosaku · His House
- Nominee Vanessa Kirby · Pieces of a Woman
- Nominee Bukky Bakray · Rocks
- Nominee Radha Blank · The 40-Year-Old Version
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Daniel Kaluuya · Judas and the Black Messiah
- Nominee Barry Keoghan · Calm with Horses
- Nominee Clarke Peters · Da 5 Bloods
- Nominee Alan Kim · Minari
- Nominee Leslie Odom Jr. · One Night in Miami...
- Nominee Paul Raci · Sound of Metal
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Youn Yuh-jung · Minari
- Nominee Maria Bakalova · Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Nominee Niamh Algar · Calm with Horses
- Nominee Ashley Madekwe · County Lines
- Nominee Dominique Fishback · Judas and the Black Messiah
- Nominee Kosar Ali · Rocks
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner Promising Young Woman · Emerald Fennell
- Nominee Another Round · Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
- Nominee Mank · Jack Fincher
- Nominee Rocks · Theresa Ikoko
- Nominee The Trial of the Chicago 7 · Aaron Sorkin
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner The Father · Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller
- Nominee Nomadland · Chloé Zhao
- Nominee The Dig · Moira Buffini
- Nominee The Mauritanian · Rory Haines
- Nominee The White Tiger · Ramin Bahrani
Best Animated Film
- Winner Soul · Pete Docter, Dana Murray
- Nominee Onward · Kori Rae, Dan Scanlon
- Nominee Wolfwalkers · Tomm Moore, Paul Young
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Another Round
- Nominee Dear Comrades! · Andrei Konchalovsky, Alisher Usmanov
- Nominee Les Misérables · Ladj Ly
- Nominee Minari · Lee Isaac Chung, Christina Oh
- Nominee Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Documentary
- Winner My Octopus Teacher · Craig Foster
- Nominee Collective
- Nominee David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet · Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey
- Nominee The Dissident · Bryan Fogel, Thor Halvorssen
- Nominee The Social Dilemma · Jeff Orlowski
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
- Winner His House
- Nominee Limbo
- Nominee Moffie
- Nominee Rocks · Theresa Ikoko
- Nominee Saint Maud
EE Rising Star Award
- Winner Bukky Bakray · Rocks
- Nominee Conrad Khan
- Nominee Kingsley Ben-Adir
- Nominee Morfydd Clark
- Nominee Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù
Best Original Music
- Winner Soul · Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Nominee Mank · Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Nominee Minari · Emile Mosseri
- Nominee News of the World · James Newton Howard
- Nominee Promising Young Woman
Best Casting
- Winner Rocks · Lucy Pardee
- Nominee Calm with Horses · Shaheen Baig
- Nominee Judas and the Black Messiah
- Nominee Minari
- Nominee Promising Young Woman
Best Cinematography
- Winner Nomadland · Joshua James Richards
- Nominee Judas and the Black Messiah · Sean Bobbitt
- Nominee Mank · Erik Messerschmidt
- Nominee News of the World · Dariusz Wolski
- Nominee The Mauritanian · Alwin H. Küchler
Best Editing
- Winner Sound of Metal · Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
- Nominee Nomadland · Chloé Zhao
- Nominee Promising Young Woman
- Nominee The Father · Yorgos Lamprinos
- Nominee The Trial of the Chicago 7 · Alan Baumgarten
Best Production Design
- Winner Mank · Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale
- Nominee News of the World · David Crank
- Nominee Rebecca · Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
- Nominee The Dig · Maria Djurkovic
- Nominee The Father
Best Costume Design
- Winner Ma Rainey's Black Bottom · Ann Roth
- Nominee Ammonite · Michael O'Connor
- Nominee Emma · Alexandra Byrne
- Nominee Mank · Trish Summerville
- Nominee The Dig · Alice Babidge
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner Ma Rainey's Black Bottom · Larry M. Cherry, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal
- Nominee Hillbilly Elegy · Patricia Dehaney, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew W. Mungle
- Nominee Mank · Gigi Williams
- Nominee Pinocchio · Dalia Colli, Mark Coulier, Francesco Pegoretti
- Nominee The Dig · Jenny Shircore
Best Sound
- Winner Sound of Metal · Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés Navarrete, Michelle Couttolenc
- Nominee Greyhound · Beau Borders, Michael Minkler
- Nominee News of the World · Mike Prestwood Smith, John Pritchett, Oliver Tarney
- Nominee Nomadland · Sergio Díaz
- Nominee Soul · Ren Klyce, David Parker
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner Tenet · Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley
- Nominee Greyhound · Peter Bebb, Nathan McGuinness
- Nominee Mulan · Sean Andrew Faden, Anders Langlands
- Nominee The Midnight Sky · Christopher Cosmo Lawrence
- Nominee The One and Only Ivan · Nick Davis
Best British Short Animation
- Winner The Owl and the Pussycat
- Nominee The Fire Next Time
- Nominee The Song of a Lost Boy
Best British Short Film
- Winner The Present · Farah Nabulsi
- Nominee Eyelash
- Nominee Lizard · Akinola Davies
- Nominee Lucky Break
- Nominee Miss Curvy