Here's everything you need to know about past, present and future BAFTA winners

Here's everything to know about this year's BAFTA winners...

BAFTA winners are a rare few, but who exactly are they?

The British Academy Film Awards is one of the most prestigious award ceremonies there is, taking place each year in April and celebrating the previous year in film.

With award season officially underway, the BAFTA 2021 nominations are soon to be announced, with this year’s BAFTA winners announced on April 11 in the star-studded ceremony.

Fingers crossed for the annual appearance from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Prince William being the Royal President of BAFTA.

But who will be on the BAFTAs red carpet, who is going to be nominated and ultimately, who is going to win? We have all the answers for you here.

And what about past BAFTA winners? Let us talk you through it.

Here’s everything to know about BAFTA winners past and present…

BAFTA winners 2021

The 2021 BAFTA winners have not yet been announced, but we will update this article during the award ceremony on April 11 so make sure to bookmark this page.

BAFTA nominations 2021

The official 2021 BAFTA nominations are set to be announced on Tuesday 9 March 2021, but we do have the official long list (15 per category) that are being considered.

BAFTA nominations longlist 2021

Best film

Another Round
Da 5 Bloods
The Dig
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
The Mauritanian
News of the World
Nomadland
One Night In Miami…
Promising Young Woman
Soul
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The White Tiger

Leading Actress

Amy Adams Hillbilly Elegy
Bukky Bakray Rocks
Radha Blank The Forty-Year-Old Version
Jessie Buckley I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Morfydd Clark Saint Maud
Viola Davis Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Julia Garner The Assistant
Vanessa Kirby Pieces of a Woman
Sophia Loren The Life Ahead
Frances McDormand Nomadland
Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman
Wunmi Mosaku His House
Kate Winslet Ammonite
Alfre Woodard Clemency
Zendaya Malcolm & Marie

Leading Actor

Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal
Kingsley Ben-Adir One Night In Miami…
Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ralph Fiennes The Dig
Adarsh Gourav The White Tiger
Tom Hanks News of the World
Anthony Hopkins The Father
Cosmo Jarvis Calm With Horses
Delroy Lindo Da 5 Bloods
Mads Mikkelsen Another Round
Gary Oldman Mank
Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian
LaKeith Stanfield Judas and the Black Messiah
John David Washington Malcolm & Marie
Steven Yeun Minari

Supporting Actress

Niamh Algar Calm With Horses
Kosar Ali Rocks
Maria Bakalova Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ellen Burstyn Pieces of a Woman
Priyanka Chopra Jonas The White Tiger
Glenn Close Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman The Father
Jennifer Ehle Saint Maud
Dominique Fishback Judas and the Black Messiah
Jodie Foster The Mauritanian
Ashley Madekwe County Lines
Amanda Seyfried Mank
Saoirse Ronan Ammonite
Yuh-Jung Youn Minari
Helena Zengel News of the World

Supporting Actor

Chadwick Boseman Da 5 Bloods
Bo Burnham Promising Young Woman
Sacha Baron Cohen The Trial of the Chicago 7
Benedict Cumberbatch The Mauritanian
Daniel Kaluuya Judas and the Black Messiah
Barry Keoghan Calm With Horses
Alan Kim Minari
Frank Langella The Trial of the Chicago 7
Leslie Odom Jr. One Night In Miami…
Clarke Peters Da 5 Bloods
Eddie Redmayne The Trial of the Chicago 7
Mark Rylance The Trial of the Chicago 7
Paul Raci Sound of Metal
David Strathairn Nomadland
Stanley Tucci Supernova

Outstanding British Film

Ammonite
Calm With Horses
County Lines
The Courier
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
The Dig
Emma.
The Father
Herself
His House
Limbo
The Mauritanian
Misbehaviour
Mogul Mowgli
Promising Young Woman
Radioactive
Rebecca
Rocks
Saint Maud
Supernova

Who are the biggest BAFTA winners in history?

The late Peter Finch is the actor to have received the most awards with five to his name, shortly followed by Maggie Smith who has received four BAFTA wins. In terms of nominations, Meryl Streep takes the prize, with a whopping 12 to her name.

BAFTA winners 2020

Leading Actress

Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy – WINNER

Leading Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Eggerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker – WINNER
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story – WINNER
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

Supporting Actor

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood – WINNER

Best Film

1917 – WINNER
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Parasite

Outstanding British Film

1917 – WINNER
Bait
For Sama
Rocketman
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Bait – WINNER
For Sama
Maiden
Only You
Retablo

Film Not in the English Language

The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite – WINNER
Portrait of a Lady On Fire

Documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
For Sama – WINNER
The Great Hack

Animated Film

Frozen 2
Klaus – WINNER
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4

Best Director

1917 – WINNER
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Parasite

Original Screenplay

Booksmart
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Parasite – WINNER

Adapted Screenplay

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit – WINNER
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes

Original Score

1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker – WINNER
Little Women
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Casting

Joker – WINNER
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Two Popes

Cinematography

1917 – WINNER
The Irishman
Joker
Le Mans ’66
The Lighthouse

Editing

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Le Mans ’66 – WINNER
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

Production Design

1917 – WINNER
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

Costume Design

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Judy
Little Women – WINNER
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

Make-up and Hair

1917
Bombshell – WINNER
Joker
Judy
Rocketman

Sound

1917 – WINNER
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Rocketman
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Special Visual Effects

1917 – WINNER
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

British Short Animation

Granddad Was a Romantic – WINNER
In Her Boots
The Magic Boat

British Short Film

Azaar
Goldfish
Kamali
Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone (If You’re a Girl) – WINNER
The Trap

EE Rising Star Award

Awkwafina
Kaitlyn Dever
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Jack Lowden
Michael Ward – WINNER

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Andy Serkis

BAFTA Fellowship

Kathleen Kennedy

Who won the most BAFTAs 2020?

The biggest BAFTA winners of 2020 were the 1917 team. Sam Mendes’ World War One film 1917 dominated last year’s ceremony, coming away with seven awards.

As for the 2021 BAFTA winners and nominations, we’re waiting for the Academy to make their announcement.

We will continue to update this story.

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