Grand Budapest Hotel is BAFTA favourite

This year's nominations announced.

by Jennie Kermode

Paul Schlase, Tony Revolori, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel
Paul Schlase, Tony Revolori, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel Photo: Fox Searchlight

The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Theory Of Everything have emerged as favourites in this year's BAFTA race, with nominations announced today. Both films have also been getting attention internationally and the attention they have received here will raise their Oscar hopes. Birdman also continues to do well and there are several nominations for Mr. Turner, despite Timothy Spall, who has received acclaim elsewhere, surprisingly missing out on a Best Actor nomination. Polish drama Ida will be a strong favourite to take Best Film Not in the English Language, having been nominated in that category in almost every applicable set of awards this season.

The winners will be announced in a ceremony on 8 February.

Those nominations in full:-

Best Film

Outstanding British Film

Director

Leading Actor

Leading Actress

Supporting Actor

Supporting Actress

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

  • Northern Soul (Elaine Constantine)
  • '71 (Yann Demange, Gregory Burke)
  • Lilting (Hong Khaou)
  • Kajaki: The True Story (Paul Katis, Andrew de Lotbiniere)
  • Pride (Stephen Beresford, David Livingstone)

Film Not in the English Language

Documentary

Animated Film

Original Screenplay

Adapted Screenplay

Original Music

Cinematography

Editing

Production Design

Costume Design

Make Up & Hair

Sound

Special Visual Effects

British Short Animation

  • The Bigger Picture
  • Monkey Love Experiments
  • My Dad

British Short Film

  • Boogaloo And Graham
  • Emotional Fusebox
  • The Kármán Line
  • Slap
  • Three Brothers

EE Rising Star Award

  • Shailene Woodley
  • Jack O'Connell
  • Miles Teller
  • Margot Robbie
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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