Expectations were both met and subverted this year with Anthony Hopkins showing what the home field advantage looks like and Frances McDormand bringing the total of televised awards to Best Actress nominees to 4 of 5. Poor Vanessa Kirby. Other than that, the British effect may have pulled The Father over the finish line in Best Adapted Screenplay, the only category other than Best Picture, where the expected Oscar frontrunner didn’t triumph. Also interesting is that Minari couldn’t top Another Round for Best Film Not in the English Language, which suggests the film isn’t about to plow ahead of all contenders and sweep into the Best Picture top spot. Nomadland desperately needed its performance here to push towards Oscar as another winner might have spelled its doom.

Awards Tallies

(5) Nomadland
(2) The Father, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Promising Young Woman, Soul, Sound of Metal
(1) Another Round, His House, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Minari, My Octopus Teacher, The Owl & the Pussycat, The Present, Rocks, Tenet

The Awards

Best Film

Nomadland (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Animated Film

Soul (Wesley, Peter, Thomas, RU:Tripp)

Best Director

Chloé Zhao – Nomadland (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Actor

Anthony Hopkins – The Father (RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp, RU:Thomas)

Best Actress

Frances McDormand – Nomadland (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp, RU:Thomas)

Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Supporting Actress

Yuh-jung Youn – Minari (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Original Screenplay

Promising Young Woman (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Father (Peter, Tripp, Thomas, RU:Wesley)

Best Original Score

Soul (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas, RU:Peter)

Best Editing

Sound of Metal (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Cinematography

Nomadland (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)

Best Production Design

Mank (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Costume Design

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)

Best Makeup & Hair

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp, RU:Thomas)

Best Sound

Sound of Metal (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Special Visual Effects

Tenet (Thomas, RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)

Best Film Not in the English Language

Another Round (Tripp, Thomas, RU:Wesley, RU:Peter)

Best Documentary

My Octopus Teacher (Thomas, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)

Best Casting

Rocks (Tripp, RU:Thomas)

Best British Film

Promising Young Woman (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas)

Best British Short Animation

The Owl and the Pussycat (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)

Best British Short Film

The Present (Wesley, Tripp)

Outstanding British Debut

His House (RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)

Rising Star Award

Bukky Bakray (RU:Tripp, RU:Thomas)

British Academy of Film & Television Arts Data

Year Founded: 1947
First Awards: 1959 (62)