Stephen Fry and Gugu Mbatha-Raw joined forces this morning to announce the 2016 EE British Academy Film Award nominations - and boy is the competition tough!
Carol and Bridge Of Spies lead the way with an impressive nine nominations each, and The Revenant is hot on their tail with eight. Brooklyn and The Martian are both up for six awards, whilst The Danish Girl has recieved a respectable five nominations.
Eddie Redmayne and Leonardo DiCaprio are once again going head to head for the Best Actor gong, based on their roles in The Danish Girl and The Revenant - two of this year's most talked about contenders. Matt Damon, Michael Fassbender and Byran Cranston are also nominated for their roles in The Martian,* Steve Jobs* and Trumbo.
Cate Blanchett is a strong candidate for the Best Actress BAFTA, following her highly praised performance in Carol, but she faces strong competion from* The Danish Girl's* Alicia Vikander. Saoirse Ronan and Brie Larson are nominated for the award following their performances in Brookyln and The Room, and Maggie Smith is also up for the award for The Lady In The Van.
Leading the way for Best Supporting Actor are The Big Short's Christian Bale and Idris Elba for his role in Beasts Of No Nation. Carol's Rooney Mara is up against Kate Winslet for her portrayal of Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs and Brooklyn's Julie Walters for Best Supporing Actress.
The full list of nominees can be found below. But what we really want to know is, is this finally going to be our Leo's year?
2016 Best Actor BAFTA Nominations
Eddie Redmayne: The Danish Girl
Leonardo DiCaprio: The Revenant
Bryan Cranston: Trumbo
Matt Damon: The Martian
Michael Fassbender: Steve Jobs
2016 Best Actress BAFTA Nominations
Cate Blanchett: Carol
Alicia Vikander: The Danish Girl
Dame Maggie Smith: The Lady In The Van
Saoirse Ronan: Brooklyn
Brie Larson: Room
2016 Best Film BAFTA Nominations
Bridge Of Spies
Carol
The Revenant
The Big Short
Spotlight
2016 Best Supporting Actor Nominations
Idris Elba: Beasts Of No Nation
Benicio del Toro: Sicario
Mark Ruffalo: Spotlight
Christian Bale: The Big Short
Mark Rylance: Bridge Of Spies
2106 Best Supporting Actress Nominations
Kate Winslet: Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara: Carol
Alicia Vikander: Ex Machina
Julie Walters: Brooklyn
Jennifer Jason Leigh: The Hateful Eight
2016 Outstanding British Film Nominations
45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster
2016 Direction BAFTA Nomations
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes, Carol
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
2016 Adapted Screenplay BAFTA Nominations
Room
Steve Jobs
Brooklyn
Carol
The Big Short
2016 Original Screenplay BAFTA Nominations
Inside Out
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Ex Machina
Bridge of Spies
2016 EE BAFTA Rising Star Nominations
