By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/joker-tops-nominations-for-british-academy-film-awards Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ‘Joker’ tops nominations for British Academy film awards Arts Jan 7, 2020 8:25 PM EDT LONDON — The film “Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday. The movie about the origins of the comic book villain received 11 BAFTA nominations including best film, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, and best director. Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic “The Irishman” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” were close behind with 10 nominations each, including for best picture. Sam Mendes’ war film “1917” also earned a best picture nomination two days after winning that award at the Golden Globes. The Korean film “Parasite” also is on the best picture list. In addition to Phoenix, the best actor nominees included Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton and Jonathan Pryce. The best leading actress will be chosen from among Scarlett Johansson, Saoirse Ronan, Charlize Theron, Renee Zellweger and Jessie Buckley. BAFTA executives expressed dismay at the lack of diversity reflected in the nominations, which put only white actors up for the major acting prizes and have no women competing in the best director category. “Being totally honest, we are disappointed, and that is not to take anything away from the people who have been nominated,” British Academy Chief Executive Amanda Berry said. The nominees in the majority of categories are selected in a vote by 6,500 BAFTA members around the world. The winners will be announced at a Feb. 2 gala event hosted by comedian Graham Norton, a past BAFTA winner for his TV chat show. Here’s the full list of nominees: BEST FILM 1917 The Irishman Joker Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood Parasite OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM 1917 Bait For Sama Rocketman Sorry We Missed You The Two Popes LEADING ACTRESS Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan – Little Women Charlize Theron – Bombshell Renée Zellweger – Judy LEADING ACTOR Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood Adam Driver – Marriage Story Taron Egerton – Rocketman Joaquin Phoenix – Joker Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes SUPPORTING ACTRESS Laura Dern – Marriage Story 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 Neighborhood Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes Al Pacino – The Irishman Joe Pesci – The Irishman Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood DIRECTOR Sam Mendes – 1917 Martin Scorsese – The Irishman Todd Phillips – Joker Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite EE RISING STAR AWARD Awkwafina Jack Lowden Kaitlyn Dever Kelvin Harrison Jr Micheal Ward OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER Bait – Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite For Sama – Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts Maiden – Alex Holmes Only You – Harry Wootliff Retablo – Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Farewell For Sama Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady On Fire DOCUMENTARY American Factory Apollo 11 Diego Maradona For Sama The Great Hack ANIMATED FILM Frozen 2 Klaus A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Toy Story 4 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Booksmart – Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman Knives Out – Rian Johnson Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino Parasite – Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Irishman – Steven Zaillian Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver Little Women – Greta Gerwig The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten ORIGINAL SCORE 1917 – Thomas Newman Jojo Rabbit – Michael Giacchino Joker – Hildur Guđnadóttir Little Women – Alexandre Desplat Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams CINEMATOGRAPHY 1917 – Roger Deakins The Irishman – Rodrigo Prieto Joker – Lawrence Sher Le Mans ’66 – Phedon Papamichael The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke COSTUME DESIGN The Irishman – Christopher Peterson, Sandy Powell Jojo Rabbit – Mayes C Rubeo Judy – Jany Temime Little Women – Jacqueline Durran Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Arianne Phillips EDITING The Irishman – Thelma Schoonmaker Jojo Rabbit – Tom Eagles Joker – Jeff Groth Le Mans ’66 – Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Fred Raskin PRODUCTION DESIGN 1917 – Lee Sandales The Irishman – Bob Shaw, Regina Graves Jojo Rabbit – Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková Joker – Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran Once upon a Time… In Hollywood – Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh MAKE-UP AND HAIR 1917 – Naomi Donne Bombshell – Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan Joker – Kay Georgiou, Nicki Ledermann Judy – Jeremy Woodhead Rocketman – Lizzie Yianni Georgiou SOUND 1917 – Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson Joker – Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic Le Mans ’66 – David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester Rocketman – Matthew Collinge, John Hayes, Mike Prestwood Smith, Danny Sheehan Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS 1917 – Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy Avengers: Endgame – Dan Deleeuw, Dan Sudick The Irishman – Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman The Lion King – Andrew R Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy BEST CASTING Joker – Shayna Markowitz Marriage Story – Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Victoria Thomas The Personal History of David Copperfield – Sarah Crowe The Two Popes – Nina Gold BRITISH SHORT FILM Azaar Goldfish Kamali Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) The Trap BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION Grandad Was A Romantic In Her Boots The Magic Boat We're not going anywhere. 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LONDON — The film “Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday. The movie about the origins of the comic book villain received 11 BAFTA nominations including best film, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, and best director. Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic “The Irishman” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” were close behind with 10 nominations each, including for best picture. Sam Mendes’ war film “1917” also earned a best picture nomination two days after winning that award at the Golden Globes. The Korean film “Parasite” also is on the best picture list. In addition to Phoenix, the best actor nominees included Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton and Jonathan Pryce. The best leading actress will be chosen from among Scarlett Johansson, Saoirse Ronan, Charlize Theron, Renee Zellweger and Jessie Buckley. BAFTA executives expressed dismay at the lack of diversity reflected in the nominations, which put only white actors up for the major acting prizes and have no women competing in the best director category. “Being totally honest, we are disappointed, and that is not to take anything away from the people who have been nominated,” British Academy Chief Executive Amanda Berry said. The nominees in the majority of categories are selected in a vote by 6,500 BAFTA members around the world. The winners will be announced at a Feb. 2 gala event hosted by comedian Graham Norton, a past BAFTA winner for his TV chat show. Here’s the full list of nominees: BEST FILM 1917 The Irishman Joker Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood Parasite OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM 1917 Bait For Sama Rocketman Sorry We Missed You The Two Popes LEADING ACTRESS Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan – Little Women Charlize Theron – Bombshell Renée Zellweger – Judy LEADING ACTOR Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood Adam Driver – Marriage Story Taron Egerton – Rocketman Joaquin Phoenix – Joker Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes SUPPORTING ACTRESS Laura Dern – Marriage Story 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 Neighborhood Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes Al Pacino – The Irishman Joe Pesci – The Irishman Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood DIRECTOR Sam Mendes – 1917 Martin Scorsese – The Irishman Todd Phillips – Joker Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite EE RISING STAR AWARD Awkwafina Jack Lowden Kaitlyn Dever Kelvin Harrison Jr Micheal Ward OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER Bait – Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite For Sama – Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts Maiden – Alex Holmes Only You – Harry Wootliff Retablo – Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The Farewell For Sama Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady On Fire DOCUMENTARY American Factory Apollo 11 Diego Maradona For Sama The Great Hack ANIMATED FILM Frozen 2 Klaus A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Toy Story 4 ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Booksmart – Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman Knives Out – Rian Johnson Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino Parasite – Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho ADAPTED SCREENPLAY The Irishman – Steven Zaillian Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver Little Women – Greta Gerwig The Two Popes – Anthony McCarten ORIGINAL SCORE 1917 – Thomas Newman Jojo Rabbit – Michael Giacchino Joker – Hildur Guđnadóttir Little Women – Alexandre Desplat Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams CINEMATOGRAPHY 1917 – Roger Deakins The Irishman – Rodrigo Prieto Joker – Lawrence Sher Le Mans ’66 – Phedon Papamichael The Lighthouse – Jarin Blaschke COSTUME DESIGN The Irishman – Christopher Peterson, Sandy Powell Jojo Rabbit – Mayes C Rubeo Judy – Jany Temime Little Women – Jacqueline Durran Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Arianne Phillips EDITING The Irishman – Thelma Schoonmaker Jojo Rabbit – Tom Eagles Joker – Jeff Groth Le Mans ’66 – Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Fred Raskin PRODUCTION DESIGN 1917 – Lee Sandales The Irishman – Bob Shaw, Regina Graves Jojo Rabbit – Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková Joker – Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran Once upon a Time… In Hollywood – Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh MAKE-UP AND HAIR 1917 – Naomi Donne Bombshell – Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan Joker – Kay Georgiou, Nicki Ledermann Judy – Jeremy Woodhead Rocketman – Lizzie Yianni Georgiou SOUND 1917 – Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson Joker – Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic Le Mans ’66 – David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester Rocketman – Matthew Collinge, John Hayes, Mike Prestwood Smith, Danny Sheehan Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS 1917 – Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy Avengers: Endgame – Dan Deleeuw, Dan Sudick The Irishman – Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman The Lion King – Andrew R Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy BEST CASTING Joker – Shayna Markowitz Marriage Story – Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood – Victoria Thomas The Personal History of David Copperfield – Sarah Crowe The Two Popes – Nina Gold BRITISH SHORT FILM Azaar Goldfish Kamali Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) The Trap BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION Grandad Was A Romantic In Her Boots The Magic Boat We're not going anywhere. 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