The BAFTA Nominations Are In, and Bradley Cooper Just Made History

January 9, 2019

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced their 2019 nominees, and among some anticipated nods—namely 12, including Best Picture, for the excellent 18th-century period comedy-drama The Favourite—it was A Star Is Born that made headlines, despite being largely snubbed at the Golden Globes, with seven nominations, five of which were for Bradley Cooper (Best Film, Leading Actor, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Original Music categories). It’s a first in BAFTA’s 72-year history, the organization told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. (Cooper broke a record previously held by George Clooney, who received four BAFTA nominations in 2005: Best Director, Supporting Actor, and Screenplay for Good Night, and Good Luck, and Best Supporting Actor for Syriana.)

Alfonso Cuarón picked up six nominations for the critically adored Roma (Best Film, Foreign-Language Film, Director, Cinematography, Editing, and Original Screenplay), Bohemian Rhapsody, which staged something of an upset at the Globes, was recognized again here, receiving seven nominations, and Adam McKay’s audience-dividing Vice received six. Spike Lee, meanwhile, earned his first-ever BAFTA nod for BlackKkKlansman. It was also the sixth year in a row that no women were nominated for Best Director. Who will win on February 10? Will it, as many critics maintain, presage anything come Academy Awards time? You’ll have to tune in to find out. See the full list of 2019 BAFTA nominations below.

Best Film

BlacKkKlansman
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born

Outstanding British Film

Beast
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
McQueen
Stan Ollie
You Were Never Really Here

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer

Apostasy—Daniel Kokotajlo
Beast—Michael Pearce, Lauren Dark
A Cambodian Spring—Chris Kelly
Pili—Leanne Welham, Sophie Harman
Ray Liz—Richard Billingham, Jacqui Davies

Film Not in the English Language

Capernaum
Cold War
Dogman
Roma
Shoplifters

Documentary

Free Solo
McQueen
RBG
They Shall Not Grow Old
Three Identical Strangers

Animated Film

Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Director

BlacKkKlansman—Spike Lee
Cold War—Paweł Pawlikowski
The Favourite—Yorgos Lanthimos
Roma—Alfonso Cuarón
A Star Is Born—Bradley Cooper

Original Screenplay

Cold War
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
Vice

Adapted Screenplay

BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star Is Born

Leading Actress

Glenn Close—The Wife
Lady Gaga—A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy—Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Olivia Colman—The Favourite
Viola Davis —Widows

Leading Actor

Bradley Cooper—A Star Is Born
Christian Bale—Vice
Rami Malek—Bohemian Rhapsody
Steve Coogan—Stan Ollie
Viggo Mortensen—Green Book

Supporting Actress

Amy Adams —Vice
Claire Foy—First Man
Emma Stone—The Favourite
Margot Robbie—Mary Queen of Scots
Rachel Weisz—The Favourite

Supporting Actor

Adam Driver—BlacKkKlansman
Mahershala Ali—Green Book
Richard E. Grant—Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell—Vice
Timothée Chalamet—Beautiful Boy