# 70th British Academy Film Awards

The 70th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2016. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2016.
The nominees were announced on 10 January 2017 by actor Dominic Cooper and actress Sophie Turner. La La Land received the most nominations in twelve categories; Arrival and Nocturnal Animals followed with nine each.
The ceremony was hosted by Stephen Fry for the twelfth time.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on 10 January 2017. The winners were announced on 12 February 2017.

### BAFTA Fellowship

* Mel Brooks Joanna Lumley

### Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

* Curzon
| Best Film La La Land – Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt Arrival – Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, David Linde and Aaron Ryder I, Daniel Blake – Rebecca O'Brien Manchester by the Sea – Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward and Kevin J. Walsh Moonlight – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Adele Romanski | Best Direction Damien Chazelle – La La Land Denis Villeneuve – Arrival Ken Loach – I, Daniel Blake Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge as Desmond Doss Jake Gyllenhaal – Nocturnal Animals as Edward Sheffield/Tony Hastings Ryan Gosling – La La Land as Sebastian Wilder Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic as Ben Cash | Best Actress in a Leading Role Emma Stone – La La Land as Mia Dolan Amy Adams – Arrival as Louise Banks Emily Blunt – The Girl on the Train as Rachel Watson Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins as Florence Foster Jenkins Natalie Portman – Jackie as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Dev Patel – Lion as Saroo Brierley Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals as Ray Marcus Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins as St. Clair Bayfield Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton Mahershala Ali – Moonlight as Juan | Best Actress in a Supporting Role Viola Davis – Fences as Rose Lee Maxson Hayley Squires – I, Daniel Blake as Katie Morgan Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea as Randi Naomie Harris – Moonlight as Paula Nicole Kidman – Lion as Sue Brierley |
| Best Original Screenplay Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan I, Daniel Blake – Paul Laverty La La Land – Damien Chazelle Moonlight – Barry Jenkins | Best Adapted Screenplay Lion – Luke Davies Arrival – Eric Heisserer Hacksaw Ridge – Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight Hidden Figures – Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder Nocturnal Animals – Tom Ford |
| Best Cinematography La La Land – Linus Sandgren Arrival – Bradford Young Hell or High Water – Giles Nuttgens Lion – Greig Fraser Nocturnal Animals – Seamus McGarvey | Best Costume Design Jackie – Madeline Fontaine Allied – Joanna Johnston Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Colleen Atwood Florence Foster Jenkins – Consolata Boyle La La Land – Mary Zophres |
| Best Editing Hacksaw Ridge – John Gilbert Arrival – Joe Walker La La Land – Tom Cross Manchester by the Sea – Jennifer Lame Nocturnal Animals – Joan Sobel | Best Makeup and Hair Florence Foster Jenkins – J. Roy Helland and Daniel Phillips Doctor Strange – Jeremy Woodhead Hacksaw Ridge – Shane Thomas Nocturnal Animals – Donald Mowat and Yolanda Toussieng Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Amanda Knight, Neal Scanlan and Lisa Tomblin |
| Best Original Music La La Land – Justin Hurwitz Arrival – Jóhann Jóhannsson Jackie – Micachu Lion – Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka Nocturnal Animals – Abel Korzeniowski | Best Production Design Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock Doctor Strange – John Bush and Charles Wood Hail, Caesar! – Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh La La Land – Sandy Reynolds-Wasco and David Wasco Nocturnal Animals – Shane Valentino and Meg Everist |
| Best Sound Arrival – Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Sylvain Bellemare Deepwater Horizon – Mike Prestwood Smith, Dror Mohar, Wylie Stateman, Renée Tondelli and David Wyman Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Niv Adiri, Glenn Freemantle, Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson and Ian Tapp Hacksaw Ridge – Peter Grace, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell and Andy Wright La La Land – Mildred Iatrou Morgan, Ai-Ling Lee, Steven A. Morrow and Andy Nelson | Best Special Visual Effects The Jungle Book – Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones and Adam Valdez Arrival – Louis Morin Doctor Strange – Richard Bluff, Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould and Jonathan Fawkner Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Tim Burke, Pablo Grillo, Christian Manz and David Watkins Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Neil Corbould, Hal Hickel, Mohen Leo, John Knoll and Nigel Summer |
| Outstanding British Film I, Daniel Blake – Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien and Paul Laverty American Honey – Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Pouya Shahbazian and Jay Van Hoy Denial – Mick Jackson, Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff and David Hare Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – David Yates, J. K. Rowling, David Heyman, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram Notes on Blindness – Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison and Steve Jamison Under the Shadow – Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill and Lucan Toh | Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Under the Shadow – Babak Anvari (Writer/Director), Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill and Lucan Toh (Producer) The Girl with All the Gifts – Mike Carey (Writer) and Camille Gatin (Producer) The Hard Stop – George Amponsah (Writer/Director/Producer) and Dionne Walker (Writer/Producer) Notes on Blindness – Peter Middleton (Writer/Director/Producer), James Spinney (Writer/Director) and Jo-Jo Ellison (Producer) The Pass – John Donnelly (Writer) and Ben A. Williams (Director) |
| Best Short Animation A Love Story – Khaled Gad, Anushko Kashani, Naanayakkara and Elena Ruscomble-King The Alan Dimension – Joc Clinch, Jonathan Harbottle and Millie Marsh Tough – Jennifer Zheng | Best Short Film Home – Shpat Deda, Afolabi Kuti, Daniel Mulloy and Scott O. Donnell Consumed – Richard John Seymour Mouth of Hell – Bart Gavigan, Samir Mehanović, Allie Smith and Michael Wilson The Party – Farah Abushwesha, Emmet Fleming, Andrea Harkin and Conor MacNeill Standby – Charlotte Regan and Jack Hannon |
| Best Animated Film Kubo and the Two Strings – Travis Knight Finding Dory – Andrew Stanton Moana – Ron Clements and John Musker Zootopia – Byron Howard and Rich Moore | Best Documentary 13th – Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Scott Pascucci and Nigel Sinclair The Eagle Huntress – Otto Bell and Stacey Reiss Notes on Blindness – Peter Middleton and James Spinney Weiner – Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg |
| Best Film Not in the English Language Son of Saul – László Nemes and Gabor Sipos Dheepan – Jacques Audiard and Pascal Caucheteux Julieta – Pedro Almodóvar and Agustín Almodóvar Mustang – Deniz Gamze Ergüven and Charles Gillibert Toni Erdmann – Maren Ade and Janine Jackowski | Rising Star Award Tom Holland Anya Taylor-Joy Laia Costa Lucas Hedges Ruth Negga |

## Ceremony information

The ceremony was broadcast on BBC One at 9 p.m. UTC, around two hours later than the actual ceremony. For the 12th time, Stephen Fry acted as the host. The ceremony returned to the Royal Albert Hall for the first time since 1997, as the Royal Opera House, which has hosted the awards since 2008, was being refurbished.
Following criticism at the lack of representation of ethnic minorities from the previous ceremony, BAFTA had announced steps to increase diversity across the industry, on both sides of the camera. However, there was again criticism at the lack of representation of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) actors, directors and films in the nominations. In the leading actor, actress and director fields, there were no BAME nominees, with the omission of director Barry Jenkins for Moonlight and actor/director Denzel Washington for Fences highlighted as particularly noteworthy.
La La Land won the most awards at the event, winning five—Best Picture, Best Director for Damien Chazelle, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Emma Stone, Best Cinematography for Linus Sandgren, and Best Original Music for Justin Hurwitz. Casey Affleck won Best Actor in a Leading Role for Manchester by the Sea, Dev Patel won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Lion, and Viola Davis won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Fences.
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed a solo interpretation of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" to accompany the In Memoriam section. Those remembered were Gene Wilder, Garry Marshall, Sue Gibson, Kenny Baker, Tony Dyson, Peter Shaffer, Paul Lewis, Michael White, Ken Adam, Guy Hamilton, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, Abbas Kiarostami, Jim Clark, Simon Relph, Douglas Slocombe, Anton Yelchin, Robin Hardy, David Rose, Curtis Hanson, Clare Wise, Om Puri, Alec McCowen, Emmanuelle Riva, Andrzej Wajda, Michael Cimino, Antony Gibbs and Sir John Hurt.

## Statistics

Films that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 11 | La La Land |
| 9 | Arrival |
| 9 | Nocturnal Animals |
| 6 | Manchester by the Sea |
| 5 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |
| 5 | Hacksaw Ridge |
| 5 | I, Daniel Blake |
| 5 | Lion |
| 4 | Florence Foster Jenkins |
| 4 | Moonlight |
| 3 | Doctor Strange |
| 3 | Hell or High Water |
| 3 | Jackie |
| 3 | Notes on Blindness |
| 2 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| 2 | Under the Shadow |
Films that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Film |
| 5 | La La Land |
| 2 | Lion |
| 2 | Manchester by the Sea |

## In Memoriam

* Gene Wilder
* Garry Marshall
* Sue Gibson
* Kenny Baker
* Tony Dyson
* Peter Shaffer
* Paul Cowan
* Michael White
* Ken Adam
* Guy Hamilton
* Debbie Reynolds
* Carrie Fisher
* Abbas Kiarostami
* Jim Clark
* Simon Relph
* Douglas Slocombe
* Anton Yelchin
* Robin Hardy
* David Rose
* Curtis Hanson
* Clare Wise
* Om Puri
* Alec McCowen
* Emmanuelle Riva
* Andrzej Wajda
* Michael Cimino
* Tony Gibbs
* John Hurt