1917: Best Film · Sam Mendes: directing
BAFTA 2020 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations
1917 won Best Film at the 2020 BAFTA Film Awards, with Sam Mendes recognised for directing the same film. Renée Zellweger received the leading actress award for Judy. Joaquin Phoenix won for Joker.
- 47Films
- 24Categories
- 118Nomination entries
- 15Winners
- February 2, 2020Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at BAFTA 2020 Film Awards
1917 won Best Film at the 2020 BAFTA Film Awards. Joaquin Phoenix won for Joker, while Renée Zellweger received leading actress recognition for Judy.
Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 2020 Film Awards
The Irishman and Joker competed for Best Film alongside 1917 at the 2020 BAFTA Film Awards. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Explore BAFTA 2020 Film Awards nominations and winners by category
Little Women received Costume Design recognition at the 2020 BAFTA Film Awards, while Ford v Ferrari won Editing. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Film
5 nominations
Winner 1917 Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes, Jayne-Ann Tenggren Director
5 nominations Winner 1917 Sam Mendes Leading Actor
5 nominations
Winner Joker Joaquin Phoenix Leading Actress
5 nominations
Winner Judy Renée Zellweger Supporting Actor
5 nominations
Winner Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood Brad Pitt Supporting Actress
5 nominations
Winner Marriage Story Laura Dern Outstanding British Film
6 nominations Winner 1917 Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Krysty Wilson-Cairns - Bait Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite
- For Sama Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
- Rocketman Dexter Fletcher, Adam Bohling, David Furnish, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn, Lee Hall
- Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach, Rebecca O'Brien, Paul Laverty
- The Two Popes Fernando Meirelles, Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin, Tracey Seaward, Anthony McCarten
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
5 nominations
Winner Bait Mark Jenkin, Kate Byers, Linn Waite Film Not in the English Language
5 nominations
Winner Parasite Bong Joon Ho Documentary
5 nominations
Winner For Sama Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts Animated Film
4 nominations
Winner Klaus Sergio Pablos, Jinko Gotoh Original Screenplay
5 nominations Winner Parasite Han Jin Won, Bong Joon Ho Adapted Screenplay
5 nominations
Winner Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi Original Score
5 nominations Winner Joker Hildur Guðnadóttir Casting
5 nominations Winner Joker Shayna Markowitz Cinematography
5 nominations Winner 1917 Roger Deakins Editing
5 nominations
Winner Ford v Ferrari Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker Production Design
5 nominations Winner 1917 Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner Little Women Jacqueline Durran Make Up & Hair
5 nominations
Winner Bombshell Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan Sound
5 nominations Winner 1917 Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson - Ford v Ferrari David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester
- Joker Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic
- 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
Special Visual Effects
5 nominations Winner 1917 Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy - Avengers: Endgame Matt Aitken, Dan Deleeuw, Russell Earl, Dan Sudick
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy
- The Irishman Ivan Busquets, Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman
- The Lion King Andrew R. Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez
British Short Animation
3 nominations
Winner Grandad Was a Romantic Maryam Mohajer British Short Film
5 nominations
Winner Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you're a girl) Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva About these results
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- February 2, 2020
- Last verified
- November 1, 2026
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BAFTA 2020 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees
Joaquin Phoenix won for Joker, and Renée Zellweger for Judy. Acting recognition at the 2020 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Costume Design for Little Women.
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