Nomadland: Best Film · Chloé Zhao: directing
BAFTA 2021 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations
Nomadland won Best Film at the 2021 BAFTA Film Awards, with Chloé Zhao recognised for directing the same film. Frances McDormand received the leading actress award for Nomadland. Anthony Hopkins won for The Father.
Winning films and category recognition at BAFTA 2021 Film Awards
Nomadland won Best Film at the 2021 BAFTA Film Awards. Anthony Hopkins won for The Father, while Frances McDormand received leading actress recognition for Nomadland.
Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 2021 Film Awards
The Father and The Mauritanian competed for Best Film alongside Nomadland at the 2021 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 2021 Film Awards nominations and winners by category
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom received Costume Design recognition at the 2021 BAFTA Film Awards, while Sound of Metal won Editing. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Film
5 nominations
Winner Nomadland Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao Director
6 nominations Winner Nomadland Chloé Zhao Leading Actor
6 nominations
Winner The Father Anthony Hopkins Leading Actress
6 nominations Winner Nomadland Frances McDormand Supporting Actor
6 nominations
Winner Judas and the Black Messiah Daniel Kaluuya Supporting Actress
6 nominations
Winner Minari Yuh-Jung Youn Outstanding British Film
10 nominations
Winner Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Josey McNamara - Calm with Horses Nick Rowland, Daniel Emmerson, Joe Murtagh
- His House Remi Weekes, Martin Gentles, Edward King, Roy Lee
- Limbo Ben Sharrock, Irune Gurtubai, Angus Lamont
- Mogul Mowgli Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed, Thomas Benski, Bennett McGhee
- Rocks Sarah Gavron, Ameenah Ayub Allen, Faye Ward, Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson
- Saint Maud Rose Glass, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
- The Dig Simon Stone, Gabrielle Tana, Ellie Wood, Moira Buffini
- The Father Florian Zeller, Philippe Carcassone, Jean-Louis Livi, David Parfitt, Christopher Hampton
- The Mauritanian Kevin Macdonald, Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, M.B. Traven
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer
5 nominations
Winner His House Remi Weekes Film Not in the English Language
5 nominations
Winner Druk Thomas Vinterberg, Kasper Dissing, Sisse Graum Jørgensen Documentary
5 nominations
Winner My Octopus Teacher Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, Craig Foster Animated Film
3 nominations
Winner Soul Pete Docter, Dana Murray Original Screenplay
5 nominations Winner Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell Adapted Screenplay
5 nominations Winner The Father Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller Original Score
5 nominations Winner Soul Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Casting
5 nominations
Winner Rocks Lucy Pardee Cinematography
5 nominations Winner Nomadland Joshua James Richardson Editing
5 nominations Winner Sound of Metal Mikkel E.G. Nielsen Production Design
5 nominations
Winner Mank Donald Graham Burt, Jan Pascale Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Ann Roth Make Up & Hair
5 nominations Winner Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Matiki Anoff, Larry M. Cherry, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal Sound
5 nominations Winner Sound of Metal Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés, Michelle Couttolenc Special Visual Effects
5 nominations
Winner Tenet Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Lockley British Short Animation
3 nominations
Winner The Owl and the Pussycat Mole Hill, Laura Duncalf British Short Film
5 nominations
Winner The Present Farah Nabulsi About these results
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- November 1, 2026
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BAFTA 2021 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees
Anthony Hopkins won for The Father, and Frances McDormand for Nomadland. Acting recognition at the 2021 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Costume Design for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
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