Fresh from its success at the Golden Globes, modern-day musical La La Land led the nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, which were announced earlier today (January 10), with 11 nods including best film, actor and actress.
Arrival and Nocturnal Animals both received nine nominations for the awards, which take place in London on February 12, while Manchester by the Sea had six.
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are both nominated for their star roles in La La Land, which took seven Golden Globes on Sunday, while Damien Chazelle is nominated for best director and best original screenplay.
Sci-fi movie Arrival is up for best film, best director for Denis Villeneuve and best actress for Amy Adams, as well as best adapted screenplay.
Tom Ford received nominations for best director and adapted screenplay for Nocturnal Animals, while Jake Gyllenhaal is up for best actor and Aaron Taylor-Johnson is up for best supporting actor.
Kenneth Lonergan has been nominated for best director for his unflinching Manchester by the Sea, which is also on the list for best film, while Globe-winner Casey Affleck is nominated for best actor and Michelle Williams for supporting actress.
Ken Loach’s anti-austerity drama I, Daniel Blake took five nominations, including best film and supporting actress for Hayley Squires.
Coming-of-age movie Moonlight, which won best drama at the Globes, is up for best film an original screenplay while Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris are nominated for best supporting actor and actress respectively.
The main nominations include:
Best film:
Arrival
I, Daniel Blake
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best director:
Denis Villeneuve for Arrival
Ken Loach for I, Daniel Blake
Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea
Tom Ford for Nocturnal Animals
Leading actor:
Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge
Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea
Jake Gyllenhaal for Nocturnal Animals
Ryan Gosling for La La Land
Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic
Leading actress:
Amy Adams for Arrival
Emily Blunt for The Girl on the Train
Emma Stone for La La Land
Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins
Natalie Portman for Jackie
Supporting actor:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson for Nocturnal Animals
Dev Patel for Lion
Hugh Grant for Florence Foster Jenkins
Jeff Bridges for Hell or High Water
Mahershala Ali for Moonlight
Supporting actress:
Hayley Squires for I, Daniel Blake
Michelle Williams for Manchester by the Sea
Naomie Harris for Moonlight
Nicole Kidman for Lion
Viola Davis for Fences
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