71st British Academy Film Awards

The 71st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 18 February 2018 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2017. 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 2017. Following revelations of sexual harassment in the film industry, many attendees wore black or a badge to show their support for the Time's Up movement.

The nominees were announced on 9 January 2018 by actresses Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright. The Shape of Water received the most nominations in twelve categories; Darkest Hour and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri followed with nine each. As with the 75th Golden Globe Awards, there was criticism for the lack of female nominees for Best Director, with Greta Gerwig notably not nominated for Lady Bird.

English actress Joanna Lumley hosted the ceremony for the first time, replacing Stephen Fry following his twelve years of service as host.

Winners and nominees


The nominees were announced on 9 January 2018. The winners were announced on 18 February 2018.

BAFTA Fellowship

 * Ridley Scott

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

 * National Film and Television School

Presenters
The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:
 * Jennifer Lawrence presented Outstanding British Film
 * Margot Robbie and Octavia Spencer presented EE Rising Star Award
 * Sergei Polunin and Gemma Chan presented Best Original Music and Best Hair and Makeup
 * Edward Holcroft and Tom Taylor presented Best Costume Design and Best Animated Film
 * Hayley Squires and Natalie Dormer presented Best Editing
 * Celia Imrie presented the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
 * Anya Taylor-Joy and Letitia Wright presented Best Short Animation and Best Short Film
 * Andrea Riseborough presented Best Film Not in the English Language
 * Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Orlando Bloom presented Best Adapted Screenplay
 * Lupita Nyong'o presented Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 * Rebecca Ferguson and Toby Jones presented Best Production Design
 * Karen Gillan and Taron Egerton presented Best Special Visual Effects
 * Lily James and Gemma Arterton presented Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
 * Bryan Cranston presented Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 * Sam Claflin and Will Poulter presented Best Sound
 * Rachel Weisz and Nicholas Hoult presented Best Original Screenplay
 * Dennis Quaid presented Best Cinematography
 * Salma Hayek presented Best Actor in a Leading Role
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor presented Best Actress in a Leading Role
 * Naomie Harris and Patrick Stewart presented Best Director
 * Daniel Craig presented Best Film
 * Prince William and Kenneth Branagh presented the BAFTA Fellowship

In Memoriam

 * Jerry Lewis
 * John G. Avildsen
 * Allison Shearmur
 * Walter Lassally
 * Martin Landau
 * Johann Johannsson
 * John Mollo
 * Shashi Kapoor
 * Jeanne Moreau
 * Alan MacDonald
 * John Heyman
 * Ray Merrin
 * Michael Ballhaus
 * Bill Butler
 * George A. Romero
 * Jonathan Demme
 * Terence Marsh
 * Bill Paxton
 * Pamela Engel
 * Sam Shepard
 * Harry Dean Stanton
 * Jill Messick
 * Tobe Hooper
 * Steve Christian
 * Omid Nooshin
 * Roger Moore