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BAFTA 2021 Winners & Nominees

The 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021) took place on April 10, 2021. Nomadland won Best Film and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 22 categories is below.

All 22 categories Most wins
categories
22
nominations
116
films nominated
49
winners
22
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Best Film
Nomadland
Headline winners

BAFTA 2021: The Winners

Nomadland won Best Film against 4 other nominees. Chloé Zhao (Best Director), Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor) and Frances McDormand (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Nomadland (2020) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Nomadland

2020 · Drama · Echo Score 80 · $39.5M worldwide

4 wins from 7 nominations at the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021)

  • Best Director
  • Best Actress
  • Best Cinematography

After losing everything during the economic crisis, Fern embarks on a journey through the American West. She embraces a nomadic lifestyle, living and traveling in a van and encountering a community of modern-day nomads along the way. The film explores themes of loss, resilience, and finding connection in an ever-changing landscape.

About Nomadland
Scoreboard

BAFTA 2021: Which Films Won the Most

Nomadland won 4 awards from 7 nominations. 14 films won at least once, while The Mauritanian went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Nomadland (2020) movie poster
    Nomadland 4 / 7
    2020 · Drama · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  2. The Father (2021) movie poster
    The Father 2 / 6
    2021 · Drama · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Promising Young Woman (2020) movie poster
    Promising Young Woman 2 / 6
    2020 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Sound of Metal (2020) movie poster
    Sound of Metal 2 / 4
    2020 · Drama, Music · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  5. Soul (2020) movie poster
    Soul 2 / 3
    2020 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  6. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) movie poster
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2 / 3
    2020 · Drama, Music · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  7. Rocks (2021) movie poster
    Rocks 1 / 7
    2021 · Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  8. Minari (2020) movie poster
    Minari 1 / 6
    2020 · Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations
  9. Mank (2020) movie poster
    Mank 1 / 6
    2020 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations
  10. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) movie poster
    Judas and the Black Messiah 1 / 4
    2021 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
Full results

All 22 BAFTA 2021 Categories: Winners & Nominees

22 categories and 116 nominations; Outstanding British Film had the most nominees (10). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

22 categories · 116 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 2021 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021), back to back: 9 hours 35 minutes.

Total running time 9h 35m 9 hours 35 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Mauritanian 2h 9m
Shortest
The Father 1h 37m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 2021 Winners

Drama led with 105 nominations across 40 films and won 19. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 19 wins · 105 nominations · 18%
  2. Thriller 4 wins · 21 nominations · 19%
  3. History 1 win · 21 nominations · 5%
  4. Biography 2 wins · 17 nominations · 12%
  5. Comedy 4 wins · 15 nominations · 27%
  6. Crime 2 wins · 13 nominations · 15%
  7. Adventure 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  8. Music 6 wins · 10 nominations · 60%
  9. Fantasy 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  10. Action 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
2021 season

How the Rest of the 2021 Awards Season Voted

The other 14 ceremonies of 2021, with the winner of each top prize. Nomadland also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2021 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 2021: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021)?

Nomadland (2020) won Best Film. The other nominees were The Father, The Mauritanian, Promising Young Woman and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

About Nomadland

Which film won the most awards at the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021)?

Nomadland (2020) won the most: 4 awards from 7 nominations. The Father, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and 2 others followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021)?

Nomadland (2020) and Rocks (2021) led with 7 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021)?

Best Director: Chloé Zhao for Nomadland. Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins for The Father. Best Actress: Frances McDormand for Nomadland. Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black Messiah.

When was the 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021)?

The 74th British Academy Film Awards (2021) took place on April 10, 2021. The database has 22 categories and 116 nominations for it.