Lupita Nyong’o Snubbed By The BAFTA’s / Movie Buffs Revolt!

Published: Tuesday 7th Jan 2020 by David

Film fanatics are infuriated.

Find out why below…

In 2019, Lupita Nyong’o starred in the thriller ‘US’ and received a wave of positive reviews from critics who applauded her riveting performance in the picture.

Today, when the nominees for this year’s BAFTAs were announced, she was nowhere to be seen.

Best film

1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Best British film

1917
Bait
For Sama
Rocketman
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

Bait – Mark Jenkin (writer/director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (producers)
For Sama – Waad Al-Kateab (director/producer), Edward Watts (director)
Maiden – Alex Holmes (director)
Only You – Harry Wootliff (writer/director)
Retablo – Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (writer/director)

Film not in the English language

The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
For Sama
The Great Hack

Best animated film

Frozen II
Klaus
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4

Best director

1917 – Sam Mendes
The Irishman – Martin Scorsese
Joker – Todd Phillips
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho

Best original screenplay

Booksmart – Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho

Best adapted screenplay

The Irishman -Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony Mccarten

Best actress

Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

Best supporting actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best supporting actor

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino – The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood