Joker Scoops 11 BAFTA Nominations

Joker is in the running to win the most BAFTAs at this year's film awards, having been nominated in 11 categories.

The dark thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips is closely followed by Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood.

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All three have been nominated for best film and all three directors are up for the director award.

Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio have been nominated for the leading actor award, alongside Taron Egerton for his portrayal of Elton John in Rocketman.

Scarlett Johansson has been nominated in both the leading actress and the supporting actress category, for her roles in Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit, while Margot Robbie has been nominated twice in the supporting actress category for her roles in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood and Bombshell.

The supporting actor category is populated by five of the biggest names in the business: Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins.

An abridged list of categories and nominations reads as follows:

Best Film

1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
Parasite

Outstanding British Film

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

Documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
For Sama
The Great Hack

Animated Film

Frozen 2
Klaus
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4

Director

1917, Sam Mendes
The Irishman, Martin Scorsese
Joker, Todd Phillips
Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
Parasite, Bong Joon-Ho

Leading Actress

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

Leading Actor

Leonardo Dicaprio, Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Taron Egerton, Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

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

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

Original Score

1917, Thomas Newman
Jojo Rabbit, Michael Giacchino
Joker, Hildur Guđnadóttir
Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, John Williams

British Short Animation

Grandad Was A Romantic, Maryam Mohajer
In Her Boots, Kathrin Steinbacher
The Magic Boat Naaman Azhari, Lilia Laurel

British Short Film

Azaar Myriam Raja, Nathanael Baring
Goldfish Hector Dockrill, Harri Kamalanathan, Benedict Turnbull, Laura Dockrill
Kamali Sasha Rainbow, Rosalind Croad
Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You're A Girl) Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva
The Trap Lena Headey, Anthony Fitzgerald

Rising Star Award

Awkwafina
Jack Lowden
Kaitlyn Dever
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Micheal Ward

Topics: TV and Film, US Entertainment

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