71st British Academy Film Awards ceremony, popularly referred to as BAFTA Awards 2018 was held on February 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom.
- The ceremony was hosted by English actress Joanna Lumley.
- Drama film, ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri’ got the most awards (in 5 categories), while ‘The Shape of Water’ was credited with most nominations (in 12 categories).
- English Actor, Gary Oldman won the Leading Actor Award for playing British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the film “Darkest Hour.”
71st British Academy Film Awards – List of Winners:
| Categories | Winner |
| Best Film | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Outstanding British Film | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Best Leading Actress | Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Best Leading Actor | Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour |
| Best Supporting Actress | Allison Janney – I, Tonya |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Best Director | The Shape Of Water – Guillermo Del Toro |
| EE Rising Star Award | Daniel Kaluuya |
| Outstanding Debut by British Writer, Director or Producer | Rungano Nyoni (Writer/Director), Emily Morgan (Producer) – I Am Not a Witch |
| Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James Ivory – Call Me by Your Name |
| Best Cinematography | Blade Runner 2049 – Roger Deakins |
| Best Documentary | I Am Not Your Negro – Raoul Peck |
| Best Original Music | The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat |
| Best Sound | Dunkirk – Alex Gibson, Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, and Mark Weingarten |
| Best Production Design | The Shape of Water – Paul Denham Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, and Shane Vieau |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Blade Runner 2049 – Richard R. Hoover, Paul Lambert, Gerd Nefzer, and John Nelson |
| Best Costume Design | Phantom Thread – Mark Bridges |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Darkest Hour – David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick, and Kazuhiro Tsuji |
| Best Editing | Baby Driver – Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | The Handmaiden – Park Chan-wook and Syd Lim |
| Best Animated Film | Coco – Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson |
| Best Short Animation | Poles Apart – Paloma Baeza and Ser En Low |
| Best Short Film | Cowboy Dave – Colin O’Toole and Jonas Mortensen |
| BAFTA Fellowship | Ridley Scott |
| BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema | National Film and Television School |
Quick Facts about BAFTA Award:
- Awarded for – To honour the best national (United Kingdom) and foreign films of 2017
- Presented by – British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- First Awarded in – 1949
- Frequency – Annual
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