Watch this: 2021 BAFTA Awards

The 64th annual BAFTA Awards honoring the best British and International contributions to film will be handed out in London on Sunday, April 11. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, think of the BAFTAs as the British equivalent of the Oscars! 

For a full list of this year’s nominations, visit the official website of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

And now, we present some of the 2021 BAFTA nominated titles available through Poudre Libraries, as well as some related titles for your viewing pleasure!

The Father  

Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Production Design

Anthony Hopkins is nominated for Lead Actor for his role in The Father. Anthony Hopkins has won several BAFTA awards throughout his career including Lead Actor in 1994 for Remains of the Day

Olivia Colman stars in The Father and was awarded a Leading Actress BAFTA in 2019 for The Favourite.

The Mauritanian

Best Film, Best British Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay

Minari

Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Music, Foreign Language Film, Best Direction and Best Casting

Promising Young Woman

Best Film, Best British Film, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Casting

Promising Young Woman is also nominated for Best Film Music. The movie soundtrack is available for download through hoopla: Promising Young Woman soundtrack

 Emma

Best Costume Design 

2021 nominee for the Rising Star BAFTA, Kingsly Ben-Adir, has starred in several seasons of the BBC crime drama Vera

You may notice that some of these films are so new, we are still waiting for them to arrive in our collection! While you are waiting in the hold queue for The Father, Minari, and the Mauritanian, check out these 2020 BAFTA winning titles:

1917 

Happy viewing!