BAFTA 2018 Winners
The Shape of Water led the nominations with 12, but how did it do when it came to taking home the awards? Here is our full list of winners below (in bold), with some commentary on how it unfolded.
BEST FILM
Not surprised of Three Billboards win, but The Shape of Water will probably withstand the test of time better.
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
DARKEST HOUR
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
It won the Golden Globe for Best Film and was always the frontrunner!
DARKEST HOUR
THE DEATH OF STALIN
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY
LADY MACBETH
PADDINGTON 2
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
I have heard so much about Lady Macbeth, I’d assumed the award would have gone to that – not having seen any of these in this category.
THE GHOUL Gareth Tunley (Writer/Director/Producer), Jack Healy Guttman & Tom Meeten (Producers)
I AM NOT A WITCH Rungano Nyoni (Writer/Director), Emily Morgan (Producer)
JAWBONE Johnny Harris (Writer/Producer), Thomas Napper (Director)
KINGDOM OF US Lucy Cohen (Director)
LADY MACBETH Alice Birch (Writer), William Oldroyd (Director), Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (Producer)
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
While I loved the film, this was the only one I thought wouldn’t win!
ELLE
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER
THE HANDMAIDEN
LOVELESS
THE SALESMAN
DOCUMENTARY
CITY OF GHOSTS
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
ICARUS
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL
JANE
ANIMATED FILM
COCO COCO COCO COCO!!!!
COCO
LOVING VINCENT
MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE
DIRECTOR
No Jordan Peele or Greta Gerwig in this category, means Guillermo del Toro was on a path to easy victory!
BLADE RUNNER 2049 Denis Villeneuve
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Luca Guadagnino
DUNKIRK Christopher Nolan
THE SHAPE OF WATER Guillermo del Toro
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Martin McDonagh
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Unsurprising. McDonagh is a wordsmith.
GET OUT
I, TONYA
LADY BIRD
THE SHAPE OF WATER
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The most deserved for sure! Such a lovely film!
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
THE DEATH OF STALIN
FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL
MOLLY’S GAME
PADDINGTON 2
LEADING ACTRESS
I figured Frances would win due to the Golden Globes win and Oscar inevitability… but was hoping Sally Hawkins would take the win on her home turf!
ANNETTE BENING Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
FRANCES McDORMAND Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
MARGOT ROBBIE I, Tonya
SALLY HAWKINS The Shape of Water
SAOIRSE RONAN Lady Bird
LEADING ACTOR
The hype wins out.
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS Phantom Thread
DANIEL KALUUYA Get Out
GARY OLDMAN Darkest Hour
JAMIE BELL Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Call Me by Your Name
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Allison and Laurie were equally worthy here…
ALLISON JANNEY I, Tonya
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Darkest Hour
LAURIE METCALF Lady Bird
LESLEY MANVILLE Phantom Thread
OCTAVIA SPENCER The Shape of Water
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sam Rockwell unsurprisingly and deservedly won this award. But… I was secretly hoping for HUGH GRANT!!!!
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER All the Money in the World
HUGH GRANT Paddington 2
SAM ROCKWELL Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WILLEM DAFOE The Florida Project
WOODY HARRELSON Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Alexandre Desplat won the Golden Globe in this category too!
BLADE RUNNER 2049 Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer
DARKEST HOUR Dario Marianelli
DUNKIRK Hans Zimmer
PHANTOM THREAD Jonny Greenwood
THE SHAPE OF WATER Alexandre Desplat
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins Blade Runner 2049! OF COURSE!
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DARKEST HOUR
DUNKIRK Hoyte
THE SHAPE OF WATER
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
EDITING
I wanted Baby Driver to win this. The editing picture to sound is glorious and makes the movie!
BABY DRIVER
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Blade Runner 2049 is a visual feast and maybe should’ve won, but there is no denying the beauty of The Shape of Water.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DARKEST HOUR
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
COSTUME DESIGN
Well, I guess a film about fashion had better win this…
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
DARKEST HOUR
I, TONYA
PHANTOM THREAD
THE SHAPE OF WATER
MAKE UP & HAIR
The makeup is probably the main reason for Gary Oldman’s win as well!
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DARKEST HOUR
I, TONYA
VICTORIA & ABDUL
WONDER
SOUND
Dunkirk???? Really??? That was my least favourite. It gave me tinnitus. The score and mixing even moreso.
BABY DRIVER
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Blade Runner 2049 reigns visually superior!
BLADE RUNNER 2049
DUNKIRK
THE SHAPE OF WATER
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
HAVE HEART
MAMOON
POLES APART
BRITISH SHORT FILM
AAMIR
COWBOY DAVE
A DROWNING MAN
WORK
WREN BOYS
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
I voted for Timothee Chalamet, but only as I haven’t seen Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (yet). But just from the clips I’ve seen, I am on board!
DANIEL KALUUYA
FLORENCE PUGH
JOSH O’CONNOR
TESSA THOMPSON
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET
