The “Lobster” by Yorgos Lanthimos was nominated in the category “Best British Film” in the Bafta awards. The Bafta awards, designated as the Oscars of Britain, attract the spotlight and famous actors from around the world. George Miller, who directed the film Mad Max: Fury Road, has many reasons to be happy, as the film is nominated in seven categories. The Bafta will be presented on Valentine’s Day in London on February 14, 2016.

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See the nominations for 2016:

Best film

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Carol

The Revenant

Spotlight

Outstanding British film

45 Years

Amy

Brooklyn

The Danish Girl

Ex Machina

The Lobster

Actor

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo

Matt Damon – The Martian

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

Actress

Cate Blanchett – Carol

Brie Larson – Room

Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van

Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl

Supporting actor

Christian Bale – The Big Short

Benicio del Toro – Sicario

Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation

Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight

Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Supporting actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara – Carol

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina

Julie Walters – Brooklyn

Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Director

Todd Haynes – Carol

Alejandro G Inarritu – The Revenant

Adam McKay – The Big Short

Ridley Scott – The Martian

Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies

Adapted screenplay

The Big Short

Brooklyn

Carol

Room

Steve Jobs

Original screenplay

Bridge of Spies

Ex Machina

The Hateful Eight

Inside Out

Spotlight

Animated film

Inside Out

Minions

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Documentary

Amy

Cartel Land

He Named Me Malala

Listen to Me Marlon

Sherpa

Foreign film

The Assassin

Force Majeure

Theeb

Timbuktu

Wild Tales

Cinematography

Bridge of Spies

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Sicario

Costume design

Brooklyn

Carol

Cinderella

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road

Editing

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Make-up and hair

Brooklyn

Carol

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Music

Bridge of Spies

The Hateful Eight

The Revenant

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Production design

Bridge of Spies

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sound

Bridge of Spies

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Visual effects

Ant-Man

Ex Machina

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

British short animation

Edmond

Manoman

Prologue

British short film

Elephant

Mining Poems or Odes

Operator

Over

Samuel-613

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

Alex Garland (director) – Ex Machina

Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director) – Second Coming

Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director) & Rupert Lloyd (producer) – Theeb

Sean McAllister (director/producer) & Elhum Shakerifar (producer) – A Syrian Love Story

Stephen Fingleton (writer/director) – The Survivalist

Rising Star award

John Boyega

Taron Egerton

Dakota Johnson

Brie Larson

Bel Powley