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Wilson/Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 8, 2016 1:53 PM UTC The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Friday the nominees for the best films of 2015. Steven Spielberg’s war drama _Bridge of Spies_ and Todd Haynes’ _Carol_ led all nominees with nine nominations each. _The Revenant_ received eight, while _Mad Max: Fury Road_ is up for seven. Stephen Fry and Gugu Mbatha-Raw announced the nominations at the Princess Anne Theatre in London. The full list of nominees is below. **Best Film** THE BIG SHORT Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt[ ](http://www.thewrap.com/tag/brad%5Fpitt/)BRIDGE OF SPIES Kristie Macosko Krieger, Marc Platt, Steven Spielberg[ ](http://www.thewrap.com/tag/steven%5Fspielberg/)CAROL Elizabeth Karlsen, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley THE REVENANT Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon SPOTLIGHT Steve Golin, Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar **Outstanding British Film** 45 YEARS Andrew Haigh, Tristan Goligher AMY Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees BROOKLYN John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Nick Hornby[ ](http://www.thewrap.com/tag/nick%5Fhornby/)THE DANISH GIRL Tom Hooper, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Gail Mutrux, Lucinda Coxon EX MACHINA Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich THE LOBSTER Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthimis Filippou **Director** THE BIG SHORT Adam McKay BRIDGE OF SPIES Steven Spielberg CAROL Todd Haynes THE MARTIAN Ridley Scott THE REVENANT Alejandro G. Iñárritu **Leading Actor** BRYAN CRANSTON Trumbo EDDIE REDMAYNE The Danish Girl LEONARDO DICAPRIO The Revenant MATT DAMON The Martian MICHAEL FASSBENDER Steve Jobs **Leading Actress** ALICIA VIKANDER The Danish Girl BRIE LARSON Room CATE BLANCHETT Carol MAGGIE SMITH The Lady in the Van SAOIRSE RONAN Brooklyn **Supporting Actor**BENICIO DEL TORO Sicario CHRISTIAN BALE The Big Short IDRIS ELBA Beasts of No Nation MARK RUFFALO Spotlight MARK RYLANCE Bridge of Spies **Supporting Actress** ALICIA VIKANDER Ex Machina JENNIFER JASON LEIGH The Hateful Eight JULIE WALTERS Brooklyn KATE WINSLET Steve Jobs ROONEY MARA Carol **Original Screenplay** BRIDGE OF SPIES Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen EX MACHINA Alex Garland THE HATEFUL EIGHT Quentin Tarantino INSIDE OUT Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve SPOTLIGHT Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer **Adapted Screenplay** THE BIG SHORT Adam McKay, Charles Randolph BROOKLYN Nick Hornby CAROL Phyllis Nagy ROOM Emma Donoghue STEVE JOBS Aaron Sorkin **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 **Documentary** AMY Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees CARTEL LAND Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin HE NAMED ME MALALA Davis Guggenheim, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald LISTEN TO ME MARLON Stevan Riley, John Battsek, George Chignell, R.J. Cutler SHERPA Jennifer Peedom, Bridget Ikin, John Smithson **Animated Film** INSIDE OUT Pete Docter MINIONS Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE Mark Burton, Richard Starzak **Film Not in the English Language** THE ASSASSIN Hou Hsiao-Hsien FORCE MAJEURE Ruben Ostlund THEEB Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd TIMBUKTU Abderrahmane Sissako WILD TALES Damian Szifron **Original Music** BRIDGE OF SPIES Thomas Newman THE HATEFUL EIGHT Ennio Morricone THE REVENANT Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai SICARIO Jóhann Jóhannsson STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS John Williams **Cinematography** BRIDGE OF SPIES Janusz Kaminski CAROL Ed Lachman MAD MAX: FURY ROAD John Seale THE REVENANT Emmanuel Lubezki SICARIO Roger Deakins **Editing**THE BIG SHORT Hank Corwin BRIDGE OF SPIES Michael Kahn MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Margaret Sixel THE MARTIAN Pietro Scalia THE REVENANT Stephen Mirrione **Production Design** BRIDGE OF SPIES Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo CAROL Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson THE MARTIAN Arthur Max, Celia Bobak STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales **Costume Design** BROOKLYN Odile Dicks-Mireaux CAROL Sandy Powell CINDERELLA Sandy Powell THE DANISH GIRL Paco Delgado MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Jenny Beavan **Make Up & Hair** BROOKLYN Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn CAROL Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan THE DANISH GIRL Jan Sewell MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin THE REVENANT Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini **Sound** BRIDGE OF SPIES Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, [David White](http://www.thewrap.com/tag/david%5Fwhite/) THE MARTIAN Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor THE REVENANT Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson **Special Visual Effects** ANT-MAN Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke EX MACHINA Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams THE MARTIAN Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan **British Short Animation** EDMOND Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy MANOMAN Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol PROLOGUE Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton **British Short Film** ELEPHANT Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith MINING POEMS OR ODES Callum Rice, Jack Cocker OPERATOR Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan OVER Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister SAMUEL-613 Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway **The EE Rising Star Award** (voted for by the public) BEL POWLEY BRIE LARSON DAKOTA JOHNSON JOHN BOYEGA TARON EGERTON ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4172583/bridge-of-spies-and-carol-top-2015-bafta-award-nominees/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4172583/bridge-of-spies-and-carol-top-2015-bafta-award-nominees/"},"headline":"Bridge of Spies and Carol Top 2015 BAFTA Award Nominees","datePublished":"2016-01-08T13:53:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:53:59.032Z","description":"The Revenant received eight nominations while Mad Max: Fury Road is up for seven","url":"https://time.com/4172583/bridge-of-spies-and-carol-top-2015-bafta-award-nominees/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc97da88e8e7600b6/69887825cd1bba310e6fed67/gettyimages-503964360.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc97da88e8e7600b6/69887825cd1bba310e6fed67/gettyimages-503964360.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GettyImages-503964360","caption":"Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Stephen Fry attend the annoucement of the EE British Academy Film Awards nominations at BAFTA on January 8, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"Stuart C. 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