The 7th edition of the National Film Awards returns on the 1st of July 2021
Renee Zellweger, Ricky Gervais, Rowan Atkinson, Kate Beckinsale, David Tenant, Eddie Redmayne, and Liam Neeson are among the stars nominated at 2021 National Film Awards UK.
London, 25th of May 2021: The National Film Academy has announced the nominations for the National Film Awards UK in 2021.
The National Film Awards UK which celebrates the achievements of established and independent filmmakers, actors, actresses, casting directors, production companies and crew who make up the motion picture industry take place on the 1st of July 2021 at the Porchester Hall in London W2
The Best Actor sponsored by Eden Perfumes category sees Jason Statham get a nod for his role in Fast & Furious (Hobbs & Shaw). Statham goes head to head with Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Dev Patel (The Personal History of David Copperfield), Sam Adewunmi (The Last Tree), Tom Burke (The Souvenir), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Farming), Richard Dreyfuss (Astronaut) , Timothy Spall (Mrs Lowry & Son), Taron Egerton (Rocketman) and Daniel Kaluuya for his role in Queen & Slim.
Renee Zellweger’s performance in Judy earns her Best Actress nod. She joins a shortlist of nominees including; Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Sally Hawkins (Eternal Beauty) , Kate Beckinsale (Farming), Emilia Clarke (Last Christmas), Vanessa Redgrave (Mrs Lowry & Son), Keira Knightley (The Aftermath), Meera Syal (Yesterday), Lesley Manville (Ordinary Love) and Ella Balinska (Charlie’s Angels).
The nominees are carried from last year’s 6th annual NFA 2020 nominees with an addition to 3 categories that represent 2021 nominations due to the postponement of last years nominations.
Over 2.9 million fans submitted their nominations across 26 categories and today film fans and the public nationwide can vote via www.nationalfilmawards.org/voting
The National Film Academy produces the National Film Awards in the UK and the National Film & TV Awards ceremony in the USA annually. This year’s legendary actor, Rowan Atkinson famous for his Mr. Bean character is set to receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Peaky Blinders, The War of the Worlds, Sex Education, The Capture, Gavin & Stacey (A Special Christmas), Chernobyl, Years and Years, Beecham House, A Confession, After Life, and The Feed.
The Best British Film nominees include; Blue Story, The Corrupted, Beats, Scarborough, Mrs Lowry & Son, Rocketman, The Gentlemen, Animals, Eternal Beauty, Lynn + Lucy
Voting ends on the 10th of June 2021 with winners to be announced at the awards ceremony on the 1st of July 2021.
Find the full list of nominees for the 2020 National Film Awards UK:
Best Actress sponsored by G Labs
Renee Zellweger (Judy)
Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose)
Sally Hawkins (Eternal Beauty)
Kate Beckinsale (Farming)
Emilia Clarke (Last Christmas)
Karla-Simone Spence (Blue Story)
Vanessa Redgrave (Mrs Lowry & Son)
Keira Knightley (The Aftermath)
Meera Syal (Yesterday)
Lesley Manville (Ordinary Love)
Ella Balinska (Charlie’s Angels)
Best Actor sponsored by Eden Perfumes
Dev Patel ( The Personal History of David Copperfield)
Sam Adewunmi (The Last Tree)
Tom Burke (The Souvenir)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Farming)
Richard Dreyfuss (Astronaut)
Timothy Spall (Mrs Lowry & Son)
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Daniel Kaluuya (Queen & Slim)
Jason Statham (Fast & Furious – Hobbs & Shaw)
Best Newcomer sponsored by Urban Veda
Mhairi Calvey
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Billy Barratt
Andrew Onwubolu
Karla-Simone Spence
Micheal Ward
Ella Balinska
Sam Adewunmi
Vicky Knight
Honor Swinton Byrne
Best Actress in a TV Series
Helen McCrory (Peaky Blinders)
Olivia Colman (The Crown)
T’Nia Miller (Years & Years)
Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey)
Siobhan Finneran (A Confession)
Sian Brooke (Good Omen)
Nathalie Emmanuel ( Four Weddings & a Funeral)
Mandeep Dhillon ( After Life)
Best Supporting Actress sponsored by Storm Label
Julie Walters (Wild Rose)
Tilda Swinton (The Personal History of David Copperfield)
Jessica Barden (Scarborough)
Emma Thompson (Last Christmas)
Gemma Jones (Rocketman)
Karla-Simone Spence (Blue Story)
Vanessa Kirby (Fast & Furious – Hobbs & Shaw)
Best Actor in a TV Series sponsored by Rich Prosecco
Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders)
Ashley Walters (TopBoy)
Tobias Menzies (The Crown)
Kane Robinson (TopBoy)
Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey)
Rory Kinnear ( Years and Years)
Ricky Gervais ( After Life)
Martin Freeman (A Confession)
David Tennant (Good Omens)
Best Supporting Actor sponsored by Heart of Suffolk Distillery
Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind)
Hugh Laurie (The Personal History of David Copperfield)
Ralph Fiennes (Official Secrets)
Rob Brydon (Blinded by the Light)
Jamie Bell (Rocketman)
Lee Mack ( Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans)
Sanjeev Bhaskar (Yesterday)
Khali Best (Blue Story)
Best Drama
Beats
Farming
The Flood
The Party’s Just Beginning
Scarborough
Bait
The Good Liar
Ordinary Love
Best TV Drama Series sponsored by Heineken
Peaky Blinders
The War of the Worlds
Sex Education
The Capture
Gavin & Stacey (A Special Christmas)
Chernobyl
Years and Years
Beecham House
A Confession
After Life
The Feed
Best Thriller
The Haunting of Borley Rectory
The Isle
Crucible of the Vampire
Rabid
The Hole in the Ground
The Tombs
Best Action
1917
Official Secrets
The Aftermath
The Aeronauts
Avengement
Acceptable Damage
Blue Story
Boyz in the Wood
Best Independent Film sponsored by Gen Nee
Blue Story
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella
King of Crime
The Corrupted
Rabid
Astronaut
The Last Tree
Best Screenplay sponsored by Samantha Siu Inc.
Blue Story
Scarborough
Madness in the Method
Extra Ordinary
Astronaut
The Souvenir
The Kid Who Would Be King
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Gentlemen
Best Documentary
Diego Maradona (Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees, Paul Martin)
For Sama (Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts)
Last Breath (Richard da Costa, Alex Parkinson, Duncan Allcock)
Tell Me Who I Am (Ed Perkins, Andrew Caley, Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis)
The Big Meeting (Daniel Draper, Charlotte Austin, Richard Burgon, Jeremy Corbyn)
Liam Gallagher: As It Was (Liam Gallagher, Gavin Fitzgerald, Charlie Lightening)
The Ponds (Patrick McLennan, Samuel Smith)
Best British Film sponsored by Eden Perfumes
Blue Story
The Corrupted
Beats
Scarborough
Mrs Lowry & Son
Rocketman
The Gentlemen
Animals
Eternal Beauty
Lynn + Lucy
Best Comedy
Eaten by Lions
Rupert, Rupert & Rupert
Beats
Madness in the Method
Extra Ordinary
Last Christmas
Blinded by the Light
Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans
Yesterday
Best Animation Film
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Home Sweet Home
Flying Octopus
Substance
The Penguin who could’nt swim
Chin up
Moment of Clarity
Outstanding Performance sponsored by Chloe… with Love
Kris Hitchen (Sorry We Missed You)
Vanessa Redgrave (Mrs Lowry & Son)
Louis Ashbourne Serkis (The Kid Who Would Be King)
Keira Knightley (Official Secrets)
Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
Himesh Patel (Yesterday)
Micheal Ward (Blue Story)
Eddie Redmayne (The Aeronauts)
Idris Elba (Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw)
Liam Neeson (Ordinary Love)
Best Feature Film sponsored by Storm Label
The Corrupted
Lucas & Albert
Rabid
Scarborough
Astronaut
1917
Sorry We Missed You
Fighting with my Family
Best Director sponsored by MONPURE London
Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind)
Shelagh McLeod (Astronaut)
Mark Jenkin (Bait)
Guy Ritchie (The Gentlemen)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Ken Loach (Sorry We Missed You)
Stephen Merchant (Fighting with my Family)
Andrew Onwubolu (Blue Story)
Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman)
Best Producer sponsored by Due Sorelle
Damien Jones & Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor (Blue Story)
Debbie Gray ( Mrs Lowry & Son)
Christopher Granier-Deferre (Scarborough)
Myf Hopkins and Lee Thomas (The Last Tree)
Faye Ward (Wild Rose)
Ged Doherty, Elizabeth Fowler, Melissa Shiyu Zuo (Official Secrets)
Best Film Distribution company
Evolutionary films
Curzon Artificial Eye
Vertigo Releasing
Dartmouth Films
Paramount Pictures UK
Modern Films
ICA Cinema Distribution
Best Film Production Company
Fable Pictures
Heyday Films
Working Title Films
Carnaby International
Warner Bros. Pictures
Monumental Pictures
Potboiler
Wellington Films
Sigma Films
Best Foreign Language Film sponsored by Irene Kol London
Botoxx
Grâce à Dieu
Le Grand Bain (France)
Queen of Hearts (Sweden)
Noah Land (Turkey)
Mistresses (Russia)
The Conquest of Siberia (Russia)
Jessica Forever (France)
Five is the Perfect Number (Italy)
While At War (Spain)
Los Japon (Spain)
Best International Film
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Knives Out
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Rocketman
The Keeper
Queen & Slim
Charlie’s Angels
Fast & Furious – Hobbs & Shaw
The Gentlemen
Best Screenplay in a TV Series sponsored by INITIO Parfums Privés
Lupin
Emily in Paris
After Life
The Irregulars
The Queen’s Gambit
Bridgerton
The Crown
Global Contribution to Motion Picture
Anthony Hopkins
Hugh Grant
Pierce Brosnan
John Cleese
Rowan Atkinson
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