Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar and Wolfwalkers secure BAFTA nominations

Irish actors Niamh Algar, Barry Keoghan and Kilkenny Cartoon Saloon animated film Wolfwalkers have all received BAFTA award nominations this year.

Irish comedian and This Way Up actress Aisling Bea announced the nominees in a virtual ceremony this afternoon alongside Susan Wokoma. Over 7,000 BAFTA members voted for this year's nominees.

In the Best Supporting Actor category, Keoghan is honoured for his role in Calm With Horses, while co-star Niamh Algar picked up a nod in the Best Supporting Actress category.

The Co Galway and Clare-filmed crime-thriller follows ex-boxer Douglas "Arm" Armstrong, who has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family. The flick is also shortlisted for Outstanding British Film and Best Casting at this year's BAFTA awards.

Wolfwalkers, directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, was shortlisted in the Best Animated Film category.

Nomadland and Rocks lead the nominations with seven apiece, followed by The Father, Mank, Minari and Promising Young Woman with six nominations each.

The Dig and The Mauritanian both received five nominations. Another Round, Calm With Horses, Judas and the Black Messiah, News of the World and Sound of Metal got four.

Take a look at some of the main categories below:

Best Film

The Father
The Mauritanian
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Outstanding British Film

Calm With Horses
The Dig
The Father
His House
Limbo
The Mauritanian
Mogul Mowgli
Promising Young Woman
Rocks
Saint Maud

Lead Actress

Bukky Bakray (Rocks)
Radha Blank (The 40-Year-Old Version)
Vanessa Kirby (Pieces Of A Woman)
Frances McDormand (Nomadland)
Wunmi Mosaku (His House)
Alfre Woodard (Clemency)

Lead Actor

Riz Ahmed (Sound Of Metal)
Anthony Hopkins (The Father)
Adarsh Gourav (The White Tiger)
Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)
Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian)
Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)

Supporting Actress

Niamh Algar (Calm With Horses)
Kosar Ali (Rocks)
Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
Dominique Fishback (Judas And The Black Messiah)
Ashley Madekwe (County Lines)
Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)

Supporting Actor

Daniel Kaluuya (Judas And The Black Messiah)
Barry Keoghan (Calm With Horses)
Alan Kim (Minari)
Leslie Odom Jr. (One Night In Miami…)
Clarke Peters (Da 5 Bloods)
Paul Raci (Sound Of Metal)

Director

Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)
Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth)
Lee Isaac Chung (Minari)
Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)
Jasmila Žbanić (Quo Vadis, Aida?)
Sarah Gavron (Rocks)