Saoirse Ronan receives BAFTA nomination for 'Little Women'

Film & TV
07 Jan 20

Saoirse Ronan in Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN.

Joker and The Irishman lead the list of 2020 BAFTA nominations, snagging eleven and ten nominations respectively. Scorsese's three-hour epic received a nod in almost every major category, where the relentlessly dark Joker surprisingly swept up as well, considering its middling critical reception. Saoirse Ronan received a well-deserved nod for her portrayal of the beloved Jo March in Little Women, joining Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Jessie Buckley and Renée Zellweger in the Best Actress category.

In less surprising happenings, the nominations are severely lacking in diversity and the BAFTAs are, yet again, sticking to tradition. The acting categories contain all-white nominees, despite tour-de-forces in Bong Joon-ho's Parasite. The biggest snub of all is perhaps Greta Gerwig, who was shut out of both Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for her directorial work in Little Women, to an all-male lineup.

View the full list of nominations below.

Best film

1917
The Irishman
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Best British film

1917
Bait
For Sama
Rocketman
Sorry We Missed You
The Two Popes

Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

Bait – Mark Jenkin (writer/director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (producers)
For Sama – Waad Al-Kateab (director/producer), Edward Watts (director)
Maiden – Alex Holmes (director)
Only You – Harry Wootliff (writer/director)
Retablo – Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (writer/director)

Film not in the English language

The Farewell
For Sama
Pain and Glory
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Best documentary

American Factory
Apollo 11
Diego Maradona
For Sama
The Great Hack

Best animated film

Frozen II
Klaus
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Toy Story 4

Best director

1917 – Sam Mendes
The Irishman – Martin Scorsese
Joker - Todd Phillips
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Bong Joon-ho

Best original screenplay

Booksmart - Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
Knives Out – Rian Johnson
Marriage Story – Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino
Parasite – Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-ho

Best adapted screenplay

The Irishman -Steven Zaillian
Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi
Joker – Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
Little Women – Greta Gerwig
The Two Popes – Anthony Mccarten

Best actress

Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose
Scarlett Johansson - Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
Charlize Theron – Bombshell
Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

Best supporting actress

Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh – Little Women
Margot Robbie – Bombshell
Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best supporting actor

Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
Al Pacino - The Irishman
Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best score

1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best casting

Joker
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Two Popes

Best cinematography

1917
The Irishman
Joker
Le Mans ’66
The Lighthouse

Best editing

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Le Mans ’66
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best production design

1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best costume design

The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Judy
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood