73rd British Academy Film Awards

73rd British Academy Film Awards
Date2 February 2020
SiteRoyal Albert Hall, London
Hosted byGraham Norton
Highlights
Best Film1917
Best British Film1917
Best ActorJoaquin Phoenix
Joker
Best ActressRenée Zellweger
Judy
Most awards1917 (7)
Most nominationsJoker (11)

The 73rd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 2 February 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2019. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2019.

The nominees were announced on 7 January 2020.[1] The psychological thriller Joker received the most nominations in eleven categories; The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood followed with ten apiece.[2] The ceremony also marked the introduction of the BAFTA Award for Best Casting;[3] Shayna Markowitz won for Joker. The ceremony also marked the tenth time an actor received dual nominations in the same category, with Margot Robbie's Best Supporting Actress nominations for both Bombshell and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.[4]

The ceremony was hosted by Graham Norton (who also hosts the BAFTA TV Awards), replacing Joanna Lumley following her two years of service as host.[5]

  1. ^ "The full list of nominations for the Baftas 2020". The Guardian. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Bafta film awards 2020: Joker leads nominations amid diversity row". BBC News. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ Ritman, Alex (7 August 2019). "BAFTA Adding Casting Category to 2020 Film, TV Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ Eng, Joyce (7 January 2020). "My own worst enemy: Margot Robbie is the latest actor to score 2 BAFTA nominations in a single category". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Graham Norton announced as host for EE British Academy Film Awards in 2020" (Press release). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.