Eddie Redmayne, Dame Maggie Smith and Julie Walters nominated for Bafta Film Awards

Jan 09, 2016

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Film Awards, Honors/Awards, HP Cast, News, Redmayne, Smith, Walters

After winning both Best Actor Oscar and Bafta in 2015 for A Theory of Everything, Eddie Redmayne is nominated again in 2016 for A Danish Girl, putting him in the position of potentially receiving a Bafta double. He is up against Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The Martian), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) and Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs).

Dame Maggie Smith is also nominated in the Best Actress category for The Lady in the Van. Competition includes Cate Blanchett (Carol) , Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn), Brie Larson (Room) and Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl).

Julie Walters has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Brooklyn, pitting her against Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), Rooney Mara (Carol) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful 8) . She says she was thrilled to be nominated and “proud to be included alongside these great women and their powerful performances”.

Brooklyn and The Danish Girl are both nominated for Most Outstanding British Film, Costume Design and Make-up and Hair. Brooklyn is also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Join us in congratulating Eddie Redmayne, Julie Walters and Dame Maggie Smith on their nominations, and make sure you see them in The Danish GirlBrooklyn and The Lady in the Van!





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