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No man’s land: in crowning Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, Bafta has triumphed
An immaculate set of choices this year were capped by best film for Nomadland and best British film for Promising Young Woman – with Anthony Hopkins’ honour the cherry on top
This year’s Bafta list has confirmed the amazingly meteoric career ascendancy of Chloé Zhao, the Chinese-born film-maker whose debut movie was just six years ago and who was unknown outside arthouse-connoisseur circles until relatively recently; she now is set to rule awards season with a remarkable film displaying her now fully developed authorial signature.
Related: Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Anthony Hopkins and Promising Young Woman surprise
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Rocks and Nomadland top scorecard in first British film academy shortlist since radical changes made to improve inclusivity
Four women and three foreign-language directors have been nominated for this year’s Bafta awards in a list whose reach and inclusivity come as a marked contrast to last year’s nominations.
Related: Baftas 2021: the full list of nominations
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