Ruth Negga has been nominated for a Bafta in the Rising Star category for her role in the movie Loving.
The film tells the story of an inter-racial marriage in Virginia in the 1950s. However Negga missed out on the Leading Actress nominations.
The @EE Rising Star Nominees: Laia Costa, Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga & Anya Taylor-Joy https://t.co/GF2IWjWe10 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/Adc0qAkwST
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 10, 2017
La La Land leads the award shortlist with eleven.
Best film nods go to Arrival, I Daniel Blake, La La Land, Manchester By The Sea, Moonlight.
Leading Actor nominations are for Andrew Garfield, Kacey Affleck, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Gosling, Viggo Mortensen.
Up for Leading Actress are Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Natalie Portman.
The ceremony takes place on the the 12th of February.
Supporting Actor: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Dev Patel, Jeff Bridges, Hugh Grant and Mahershala Ali https://t.co/GF2IWjWe10 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/kHeqHMQRn2
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 10, 2017
Supporting Actor: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Dev Patel, Jeff Bridges, Hugh Grant and Mahershala Ali https://t.co/GF2IWjWe10 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/kHeqHMQRn2
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 10, 2017
Leading Actress: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Natalie Portman https://t.co/GF2IWjWe10 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/NdOTjd3M1N
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 10, 2017
Leading Actor: Andrew Garfield, Casey Affleck, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Gosling and Viggo Mortensen https://t.co/GF2IWjWe10 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/gpm0GwCvCW
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 10, 2017
Director: Denis Villeneuve, Ken Loach, Damien Chazelle, Kenneth Lonergan and Tom Ford https://t.co/GF2IWjWe10 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/6Y4951B8OY
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 10, 2017
Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water, I, Daniel Blake, La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight https://t.co/GF2IWjWe10 #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/aBgd7mbxkS
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 10, 2017