The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) today revealed the longlists for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2021. For this year’s Film Awards, a new longlisting initial round was introduced, resulting in three rounds of voting. Round One voting, which took place from January 12-26, produced the longlists in all categories announced today. Every category in this round was voted on by a craft chapter, opt-in chapter or jury, with the exception of Best Film which was voted for by all film voting members. The nominations are set to be announced on March 9 and the EE British Academy Film Awards will take place on April 11.
Here’s the longlist in the Original Score category:
Ammonite – Dustin O’Halloran & Volker Bertelmann
Da 5 Bloods – Terence Blanchard
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Steven Price
Hillbilly Elegy – Hans Zimmer & David Fleming
The Little Things – Thomas Newman
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Branford Marsalis
Mank – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
The Midnight Sky – Alexandre Desplat
Minari – Emile Mosseri
News of the World – James Newton Howard
Promising Young Woman – Anthony Willis
Saint Maud – Adam Janota Bzowski
Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste
Tenet – Ludwig Goransson
The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Daniel Pemberton
Soul deserves to win.
1. The Midnight Sky
2. Tenet
3. News of the World
4. Mank
5. Soul
I think News of the World deserves to win.
I agree with you 100%