The awards season is in full swing as 70th British Academy Film Awards is all set to take place on February 12. BAFTAs 2017 will be held at London’s Royal Albert Hall. BAFTA Awards 2017 will begin on 9 pm GMT. The BAFTA Awards 2017 live telecast time in India is 2.30am IST time on Monday, February 13. The biggest highlight of Baftas 2017 is the Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-starrer La La Land bagging most number of nominations – 11. 2017 BAFTA Awards live streaming will be available to watch online via the BBC iPlayer while the live telecast is done by BBC1 channel. BAFTA Awards 2017 red carpet will be streamed on the official Facebook page at 16.30 GMT or 10.00 pm IST. Stephen Fry will return to host the BAFTA 2017 for his twelfth year. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton will be top guests attending BAFTA Awards 2017.
EE British Academy Film Awards, popularly known as the BAFTAs is the awards ceremony which honours the best in British and international contributions in the year 2016. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2017, by actor Dominic Cooper and actress Sophie Turner. La La Land directed 32-year-old Damien Chazelle is leading the nominations at the BAFTA 2017. The musical romantic comedy-drama starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone have 11 nominations including prime categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are hot favourites to take home best actor and actress trophies home. Take a look at six primary award categories’ nominations here.
BAFTA 2017 Awards Nominations for Best Film are – 1) Arrival – Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, David Linde, and Aaron Ryder 2) I, Daniel Blake – Rebecca O’Brien 3) La La Land – Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, and Marc Platt 4) Manchester by the Sea – Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, and Kevin J. Walsh 5) Moonlight – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Adele Romanski.
BAFTA 2017 Awards Nominations for Best Director are – 1) Damien Chazelle – La La Land 2) Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals 3) Ken Loach – I, Daniel Blake 4) Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea 5) Denis Villeneuve – Arrival.
BAFTA 2017 Awards Nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role are – 1) Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler 2) Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge as Desmond T. Doss 3) Ryan Gosling – La La Land as Sebastian Wilder 4) Jake Gyllenhaal – Nocturnal Animals as Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings 5) Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic as Ben Cash.
BAFTA 2017 Awards Nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role are – 1) Amy Adams – Arrival as Dr. Louise Banks 2) Emily Blunt – The Girl on the Train as Rachel Watson 3) Natalie Portman – Jackie as Jackie Kennedy 4) Emma Stone – La La Land as Mia Dolan 5) Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins as Florence Foster Jenkins.
BAFTA 2017 Awards Nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role are – 1) Mahershala Ali – Moonlight as Juan 2) Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton 3) Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins as St. Clair Bayfield 4) Dev Patel – Lion as Saroo Brierley 5) Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals as Ray Marcus.
BAFTA 2017 Awards Nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role are – 1) Viola Davis – Fences as Rose Maxson 2) Naomie Harris – Moonlight as Paula 3) Nicole Kidman – Lion as Sue Brierley 4) Hayley Squires – I, Daniel Blake as Katie Morgan 5) Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea as Randi.
BAFTA 2017 Awards will be broadcasted live on BBC One from 9 pm GMT or 2.30 am IST. The full award show will also be live-streamed on BBC iPlayer. Live streaming options are also made available on BAFTA’s official Facebook page to capture the celebrities walking the red carpet, which will begin from 16.30 GMT or 10.00 PM IST. The interested ones can also follow BAFTA’s Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter pages to get live updates, latest photos and videos of the celebrities and award winners.